Myths, Mistakes, and Making It in Voiceover

It’s true every facet of the entertainment business has its share of myths-from Lana Turner’s discovery at Schwab’s Drugstore to recent sightings of Elvis. And the voiceover industry is no different. Here are a few: 1. Four or five actors do all the VO gigs. Not quite. There is greater variety than ever. With a renewed interest in real voices, more and more actors are getting a shot. 2....

Why You Should Stop Looking To GET An Agent

STOP looking to “GET” an agent, instead, change your mindset to building an agent relationship and being professional. Last week, Kevin Delaney did a GREAT webinar called “How to Get & Keep a Great VO Agent Webinar”. He gives excellent insight on the art of getting representation. What do you have to offer an agent potentially decides to represent you? Are you too desperate?...

How To NOT Get Ripped Off In Voice Over

Every so often I find an article on the internet that is just fantastic. It’s a beginner’s themed article for those who are thinking about getting into the industry and has some really great warnings about the “predators” out there who will boost your ego and take your money. The article was written by the founder of The Great Voice Company, Susan Berkley. The website has some...

Classes in LA with Lynnanne Zager – For Kids, Teens, & Young Adults

Lynneanne Zager is offering special classes in Los Angeles for teens & young actors (10+) If you have a young actor in the family who is wants to break into the Voiceover industry, then this announcement is for you! Lynneanne Zager is an accomplished voiceover artist and teacher who is putting on a 4 week class called “Mastering the Voice Over Audition”. Space is VERY limited, so don’t...

Looking For The “Secret” To Getting An Agent?

Free Webinar this Sunday 7/24! “How To Get (& Keep!) A Great VO Agent” If you’ve been following this blog and watched Kevin Delaney’s videos with Richard Horvitz, then you know how good he is. Kevin is putting on a FREE webinar on a subject that we get asked for help on all the time. “How To Get An Agent.” Registration is required to attend this great opportunity,...

Kevin Delaney & Richard Horvitz Chat About Pretending

Kevin Delaney just posted the second segment of his video interview with animation voice over star Richard Horvitz. They go over some interesting things about the benefits of pretending. You can learn a ton of great tips if you just spend a few minutes watching this video segment at VONinja.com. Thanks for sharing such great information guys! Click the image or Click Here to watch the Kevin Delaney...

FaffCon 3 Breaking News!

FaffCon 3 Breaking News! We really try hard not to break that many things around here, but we’ve got some news that’s just breaking all over the place!  Hang on to your mic cables, folks! JUMBO Sessions! There were numerous requests on the FaffCon 2 post-event survey for longer sessions, especially for sessions where folks were working on the mic.  Well, if you haven’t already...

Thinking About Getting Into Voice Over?

Almost everyday here at Voicebank we get calls from people wanting to get into voice over. “How can I get started in Voice over?” is a questions we hear all the time. If I had a nickel for every call that started with, “My friends tell me I have a cool voice…” I could probably pay off the U.S. deficit by now. We are always honest with “potential” voice actors...

How To Be Successful in Voice Over – 10 HOT TIPS from Joshua Seth

There’s so much great information on how to be successful in the Voiceover industry.  Joshua Seth has a GREAT article posted on awn’s site on his 10 steps to becoming a successful Voiceover Artist. Joshua was the voice of “Tai”, one of the lead characters in the Digimon Movie. You can hear some of his amazing talent on his reels posted Voicebank.net’s Demo section. Search...