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Last week, George Beverly Shea died at the age of 104. I had the privilege of working with him for several years. He was truly one of the nicest, kindest and most talented people I’ve ever known. I was very grateful to be the narrator of this memorial video about his life and work.

My friend Anne Ganguzza just sent me a note with news about an LA voiceover meeting on April 27th. While I do sometimes blog about things happening in a specific city, this is something a bit different. Here’s Anne with all the details:

Hello Peeps!

I wanted to update you all on our April 27 Meetup with Chuck and Stacey and ask you for your help! In case you have not seen the news, Joseph Micalizzi, Director of Photography with TheMotionPictureCo.com, will be streaming a live switched multi-camera production of the VO Peeps April Meetup with Chuck and Stacey! OMG. FUN.

The first production of it’s kind to be integrated into a live Meetup – this will be a historic event you won’t want to miss! We’ll have no fewer than 3 robotically controlled live switched cameras to give our Global Audience some of the BEST seats in the house! We’ll also be recording everything for later viewing on our Meetup Archives. Now, I KNOW you’ve already seen Chuck and Stacey interview the top talents in the business – Well this time we get to interview THEM! And let me tell you this dynamic duo is amazing!

So make sure to join us LIVE – and get ready for some exciting new surprises! In addition to the regularly scheduled show, we will be hosting a super cool Pre-Show! Starting at 5:30 pm PST, we’ll broadcast live interviews with our members as well as take a “Behind the Scenes” look at the technology – as we prepare for one of the coolest meetups EVER!. PSSSST – There may even be some footage of Jerry prepping in the kitchen! 🙂

HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED! CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:

At any given time during our shows, we will be taking a short breaks in order to showcase our Peeps (that’s YOU!) Our intent is to show the global integration of the group and how beneficial it can be for your career! As of this email we have Peeps participating from Spain, Turkey, England, Ireland, South Africa, Florida, NYC, LA and Boston! If you are interested in participating, please just give me a quick heads up by emailing me ASAP at anne@vopeeps.com and let me know in what capacity. This way I will hopefully be able to allocate time for every submission. Please note that ALL entries will be uploaded to our webserver at vopeeps.com.

You can be involved in a number of ways:

1. Submit an Audio “Shout-Out” to be run during pre-show and/or during commercial breaks – ALL AUDIO MUST BE RECEIVED BY EOD MONDAY APRIL 22
Guidelines:

• No more than 1 minute in length – mp3 format – email to anne@vopeeps.com or Share with me via Google Drive at anngan@gmail.com or Dropbox to anngan@gmail.com
• Greetings (in your native language if appropriate!)
• Who you are
• Where you are from
• about you (your chance to promo here!)
• Say all sorts of wonderful things about Anne 🙂 and benefits of being involved with the Peeps!
• and how excited you are to watch the show
• Shout out to Chuck and Stacey
• Your contact info

OR

2. Submit a Pre-recorded Video Shout Out – to be run during pre-show and/or during commercial breaks – ALL AUDIO MUST BE RECEIVED BY EOD MONDAY APRIL 22
Guidelines:

• Video Format Preferred: .avi or mpg4, Resolution at least 720 p – 1080 p is preferred: Share with me via Google Drive at anngan@gmail.com or Dropbox to anngan@gmail.com
• OR
• You Tube: Resolution at least 720 p – 1080 p is preferred We will need a Link to your video
• No longer than 1 minute
• Greetings (in your native language if appropriate!)
• Who you are
• Where you are from
• about you – (your chance to promo here!)
• Say all sorts of wonderful things about Anne 🙂 and benefits of being involved with the Peeps!
• Shout out to Chuck and Stacey
• Your website/contact info

ALSO:

3. Please join our LIVE Google Hangout for a “Shout-Out” to the Peeps during the Pre-show or be a part of our Live Q&A at the end of the show! (specific details on how to join coming soon)

Approximate Estimated Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm PST
Guidelines:

• Please be brief: No more than 1 minute in length
• Greetings
• Who you are
• Where you are from
• What time it is currently (esp if you are in a different country and/or time zone)
• about you – (here’s your chance to promo – please be prudent about time here)
• Shout out or Question to Chuck and Stacey
• Say all sorts of wonderful things about Anne 🙂 and the Peeps (vopeeps.com)

Please join us for this exciting event! I am so excited for this show and to have you all be such an important part of this production! Please feel free to email me atanne@vopeeps.com with any questions.

Warm Regards and Much Success,

My daughter Karen Souer has been doing a series of interviews on her blog. The latest entry shines a spotlight on Zak Miller.

My friend Dan Nachtrab does such a wonderful job on this spot, I had to feature it here:

My friend Debbie Irwin is the narrator of this book trailer.

Fabulous work, Debbie!

A number of years ago, when dealing with a huge project with a rather tight deadline, I asked my son Eric if he would be willing to help me get the editing done. Not too long after that, I asked my daughter Karen if she would be willing to help direct me while I was recording another large project. In the years since, both Karen and Eric have become vital members of my work flow. But, they don’t just work for me, they have clients all over the place.

So, it’s with great delight that I point you to an interview Karen has done with her brother Eric that she’s posted on her blog.

Several of us voiceover folk over at the VO-BB pooled our hearts and minds recently to offer some words of thanks to the amazing Gary Owens.

Kudos to Corey Snow for organizing this effort and for editing together the video.