Allergy Season. In the past month or so I’ve had several students horribly troubled by allergies to the point that they could not move forward with their sessions. The facts are this: allergies can be incredibly debilitating – a very …
Arms up, legs together….and one and two, and one and two, and – wait a minute! Stop with the exercises already. This is a blog on exercising your voice, not your body. That being said, it is a blog on …
Whenever I start coaching a brand new student, the first question I ask is, “Why do you want to do voiceover?” Invariably, the answer is, “It seems like it would be fun.” And you know what? That’s a great reason …
Whether a novice or an old pro, it is absolutely essential that you are constantly working to maintain and improve your chops. That means developing and practicing your performance technique, as well as staying on top of trends in the …
So, you’ve got your demos posted to your website. Your home studio is all set up. You feel confident in your abilities to produce high quality voice over work. Now what? It’s time to get that first voice over job! …
Nerves. We can all get them from time to time. And as a newcomer in the industry, that need to succeed can be especially distracting and actually get in your way. So how do you cut through the noise and …
You’re in front of the mic and ready to speak, sing, perform a dialog, when the recording sign is turned on and the sound engineer says, “Wait, I’m already getting some mouth noise.” Really? How is that possible? I …
Have you ever noticed how everyone takes everything personally? Especially when it comes to TV shows, commercials, movies, and music – we have intense emotional reactions to the things we see and hear. I hate that movie… that song drives …
I consider myself among the fortunate few who make their living as a voice-over actor. Each day I awake with the potential to be greeted by the next great audition or booking. A normal person’s smartphone-phantom-limb-syndrome doesn’t hold a candle …