VO Buzz Weekly

EP 47 Pat Fraley: Voice Actor/Teacher

Why the Art of Saying No can lead to more work opportunities.

Pat Fraley shares which three characters are his favorite out of the thousands he has created and tells a great story of recording Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Rob Paulsen. Find out why the Art of Saying No has lead to more audition and work opportunities and how Pat handled slow times in his career while being able to maintain the quality of life for his family.

Pat discusses teaching and gives more information about his events around the country, which include A-list guests like Brad Garrett, Scott Brick and Meredith Layne. Hear advice he would give to his 20-year old self from the point of view of being a father to his sons and what else Pat would do as a career if he was not a performer or teacher.

Pat’s answer to the IF question takes everyone off guard and is a hard act to follow. Pat reveals what he still hopes to accomplish and what still excites him about working in the voice over business and being in Hollywood. The episode closes with Pat doing Shakespeare as Jack Nicholson and a series of fun outtakes that to be seen.

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EP 46 Pat Fraley: Voice Actor/Teacher

Mega-coach has advice for voice actors that is absolutely priceless.

Chuck and Stacey share a Tip of the Week about Information Overload and how to not be overwhelmed by all of it. Guest Pat Fraley, voice actor, producer, director and teacher has voiced thousands of characters and starts things off with humor and his incredible Jack Nicholson impersonation. He talks about his childhood, starting his career in Australia, his MFA in Acting from Cornell University and how it lead to his career in voice over doing cartoons.

From the point of view of a teacher, Pat offers advice to voice actors that is absolutely priceless about imitation to create inspiration. He reveals a misconception about being in the voice over business and what he feels makes a great commercial demo by using examples from things he has done with his own commercial demo. Hear what he thinks makes him such an effective teacher and how his analytical mind has helped him teach his students better. Pat discusses how he strategized to start his voice over career in Los Angeles with his personal story full of some great tips.

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EP 45 Beau Weaver: Voice of Superman

What you should be focusing on to build a successful VO career.

Find out what Beau Weaver feels is his greatest accomplishment in life and what he wishes he was better at personally and professionally. He shares amazing stories about Marlon Brando and Joan Darling that punctuate his points brilliantly. He talks about how he got the iconic role of Superman and gives advice to voice actors in the business about what they should be focusing on to build their careers.

Viewers get a sneak peek of Beau’s Home Studio, what equipment he uses, get to watch him record and edit actual jobs. The importance of having a portable home studio is discussed and he reveals one of the most unusual places he had to record. The episode closes with Beau’s personal and poignant story about breaking in to animation which is a gem for everyone to hear, and Stacey’s IF question about who he would want as President.

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EP 44 Beau Weaver: Voice of Superman

Brilliant advice to voice actors on how to stay on top of the trends.

Chuck and Stacey give another awesome Tip of the Week: Essential Elements of Your Commercial Demo and share a viewer email from Jenny. Guest Beau Weaver, voice of Superman and Mr. Fantastic, network promos, movie trailers, commercials and narration endorses VO Buzz Weekly. He tells about his obsession with radio and how his friendship with radio and voice over veteran, Dave Sebastian Williams changed the course of his life. Hear the story of Beau and two friends pioneering the concept of voicing promos for local television stations and recording at home in the early 1980’s which ultimately lead to his big break.

Beau’s gives brilliant advice to aspiring voice actors, tells how he approached getting in to the entertainment industry and handled rejection. He discusses his approach to staying on top of the trends and the importance of voice over coaching and continuing to perfect your skills like a professional athlete. As a member of the Advisory Board of the Don Lafontaine Voice Over Lab, Beau shares fond memories of Don Lafontaine and the ways he inspired people. The episode closes with a great story about techniques Beau learned for self-promotion and the results he got from them.

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EP 43 George Whittam: Host of East West Audio Bodyshop

Many more incredible recording tips for your home studio.

George shares more incredible recording tips for your home studio involving room noise, USB microphones, mic preamps and microphone and copy positioning. The current commercial contest details are discussed and how you can still enter to try and win the Charter Oak Acoustic Devices S700 studio microphone. Viewers get the inside scoop about George’s company, VO Studio Tech and what new and innovative services he is offering to his clients that has never been done before.

George explains the differences between mp3, .aiff and .wav files in simple terms and gives a great tip about editing in order to maintain the quality of the file. Hear George’s take on how the quality of your home studio can dramatically impact your ability to compete in the current voice over marketplace. Get his recommendation on what to use for your portable recording gear and what essential effects you need when recording your voice like EQ, compression and noise gate along with the importance of normalizing your tracks. George answers the What If question about being a father of a daughter and the episode closes with a recap of the current contest details and Chuck and Stacey promising to have George back on the show in the future for more tech talk.

