Hey, there!
For the longest time, I’ve had conversations with both regional American and non-American actors about their accents.
Almost to a person, they are fairly desperate to find a way to stamp out their native accent and replace it with a General American accent.
Big, big, BIG mistake.
Here’s why. Continue Reading →
Hey, there!
My fellow VO artist Gary Terzza has posted an awesome article on his blog about something I see as a crisis in our business.
And it’s one that can be addressed, but it’s going to take some personal energy.
But if you suffer from it (and you probably do), you can fix it.
Here’s how. Continue Reading →
Hey, there!
One of my lovely clients wrote me the other day in a panic:
“Hey, all of a sudden, something weird is happening when I record in Audacity.
I’ve always had my input level set at .6 or so, and have never touched it. But now, AS I’M RECORDING, the level is changing on me. I see it moving on the level slider!!! WHAT??”
I wrote her back and said that she shouldn’t worry, it’s nothing she’s done to Audacity, and that we can easily fix it.
Here’s how. Continue Reading →
Hey, there!
I get lots of reasons, from the students and clients I encounter, for wanting to come to me for voice over training.
Some are really direct, such as acting and storytelling as a passion, for some VO artists.
But there’s another, extraordinarily beneficial reason to get voice training.
Here’s Harvard’s reason. Continue Reading →
Hey, there!
This falls under the category of defending the success of your VO career via technology…keeping your passwords safe from malware that is out to steal them.
You’ve probably heard about (or maybe been affected by) any number of malware attacks that place software on your machine, and intercept your communications – supposedly safe, encrypted communications – including your passwords.
Every site that has contacted their users after one of these attacks has had one message: change your password for our site.
Every site, that is, except for one – because they were completely protected. Continue Reading →
Hey, there!
My student Karl wrote to ask how he could soundproof his noisy apartment, offering me various materials to comment on.
I get this question a lot. And it’s important to understand these very major differences between sound-proofing and sound-deadening. Continue Reading →
Hey, there!
Although we have a VO2GoGo class called Finding a VO Agent, it’s really important that you know how to operate without one.
Here’s some great advice on how to do that. Continue Reading →
