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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
Booking a job versus building a successful voice over business.
Harlan
Hogan, versatile voice actor, author of VO: Tales and Techniques of a
Voice Actor and creator of VoiceoverEssentials.com tells the story of
how he went from working in radio and computer sales to building a
career in voiceover for the last thirty plus years. He discusses his
views on booking a job versus building a voice over business as well as
what he thinks it takes to be successful today.
He shares how his
marketing skills and creativity have helped him stand out and some
benefits of having agents around the USA and abroad. Harlan talks about
his experience working with international clients and his approach to
creating memorable auditions and navigating through the casting process.
The
Headphone Giveaway Trivia Question #1 is revealed, viewers learn how
Harlan’s store VoiceoverEssentials.com came into existence and get a
sneak peek at some new gear from CEntrance coming out the of Summer
2014.
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
Branding yourself through social media and your website content.
Anne
Ganguzza continues to share her expertise about website content, SEO
(search engine optimization) and Google search standards. She shares
ways to find potential clients via the web and the process she uses to
introduce herself to potential clients.
Anne explains her passion
for “brand immersion” and how she tells her story through social media,
her website content and in face-to-face networking. She offers some
ideas for effective face-to-face marketing and what things to avoid when
marketing in general.
She lets everyone know how you can connect
with people around the world, by joining her organization, VO Peeps.
Find out what’s ahead for the VO Peeps and the mission of the Career
Education Scholarship Fund, which helps people realize their voiceover
career dreams. The episode closes with Anne reflecting on what she
believes are the keys to her success in life.
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
Great tips on how you can find work in niche areas of voiceover.
Anne
Ganguzza, creator of VO Peeps, voice actor, producer, marketing and
branding guru, shares her extensive and impressive background working in
technology, which led her to teach computer graphics and eventually to
do voiceover work. She talks about the niche areas of voiceover she
works in like medical and technical narration, corporate E-learning, IVR
and telephony and offers tips on how you can begin to find that kind of
work.
She discusses the importance of being specific when
marketing to the areas of voiceover you want to work in with the content
of your demos and website. Anne gives some key points for effective
marketing and branding and her approach to social media with respect to
the different outlets and their target audiences.
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
Advice on having a successful VO business from top L.A. agent.
The
conversation continues with Ilko Drozdoski, managing partner and
co-owner of TGMD voiceover agency in Los Angeles, as he talks about the
ingredients for having a successful agent-client relationship, the
things actors do that makes him crazy and what keeps him excited about
being an agent. He offers advice to those wanting to be successful in
the voiceover business and expresses more opinions about the ultra
important voiceover demo.
Ilko explains how he built up the
Spanish division, under the guidance of Steve Tisherman, and shares what
is happening in the Spanish VO market right now. He reflects on the
privilege of knowing and working with TGMD client Don LaFontaine and
other personal stories from early in his career, which included doing
extra work in feature films and he ends the episode with what he feels
have been the keys to his success.
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
The benefits of having an agent and the importance of a great demo.
Ilko
Drozdoski, managing partner and co-owner of TGMD in Los Angeles, tells
the story of how he started in the entertainment business and explains
the role of a voiceover agent and the benefits of having one. He
addresses what TGMD looks for in a potential talent to represent and
discusses the best way to submit your demo to the agency.
Ilko
talks about the importance of having a great voiceover demo, what the
content of the demo should be and things that he likes and dislikes
about the demos he hears. He breaks down the process of what happens
after you submit your demo to his agency and hear what you can expect
when meeting with TGMD for possible representation.
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
Helpful audition do's and don'ts plus great voiceover demo advice.
The
great information continues with Mary Lynn Wissner as she talks about
things to do and things to avoid in auditions from the slate to doing
multiple takes. Learn more about how you can study with Mary Lynn and
attend her incredible workshops with leading industry pros at
VoicesVoicecasting.com
She talks about her amazing new VO app,
Voiceover Self Direction, and shares some of the highlights and
challenges of being a casting director and business owner. Mary Lynn
gives great advice about the importance of having a competitive
voiceover demo from its production value to the content.
She
discusses what you need to do to have a long career in the VO business
and reveals what she would do as a career if she were not in the VO
business. Mary Lynn shares what’s still ahead for her both personally
and professionally and what she feels have been the keys to her
continued success.
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
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