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Traditions sparkle up the December holidays, and one we always look forward to is the annual audio holiday message produced by popular voice talent and coach Terry Daniel. Settle back for 38 minutes of laugh-out-loud, warm and friendly, sweet and sincere, VO tongue-in-cheek greetings from nearly 100 of your personal and virtual voice over friends. This 5th annual greeting is truly a wonderful gift to us all …
It’s no fun being a kid in a hospital during the holidays. But thousands of them and their families in children’s hospitals worldwide will be smiling, singing and laughing next month when storytelling and musical friends coming visiting in a new Holiday Magic CD and in person. Funds to help pay production and shipping costs are being raised through donations and an entertaining dinner on Dec. 14 in San Diego …
VOICE ARTS AWARDS WINNERSWinners of 1st Annual Voice Arts” Awards Announced And Celebrated At New York GalaNovember 10, 2014By John FlorianVoiceOverXtraStory and Event Photos(New York) – Ever evolving, the voice…
At the National Press Club in Washington, DC this Saturday night, November 8, legendary Washington-based voice talent Don Hagen will be honored with the Distinguished Achievement Award at the 17th Annual TIVA-DC Peer Awards ceremony. Described as “one of today’s more sincere, more believable voices,” Hagen is among DC’s most in-demand talents …
A skilled voice actor can captivate us in stories written by others – as they do quite well when narrating audiobooks. It’s another skill altogether to be a great storyteller of one’s own tales – and that’s the rarefied realm of legendary voice actor-author-entrepreneur Harlan Hogan. Harlan has just released the second edition of his popular book, “VO: Tales and Techniques of a Voice-Over Actor,” which is a thoroughly updated string of humorous and lesson-filled stories about Harlan’s career – plus no fewer than 23 mini-chapters of voice over success advice on voice acting, home audio studios, business and marketing. And he’s granted permission to VoiceOverXtra to excerpt some bits for you. Part 1 …
AWARDSPat Fraley To Receive Backstage Vanguard Award for Education, Celebrating Extraordinary CareerOctober 15, 2014(VOXtra) – For decades he’s been the voice of countless animated characters in movies (Boxtrolls, The Lego…
VOICE ARTS AWARDSNominees Announced For Voice Arts” Awards;Many Categories, Led By Audiobook NarrationsOctober 10, 2014 (VOXtra) – Audiobooks dominate the award categories announced for the 1st Annual Voice Arts” Awards,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,…
When you’ve slogged through a tough week or dread what awaits on Monday morning, a little pep talk can do wonders. And for some time now, UK voice actor Debby Barnes has been cheering us on that way every Sunday with her Sunday SideLines posts on Google+ – graphics that link to uplifting messages. VoiceOverXtra asked Debby to share some of her inspirations – and to tell us what makes her so cheerful!
Membership is growing at World-Voices Organization as the voice over industry’s trade association develops programs including skills certifications and free-to-play voice talent searches. Dave Courvoisier explains …
VOICE ARTS AWARDSSpanish Voice Overs Category OpensFor Voice Arts” Awards; Enter By Sept. 7September 4, 2014(VOXtra) – A general category for Outstanding Spanish Language Voiceover has been created for the…