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EP 42 George Whittam: Host of East West Audio Bodyshop

Authority on home studios shares info that you can’t afford to miss.

Chuck and Stacey J. welcome the authority on voice over recording technology and co-host of East West Audio Bodyshop, George Whittam. Together, with Michael Deming of Charter Oak Acoustic Devices, they announce the details of the first ever VO Buzz Weekly Video Contest, with the grand prize being an S700 microphone from Charter Oak, pretty sweet! The contest ends November 18, 2012, go to VOBuzzWeekly.com/contest to enter.

George talks about his web show EWABS with co-host Dan Lenard and one of his favorite guests. Hear how he ended up in Hollywood and worked to become the rockstar of tech with help from movie trailer icons like Howard Parker and Don LaFontaine. Find out why George loves what he does and what services his company, VO Studio Tech offers people no matter where you live.

He discusses in detail Source Connect and ISDN and starts revealing some of his amazing Top 10 Simple Recording Tips that you can’t afford to miss! George remembers his special friendship with Don LaFontaine and why he jumped at the chance to help design the Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab in the SAG Foundation in Los Angeles.

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EP 41 EG Daily: Voice of Tommy Pickles

Creating characters and how to take care of your precious voice.

This episode continues with EG Daily and how she balances motherhood and her very busy career. She talks about the meaning behind her music and we hear what inspired her to write beautiful and powerful songs like, Somebody’s Loving You, Grey and Wait. She shares her current voiceover, music and on-camera projects, talks about her musical heroes and which characters are her favorites.

We learn more about the process EG goes through to create a character and how she takes care of her voice. She discusses what she loves about doing soundtrack work and answers Stacey’s WHAT IF question wonderfully. The episode closes with EG giving advice to her 20 year-old self that you don’t want to miss.

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EP 40 EG Daily: Voice of Tommy Pickles

Insights and great advice for anyone wanting to get into voice over.

Chuck asks Stacey about her new gig as the In-Show Announcer for Family Game Night and she reveals more details about what else she had to do. Chuck offers the TIP OF THE WEEK about Editing Your Auditions and Stacey reads a viewer email from Austin, a college student and aspiring voice actor.

Meet EG Daily, voice actor, on-camera actor, singer/songwriter, musician who talks about how she got started in the voice over business, her talented siblings and how she refills her creative energy. EG gives great insights and advice to anyone wanting to get in to voice over and shares how her kids feel about their Mom being the voice of Tommy Pickles from Rugrats. She candidly tells us what she would do differently if she was starting her career over again. The episode closes with EG talking in depth about her one woman show, Listen Closely, and what she intends to do with her unfinished autobiography.

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EP 39 Dee Bradley Baker: Voice of Perry the Platypus

The essentials for being successful besides talent and acting skills.

In this episode of VO Buzz Weekly, Dee Bradley Baker shares how he stays motivated, grounded and happy in the entertainment business. He shares who his inspirations are, who he admires and gives sound advice for aspiring voice actors through the website he created specifically to help others.

We discuss his many current projects and what role social media plays in his life. We find out what he likes about being in the VO business versus on camera and what he thinks is essential for being successful besides talent, vocal control and acting skills.

Dee shares from the heart what he loves about being a Dad and what his daughters think about his work. Hilarious WHAT IF questions are answered and more monster sounds come out too. The episode closes with what advice he would give to his younger self and we find out if he has any regrets.

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EP 38 Dee Bradley Baker: Voice of Perry the Platypus

Discovering your talent to create creature and monster voices.

Viewers get Chuck’s Tip of the Week about proper recording levels for voice over and hear Stacey’s Viewer Email from Bobby who has just discovered the show and is sharing the BUZZ with his students.

Meet guest Dee Bradley Baker, known for his work in Phineas and Ferb, American Dad, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and more, shares how he got started in to the VO business by way of a mall Santa job, open mic nights and voicing the rock in the LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE TV show. Learn how Dee approaches creating a new character and Dee gives great advice about your responsibility to know what is current in the marketplace.

Currently working on five different networks simultaneously, Dee talks about vocal warmups and tells the story of discovering his talent to create creature and monster voices. He demonstrates some of his favorites and breaks down how to make a cricket sound. The episode closes with interesting reflection on having passion and purpose for what you do as a career.

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