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Voices.com, the #1 Voice Marketplace will play an integral part in The VoiceOver International Creative Experience (VOICE), the first-ever conference held for professional voiceover talents.

Voices.com, the industry leading voice marketplace, is thrilled to announce their direct involvement and affiliation with The VoiceOver International Creative Experience - VOICE scheduled to take place at the Palace Station in Las Vegas, NV March 27th through March 31st, 2007.

VOICE is the first of its kind, bringing all aspects of the voiceover and voice acting community together for 3 full days to discuss voiceover education, recording studio technology and the voiceover community, with a goal of discussing important issues, improving the craft, and elevating the profile of voiceover talent in North America and beyond.

The conference, as mentioned above, is a first for people who make their living recording voiceovers for radio commercials, television commercials, station imaging and IDs, videogames, telephone systems, corporate and industrial narration, audiobook narration, character voices for animation, movie trailers, documentaries, and podcasts.

Many people who are employed in the line of voiceover face isolation and often work for hours on end alone in professional-grade home recording studios, rarely getting the chance to meet their peers face to face. The VOICE Conference will provide them with opportunities to meet and greet their colleagues while consuming some of the finest advice and intelligence that the industry has to offer.

The four-day event will feature presentations and performances by industry gurus, pundits and voice actors, including Rodney Saulsberry, Connie Terwilliger, Bettye Zoller, Pat Fraley, Bob Bergen, Gregory Best, James Alburger and Penny Abshire, Frank Frederick, Chris Wagner, MJ Lallo, Deirdre B. Cooper, and Master of Ceremonies Dave Courvoisier, TV news anchorman at a network affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Voices.com CEO, David Ciccarelli says, "I can already feel the enthusiasm and expectations mounting for this event. Having a great portion of the industry under one roof to learn, discuss, and network for a number of days is truly phenomenal and a must attend for any professional voice talent."

Three members of the Voices.com team are slated to attend, including Customer Service Representative Laurynda Vineyard, Sales Manager Jay Kowlessar and Marketing Director and Co-Founder of Voices.com, Stephanie Ciccarelli.

People who should attend VOICE include those who use their voice to communicate any sort of message and those who want to improve their effectiveness as a performer or a presenter.

About Voices.com:

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

About VOICE:

VOICE is the brainchild of its founders and producers, James R. Alburger, author of the Art of Voice Acting, Penny Abshire of VoiceActing.com, and Frank Frederick with Legend Corporation. The team has done everything possible to make this event a valuable and productive experience for participants. VOICE 2007 will be the first of many similar events that will be presented throughout the USA and potentially in other countries as well.

Contact:
David Ciccarelli
david @ voices.com

The VoiceOver International Creative Experience (VOICE) is partnering with industry leader Voices.com to help educate, inspire and connect with professional voice talents.

The VoiceOver International Creative Experience – VOICE - is pleased to announce the participation of major sponsor, Voices.com (previously known as Interactive Voices), the voice marketplace, at the first ever voiceover experience, scheduled to take place at the Palace Station in Las Vegas, NV March 27th through March 31st, 2007.

VOICE is the first of its kind, bringing all facets of the voiceover and voice acting community together through education, technology and community, with a goal of discussing important issues, improving the craft, and elevating the profile of voiceover talent.

The four-day event will feature presentations and performances by industry gurus, pundits and voice actors, including Rodney Saulsberry, Connie Terwilliger, Bettye Zoller, Bob Bergen, Gregory Best, James Alburger and Penny Abshire, Frank Frederick, Chris Wagner, MJ Lallo, Deirdre B. Cooper, and Master of Ceremonies Dave Courvoisier, TV news anchorman at a network affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The organizers also promise some surprises including a special guest appearance by Pat Fraley, who has created more than 4,000 character voices, placing him among the top ten performers of all time to be cast in animated programs.

Voices.com Public Relations Director, Stephanie Ciccarelli says, “Being a founding sponsor of VOICE 2007 is exhilarating! We are eager to collaborate with the VOICE team and meet voice actors from around the world, finally putting faces to the voices we all know so well.”

People who should attend VOICE include those who use their voice to communicate any sort of message and those who want to improve their effectiveness as a performer or a presenter.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader’s Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

About VOICE

VOICE is the brainchild of its founders and producers, James R. Alburger, author of the Art of Voice Acting, Penny Abshire of VoiceActing.com, and Frank Frederick with Legend Corporation. The team has done everything possible to make this event as valuable and productive an experience as possible for participants. VOICE 2007 will be the first of many similar events that will be presented throughout the USA and potentially in other countries as well.

Voices.com, in collaboration with voice talent Dan Lenard, introduces “Master VO”, a blog designed to answer technical questions and discuss home recording studios.

Voices.com, the largest voice marketplace, has just launched a new media channel in their blog network entitled “Master VO”, a blog authored by professional voice talent Dan Lenard, also known to his faithful readers as Master VO. Dan receives questions to his blog and publishes his answers for budding and veteran talent in the voiceover industry.

Dan Lenard, a professional voice talent who works from his own home recording studio has experience in broadcast radio, voiceovers and possesses a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Dan enjoys sharing his knowledge and wisdom in the tech department, enlightening his audience with humorous and insightful answers.

Questions that come Master VO’s way include queries about microphones, recording and editing software, setting up a home studio for the first time, and questions about gear for recording voiceovers and mixing in music.

