VO Buzz Weekly

EP 87 Cedering Fox: Voice of the Oscars

Breaking down scripts to find the story and inhabiting the words.

Stacey and Chuck share one of their favorite things to wear from Good Works Make A Difference that donates a portion of all the proceeds to charities. VO pro, teacher and WordTheatre founder, Cedering Fox, shares her career beginnings as a dancer and actor in New York and the chance meeting that launched her voice over career.

She explains the audition process in New York, the challenging transition she experienced upon moving to Los Angeles and how she broke through the male-dominated world of promo to begin working at the network level.

As a teacher and performer, Cedering describes in a fascinating way her process of breaking down a promo script to find the story and offers her approach to teaching through inhabiting the words. She talks about how the teaching phase of her career began after contributing to Joan Baker’s book, Secrets of Voice Over Success.

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EP 86 Rodney Saulsberry: Voice of Robbie Robertson

Rodney offers 3 Key Tips Voice Actors should apply to their career.

In Part 2, Rodney performs his original song Miracles and talks about his experiences as a soundtrack singer for movies like The Lion King and Paranormal Activity 3. Viewers get another trip down memory lane with Rodney this time in his 1984 appearance on Soul Train. Rodney offers 3 Key Tips for Voice Actors to apply to their career and explains each one in detail.

He shares stories from his live announcing gigs and tells how he got the Zatarain’s commercial campaign. Find out what inspires Rodney to teach and learn more about his coaching tool, The Consultant’s Club, on his website.

The episode closes with Rodney revealing what he feels are the keys to his success starting with faith and family and there’s more singing, this time Chuck and Stacey join in!

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EP 85 Rodney Saulsberry: Voice of Robbie Robertson

Rodney offers insights about the importance of a positive attitude.

Two-time NAACP Image Award nominee Rodney Saulsberry is in the guest chair to talk about his life as a stage, screen and voice actor, best-selling author and teacher. He shares the story of how he landed his first acting role on television and how his voice over career began inspiring him to write his books, You Can Bank On Your Voice and Step Up To The Mic.

Rodney offers insights about the importance of a positive attitude and gives tips on how to effectively interpret commercial copy. He discusses the relationship between being a working voice actor and teacher and reflects on the ways that Don LaFontaine contributed to his successful career.

Rodney talks about his recurring acting role on the daytime drama, The Bold and The Beautiful, and getting to perform some of his original songs on the show.

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EP 84 June Foray: Voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel

More fun and personal stories with animation superstar June Foray.

Chuck and Stacey continue their chat with show business royalty, June Foray who talks about getting her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000. She shares what major changes she’s noticed in animation since the classic days working with Mel Blanc and Daws Butler and reveals how she spends her limited amount of free time.

Having worked extensively doing ADR, hear how June’s voice for the Chatty Cathy doll lead to her playing a very different kind of doll in The Twilight Zone TV show. She tells one of her favorite stories about Edward Everett Horton and answers what she would have done for a career if she hadn’t become an actor.

June talks about why she still chooses to works, reflects on why she’s having such a long, successful career and closes the episode with what accomplishment she is most proud of in her life.

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EP 83 June Foray: Voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel

Meet living legend and the first lady of animation, June Foray.

Chuck and Stacey J. are so honored to welcome to VO Buzz Weekly a true living legend and the First Lady of animation, June Foray. In Part 1, you’ll be treated to a montage of some of June’s most memorable characters, from the very first one to today, and hear how her incredible career began when she was just 15 years old. She talks about her favorite characters and makes one of Chuck’s childhood dreams come true with a little Rocky and Bullwinkle improv.

June reflects on teaching students at USC, SC and Cal Arts and recounts how she was instrumental in starting the ASIFA Hollywood organization and what we know today as the Annie Awards. She shares her experience of winning her first Emmy award in 2012 for her role as Mrs. Cauldron in the Garfield Show. Be sure to get a copy of June Foray’s latest book, Did You Grow Up With Me Too? now available on Amazon.

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EP 82 Charlie Adler: Voice Director

Charlie Adler's thoughts about starting out in the business today.

Charlie Adler offers insights about why he teaches and we hear about his experience playing Cow, Chicken and The Red Guy in the animated series, Cow and Chicken. He refuses to answer some of Chuck and Stacey’s questions about voice actors and auditioning but will tell which are his favorite characters he has played. Find out why Charlie loathes Facebook and the social media culture and get his thoughts about starting out in the business today.

Stacey highlights some of Charlie’s impressive professional accomplishments and we learn what he feels most proud of in his life to date. The episode closes with an unedited segment complete with humility, silliness, hilarity and an IF question that puts a wonderful button on Part 2 with the fabulous Charlie Adler. Why not, right?!

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EP 81 Charlie Adler: Voice Director

Embracing the unknown in order to achieve your ultimate goals.

