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“what people say they want, and what they are actually looking…
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | September 18th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
There is occasionally downtime in the voice over world of audio’connell Voice Over Talent. While I should say that I am always marketing or developing new business when the mic isn’t on, well, that’s not always true. Sometimes I surf. And not o read more
don lafontaine - requiescat in pace
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | September 2nd 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
It was a bit of a jolt to be awakened this morning to hear on the radio (via CBS News) of the death of voice over legend Don LaFontaine. Over the past week the internet had been buzzing about his illness and hoping for Don’s full recovery. It’s read more
the mysterious political female voice talent
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | August 20th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Want to know the name of the female voice over talent whose voice has been used to attack Obama in McCain commercials? Her name is Joan. The rest is on a need to know basis. Bookmark to: read more
Meet the Faces behind these Voices
E.X.P.O.S.E.D | August 20th 2008 by bOjoy
Have you ever wondered whose voices you're hearing while watching your favorite cartoons like The Simpsons or KimPossible maybe? Then let me present the talented voice actors behind some of your tv/movie characters.Hank Azaria as Apu(The Simpsons)Mik read more
dora’s new voice
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | August 20th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
If you had asked me three years ago who the h-e-double hockey sticks Dora the Explorer was I might have guess a nickname for a medical device that was part of an unpleasant medical experience - the older I get the more I start to think that way. But read more
“direction and response”
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | August 8th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
The wonderful UK voice talent and my friend Philip Banks has a marvelous sense of humor but his latest posting on the VO-BB had me laughing so hard my stomach hurt (in a good way). If you’ve ever done any voice over work this imaginary dialogue wil read more
screwing with your voiceover brand
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | August 3rd 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Every business has a brand and as Mitch Joel will tell you, every individual has a personal brand. In the case of voice over, most folks are one person shops so the individual voice talent is often the brand. And by virtue of their sole proprietorshi read more
walking away
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | August 1st 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
I walked away from a talent agency relationship today. Now it could be easy to cast this agency as bad guys or disreputable. I don’t think they are and my due diligence (that I do with every possible agency relationship I negotiate) currently indi read more
The Voice Over Guy - D.C. Douglas
Jericho~On~CBS | July 29th 2008 by Lisa Coultrup
When I was over at the website My Voice Over Guy, I could not believe my eyes, beyond being the voice of the Geico Commercials and being on Passions, D.C. Douglas was on my favorite all time shows - Buffy. He was the Master!!! I have mentioned that m read more
Featured Anime Voice Actor (Seiyu): Mamoru Miyano
Chuck's Anime Shrine Blog | July 15th 2008 by Chuck Gaffney
Welcome to another weekly post about famous Seiyus , anime voice actors. This is just a fun little post that will hopefully surprise you to see who does the voices of your favorite characters and you might find out it's the same person for a bunch read more
peter o’connell’s new commercial demo
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | July 14th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
A unique title (not) because “my commercial voice over demo” sounded weird to me. Better I speak of myself in the third person like all the self-important pro athletes (not all just some). Mmmm, maybe not. Anyway, this new voice talent de read more
happiness is a great voice class
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | July 11th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Although I attend all too infrequently so that I can be at home with the growing fam, I am allowed back in to study occassionally with the great teacher and my friend Toni Silveri of The Voice Actor Workshop here in town. Quick plug: Toni is bringin read more
audio’connell in san diego
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | July 8th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Woe is me for being so late (over a week) in posting the happenings of a great dinner with my voiceover peers in San Diego. The words were ready but WordPress was being technically malfeasant regarding the picture upload. With the problem solved and read more
Featured Anime Voice Actor: Vic Mignogna
Chuck's Anime Shrine Blog | July 7th 2008 by Chuck Gaffney
Welcome to another weekly segment on anime's most famous voice actors both English and Japanese. This week is none other than the English voice of Edward Elric, Vic Mignogna.Vic was born in Greensburg Pennsylvania in 1962. As stated before, he's mos read more
Featured Anime Voice Actor (Seiyu): Megumi Hayashibara
Chuck's Anime Shrine Blog | June 30th 2008 by Chuck Gaffney
Welcome another weekly summery on famous anime voice actors, aka seiyus. This week I've finally posted a non-gaijin Seiyu and most probably the most famous of them all, Ms. Megumi Hayashibara.Hayashibara was born on March 30th, 1967 in the Kita (nort read more
Featured Anime Voice Actor: Richard Ian Cox
