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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
Friday Jul 15, 2016
Friday Jul 15, 2016
Brilliant ideas for finding the clues in a script to help you win the job.
Chuck
and Stacey welcome David Goldberg, the CEO of Edge Studio, to the show
to share how he found his way from working with top rock bands in the
music industry to the voice over business. He talks about his passion
for directing and engineering which helped him create the successful
Edge Studio in NYC and describes the ways it supports the voiceover
business.
David breaks down in detail how talent can benefit from
working with Edge Studio’s coaches and engineers, the different
services they provide with education, casting and technology and guides
viewers through things to check out on the Edge Studio website.
He
talks about his role at Edge Studio that incorporates some of his
favorite things to do like, coaching and booth directing. David gives
brilliant ideas for finding the clues in a script and some important
things for talent to consider that take the whole picture into account.
He
reflects on why he thinks he is such an effective as a director and
coach and invites people to some upcoming events in December for Joe and
Ann Cipriano’s Living on Air book tour in NYC and Washington, D.C.
Chuck,
Stacey and David reveal the yearend contest, Get A Buzz. Get an Edge.
Win a Contest. Listen for the answer to the trivia question that must be
included in your entry then go to VOBuzzWeekly for all the details on
how to enter. Contest ends December 31, 2013. Good Luck!
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Friday Jul 15, 2016
Friday Jul 15, 2016
Bad habits voice talent should avoid bringing into the recording booth.
Chuck
and Stacey talk with Rebecca Hargrove about seriously investing in your
voice over business and she addresses bad habits that voice talent
should avoid bringing with them into the booth. She offers some advice
to voice talent who want to become more successful in the VO biz and
describes her role as Project Coordinator as well as the services
provided at Garden of Sound Audio.
Rebecca shares what she loves
about being in the voice over business and Chuck and Stacey rave about
Rebecca’s commitment to the business. The episode closes with Rebecca
showing her kind heart by giving some encouragement to voice talent.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Friday Jul 15, 2016
Friday Jul 15, 2016
Learn great specific and helpful tips for effective self-directing.
Rebecca
Hargrove, former booth director at Abrams Artists and William Morris
Endeavor, and now Project Coordinator at Garden of Sound Audio talks
about how she went literally from the golf course to the voice over
business with the help of VOX talent agent, Wes Stevens.
She
talks about being an integral part of the creative process and shares
how she stays on top of the trends in order to be effective in the many
roles she plays which include private coach. She discusses the
relationship between a booth director and a voice talent and gives good
tips to actors for prepare to read in the booth.
Rebecca
discusses her approach to private coaching and the workout classes that
she organizes at Garden of Sound with leaders in the VO industry. Get
some amazing and specific tips for effective self-directing and find out
how to contact Rebecca for private coaching as well as to learn more
about the classes at Garden of Sound. She closes the episode with some
constructive advice to anyone considering voiceover as a career and to
those who are already in the business.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Get amazing advice for interpreting copy and delivering a solid read.
In
Part 2, Dave Sebastian Williams gives some helpful tips to voice actors
to help them approach their career with a business sensibility. Dave
takes us back twenty-five years to how the Voiceover Resource Guide
(a.k.a the VORG) came to be and hints at what is in store for it in the
future.
Get a great demonstration of how Dave approaches
commercial copy complete with some amazing advice for interpreting it
and delivering a solid read. He reflects on some of the changes he’s
seen in the business over the years that he likes and dislikes. The
episode closes with Dave sharing what he is most grateful for in his
life, more of his philosophy on helping actors through his endeavors and
of course, some fun banter between Dave, Chuck and Stacey J.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Creator of the Voiceover Resource Guide, Dave and Dave Studios.
Dave
Sebastian Williams, in his signature festive shirt, goes back in time
to share how his career in voice over started from grade school to doing
radio in Orange County before arriving in Los Angeles. Go with us on
the epic journey of how he got his first agent, Don Pitts and hear some
of the ups and downs of his early years.
Dave talks about his
approach to business and tells how his amazing recording studio, Dave
& Dave, came to be as well as all the services it provides from
audio production to casting. Chuck gets major props from Dave who says,
“Chuck’s voice over demos are the finest in the business.”