Chuck and Stacey remind viewers that there’s still time to get tickets to attend That’s Voiceover on August 17th 2013 and also the SAG Foundation Poker Classic to benefit the Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab on August 24th 2013. They also recommend reading the book, Voice Acting for Dummies, written by Voices.com founders, David and Stephanie Ciccarelli. Award-winning actor and Emmy-winning voice director, Charlie Adler sits down to talk about how his amazing career began in theatre and eventually landed him in a hit show on Broadway.

He passionately expresses what people say about acting that “push his buttons” and the common denominator in all forms of acting. Charlie shares how his animation career started upon moving to Los Angeles by meeting with his then agent, Arlene Thornton and now dear friend, Ginny McSwain that led to his first role on an animated series.

He talks about how he later became a teacher and voice director and what he discovered about the business along the way.

Charlie candidly answers how he approaches animation auditions and why he feels he has been “two people” at different times in his life. He explains how he teaches his students to become comfortable with the unknown in order to achieve your ultimate goals.

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EP 80 Paul Pape: Voice Actor

Serving the VO community in the name of Don LaFontaine.

Paul Pape, co-founder of the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab, talks about how the original vision for the Lab came together to honor his best friend of over thirty years and hear what’s in store for the future including opening VO Labs in other cities. See the state-of-the-art facility in VO Buzz Weekly’s Tribute to Don LaFontaine (Episodes 34 & 35) and hear personal stories about Don from the four people who knew him the best, Nita Whitaker LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, Steve Tisherman and of course, Paul Pape.

Paul reflects on what he thinks are the keys to his career success and longevity and how he pays it forward to aspiring voice actors. He poignantly shares words of wisdom from Don LaFontaine that have helped him in his voice over career and life. He gives kudos to voice actors who are giving back in a big way to the community by serving on the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab Advisory Board like Scott Rummell, Randy Thomas, George Del Hoyo and Stew Herrera.

Paul talks about the award-winning short film he created for the 168 Hour Film Festival with Don LaFontaine and Josh Daugherty called, Interrogation. Go to the VO Buzz Weekly Blog entry for Paul Pape for a link to watch the film. He offers more information about the SAG Foundation and the ways it serves the voiceover community, all performers and the various charitable programs they provide. The episode closes with Stacey and Chuck’s IF question, which gives even more insight into Paul’s capacity for kindness and generosity and buttons the show with heart and of course some humor too.

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EP 79 Paul Pape: Voice Actor

A look in to the world of ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement).

Chuck lets everyone know that his band Rock Sugar (with voice actor, Jess Harnell) has an upcoming show at Harrah’s in Lake Tahoe on July 27th and Stacey is heading to Orlando this week to shoot new updates for her Walt Disney World, Must Do Disney TV show. An awesome email from Mark in Wilmington, NC is happily read and much appreciated. Chuck and Stacey along with fellow Neumann Endorsed Artist Paul Pape, gives kudos to Chris Currier and the team at Sennheiser/Neumann.

Paul, a veteran voice actor and co-founder of the Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab, started his career as a theatre and on-camera actor and takes us through how he got started in voiceover.

He gives viewers a look in to the world of ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) and how it has developed through the years and what is expected of voice actors working in this genre of voice over. He talks about his meaningful experiences working with directors like Barbra Streisand and Kevin Costner and the advanced technology used today.

Paul, one of the main voices of the Obama Re-election campaign, offers insights on how he got that gig and other political campaigns around the country. He shares the process of how the spots are created and how he handles the pressure.

Get the whole story of how Paul landed the role of “Double J.” in the iconic 1977 film, Saturday Night Fever, alongside John Travolta. He elaborates on the effects of overnight success and what it has taught him.

Make your plans to join Paul, Chuck and Stacey and the best of the best in the voice over business at the Don LaFontaine Poker Classic on August 24, 2013 in Los Angeles. Get ticket information and pertinent details at: www.SAGFoundation.org All proceeds go to benefit the Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab. It’s an awesome event, we hope to see you there!

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EP 78 Joan Baker and Rudy Gaskins: Creators of That's Voiceover

How to take advantage of trends happening in the business today.

The fabulousness continues as Joan tells how she got in to teaching voice over and why she can’t live without it now. She also reflects on what she believes are some of the essential elements a voice actors needs in order to succeed. Rudy’s branding expertise is revealed with some outstanding information for voice actors to consider as they seek to gain a presence in the marketplace.

He shares a trend happening in the business today with regard to voice actors working in their home studios and gives some ideas of how to keep things fresh.

Joan and Rudy explain the meaning behind some quotes they had said and Joan speaks about what it’s like for her as a voice actor when Rudy is directing her. Viewers get an in-depth look at the inspiration behind Joan’s book, Secrets of Voiceover Success and how she involved Rudy and the Alzheimer’s Association in compelling and unique ways.

Join Chuck, Stacey, Joan and Rudy at That’s Voiceover on August 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA. Get your tickets now for That’s Voiceover and be sure to use the exclusive VO Buzz Weekly subscriber’s promo code. Enter Promo Code: VOBUZZ at checkout for a 20% discount.

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