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We're right smack dab in the middle of conference season (NAB just wrapped up in Las Vegas) and there are a couple of conferences coming up in the voice over industry.
While there are conferences out there, it's up to you to decide whether or not they are worth every penny.
Continue reading "Worth Every Penny? Conferences : Justifying the Cost" »
As the founders of Voices.com, David and I are slated to speak at the Voice Coaches Advanced Marketing Expo and Conference in Schenectady, NY on May 3rd, 2008.
Come meet us in New York!
Continue reading "Voice Coaches Advanced Marketing Expo on May 3rd, 2008" »
After an announcement late last week, it appears that the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) wants to suspend joint bargaining with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
This may be the case for the current governing body of AFTRA but I heard straight from some heavy hitters that the move to suspend joint negotiations is not a decision representative of the entire body of membership, including individuals from the AFTRA Leadership Team who wish to see change, reconcile the differences between the two unions and hope for a merger.
Read this enlightening missive that debunks several myths and misinformation about what is going on behind the scenes from the perspective of working actor and current AFTRA National Board member, Los Angeles local member and LA's fourth vice president, Jason George.
Read this to help you research before making your decision at the vote.
Continue reading "What's Going on with SAG and AFTRA?" »
Do you watch the ABC show "Lost"?
I hadn't started watching the series until earlier this February, and last night, we completed our LOST marathon ending with last episode of season three.
Today when I read that the LOST videogame entitled "LOST Via Domus" was released a few days ago on the XBox 360, Playstation 3, and the PC, I thought it very timely to write about the series and also get your take on the game and the voices used in it.
Continue reading "LOST "Via Domus" Videogame" »
Did you watch the Oscars on Sunday night?
I did but I must confess that it wasn't to see the dresses, red carpet shenanigans or the winners... I watched to hear the announcers.
Read more about announcing at the Oscars featuring the voice of Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, and seven-time Academy Awards announcer, Randy Thomas!
Continue reading "Randy Thomas Voices Oscars for Seventh Time" »
Looking for a voice over coach?
We have recently developed a network that connects voice acting instructors with students seeking voice over training.
Check out more information here at VOX Daily!
Continue reading "Voice Coaches Network at Voices.com" »
Every so often I write about updates to the Voices.com membership service on VOX Daily.
Today, I'd like to share some information about new features and benefits for Voices.com members, as well as new pricing effective after March 31st, 2008.
To learn more about how this change may affect you, read this article.
Continue reading "Important Update: New Features, Benefits & Pricing at Voices.com" »
The voice over industry honors its own on February 21, 2008 -- be sure to catch the ceremony on the VOX Talk Podcast.
The Voiceys is the event of the year celebrating the achievements of the voice over industry and the voice actors who step up to the microphone every day.
Judged by a panel of industry experts and personalities, the Voiceys recognize professional voice actors and provide a venue for those behind the scenes to shine for all the world to see.
Join us all on February 21st, 2008 for the 2nd Annual Voicey Awards.
Listen here: http://podcasts.voices.com/voxtalk/
Continue reading "2nd Annual Voicey Awards February 21, 2008" »
The 2nd Annual Voicey Awards finalists have just been announced!
This year promises to be very exciting. With the addition of several new categories, the Voicey Awards has expanded from five award categories to nine that are poised to honor voice actors of all ages, nationalities and voice types.
Find out who the finalists are in this post at VOX Daily.
Continue reading "2008 Voicey Awards Finalists Announced" »
These past few months have been extremely busy and we're proud to announce the launch of Voices.com's Winter '08 Release, a comprehensive list of service updates and feature additions that have just gone live.
Continue reading "Winter '08 Updates at Voices.com" »
If you live in Toronto and have a child or teenager with a knack for voice over, you've likely heard of children's voice acting coach, Sunday Muse.
Sunday Muse will be teaching this weekend at Clare Burt Recording Studio in Toronto, ON Canada and then on to New York City and Sacramento!
