Randy Thomas Announces At The Democratic Convention

What a week it’s been. Just the other day I was interviewing Randy Thomas about her voice over career for the Voice Registry podcast August 27 and during our conversation she broke the news to us that she was flying to Denver to do announcing for the Democratic National Convention. If you listened to the speeches yesterday leading up to Barack Obama’s big speech, there Randy was announcing...

Can Women Break Through The Promo Glass Ceiling?

With Hillary Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention and her Presidential campaign, it does seem that women are making serious strides and leaving glass chards in their wake everywhere. But what about in the world of Voice Over? In my podcast interview yesterday (August 27), promo VO star, Randy Thomas talks about that ceiling still existing but that women are making some headway....

Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks To Female Promo Voice Over Star Randy Thomas Who Shares Her “Breaking News” About The Democratic National Convention!

Randy Thomas is one of the most recognized female voices in America. She has the distinguished honor as the first woman to announce the biggest and most prestigious award show in the world not once but a record breaking SEVEN times including her return in 2008 for the 80th Annual Academy Awards. Randy can be heard daily on Entertainment Tonight and The Insider television shows from CBS-Paramount Television....

Play Among the Stars

We found this unique opportunity and thought we would pass it along. You can choose Animation Ensemble work or character voice. Check it out at: http://patfraley.com/Events/Stars908/stars.html Best, Erica Kelly COO voicebank.net var hs_portalid=78808; var hs_salog_version = "2.00"; var hs_ppa = "voicebank1.app7.hubspot.com"; document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + document.location.protocol +...

Don LaFontaine

For those unaware, Don is in the hospital in critical condition with a blood clot lodged in his lungs. Below is a letter from his wife Nita. Please read it and send your thoughts and prayers. – Stewart Wilson-Turner “Dear friends and family, I need you help and I’m reaching out to all of you. My wonderful husband is in critical condition at Cedar Sinai hospital; a blood clot is lodged...

Voicebank’s Weekly Voice Over Question: What Was Your First Voice Over Job Experience Like?

We all have one. A “first”. And for voice actors just beginning, you’ll have your first too. How did you get the job? What was it like? Looking forward to hearing from you. Please limit your comments to a paragraph (approx. 100 words). -Tracy Pattin var hs_portalid=78808; var hs_salog_version = "2.00"; var hs_ppa = "voicebank1.app7.hubspot.com"; document.write(unescape("%3Cscript...

Introducing “Voicebank’s Weekly Voice Over Question” series

One of the best ways to learn about and understand the voice over industry is to to hear from the people in the trenches, auditioning and voicing projects. We want to hear from all of you! What are your insights, experiences and suggestions? So, we’re launching “Voicebank’s Weekly Voice Over Question.” series. Every week we’ll pose a question (or two) and you’ll...

Should We Speculate On The Specs? What’s Your Strategy?

Ahh the voice-over specs. Those little descriptions at the top of audition copy telling us what the client is looking for. But what if the specs are non-specific or overly specific? Do we jump through voice over hoops to try and second guess the client? Here’s an example of some specs I got for an audition: The client is unique in what they respond to, a nice warm smooth genuine read means nothing...

Voice Registry Podcast-The Voice Over Doctor Treats Margaret Lorenz part 2

Bill Holmes is “The Voice Over Doctor” in Voice Registry’s NEW podcast series. The “Doctor” will be taking voice over students through the paces of an audition, from a cold read to a hot performance. Bill is an award winning director who has freelanced with casting houses over the past 15 years including, The Voicecaster, Sight n’ Sound Casting, Sheila Manning Casting,...

“Voice Over Is That Easy” Says The Voice Over Doctor

We all know how very competitive voice over is. Okay, so beating out all that great talent to get the job may be the hardest part. But, according to The Voice Over Doctor (teacher Bill Holmes) delivering a great read is the EASY part; Once you let go of the words. Of course the words come in handy when looking for clues in the script, but then you have to toss them and focus on other things. Sounds...