I love the week between Christmas and New Year’s. I assess what worked and what didn’t in the year gone by and plan for the year ahead. I dig into my business growth goals, my health goals and even something I call my peace-of-mind index. Overall, 2017 was pretty darn good but wait ’til you…
There’s nothing like the first time you do voice overs from an exotic and beautiful locale. It could be from a mountainside chalet or a hotel room by the beach You could be in another country, like voice talent Justin Hibbard who recorded voice overs from a tiny hut on the island of Borneo in…
For the Holidays I wish you lots of fun voice over projects and big fat checks. I hope you get to work with great directors and read wonderful scripts that challenge you as a voice actor and help you grow. But alas, such scripts are like dreams of the Sugar Plum Fairy-a fantasy. Every once…
Back in the day a great sounding home studio cost tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars to set up and install. I’ve worked in quite a few of these expensive basement wonderlands. I wonder what happened to the clunky, multi-track analog tape recorders, the racks and racks of outboard gear that have long…
Just starting your voice over career? Good. You’ll want to print this email and look at it often as you grow your business. Voice buyers tell me the #1 thing that frustrates them the most is when voice talent sound like announcers. And they’re right. People tune you out and wallets slam shut if you…