Posted May 16, 2006 by Bob
As I’ve previously written, the Office of Science and Technology of the Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC has hired me as narrator for their podcast called “bridges.” Vol. 9, the current release as of this writing, can be heard here.
One of the articles I narrated was written by Roger Pielke, Jr., an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado. Roger has posted a comment on a blog called Prometheus about his article. And in the comments below his post you’ll find a very kind comment (third one down) by Roger about my narration work. Thank you, Professor Pielke.
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Posted May 15, 2006 by Bob
The second of May 2006 was my first blogiversary and I failed to take note of that event that day.
Thankfully, I’m better about remembering more important dates like my wedding anniversary and the birthdays of my wife and children.
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Posted by Bob
The 11th Annual International Radio Creative and Production Summit is coming August 18 and 19, 2006. It’s presented by Dan O’Day and features a stellar line-up of presenters, as it does every year. Sign up to attend before June 9, 2006 for the best deal. But, whatever you do, sign up.
And if you decide to attend, please say “hello” to me while you’re there. I’ve been every year since 1997. Look for the large guy in the long-sleeved white shirt and tie. That will be me.
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Posted by Bob
I’ve been slammed with hundreds of comment spam messages in the last week, so I regret to say that I have turned off comments on this blog.
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Posted May 13, 2006 by Bob
I’ve written about my very positive experiences with both InteractiveVoices.com and Voice123.com a number of times. As far as I’m concerned, the $200 per year I pay to each of these services for a premium membership is some of the best money I spend.
So, you should know that right now, Voice123.com has a deal going that they will provide you with some Search Engine Optimization consulting, free, if you sign up for (or renew if you already have) a premium membership.
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Posted May 12, 2006 by Bob
I just noticed today, while looking at the InteractiveVoices.com blog, that Stephanie has posted a link to a truly cool video that offers a behind the scenes look at the voice-over work done for the new Pixar animated feature Cars.
Go. Watch. Enjoy. Learn.
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Posted by Bob
In my last post on this subject a couple of days ago, I gave a thank you to my friend Charlie Glaize for pointing me to an article in a Utah newspaper about folks who are making a career of voice-over while living in that western State.
That post prompted a comment from Stephanie Ciccarelli of InteractiveVoices.com, which you’ll find in the comments section of that post, just below this one. Stephanie has also posted some thoughts about that article, which you can read on the InteractiveVoices.com blog here. Stephanie was nice enough to give me a “thank you” in her post, which I only just discoverd this moment while looking at her post.
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Posted May 8, 2006 by Bob
It really doesn’t matter where you live anymore. You can be successful in voice-over anywhere. Once upon a time, if you wanted to make a decent living in voice-over, you had to live in Los Angeles, New York City or Chicago. But, not any more. While ISDN made some difference for people, it’s really the Internet that has broken the game wide open.
From the pages of the Salt Lake City Weekly, here’s proof: A wonderful article about several voice-over talents who all live in Utah. The key paragrah…
…the Internet and digital-media technology…as they have done with so many aspects of modern life…changed the voice industry completely. The introduction of ISDN lines in the early 1990s allowed for the high-quality long-distance transmission of recorded voices; MP3 allowed digital voice files to be transmitted instantaneously. Agents created studios in their offices so their talent wouldn’t have to go to cattle calls, and some higher-level talent built their own home studios. It was only a short step to realizing that the “home†didn’t have to be in suburban Los Angeles. It could be literally anywhere in the world.
But, read the whole thing. It’s well worth it. And a big thank you to my friend Charlie Glaize for bringing this article to my attention.
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Posted May 5, 2006 by Bob
I’m not really and audio geek, but I have run my own voice-over recording studio since 1986 so I’ve picked up a few things along the way.
So, when I saw this post on Mitch Berg’s blog today, I had to post a quick comment with some answers for him. (Mine was the second reponse.) He was nice enough to send a thank you back to both of us through the comments.
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Posted May 4, 2006 by Bob
To quote Shakespeare and Sherlock Holmes, the game is afoot!
The MineWurx Studio voice-over contest I wrote about a few days ago has begun. Full details are available here. And, Michael Minetree’s blog post about the contest is here.
If you want to get into voice-over, enter this contest. Even if you don’t win, you’ll learn something valuable. And if you do, you’ll have a great start on your voice-over career.
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