A Slice of International Voiceover Life

The voice over career. What is it really like? Hard to describe. For each voice actor, it’s a different path. In the past two years I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing so many amazing voices and the people who direct and hire those voices. Mostly, a voice actor spends a lot of time in their home studio or a local recording studio doing auditions and hopefully lots of actual voice over...

Free Voice Over Classes At Anime Expo 2008 in Los Angeles, July 3-6

Anime Expo and Bang Zoom Entertainment to offer free voice acting workshops at Anime Expo 2008, July 3-6. Participants will get to try dubbing techniques and have the opportunity to ask questions in an intimate setting. Some attendees will even get to perform live! Check it out. -Tracy Pattin var hs_portalid=78808; var hs_salog_version = "2.00"; var hs_ppa = "voicebank1.app7.hubspot.com"; document.write(unescape("%3Cscript...

Voice Registry Podcast – Tracy Pattin talks to Anime Voice Director Rene Veilleux

During Rene Veilleux’s 15 years in film and television production he has worked for numerous high profile companies including; CBS, Miramax, MTV, Nickelodeon, E! Entertainment Television, TLC, double A Films (Sundance award winners), and Forensic Films (Sundance award winners). Currently he casts, directs and writes for anime projects such as Prince of Tennis, Zoids Genesis, Busou Renkin and...

Japanese Anime is alive and well and expanding voice over opportunity

“Japanese Anime has become more popular because subtitles have been replaced by dubbing.” Says Animation Voice Director, Rene Veilleux in tomorrow’s (Tuesday May 13th) Voice Registry Podcast. Good news for voice talent. Rene talks about Japanese Anime and what voice actors have to learn in this very specialized area of voice over. “The challenge is you have to work with existing...

Anime Day….A Growing Market for Voice Actors

I just sat in on recording sessions at Salami Studios in North Hollywood today with Voice Director, Rene Veilleux. Rene directs ADR and dubbing for Anime and Animation. All I can say is…Wow. (But being a voice actor, I have more to talk about!) I found myself in the midst of a magnificent vocal orchestra. Actors Patrick Seitz and Julie Ann Taylor voicing every breath,”uhumm”, jump,...

Speak Up! Anime Voice Over News

Anime is alive and well in Kansas City. Naka-Kon ’08 is coming to the Kansas City Marriott. Seems Anime has been on the rise there since ’05. And with Anime, comes the voice over stars. Kari Wahlgren and Chris Sabat are special guests and a draw for the convention. Another expanding voice over market. Good voice over news! -Tracy Pattin var hs_portalid=78808; var hs_salog_version = "2.00"; var...