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Voice actor / producer Natalie Stanfield Thomas will be home for Christmas, but don’t expect her to cook! In her parody of the “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” classic song, she tells us why – as song mate Denny Brownlee quips along …
Voice actors are brightening the days of children in hospitals in the U.S. and worldwide with the shipping this week of the 2011 Holiday Magic: A Gift For Children Of All Ages CD, and personal visits to sing and dance for the kids. Produced by San Diego-based Jeff Gelder and GelderHead Audio Productions, the CD features more than 30 talents who wrote, voiced and sang segments of the story …
Led by popular voice talent Joe Cipriano, 31 of the country’s leading voice over pros recently voiced a special version of “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas'” as a way to raise money for children at the Children’s Hospital UCLA. Under the name Primetime Voices for Children, the group gathered in studios to donate their time and talent. You can donate and hear the recording here …
Awash in blue light and high-energy holiday cheer, the 2011 New York Voice Over Mixer drew a record 500 or more voice talents and professionals Saturday night, Dec. 3, to the vast Arena Event Space near Times Square. A review and photos …
Is there a path to follow to achieve success as an audiobook narrator? Definitely. Next Saturday, Oct. 22 in New York City, a small gathering of voice actors will take that path – learning to tweak their narration and marketing skills under the direction of award-winning narrator and teacher Johnny Heller, at VoiceOverXtra’s Audiobook Narrator’s Day Workshop. A few seats remain …
Now in it’s fourth year, the largest convention of voice actors will convene next June at the Disneyland® Hotel, on the property of the world-famous Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA. The VoiceOver International Creative Experience – known popularly as VOICE – kicks off with a star-studded Red Carpet Reception on the evening of Wedneday, June 13 and continues through Saturday, June 16 …
The Porta-Booth Pro® mobile and home recording studio – created and sold by VoiceOverEssentials, the online voice over equipment and accessories store operated by famed voice talent Harlan Hogan – has been selected as one the 75 finalists in the 2011 Chicago Innovation Awards competition …
Sunday nights haven’t been the same for voice actors since home studio experts Dan Lenard and George Whittam launched their popular Ustream TV show, East-West Audio Body Shop – or EWABS – earlier this year. And the entertaining duo has already streamed into a second season of the live broadcast. A Q&A with the hosts …
Meet Mike, Zeek, Boss Man and Sallye Cougarstein – the characters who tell voice actor Jeff Kafer’s “simple truths” as Kafer pokes fun at the voice over biz in his hilarious Voice-Overload cartoons …
This week and next are Social Media weeks at VoiceOverXtra, as a series of three webinars explain how to use social media to get voice over jobs and advance careers. The Voice Over Social Media Success Webinars, taught by Terry Daniel, Trish Basanyi and Dave Courvoisier will reveal proven money-making and time-saving tips for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Voice Over Universe, YouTube and more …