The Good ‘Ole Days of Voice Over- “Goodbye Miss Turlock”

I’m sitting here writing blogs and editing Part 2 of my interview with voice actor Dominic Catrambone for the Tuesday March 4th podcast. Turner Classic Movies is on TV in the background. “Goodbye Miss Turlock” comes on. I see “narrator” in the credits so I pay attention. This short black and white film from 1947 has no dialogue. The narrator, John Nesbitt is the storyteller...

Once was Enough…Meeting the Songwriters from “Once”

The other day, I had just finished my one-to-one class (to perfect my podcasting skills) at The Apple Store at the Beverly Center in LA. There they were shopping for laptops a few feet away. Last time I saw Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova was on a flat screen TV 2 days before winning their Oscar for best song for the movie “Once.” This was my chance to interview them! I had my in-the-field...

4 Tips on Getting into Voice Over for Games

I found an article on the Gamertell website. In it, voice actor David Sobolov gives some tips on getting voice over gigs for video games. In addition to Gamertell, check out Gamasutra and GameCareerGuide on breaking into this field. 1. Produce a character demo and get an agent 2. Be willing to do any kind of voice work to get your feet wet. 3. Develop the ability to do lots of characters quickly. 4....

Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin Talks to Voice Talent Dominic Catrambone About the Secrets of His Success

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 to download podcast (12mb) Dominic Catrambone, a Chicago native, has spent the past 9 years as a working voice over artist in Los Angeles. He has voiced several national TV and radio campaigns and can be heard...

4 Steps to Voice Over Success

They say that the best way to be successful in business is find the people who are at the top of their game, find out how they did it and apply it to your career. Not only is that one of the steps voice actor, Dominic Catrambone took to catapult his own career, I’m using his advice in this blog and in tomorrow’s new podcast. We’re going to hear how Dominic did it, going from a part...

The Arkansas Voice Over Market

It’s often helpful to hear about voice over markets beyond Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. With so many voice actors having clients and agents across the country, it’s good to know the smaller markets. I came across Soundscapes production company while I was blog surfing. Founder, Brent Walker was kind enough to answer my questions for this blog interview. By the way, check out their...

Anime Day….A Growing Market for Voice Actors

I just sat in on recording sessions at Salami Studios in North Hollywood today with Voice Director, Rene Veilleux. Rene directs ADR and dubbing for Anime and Animation. All I can say is…Wow. (But being a voice actor, I have more to talk about!) I found myself in the midst of a magnificent vocal orchestra. Actors Patrick Seitz and Julie Ann Taylor voicing every breath,”uhumm”, jump,...

Joan Baker on Voice Over Acting

Joan Baker is a voice over talent, coach and author of the book called “Secrets of Voice-Over Success.” Today, I visited Joan’s website and discovered that she was interviewed by ABC. I watched her interview and wanted to mention it here on our Blog because I think it offers guidance to those of you who are thinking about getting into the voice over industry (or even if you’re...

Voice Registry Podcast- Part 2 Tracy Pattin talks to Los Angeles Casting Director Terry Berland

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 podcast Terry Berland is an award winning casting director and the owner of Terry Berland Casting in Los Angeles where she casts voice over and on-camera talent. She’s the author of...

Speak UP! Steve Carell talks about Voice Over on Oprah

I’m sitting here right now watching Oprah (and of course hard at work writing this blog post). Steve Carell is on the show promoting his new CGI animated movie, Horton Hears a Who! Oprah just asked him how he liked doing the voice of the Mayor of Who-Ville. “It’s hard! Going into that booth and saying what’s written.” So much for voice over being easy. He should try having...