Dave,
who is already so generous and gives back in a big way, reveals what he
would do with the money if he ever won the lottery, it’s pretty cool! He
talks about the importance of a voice actor being talented and having a
strong business sense in today’s times and gives us a glimpse at some
precious memorabilia from his early years.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Brilliant tips on recording from home studio and self-direction.
In
Part 2 with Jeff Howell, he offers some brilliant tips for voice actors
recording from home studios about self-direction and creating a process
for recording. FYI, he teaches a whole class about this so you might
want to check it out! He addresses the idea of whether to adlib or not
in an audition script and some common issues he hears in auditions that
impact the quality of the read.
Jeff answers why he thinks he’s
an effective coach and director and the ways he mentors people towards
realizing their voice over career. He gives his opinion about the
importance of good quality audio and production and candidly talks about
his casting process from listening to auditions to deciding which
talent he wants to book for the job.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
What advertising agencies really mean when they want a “real” read.
This
week’s guest Jeff Howell, VP of Production at World Wide Wadio,
Producer, Director and VO coach, takes us through a typical day in his
working life and shares how he went from talent agent and casting
director to producing and directing thousands of commercials and promos.
Jeff concisely explains the key differences between the reads needed
for radio commercials and TV commercials and the trends in the types of
scripts we’re hearing in the current marketplace.
He discusses
what advertising agencies really want when they need a “real” read and
how he supports the voice talent so they can deliver a great
performance. Jeff shares the way he directs a session for a radio promo
versus a TV promo and offers some insights on the trends happening in
the business right now as well as where he thinks things are going in
the future.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Great ideas for anyone wanting to voice video games and anime.
Steve
Blum talks about his character Guilmon in Digimon, a departure from his
signature sound and how he takes care of his voice after doing intense
video game sessions. He offers ideas for someone wanting to do video
games and anime and recommends helpful links to check out.
He
answers a few more fan questions about Cowboy Bebop and self-directing
for auditions and shares his feelings on whether or not we would ever
teach or coach voice acting. Steve tells the advice he got early on from
Jack Angel that has helped him in his career and why he loves
auditioning as much as he loves working. Find out what Steve thinks are
his strengths as a voice actor and what makes a good agent/client
relationship.
He talks about his home studio setup, the gear he
uses on the road and what he still wants to accomplish in his life. The
episode closes with Steve discussing his passion for charity work and
giving back and an IF question that keeps the Steve Blum Love Fest going
strong!
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Over 300 video games worth of experience for you to learn from.
Steve
Blum, superstar of animation, video games and anime, starts off the
interview with a huge compliment to Chuck for helping him get his start
in the voice over business and gives props to both Chuck and Stacey for
offering such a great service by doing VO Buzz Weekly. Steve shares the
unconventional story of becoming a voice actor as well as one of the odd
jobs he did to make ends meet.
He talks about who inspires him
in the voice over business and we find out what fellow Transformers cast
mate Peter Cullen says about Steve. He tells a story about working with
Fred Tatasciore, why his body aches after some sessions and Steve
discusses his approach to auditions.
Find out if Steve holds a
Guinness World Record and hear the answers to questions from Steve’s
fans from Twitter and Facebook. He expresses how his kids feel about his
work, why he travels around the world to meet his fans and the impact
they have on him and his work. The episode closes with Stacey reading a
quote from Steve that allows viewers to see more of his huge heart and
why he is one of the coolest guys in the voice over business.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Approaching your voice over career like a pro versus an amateur.
Cedering
Fox gives viewers an in-depth description of the process being the live
announcer for the 2013 Oscars and how she handles the pressure of
having a billion people watching the telecast. She talks about the
amazing company she created called WordTheatre, how it all started and
the ways it helps her as a voice actor.
Cedering shares her
personal approach to teaching students to find their authentic voice and
tells a special story about her friend the late, great Don LaFontaine.
She reflects on the ways to approach your voice over career like a pro
versus like an amateur and give props to her longtime friend and VO pro,
Dave Fennoy for his support early on in her career.
Cedering
talks about the key elements that have helped her to continue to be
successful in her career and why she donates her voice to various
charities and causes. The episode closes with some fun and some heart
about the voice over community. Visit CederingFox.com to find out more
about private coaching and upcoming workshops.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com