Part 3 Q&A with Voice Actor Tom Wahl

In Part 1 of my Q&A with Voice Actor Tom Wahl, Tom let us know how long he has been a student of voiceover, who inspired him to get into the biz, and what advice Don LaFontaine had given to him.  Last week in Part 2, Tom shared additional advice from his voiceover coach Don Morrow and which resources he has found helpful with his continued voiceover education.                             ...

Part 2 Q&A with Voice Over Actor Tom Wahl

In Part 1 of last week’s Q&A with voice over actor Tom Wahl, he shared how long he has been a STUDENT of voice over, WHO inspired him to pursue a voice over career and this INSPIRING ADVICE from Don LaFontaine: “if you truly love voiceover with all your heart and it’s your passion, rehearse/practice every day and don’t give up. You will make it.  Only those who truly love voiceover...

Kids and Voice Over

When it comes to voice-over careers, the focus is on the adult voice-over actor. It’s a great career where we get to do everything from selling fancy cars (although the celebs get a lot of those gigs these days!) to narrating documentaries about the Amazon, to being the voice at a parking garage telling us to “take our parking ticket” to hooking audiences by voicing a blockbuster...

Q&A with Voice Over Actor Tom Wahl

EDUCATION, INSPIRATION and STAYING POSITIVE.  Recently, I had the opportunity to discuss the role of education and inspiration with dedicated voice actor Tom Wahl.  Tom maintains a positive attitude as he works toward building his voice over business.  His love for the voice over industry is contagious… Whether you are new to voice over or have many years under your belt, I think you will...

Don La Fontaine Voice Over Lab at the SAG Foundation

Over 300 voice-over and entertainment industry professionals and celebrities showed up for the Friday, June 25 invitation-only opening of the highly-anticipated SAG Foundation Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab, located at the SAG Foundation Actors Center in L.A.’s Museum Square. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a steady stream of good cheer flowed through a crowd of prominent voice-over artists including...

Voicebank sponsors “That’s Voiceover!” in New York

Voicebank.net is proud to be co-sponsoring THAT’S VOICEOVER on September 22, 2010, at 6pm in New York City.  THAT’S VOICEOVER! (http://thatsvoiceover.com/) is an exciting, interactive, behind-the-scenes career event where the top talents in the voiceover industry reveal the practical steps to establishing and sustaining a career in this highly rewarding and intriguing field. Through targeted...

Choosing a Microphone for your Voice Over Business

Choosing a microphone is an important part of the voice over talent’s home studio setup.  But, with such a wide variety of microphones on the market it can be a bit overwhelming to choose which one is best for your home studio. I came across Edge Studio’s ‘Voice Over Microphone Selector’ and wanted to share it with the voice over talent community.  If you decide to check...

AdFreak Presents the 25 most epic ads

I ran across this blog post by AdFreak that links the 25 most epic ads that aren’t “1984.” It’s very interesting to watch them and to see which agencies created the spots. What an honor it would be to have worked on one of these ads and have it be considered “EPIC!” CLICK HERE TO WATCH I hope we all can be part of something epic in the future! Best, Erica L. Kelly voicebank.net

BBDO Snatches Webby Agency Award

Voicebank wants to congratulate client BBDO on taking home the top honors in the agency category of the Webby Awards. BBDO Snatches Webby Agency Award Best, Erica L. Kelly COO

Can You Talk Your Way to An Oscar? Voicebank.net answers at Show Biz Expo LA

(IN VIDEO ABOVE: ShowBiz Expo Panelists and top voice actors, Joe Cipriano and Rino Romano comment and riff about their VO panel experience at The ShowBiz Expo LA) Voicebank.net’s Stewart Wilson-Turner set out to answer “Can you talk your way to an Oscar?” at last week’s ShowBiz Expo voice over panel in Los Angeles. Casting director, producer and voice actor himself, Rick Zieff,...