6Sep
Erik Sheppard | Category:
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Just in case you don’t follow me on Facebook or LinkedIn or Twitter or you don’t come back to this blog daily to check the sidebar like you absolutely should, here are some microblog posts from over the past month or so. If any of these links are broken now then I hope you have learned your lesson. It was a great link too man, you should have been there.
- Craig Crumpton interviews character voiceover legend Jim Cummings:
- VO talent Dave DeAndrea interviews “Porky Pig” voice Bob Bergen (video):
- Gene Simmons, voiceover artist?:
- “…An Attack On Celebrity Voice Talent”:
- Are video voiceover demos the future?:
- Hey VO talent, check out what the amazing Pat Fraley has coming up! (nice site too!):
- Free voiceover advice from renowned coach Peter Rofe (audio):
- “Obi-Wan Speaks,” a conversation with VO talent James Arnold Taylor:
- “How to Perfect an Elevator Pitch About Yourself” (good stuff from Harvard Business):
- Check out this fantastic PSA voiced by the gifted VO Talent Bobbin Beam:
- New voiceover book: ,
- Check out some of our VO colleagues and friends from down under:
- “Family Guy” VO video: and “The Cleveland Show” VO video:
- Receive 20 percent off the Mikey Ipod microphone: and enter discount code 0709. (Thanks to Julie Williams)
- Pick up a stylish “Voice Work” hat, promote the VO industry and support The Children’s Health Fund:
- “Professional Voice Talent Get All Political At HearTheBill.org”:
- “Quick and Slick Voiceover Tricks” from Pat Fraley. (free audio sample):
- “Straight Shootin’ with the Big Gun – How to get more voice work!” (video):
- “In The Booth: Anxious & Worried? Flip It With An ‘Ode To Success’” (VO article by coach Danielle Quisenberry):
- “10 Ways to Advance Your Career” (acting article from Backstage):
- “Voiceover Talent Lend A Hand With Microloans”:
- “Casting Director Andrea Romano Gives Voice to Superheroes” (cool VO article):
- Quite an innovative way to cast for voiceover talent. Check this out:
- “Confessions of a Video Game Voice Actor”:http://ping.fm/74BKz Bonus Japanese fun!:
- “My Life as Richard Burton’s Voice Coach” (be sure to at least read the end):
- “Book of Business: A Novel of the Law.” A new audiobook narrated by the incredible Diane Havens!:
- Japanese voiceover video. Pika, Pika!:
- Joanna Lumley (Patsy from Absolutely Fabulous) does an absolutely fabulous job on this VO:
- VO thought for the day: The cable guy just left, barely spoke English but when he noticed my mic he said, “Like Don LaFontaine?”
- “Behind each of those cloying toy voices, a person” (fun VO article):
- The last on-camera appearance by the late, great Don LaFontaine (with video):
- For just 10 grand per day you can get Hanna Montana to VO your next project:
- Fun VO videos! “Full Metal Racket”: and “Your New Voiceover Agent and You”:
- VO talent and blogger extraordinaire Bob Souer launched a great new look on his site. Check it out here:
- The famous “Thundercats” VO outtakes (with outrageously NSFW language):
- “The 50 Greatest Trailers Of All Time”:
- The best commercial VO ever? It very well could be:
- Gentlemen, I present the sexiest voiceover related video ever:
- Check out the new promo demo from the lovely and very talented Kara Edwards:
- A classic “Today Show” segment featuring VO talent. Man, I really miss The Don sometimes:
Honestly, you should pay closer attention sometimes.
Man, we are all over this thing like white on rice. First off, those of you who are not hip to the whole VOICE thing1 are invited to please visit the main VOICE 2010 site to get up to speed. Be sure to click on the “Conference Schedule” tab up top to get a rundown of the goings on and to decide which sessions to sign up for. In addition to our fabulous hosts James Alburger and Penny Abshire you will find such VTP notables as our friend from the north Deb Munro, French sympathizer Liz de Nesnera, VO coach to the stars Marc Cashman, voiceover lawyer Robert Sciglimpaglia, author Peter Rofe and curmudgeon Terry Daniel. Plus, the incredible Dave Courvoisier and Bobbin Beam will be there to keep things rolling along smoothly. Word on the street is that even yours truly will be presenting.2 The Voice Talent Productions staff will also be present at the poolside mixer being held on Saturday and will be accepting submission packages and business cards from talent wishing to speak with us at that time. More information on that and updates on what we may be up to at the conference can be found on the Events page of the VTP site. Seriously, be there or be square.3