Voices.com Editor in Chief, Stephanie Ciccarelli says, “Dan brings a refreshing and comical perspective to the home recording studio. His solutions are just the right combination of usefulness and wit.”

Those who need the 411 on setting up their first home recording studio or would just like to talk recording gear with Master VO can send their questions to Dan Lenard by emailing with the subject heading “Master VO”.

About Dan Lenard

Dan Lenard, a professional voice talent, specializes in business oriented and tutorial narration voiceovers, specifically narration for web-based applications, audio books, and training videos. Dan also provides radio commercial production and character and animation voice services.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

ACTRA, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists hit the picket lines this morning, disrupting some regularly scheduled programming and frustrating producers.

On January 3rd, union representatives said that ACTRA would strike on January 8th, 2007 if their needs were not met, including a wage increase of 10% to 15% and agreements regarding ACTRA performances being presented via new media. With the coming and going of the strike deadline set for 12:01 a.m. this morning and several demands still smoldering on the table, ACTRA walked out of negotiations at 6:20 a.m. EST displeased with dialog regarding ACTRA performances being consumed through new media online.

While associations representing the producers fail to see eye to eye on the issue with the union, ACTRA is determined not to see what happened in the past with the unprecedented popularity of DVDs repeat itself with new media such as Internet broadcasts, podcasts, and the like.

Actors are not to report to work, auditions or ADR on any IPA production that has not signed a continuation letter with ACTRA. The strike does not affect other ACTRA contracts, such as work for the UBCP, commercials, student films, and broadcast agreements.

Voices.com Public Relations Director, Stephanie Ciccarelli says, “We’ve been following this story closely and are here to support people affected by this work stoppage. Many of our customers are members of ACTRA or work with ACTRA talent. I trust an agreement will be reached sooner than later and everyone can get back to work.”

ACTRA chapters in the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are already on strike with Quebec to follow on Wednesday. Other provinces may join the strike shortly after.

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About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

The VOX Talk podcast at Voices.com has just been accepted into the iTunes Store.

Voices.com, the voice marketplace, launched their new voice industry podcast VOX Talk, touted as the premiere connection to the voice industry covering news about voice-overs and voice actors, hot tips on how to grow voice-over businesses, technology, and Q&A with the experts at Voices.com.

Episode 1 of VOX Talk, which was published on January 2nd, 2007, has since piqued the interest of over 54 subscribers, an amazing feat for a newly minted podcast that is only a matter of hours old.

Segments include:

The Loop

The Loop is a voice-over newscast. If something noteworthy is going on in the industry, this is the segment that will cover it.

The Biz

The Biz focuses on tips for growing voiceover businesses through marketing, customer relations, management and more.

Tech Talk

Reviews of recording studio equipment, tutorials, and production ideas will be discussed in this segment.

VOX Box

This segment is where listeners get to have their say. Audience members are invited to send in MP3 commentary or feedback and have their questions answered on the show.

Learning more about the VOX Talk podcast is as easy as visiting the VOX Talk blog. At the VOX Talk blog, prospective subscribers will be able to listen to the podcast and visit helpful links that are mentioned in the recording.

VOX Talk host, Stephanie Ciccarelli says, “VOX Talk is a podcast about people, companies, events, technology, and success stories, all of which are key ingredients that contribute to a vibrant and progressive voice industry. Truly, VOX Talk is all about you and your contributions to voiceovers and voice acting.”

Voice feedback from audience members is also being accepted. Questions or insights to be shared with the voice community can be emailed as MP3 attachments to media@voices.com.

To subscribe directly to VOX Talk via iTunes, visit this link:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=211179932

To learn more about the VOX Talk podcast, click here:
http://blogs.voices.com/voxtalk/

Media Contact:
David Ciccarelli
Voices.com
1-888-359-3472 ext. 111
david@voices.com

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Voices.com’s library of 50 original commercial scripts is essential to producing powerful radio and television ads using the Google advertising network.

The industry insiders at Voices.com have created a commercial scripts package specifically for people new to broadcast radio and television advertising to help them craft their commercial copy and simplify production and post-production activities. This collection consists of original ad copy priced at $29.95, making it easier and more cost-effective than ever to get a commercial project off the ground.

The Voices.com Radio and Television Scripts package provides advertisers with a library of 50 original, professionally written scripts from a variety of industries including automotive, retail, home and garden, real estate, financial services, education, and more, presenting a unique turnkey solution for new advertisers and established agencies.

Each script comes fully assembled with casting suggestions, direction, music, and sound effect ideas. Customers can easily modify these royalty-free scripts for their ad campaigns by changing the name of a company or product, ideal for advertising agencies or creative production houses. The scripts package includes roles for all voice ages with ads targeted primarily to teens, Generation X and Baby Boomers.

Commercial scripts are included from the following industries:

• Arts and Entertainment
• Automotive
• Computers and Electronics
• Education, Schools and Training
• Financial Services
• Food and Dining
• Health and Medical
• Home and Garden
• Industry and Agriculture
• Live Events
• Media and Communications
• Real Estate
• Retail
• Religious
• Travel

Voices.com CEO, David Ciccarelli says, “We recognized the need for readily available creative copy that was also affordable. These scripts are perfect for those who need ad copy on the go and clear direction for their voice talent.”

Click here to learn more about the Commercial Scripts for Radio and Television Ads.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.