Continue reading "Sunday Muse to Teach Kids and Teens Voice Acting in Toronto" »
A little jet lag never hurt anyone!
Voices.com CEO David Ciccarelli was the recipient of an award at the 7th Annual 1to1 Impact Awards in Phoenix, Arizona.
Continue reading "Voices.com Wins Silver Medal at Frost & Sullivan : 1to1 Impact Awards" »
Finally, some closure!
Peter O'Connell published a podcast over the weekend revealing the winners of the Unofficial NBC News Announcer contest he was running at audioconnell.com.
Find out who won here.
Continue reading "Official Winner of the Unofficial NBC Nightly News" »
After yesterday's post, I got an email from a concerned member of the union who would like to share his point of view.
Continue reading "How is the WGA Strike Affecting You?" »
If you've been missing your favorite shows, some of the networks have figured out a way to keep your appetite whetted and consumer loyalty by making full-length sitcom episodes from previous seasons available online at Hulu.com for your viewing pleasure.
Presently in Beta (testing phase), the Hulu site is poised to be network television's answer to YouTube as well as a viable means of keeping fans of shows currently affected by the Writers Guild of America strike happy and served at their convenience online with content on demand... free of charge.
Continue reading "Hulu.com Serves as TV Fix During the Writers Strike" »
I have some great news to share!
The King of Voice Overs, Don LaFontaine, is getting ready to jump back into his work and is rearing to go!
Continue reading "Movie Trailer Voice Actor Don LaFontaine On The Mend!" »
It's time to nominate, voice actors!
The 2nd Annual Voicey Awards are now open for nominations. Learn more now.
Continue reading "2008 Voicey Award Nominations Open!" »
Earlier in December of 2007, voice over coaches Julie Williams and Marc Cashman designed a contest that called for new year's resolutions from the voice over community with a unique twist - they had to be resolutions directly related to a person's voice over business.
The winning submission has just be announced!
Want to meet the winner?
Continue reading "Winner of the Voice Over New Year's Resolutions Contest Announced" »
Wondered where the voice over industry is sitting at present?
Read this 12 page review by the Chief Executive Officer of Voices.com, David Ciccarelli.
Continue reading "Market Research : Report on the Voice Over Industry 2007" »
At the end of 2007, we've had some time to reflect on what some of the most significant stories and happenings of this year were for the voice over industry through the eyes of Voices.com.
If you're new to voice acting or to the site, read up on some of the stories that changed, brightened and elevated the state of voice acting in the year 2007 so that you can enter 2008 with a sense of where we've come from and discover insights on the direction the industry is headed.
Well, onto the list!
Continue reading "Top Voice Acting Stories of 2007" »
My good friend audio'connell (Peter O'Connell) is never one to fall by the wayside.
The creative super brain behind voxmarketising has gone on a mission to save American ears. What's he up to? Read on to find out.
Have you heard of Second Life or SL?
If you haven't yet, this interview is one that you're going to love.
Voicedude Reinoir shows you the ropes of voice acting in Second Life in this Voices.com exclusive!
Continue reading "Voice Acting in Second Life : Interview with Voicedude Reinoir" »
Heard the scoop yet?
Voices.com has launched a news website for the voice acting community. It gives you your own platform to spread the word about your latest news.
An industry trade magazine for voice acting? It's about time, baby!
Continue reading "Voice Over Times Online Industry News and Trade Publication" »
Who would have thought that the cute, cuddly personalities dreamed up by Walt Disney and the folks at Warner Bros. would one day be summoned to a court of law in Naples, Italy?
All it takes is one entrepreneurial Chinese gentleman who dabbles in counterfeiting with a penchant for cartoon characters to order these household names overseas to bear witness in a case that I had to Google for myself to see if it was true!
Continue reading "Disney and Warner Bros. Characters Summoned to Testify in Court?" »
Don LaFontaine, the king of the movie trailers, recently sent a message out to his friends with some updates concerning his health.