Chuck's Anime Shrine Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Chuck Gaffney
Welcome to another weekly segment about famous anime voice actors both English and Japanese. This week's feature voice actor is non other than Richard Ian Cox. Richard is most famous for of course his role as the voice of the famous dog-demon, Inuy read more
Featured Anime Voice Actor: Steven Blum
Chuck's Anime Shrine Blog | June 16th 2008 by Chuck Gaffney
Welcome to my weekly segment about famous anime voice actors both Japanese andEnglish. Ever listened to an anime and said to yourself, "I've heard thatvoice before." Chances are you are correct.What better way to start off this weekly post by talking read more
dipping a toe into the performers’ unions discussions
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | June 10th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
I am a non-union voice over talent. I have never been a member of a performer’s union like the Screen Actor’s Guild (with an estimated 120,000 members) or the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (with an estimated 70,000 members) read more
use what works and discard the rest
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | May 23rd 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
At this time of year, between graduations and wedding and celebrations of all kinds, there is a ton of advice being tossed around (mostly in speeches and quiet one-off conversations). Everybody has good intentions with their advice generally and it read more
The Actors Behind The Voices of The Simpsons
Bitter Tonic | May 22nd 2008 by Bitter Irene
The Actors behind the voices of The Simpsons came together on a segment of the Actor’s Studio - to voice their wares. Come look at the man behind Homer Simpson - Dan Castellaneta. But don’t stop there, he also performs the voices for Kr read more
pat fraley teaches in buffalo on august 16-17
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | May 2nd 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Voice over actor and teacher Pat Fraley teaches his seminars around the country when he’s not working on a voice project in LA. If you’ve been in voice over for anytime, you’ve likely heard of Fraley’s classes and how wildly popular they are. read more
voice over question #4
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | April 17th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
I promise you by this point, Stu is so sorry he tagged me on this he may never blog again. But he should anyway 4. What’s the best book(s) you have read to help you become successful at what you do? Someday I may write a book about the voice read more
voice over question #3
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | April 16th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
In this episode of “Desperate Bloviating”, Stu asks a very introspective question that takes us Back to The Future. 3. What advice would you give a young VO professional? If I were me talking to me 25 years ago and I wasn’t allowed to t read more
voice over question #1
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | April 14th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Sometimes I am such a schmoe. Back in March Stu Gray tagged me (which is blog speak for taking a topic one writer has started and either responding to it or building on it “tag you’re it”) about how voice talents become successful. Well, I miss read more
casting call for foreign language voice demos
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | April 4th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Some of my fellow voice professionals who loiter here may have seen my postings on VO-BB, Voice Over Savvy and Yahoo’s Voice Over Group requesting foreign language voice demos. Well Mr. Social Media VO here neglected to post the darn thing righ read more
are performance unions getting weaker?
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | March 30th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Talking about the strength of unions in the voice over business can be a bit like talking about politics and religion at a family gathering. You’re pretty sure a fight could break out but you’re just not sure what’s going to get broken. In the read more
it’s mourning again in america
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | March 26th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Not everyone will remember the 1984 re-election campaign of President Ronald Reagan but it featured not only one of the best made political commercials ever but simply one of the most effective commercials of any kind ever made. It was made by a San read more
wonderfully chewy advertising copy
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | March 24th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Writing is an art and any performer in almost any medium will tell you that without good writing you have only a good chance at success. But with great writing, you have a very good chance at success. As voice over talents, our profession honestly se read more
one of one hundred
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | March 17th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
I am resourceful or I am full of resource or possibly I am a source of re’s. It’s all so confusing but this burdensome responsibility has been placed on me by the Ciccarelli family, they of Voices.com fame. Now with their GoodVoiceKeeping read more
a chat with joe and john
voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast | January 24th 2008 by audio'connell Voice Over Talent
Mike Kinosian who writes for Inside Radio wrote a wonderful article on the voice over careers of Joe Cipriano and John Leader (who was friends with my voiceover idol Ernie Anderson). A great read. Thanks Mike! Download audio file (EAnderson.mp3)Boo read more
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