Is The Pendulum Swinging Back To The Agents?

In part 3 of my podcast interview NEW Roundtable Series, Animation Voice Actor, Bob Bergen, Promo Director/Teacher, Joyce Castellanos and Teacher/Producer, Bill Holmes, toss around the notion that clients don’t have time to listen to thousands of online auditions, going back to using agents to find the talent for them. If that’s true, what’s the impact for the voice talent across...

Bob Bergen/Bill Holmes Weekend Intensive THIS Weekend!

Bob Bergen’s animation class has a waiting list of 3 years. BUT this weekend, he and commercial voice over teacher/producer, Bill Holmes are doing a special intensive at Compost Productions in North Hollywood, California. Take advantage of this rare opportunity! Click here for more info: Bob Bergen/Bill Holmes Weekend Intensive. -Tracy Pattin var hs_portalid=78808; var hs_salog_version = "2.00"; var...

Randy Thomas Does Book Signing Event for Her Book, Voice For Hire. Big Turnout!

The other night at Barnes & Noble bookstore in Los Angeles, Randy Thomas wowed the crowd with her stories about announcing for the Academy Awards and doing promos for Entertainment Tonight, The Insider and the Democratic Convention, as she promoted her new book, Voice For Hire. I had the privilege of being the interviewer, introducing Randy to the group and asking her about her book. As we threw...

How To Succeed In The Voice Over Business Without Really Trying

In tomorrow’s Voice Registry Podcast Roundtable Series (part 2) Bob Bergen, Bill Holmes and Joyce Castellanos, all agree that to be successful in this business, you must bring YOU to the audition and the job. “Nobody in this business needs another voice. What they don’t have is YOU. The you, you are with family and friends and in life” says hugely successful Animation voice...

Randy Thomas Book Signing in Los Angeles September 22nd

Join renowned Voice Over star, Randy Thomas, at the Barnes & Noble in The Grove for the launch of her new book co-authored with Peter Rofe, Voice for Hire: Launch and Maintain a Lucrative Career in Voice-Overs. Location: Barnes & Noble at The Grove 189 Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90036 US When: Monday, September 22, 7:30PM -Tracy Pattin var hs_portalid=78808; var hs_salog_version = "2.00"; var...

Calling All Voice Actors! We Need YOUR Questions ASAP!

In the past couple of weeks we’ve asked you, the voice actor, for answers to questions like, “What was your first voice over job?” Now we need questions from YOU! In an upcoming podcast, Animation actor, Bob Bergen (Voice of Porky Pig) Promo Producer/Director (Disney, NBC, The WB) Joyce Castellano and Los Angeles Teacher, Demo Producer/Film Producer Bill Holmes, will be doing a voice...

Upcoming Animation Workshops by Bob Bergen

Thanks again to VoiceRegistry client Marian Massaro for this: “Bob Bergen is traveling to several cities this year to teach his 2-day Animation Voice-Over Workshop…Bob will be returning to Atlanta on Oct. 18 and 19 for his Workshop at Captive Sound Studios. The evening before, October 17, he will be performing his one man show — Bob Bergen: So, Here’s the Deal — at The...

Another Voice Over Course at NYU begins September 17th

Johnna Gottlieb is teaching another voice over class this Fall at New York University and we highly recommend it. Here’s the info that we received from Johnna in case you’re interested…”My NYU voiceover class “Voiceover: Beyond the Booth” is now open for enrollment for fall 2008 and there is still space available. The class will run every Wednesday from September...

Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin Talks Again To Female Promo Voice Over Star Randy Thomas (part 2)

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....

Randy Thomas Shares Stories About Her friend Don LaFontaine

Last week was a sad one indeed. I didn’t post a podcast and didn’t blog much. It seemed appropriate to take a break to remember Don LaFontaine. Stewart Wilson-Turner wrote a wonderful piece about him in the blog Wednesday, Sept. 3rd. It’s so strange that we won’t hear that famous iconic voice pick us up and sweep us off our feet with his powerful, thrilling, delivery about the...