They joke that in LA everyone is a hyphen. LYFT driver hyphen actor. Waiter hyphen actor. They call it the gig economy-that side hustle people do while waiting to be discovered so they can live the life of their dreams. Back in the day I did my time in the gig economy as a waitress,…
Ever since I signed up for Spotify- the on line music service- I’ve been a dancin’ fool. New music, old music -the funkier the better. So I took a trip down O’Jay’s lane with their hit “For The Love Of Money.” That song was the famous theme song for Trump’s The Apprentice and it became…
True story. We once hired a voice talent to do some voice over work for our production division at greatvoice.com. She sounded great on her demo but when we got the recording of the job her voice sounded odd – kind of muffled. The audio engineer through his usual checklist: mic settings, software compatibility, microphone…
This week’s Inside Voice Over video training blog is…well…a little unusual. That’s because I’m going to deliver some straight talk about who should never attempt a voice over career and you might be surprised because it’s not what you think. Oh sure. There are some people who have problems with being understood but even that…
Some people wrack their brains trying to figure this out. They spend a ton of money on high-priced branding packages, professionally designed logos, mousepads, coffee cups and other gimmicks to try to grab attention. But does it work? Is it really worth the money? I must admit that my take on branding is a little…