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VO Buzz Weekly is the Voice Over web show that gets YOU up close and personal with all the top voice actors as well as voice over agents, directors, marketing gurus and many others.
Episodes
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Ways to make auditions stand out so you get noticed and book more jobs.
Chuck
and Stacey welcome, Mary Lynn Wissner, Owner and Casting Director at
Voices Voicecasting, VO coach and creator of the Voiceover Self
Direction App. Mary Lynn discusses her background in the entertainment
business and how she has ultimately become one of the top Casting
Directors in the voiceover business.
She offers some great
insights for people wanting to be successful in voiceover and gives some
tips on how to interpret audition scripts. She breaks down the casting
process from audition to booking and shares her opinions about
Pay-to-Play sites and being union versus non-union. Mary Lynn shares the
importance of valuing your talent and what makes auditions stand out so
you get noticed and book the job.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
More marketing tips & strategies and the benefits of VO conferences.
Dave
Courvoisier explains the origin and mission of World Voices
Organization and how you can get involved with it. He tells how he got
into broadcasting and why he decided to start a career in the voiceover
business. Dave discusses the ways his background in broadcasting helps
him in voice over and shares some of his favorite tech choices for home
studios, mobile recording and software.
Dave offers more
marketing tips and strategies and the benefits of getting coaching and
attending VO conferences. You’ll learn more about the groups Dave
supports that help children and the ways that he has been advocating for
disadvantaged children for decades. The episode closes with some sage
advice Dave got along the way that has helped him in his life and
career.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Effective stratagies on networking and best social media platforms.
KLAS
news anchor, voice actor, blogger, author, Dave Courvoisier joins Chuck
and Stacey via Skype from Las Vegas to talk about the upcoming release
of his book, You Need More Than a Good Voice to be a Voice Talent. Stay
tuned for more details of how you can get the book and make sure to read
Dave’s informative blog at Courvo.com that covers topics related to
voice over as well as universal themes about technology and conducting
business.
Dave weighs in on the role that social media networks
play in the life of a creative professional’s life and he offers some
helpful tips for incorporating it into your business plan. Dave
recommends which social media platforms are most effective, gives some
great networking tips that really work and suggests incorporating video
into your voiceover career.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Keys to a long successful career and handling times of rejection.
The
conversation continues with Maggie Wheeler, actor and co-director of
the Golden Bridge Choir, a non-audition choir in Los Angeles, CA. She
shares how she got involved with group singing and the ways the choir
raises money for charities that help people all over the world.
Maggie
tells the amazing story of how she spent her 16th birthday that
involves Mt. Kilimanjaro. She reveals what she feels are her strengths
as an actor and remembers the incredible experiences she had working
with Larry David and the casts of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
She
talks about the people she emulated growing up, reflects on the keys to
her long, successful career and the ways she handles the inevitable
times of rejection. Maggie shares some of her current projects like
working with Betty White, the upcoming Golden Bridge Choir concert and
discusses what still wants to accomplish in her career.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Superb advice for all voice actors to help you get your thinking right.
Actor,
singer, songwriter, Golden Bridge Choir director, Maggie Wheeler takes
time out of her busy schedule to chat with Chuck and Stacey J. about how
she got started in voiceover. Maggie shares her approach towards on
camera and voiceover work and discusses her amazing CD, Sweet Time.
She
talks about how she takes care of her voice and tells a wild story
about working with a mysterious healer. Maggie shares what advice she
would give to actors, if she were mentoring them, to help them succeed.
She reflects on what she would do differently if she were starting her
career over today.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Solid advice and tips to those who want to have success in VO and life.
The
conversation continues in Part 2 with Fred Melamed who offers solid
advice and tips to those who want to have success in voice over and life
in general. He talks about his love of music, what record he played
guitar on and who his influences are musically. Fred shares stories
about being on the hit comedy, Curb Your Enthusiasm and working with the
show’s creator and star, Larry David.
We find out more about
Fred’s current TV and Film projects like a new series for USA Network
and a biopic produced by Rolling Stones singer, Mick Jagger. Fred shares
what he likes about living in Los Angeles and what it was like going
back to Broadway in 2011 to face his fears. He reflects on what things
he is most proud of in his life and asks Chuck and Stacey to answer the
same question, which results in a very poignant, candid moment.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Delivering strong auditions and how to find the message in the copy.
Chuck
and Stacey express their sincere thanks to all who have donated to help
support VO Buzz Weekly. If you would like to join the other generous
benefactors, go to the Support Page to make a one-time or recurring
donation. This week’s guest, veteran film and voice actor, Fred Melamed,
shares the fascinating story of how his performing career began. From
the Yale School of Drama to the Broadway stage, Fred candidly discusses
how his battle with stage fright led him to working for decades in voice
over.
He talks about the shifts in the voiceover business that
dramatically affected his livelihood and the subsequent phone call from
Joel Coen that changed his life. He discusses what he loves about being a
voice actor along with who he respects in the business.
As one
of the first to have a home recording studio twenty years ago, Fred
gives amazing insights on delivering strong auditions and illustrates
how to find the message in the commercial copy. Fred talks in-depth
about one of his recent films, IN A WORLD. Hear how he met the film’s
Writer/Director/Actor, Lake Bell and how he got the role as well as more
about his character in the movie. You can get the DVD of the movie on
Amazon or iTunes.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Sound advice and ideas for how you can get things started on your own.
Chuck
and Stacey continue their conversation with Carlos Alazraqui who talks
about doing voice over work in Spanish and how his stand up comedy and
on-camera acting experience helps him in his voice over career. Carlos
shares stories from some of his favorite moments playing Deputy James
Garcia on Reno 911 and what he still wants to accomplish in his career.
He
talks about his sky diving adventures and describes what success means
to him. Carlos offers sound advice to those wanting to be in the voice
over business and ideas for how you can get things started on your own.
Stacey asks the ever popular IF question, which brings out Carlos’
killer Johnny Carson impression and props to a great VO friend.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Fun stories and great tips & advise for a successful voiceover career.
Actor,
Comedian, Carlos Alazraqui talks about his first big break into the
voice over world with Rocko’s Modern Life and how his stand up comedy
experience helped him do it. He shares the kind of childhood he had and
how it nurtured his fascination with different accents and dialects.
Hear about some of Carlos’ upcoming personal appearance and the process
he goes through when auditioning for new projects.
Carlos talks
about his strengths as an actor and what things are vocally challenging
for him. He reflects on the keys to his successful career, the ways he
continues to grow and learn as well as the voice over work he has done
in Spanish like the Taco Bell Chihuahua, El Chupacabra in Disney’s
Planes and more.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Good and bad habits that can help or hinder success in the business.
The
conversation continues with Richard Horvitz who talks about taking
control of what you can in auditions and the importance of telling the
story. He shares some good and bad habits that he sees in voice actors
that can help or hinder success in the voice over business. Richard
reflects on some of the characters he has played over the years and why
they are so special to him.
He explains why teaching is one of
the most rewarding aspects of his career and reveals what he still wants
to accomplish in his career that involves writing, theater and music.
Richard offers his personal definition of success for his life and
career as well as what he is most proud of in his life.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com