Today we’re continuing to look at ways anxiety can embed itself in our muscles and ultimately affect vocal performance if not addressed. If you, like me, are attempting to start 2021 in a less stressful manner than the whole …
Voice-over incorporates certain principles across all genres, but there are also things that are specific to each niche. Voice-over for toys, games and apps are no exception. Here are a few guidelines to follow (and questions to ask) when you …
Actors have many tools. Voice actors have one:our voice. We don’t have the luxury of costuming, make-up, physical movement, or even eye contact and connection with a scene partner. Even on the rare occasions when we aren’t acting alone in …
It’s not uncommon for the average person to hear a great radio commercial and think to themselves, “I could do that!” This is especially true if somewhere along the line they have been told that they have a nice voice. …
Actors ask themselves a lot of questions when they’re preparing for a role:Who am I? Who am I talking to? What’s the backstory? How do I feel? And what am I trying to say as this character? If you read …
There is no doubt that a remote recording session can be intimidating, particularly if you’ve never done one before.. The pressure of having to perform under the direction from someone on the other end and really making it happen can …
Drink water. We’ve heard that admonition all our lives, and for a wide variety of reasons. After all, up to 60% of your body is made up of water! But as a voice actor, staying hydrated takes on a whole …
When I was a kid in the ‘70s, when people thought of making money with your voice, they thought of two things: radio DJs and Mel Blanc. Radio announcers were smooth and booming, and we knew the voices for cartoons …
Let me tell you, in confidence, that my secret to confidence… is confidence. Did you just roll your eyes? Go ahead! I know, I know – it sounds like an abstruse fortune cookie, but wordplay aside, as a simple …
Some days, when we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or maybe eaten one too many tacos or pieces of cake the night before, we don’t feel full of rainbow-colored smiles. Then we make a cup of …
You may not fancy yourself as much of an “actor.” Maybe friends, family, or even people you work with have just told you “you’ve got a great voice! You should do something with that voice, or at least take some …
On more than one occasion I have been asked, “Hey Brock, when are you going to get back into real acting, like theatre?” After I manage to stifle a groan and a grimace, I typically gently reply, “Voice-over acting is …