Hispanic Voice Over Market: A huge opportunity?

Recently I interviewed top Hispanic voice talent, Gustavo Rex. We know it’s a huge market, but is it a huge opportunity for Hispanic actors? Turns out there are many similarities, but many hurdles for Hispanic voice over actors, like jobs being produced in Mexico instead of the U.S. Just like English speaking voice actors, Hispanic actors have seen a decline in work and a change in the industry. Check...

Supreme Court Ruling on Ad Spending

Whether you agree or not, The Supreme Court’s ruling on Ad spending should have a strong impact on the voice-over industry.  Agencies with strong political accounts will certainly see an increase in business, which will be good for Agencies & Actors who have traditionally been called upon to voice both on-camera and radio spots for candidates.  Some experts predict an additional $50 million...

Pat Fraley’s Advanced VO Seminar

Top voice talent and voice over teacher, Pat Fraley is teaching an advanced seminar February 19th. Not only is Pat a voice actor and teacher, he’s a clever marketer. Notice the audio sample in the blog post, where he’s telling potential attendees about the class. We voice actors have an extra marketing advantage using our voices to sell ourselves! Click here for more info about Fraley’s...

Believing our own good press. A danger for VO talent?

It’s always great to hear how fabulous our voice is, how great that read was, that we’re top in our industry, but is there a danger we may get complacent, or feel that we’re entitled to that next voice over job?  Seth Godin writes about the notion of “faux reassurance.” He says, “Once you free yourself from the need for perfect acceptance, it’s a lot easier...

Bob Souer’s LA Voice Over Field Trip

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JWT & The Martin Agency: Adweek’s Global and U.S. Agency of the Year, 2009

Congrats to Voicebank clients JWT (Global Agency of the Year) and The Martin Agency (U.S. Agency of the Year). Hoping that you continue your success and growth in 2010! - The Voicebank Team 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 + "//" + hs_ppa + "/salog.js.aspx' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));

Podcast- Amy Stoller on Accents, Dialects & Voice Over

Amy Stoller is an award-winning dialect coach based in New York City. She teaches accents and dialects to performers, and American English speech and diction to non-performers. She has been literary manager of an Off-Off-Broadway theatre company, casting director for a Brooklyn Shakespeare company and an American musical-in-progress, director of New York workshops and readings, and production manager...

Accents & Dialects: What Role do they play in Voice Over?

In tomorrow’s podcast, Dialect coach and Designer, Amy Stoller of Stoller System.com, talks about accents and the voice over actor. Find out: What techniques are used to perfect an accent If the ability to do other accents is innate or can it be learned? Trends in audiobook narration and accents Why a perfect accent isn’t always necessary And much more… -Tracy Pattin var hs_portalid=78808; var...

Co-founder of Chiat/Day

Guy Day, who teamed up with fellow advertising executive Jay Chiat in 1968 to co-found the acclaimed Chiat/Day advertising agency in Los Angeles, has died of natural causes. He was 79. Chiat/Day was one voicebank.net’s earliest clients and although we did not know Mr. Day personally we appreciate the Chiat/Day company and all that Mr. Day has done for the industry. Everyone at the voicebank.net...

McGarryBowen Is Ad Age’s Agency of the Year

“…it demonstrated an understanding of what many of its peers are fast forgetting: for all the ways the ad business is forever changing, certain fundamentals — like sound account management — never change.”…a philosophy we believe in strongly. Read article here. Congrats to Voicebank client McGarryBowen var hs_portalid=78808; var hs_salog_version = "2.00"; var hs_ppa...