Some voice over guys I know do all their recording before noon when they have that ooooh baby Barry White thing going on. Others wait until later in the day when their voice is nice and warmed up. Your voice tends to sound lower or deeper when you first wake up for three reasons. First,…
The other day I was talking to a friend who is on one of the on-line casting sites. Like many people he is doing lots of auditions but barely getting any jobs. So he did some research, listened to the work of the talents who were booking a lot and had a BIG scary Halloween…
When I was first starting my voice over career I had a recurring nightmare: a harsh, accusing voice on the other end of the phone asking over and over: “What’s your experience? What have you done before? What’s your experience? What have you done before? What’s your experience? What have you done before?” At the…
Flubs. Goofs. Breakdowns. They say even saints make 6 mistakes a day. If you’re just starting out, you might not realize you don’t have to get through an entire script without making a mistake. Don’t be embarrassed. It’s a common misconception. With digital editing and some inexpensive software, mistakes are faster and easier than ever…
Recently I went to Birdland, a top NY jazz club, to watch a show by a friend of mine, the singer Alexis Cole. (www.alexiscole.com) She and her trio knocked it out of the park and as she sang and scatted her heart out, I was struck by how hard musicians work to perfect their craft….