I was chatting with Don moments ago (it's past midnight here on the east coast) and since writing this email, he has been steadily improving and hopes to be back to work by the end of the week or the beginning of the next.
In order to provide you with the true story and an accurate account of what happened before the news gets into the hands of the media, Don and I agreed to share his letter with you here on VOX Daily first.
Continue reading "Update From Don LaFontaine" »
Curious to know which audio books made Audibles Best Audiobooks of 2007 list?
Check the titles out here!
Continue reading "Audible's Best Audiobooks of 2007" »
Have you started on your New Year's Resolutions yet?
A few minutes of sitting down to distill your goals for the coming year in your voice over business could mean hundreds of dollars in prizes for you!
Want to know more?
Continue reading "Your Voice Over New Year's Resolutions Could Make you Famous!" »
One of the best in the business of voice over education has decided to kick it up a notch!
Marc Cashman of The Cashman Cache of Voice-Acting Techniques and pundit on Ask the Voice Cat is now teaching private voice lessons via telephone and through email coaching.
Continue reading "Marc Cashman Opens Private One-on-One Voice Coaching" »
We said it was coming!
Check out the new political voice overs page on Voices.com.
Continue reading "Political Voice Overs Web Page Now Available!" »
The name's Bond.
James Bond.
It is my great pleasure and honor to announce to the voice acting community that one of your own has been cast as the voice of the British super agent James Bond for an upcoming Bond video game to be released toward the end of 2008.
The character may look like Daniel Craig but his pipes belong to David Houston!
Continue reading "James Bond Voice Actor" »
Are your auditions up to snuff?
Marc Cashman holds nothing back as he tells it like it is in his newest Voice Over Experts episode "Auditioning In Your Home Studio".
Learn how to avoid mediocrity, senseless rejection and prevent being perceived as an idiot by listening to this how-to podcast, hot off the RSS.
Continue reading "Tips for Auditioning In Your Home Studio" »
While awards season is a wee bit off, the nomination season has just begun!
Learn more about a new category announced this year for the British Animation Awards.
Continue reading "British Animation Awards : Best Character Voice Performance - New Category!" »
So far, you've really only heard unbiased reporting or relative support for the writers strike.
What I am privileged to share with you today, however, is a bird of a different feather, and potentially writing that may have severe consequences for the writer, and if not heeded, members of several unions in the United States, and by default, unions sympathetic to the cause in nations abroad.
One man, a member of SAG and AFTRA has taken a stand against the strike, and the following revelation, uncensored, is how he feels.
What does Remembrance Day mean to you?
Discover a couple of stories that will warm your heart and remind of you what Remembrance Day is all about.
I also look forward to hearing your stories, so let the sharing begin!
Continue reading "Remembrance Day : Lest We Forget" »
Do you listen to VOX Talk?
If so, you'll be pleased to hear that Adam Fox, the host of the Tech Talk segment, has just started his own blog at Defiant Digital Productions!
Check out Adam's Tech Talk segments and leave comments about what you've heard on the Defiant Digital Productions Blogcast.
Continue reading "Defiant Digital Productions Blogcast" »
Who doesn't like a hearty laugh now and then?
Marc Cashman, also known as the voice over expert behind the popular blog Ask the Voice Cat, is compiling a book of all things funny related to voice acting and experiences had throughout a voice over career.
Do you have something to add to the book?
Continue reading "Got a Funny Story To Tell?" »
Will there be an Oscars show in 2008?
When the people who write drop their pens and go on strike, an entire industry shuts down.
How long do you think this will go on for and will it affect you?
Continue reading "Writers Strike in Hollywood Imminent" »
Live in and around New Hartford and want to get into voice acting?
Try out this introductory class "Getting Paid to Talk" on November 5th, 2007 taught by our friends at VoiceCoaches.com.
Continue reading "Getting Paid to Talk" »
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