My friend Bill Pryce tells this story quite well, I think.
Mighty nice work, Bill.
General
If you want to work in audiobooks
If you’re seriously thinking about narrating audiobooks professionally, you need to study with Pat Fraley. I took his audiobook workshop in 2006 and have been working steadily in audiobooks ever since. (I made back every penny I spent on that workshop before the end of 2006.) His next workshop, which also features Scott Brick and Katherine Kellgren and co-instructors, is coming up next month in New York City.
Winning gold
It’s been my great pleasure to narrate a series of six documentaries being produced by Ensign Media called A History of Christian Worship: Ancient Ways, Future Paths. I just received word a few minutes ago that one of those six just won gold at the World-FestHouston International Film/Video Festival. Kudos to Tom Dallis and everyone involved in producing this wonderful series!
Quote for the day
Stacey Stahl, my manager and friend, sent this one along today:
There is value and blessing in every experience. Don’t stop until you find it.— Alan Cohen
Added to the blogroll
I’ve just added the Charisma +2 blog to my blogroll. This blog about gaming (with plenty of coverage of voiceovers for gaming) is written by my friend Mary Morgan.
A new "bridges" is live
The Office of Science and Technology at the Embassy of Austria in Washington DC publishes an online journal called “bridges” 4 times a year. The latest edition has just launched. It has again been my pleasure to provide the podcast versions of several of the articles.
Something you must not miss
Marice Tobias shared a story called A Pinecone in the Desert on her blog several weeks back. Thanks to a link posted on Facebook today, I just ran across it. Please take a few minutes to read. I hope you’ll find it as inspiring as I did.
When disaster strikes
An article I wrote some time ago has just appeared on VoiceOverXtra, recounting a disaster that happened in my studio, and what followed, one fateful day. Thank you John Florian.
Marice in San Francisco
Keep in Touch
Alan Sklar, award winning voice actor, written a brilliant piece for VoiceOverXtra called VO Marketing 101: Keep in Touch … Innovative Ways to Sell Your Sound. Very well worth your time.
Charlie introduces his VO clone
Marice in Toronto
Marice Tobias brings her keen insights and exceptional coaching to Toronto April 30th and May 1st. If you are a working professional voiceover ready to raise your self to the next level, studying with Marice is one of the best ways to get there.
When athletes go for the gold, they move heaven and earth to get the training that will get them there. Thus, it’s no surprise that those who study with Marice dominate the majors year after year in the world of voiceover. And why, throughout the year, high performing players gather to fine tune their craft, skills and savvy at a level unmatched in the industry. What game do you want to keep playing with your career?
If you’d like to take part in Marice’s Toronto workshop, get in touch with Stacey Stahl at stacey@creativeentertainmentmanagement.com or 503-246-2239. Fee is $750 for new students, $650 for returning attendees. Private sessions with Marice are also available while she is in Toronto.
Don’t be a complete hermit
Those of us working full-time in voiceover, especially those of us who’ve been at this game for more than a few years, have seen a tremendous amount of change in the last decade in the way our business is done. Many of us now almost never work in a studio other than our own. While it’s quite wonderful in some ways, there is at least one significant down side: it’s might easy to become a hermit. Or put another way, it can be lonely.
My friend Jane Ingalls emailed me a link recently to an excellent blog post called Don’t Become a Virtual Hermit, that is well worth your time. I’d suggest another way to combat the loneliness is to attend Faffcon 3 when it takes place in September in East-Central Pennsylvania.
Spotlight on Stefania
Airplanes and voiceover
Some thought-provoking advice from my friend J.S. Gilbert on his blog today. It’s called Staying On Course — Do What Airplanes Do. Well worth a few minutes of your time.
Tips for keeping your voice sounding great
Jeremy Jacobs, British speaker, presenter and host, writes about keeping your voice sounding great on his blog.
Local media and you
The bright folks at Fame Foundry have published a very interesting article called Eight Steps to Conquering Local Media. It’s well worth the few minutes of your time it will take to read.
Quote for the day
From my friend Blaine Parker and his HOT POINTS! e-newsletter today:
“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted. The problem is, I don’t know which half.”
–John Wanamaker
Mags n Mel Episode 1
My friends Pam Tierney and Maritza Cabrera are the creative geniuses behind and stars of a new webisode series called Mags n Mel. Episode one has just been released. Very nice work, ladies!
