The Expanding Network of Networking

Seems networking is very alive and well in the voice over world! Last week I wrote a VoiceRegistry blog, “Voice Over Work=Networking” and got a lot of enthusiastic responses. Bobbin Beam wrote about blogging, “It’s a great way to reach out from our solo existences to connect…” As I sit here, alone writing this daily blog, Bobbin’s words ring true. Here’s...

The “Voiceover: Beyond the Booth” Course is Open for Enrollment

Hi There! I just received this info from Johnna Gottlieb and thought some of you might be interested in taking this voice over course in New York. Stewart Wilson-Turner is a regular guest at her class and highly recommends it. “Voiceover: Beyond the Booth is now open for enrollment for Spring 2008. The first class begins Wednesday, February 13th at 6:45 and runs through May 7th. [CLICK HERE...

Voice Registry Podcast – Tracy Pattin talks to audio publishing producer Dennis Kao, Part 2

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. right+click here to download this podcast (5.5mb) Dennis Kao started as a coordinating producer for Time Warner audio (now Hachette Audio) and became a producer, directing authors and voice talent for 8 years. Dennis...

Star Vocal Power and Remembering Heath Ledger

It was just a week ago that Heath Ledger died. In mrpierre‘s blog today, “The Presence of Crowe” he talks about Ledger’s powerful voice and the vocal power of Hollywood actors but how American actors rarely work with the voice. “I think one of Heath’s greatest attributes was his voice- First time I saw him was in the Patriot. I remember how grounded his voice was....

“Firsts” That Last

Sometimes “firsts” can lead to seconds and thirds….In the voice over world, that doesn’t happen very often. But you never know! I was re-reading my VoiceRegistry.com blog, “Firsts” and that got me thinking about my First voice over job. It was 1990 (a whole other millenium! Hey, it takes a long time to build a career, right?). It was for a documentary on an Amazon...

Lending Your Voice

This week seems to have had the theme of networking and audio books. I was clicking around the internet and voila! I found a great way for voice over actors to get their feet wet in the audio book world. “Librivox” is a company that produces audio book recordings in the public domain (before 1923). You can volunteer your voice to do recordings for them. What a great way to get experience,...

A Little Voice Over Comic Relief

I just came across this on YouTube, “Frank TV Movie Trailers Voice Over Background Concert.”Don LaFontaine and company. That voice paints a thousand words (and millions and millions of dollars!)…..Need I say more? Just listen. -Tracy Pattin var hs_portalid=78808; var hs_salog_version = "2.00"; var hs_ppa = "voicebank1.app7.hubspot.com"; document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='"...

Networking Means Connecting

Donna Reed, a voice talent in New York wrote a great comment about Mondays’s blog : “Voice Work= Networking.” So much so I have to blog about her blogging about it! The need for networking seems to resonate for a lot of people. Is it because we as voice actors are feeling isolated these days due to the amazing growth of technology? It’s ironic, isn’t it? Today, we can...

Sounds Like A Book

The audio book publishing industry is alive and well, but changing. I spoke to an audio producer last week from a major publishing house and she says things are changing rapidly and that publishers are looking to produce audio projects more inexpensively. That’s good and bad news for the voice over actor. Good news because they may be steering away from celebrities with those giant fees and driving...

Voice Registry Podcast – Tracy Pattin talks to audio publishing producer Dennis Kao, Part 1

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. right+click here to download this podcast (6mb) Dennis Kao started as a coordinator for Time Warner Audio (now Hachette Audio) and became a producer, directing authors and voice talent for 8 years. Dennis has just launched...