Why You Should Get More Than Just a “com” After Your Name

If you are serious about the VO world and making it big, you need to know that marketing yourself WELL is an important part of getting to be successful. As much as you hear It’s a small world, don’t forget that you are part of a very BIG (and competitive) industry. There are many ways to market yourself, and nothing beats personal networking. By that, I mean hitting the streets and asking...

Bob Bergen Talks About “All Things Animation” on New York’s 101.1 FM

I just got this email from Marian about Bob Bergen’s New York radio interview Friday May 30th: -Tracy Pattin Just a “heads up” if you’re in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area (or know someone who is), and have access to NYC Radio Station 101.1 FM, tune in this Friday, May 30th, at 8am! Bob Bergen will be interviewed live, on-air, in the studio, discussing “all things...

AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP on Primetime Television Contract

LOS ANGELES (May 28, 2008) “The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists” the nation’s second largest performers union, representing 70,000 members, including approximately 52,000 working actors has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on a new three-year primetime television contract (Exhibit A of the AFTRA...

Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin talks to BBC Senior Producer/Director Kate McAll

Kate McAll has been a BBC Radio producer of features, documentaries, poetry and drama for 20 years, making programs for BBC’s Radio 3 and Radio 4. She now is a BBC radio Senior Drama Producer in Wales. She recently produced and directed The Highest Tide (written by James Lynch) at Video Box Studios in Los Angeles. It airs on BBC radio Tuesday June 4th. You can listen to The Highest Tide as...

BBC Producer, Director Kate McAll Talks About Hiring American Voice Talent

Just over a month ago, I was project coordinator for the BBC radio play, The Highest Tide (written by Jim Lynch) airing this June 4th on BBC Radio. It gave me a first hand experience of the radio play process. The BBC’s Senior Producer Kate McAll came all the way from Wales to produce and direct the project. It’s a play about a boy’s awe with the sea and how it changed his life....

Recording Engineer Segues into Voice Directing

I met Juan Carlos Bagnell (a.k.a. Some Audio Guy) when he began commenting on the Voice Registry podcast/blog site. I was particularly interested in the fact that he’s adding Voice Director to his recording engineer career. -Tracy Pattin Here’s a little background on Juan Carlos: After studying Theater, Dance, and Psychology in college, SomeAudioGuy (Juan Carlos Bagnell), made the logical...

So, What Does It Take? Longtime Voice Over Teacher, Producer, Director Bill Holmes Shares His Mojo Secrets

As you may know, Bill Holmes is a friend and colleague of mine in the voice over industry. Check out my Voice Registry podcast interviews with him. He has generously agreed to guest blog for me as I was out of town over the past weeks. Here’s his take on being a successful voice talent. Thanks Bill! -Tracy Pattin Hello voice over actors. I’d like to toss you some info that might be helpful...

To Demo or Not to Demo? What’s in a Great One?

Seems like it’s a fairly easy answer, but Amber at Voicebank.net gets this question constantly. So, what makes a great demo? Should we have several demos for all the voice over categories? Or should we even have demos at all these days? Should we just have a series of MP3s? So, first the demo question. If you’re going the demo route, the first thing to do is check out what the successful...

Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks To Discovery Networks Producer Michael Payne

Michael Payne is a television veteran with over 20 years experience in the industry. He is currently the president of Hearts and Minds Media, LLC, specializing in non-fiction media with social, educational, and emotional relevance. Since beginning his television career in 1987, Mr. Payne has occupied several roles, including producer, writer, off-line editor, project manager, post-production supervisor....

Spec Voice Over Projects that Turn Lucrative

I wrote a post called “Firsts” That Last, about my first voice over job, Adventures of an Amazon Explorer, (original producer/director: Cate Frost) done on spec that turned lucrative years later when Discovery Networks bought the documentary for the Travel Channel. I interviewed the producer, Michael Payne, for tomorrow’s (Tuesday May 20) podcast. I asked him about why they wanted...