Unions: AFTRA & SAG Start Formal Talks On Creating One Union
AFTRA and SAG, the unions representing voice actors and a variety of performing artists in the U.S., started formal talks this past weekend about merging to create one union …
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Let’s Get Mary McKitrick Her Statue For Narrating Emmy-Winning Film, by Dave Courvoisier
Amid the Emmy categories, where’s voice over? Nowhere. And we think voice over veteran Mary McKitrick deserves a statue for narrating the Emmy-winning documentary “Wild View.” Completely without Mary’s participation, a Facebook LIKE campaign is under way to get Mary and future voice actors the well-deserved Emmy statue. Voice actor Dave Courvoisier explains …
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Audie Awards Honor Audiobook Industry’s Best of the Best in New York City – “Life” Wins Top Award, by John Florian
“Life,” the Hachette audiobook, was named Audiobook of the Year Tuesday night at the Audie Awards Gala – an apt winning title for the lively, elegant evening at the TimesCenter in New York City – the annual “Oscars of the audiobook industry” event sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). Here are the winners in all categories, who received applause, whoops and hollers at the festive presentations …
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Finalists Announced For Audiobook Of The Year, And Distinguished Achievement In Production Awards
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced three Audie finalists for the prestigious Audiobook of the Year Award and six finalists for the Distinguished Achievement in Production Award. Winners will be announced at the Audies Gala awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 24, at The TimesCenter in New York City. The three titles in the running for Audiobook of the Year are …
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At Dan Lenard’s April 25 ‘Mic Choice/Test’ Webinar, Drawing For $400 Mic/Gear Purchase Credit
Dale Pro Audio – major supplier of audio gear online – announced today that it will award a $400 credit to the winner of a drawing to be held during the April 25 webinar, “Mic Choice & Best Practices,” led by Home Studio Master Dan Lenard. All registered attendees of the webinar will be eligible for the drawing, explains John Florian at VoiceOverXtra, which is presenting the webinar …
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Aflac Duck Meets Rowell Gormon In ‘Very Last Audition Of All’ Video
Veteran character voice actor Rowell Gormon somehow tapped into Aflac Duck Audition Central and recorded this hilarious radio-play style video …
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Home Studio Internet TV Show – EWABS – Debuts Sunday at 8 p.m. ET … Call Dan & George
The voice over industry is gathering at the East-West AUDIO Body Shop (EWABS) this Sunday night (March 20) – and you don’t have to leave home to get there to join the fun. EWABS is an Internet TV show featuring voice over tech talk with home studio gurus and consultants Dan Lenard and George Whittam. They’ll chat about home studio topics and answer call-in questions ala the popular NPR Car Talk radio show …
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Japan Quake: Voice Actor Reports – Dive Under Table … Is Wife OK? Feeling Helpless, by Mark Weitzman
The Japan earthquake is not so far from home when your voice over friend lives in Tokyo and is still feeling the earth shake amid the incomprehensible tragedy there. Mark Weitzman, who recently reported on voice acting in Japan, now tells about diving under the table, wondering about his wife’s safety, and feeling dizzy and helpless …
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FaffCon2 Was Non-Stop UNweekend Of Voice Over Learning & Networking, by John Florian
It’s not unusual to return home from a busy conference exhausted, with eyes and mind half shut from too little sleep. But FaffCon2 – the UNconference in Atlanta this past weekend – gave “going home” a special twist. Eyes and mind were WIDE open with an “avalanche” (thank you for that term, Bob Souer) of how-to ideas and enthusiasm for the profession of voice over …
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Congratulations 2011 Audies Finalists! Check For Narrators You Know
(VOXtra) – The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the finalists for its 2011 Audies® competition, the pretigious awards program devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment. The Audies are considered the…