Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin Continues Talking with Publicist Braden Wright & VOWOL Workout Group Founder, Roy Samuelson (Part 2)

Roy Samuleson & Braden Wright Roy Samuelson has over 20 years experience as a voice actor. He’s booked national voice over ad campaigns for TV, including Jeep, Dodge, Nestle Wonka, and Intel. He has voiced the killer in ‘Midnight Movie’, various voices in ‘The Beacon’ and Universal’s ‘The Express’ and ‘Van Helsing’, as well as in the...

“We Are Not a Product. We’re Providing a Voice Over Service. It’s All About the Message”

In tomorrow’s part 3 podcast with Voice Actor/VOWOL workout group founder, Roy Samuelson and Voice Actor/Publicist Braden Wright, we continue talking about the importance of PR, Branding and Networking for VO success. “We (voice actors) are not a product. We are providing a service. It’s about getting the message out” says Braden. “The qualities within your demo are your...

Secrets of Voice-Over Success event at The Times Center, July 29, 2009

Joan Baker, Author of Secrets of Voice-Over Success with the Neumann BCM 10 On July 29th at 7pm sharp, at The Times Center in New York City, JOAN BAKER and PUSH CREATIVE ADVERTISING will once again unveil A VOICEOVER EVENT — girding the industry that comprises the lucrative and highly guarded world of voiceover acting — and doing it in style. It all begins with the nationally regarded and...

Digital Media Summit Coming to LA in July

With the rapid expansion of Social Media and New Media affecting all industries including, of course, the Voice Over Industry, it’s important that we stay ahead of the curve or at least be current with what’s going on. One of the best ways is to attend events, seminars and connect with who I call, “the techie brainiacs” who have their cyber pulse on what’s happening. The...

Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin talks to VOWOL VO Workout Group Founder Roy Samuelson and Publicist Braden Wright

Roy Samuelson & Braden Wright Roy Samuelson has over 20 years experience as a voice actor. He’s booked national voice over ad campaigns for TV, including Jeep, Dodge, Nestle Wonka, and Intel. He has voiced the killer in ‘Midnight Movie’, various voices in ‘The Beacon’ and Universal’s ‘The Express’ and ‘Van Helsing’, as well as in the...

Getting Your Voice Over Message Out. Publicity and VO Careers.

In tomorrow’s podcast (Tuesday, June 23rd) voice talent/top networker, Roy Samuelson and publicity expert, Braden Wright talk about the need for staying connected in the voice over industry (through workout groups like Roy’s VoiceOverWorkoutLounge or VOWOL) with each other, with producers, of course, our agents AND to our own message. Find out tomorrow how Roy’s voice over workout...

A Nice Speaking Voice, But it’s That Other Voice…LA Times Article on VO Actor Scott Rummell

I came across this article in the LA Times last Sunday about voice actor, Scott Rummell. Here’s an excerpt from Susan Carpenter’s piece: “Scott Rummell has a nice speaking voice. It’s warm, friendly, clear; pleasant though not particularly striking. But it’s Rummell’s other voice, rather, his paid, professional voice, the one he turns on when he’s positioned...

Voice Over Resume? The Consensus, YOUR Comments

Last week I wrote a post called, “Creating The Voice Over Resume…Is There a Right Way and a Wrong Way?” Thanks everyone for weighing on this! Seems that the consensus is neither! You mostly felt that the voice over resume is unnecessary as our real calling card is of course, the ubiquitous and all important VO demo. Besides how often does a producer care about what you’ve done...

Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin Talks Again to Producer Susan Baker (part 2)

Susan M. Baker has worked in entertainment for 20 years in capacities as varied as casting associate, development executive and segment producer. She has collaborated on projects including the Democratic National Convention, The Emmys and The Oscars. She’s also a Creative Career Consultant with her own business, Escape Hatcher, helping creatives build multiple revenue branches and take control...

Do Voice Actors Need To Be Entrepreneurs?

The question is not so surprising. We’ve heard it for years. The Voice Over career is a small business like so many other services. But often many of us forget this depending a little too much on auditions and our agents (I’m definitely guilty of this!). In part 2 of tomorrow’s podcast (Tuesday June 16th) producer Susan Baker says, “It’s more important than ever that we...