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Do you remember the hilarious The Firesign Theater audio comedy troupe? It was a brilliant group of comedy actors doing audio sketch comedy that was like nothing else in its day. And tonight, Philip Proctor – stage, screen and voice actor, and one of the founding members of The Firesign Theater – is special guest on the weekly Voice Over Body Shop webcast (starting at 6 pm PT at vobs.tv) …
What does a top voice over agent think of the recent sale of Voicebank(dot)net to Voices(dot)com? And what’s at stake in the deal for you, as a voice talent? Tonight on the Voice Over Body Shop webcast (starting at 6 pm PT at vobs.tv), Atlanta-based voice over talent agent Jeffrey Umberger appears as special guest to assess that situation and more …
Get your voice over MO-JOE tomorrow morning! Popular voice actor/producer/coach Joe Loesch debuts a brand new series of voice over how-to videos exclusively on VoiceOverXtra Friday morning, June 16. VoiceOverXtra is also presenting Joe’s popular Voice Over Booth Camp strategic training workshops this year in Orlando, St. Louis and Dallas …
Last night at the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF) in New York, scores of narrators were announced and honored as Audie Award winners in the 22nd annual competition sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). And the winners are …
The voice over business is changing so rapidly and so drastically that longtime VO pro and agent Erik Sheppard feels compelled to jump in to explain what he’s seeing – and advise on how to cope.His new YouTube channel of voice over Q&A videos is appropriately named “The Outspoken.” Here’s recent Episode 5 …
New voice over poll results: “Under normal circumstances (not charity, etc.), what is the approximately LOWEST $$ you will accept for a single voice over job?” …
Would you like to know more about how your voice over colleagues think and what they do in their careers? VoiceOverXtra is resuming its periodic snap-shot polls of the voice over community with this current question about voice over pay …
In late May, audiobook narrators, publishers and producers will gather in New York City for major events, networking and partying – anchored by APAC – the annual conference of the Audio Publishers Association (APA) on May 31, and the next night’s glamorous Audie Awards Gala. Here’s a “Narrator’s Survival-Fun Guide” to where to be in this busy week …
VOICE ARTS® AWARDSEntries Open For The 4th Annual Voice Arts® Awards Honoring The VO Industry And TalentApril 20, 2017(VOXtra) – Entries are now being accepted for the 4th annual Voice…
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