VO Buzz Weekly

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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EP 37 Dave Fennoy: Voice of HULU

How to practice and refine your skills and grow as a voice actor.

In this episode of VO Buzz Weekly, Dave Fennoy shares fun stories about the odd jobs he did to support himself that you will want to hear all about. He reflects on his friendship with Don LaFontaine and others who have influenced his life and VO career.

Find out what Dave does to practice and refine his skills in order to keep growing and learning as a voice actor. He tells the fortuitous story of how he landed the voice of Hulu.com and what he would be doing if he wasn’t in the voice over business.

Hear more about his background in music playing in bands, touring and writing songs and how it has helped his voice over career. Dave answers the What If question thoughtfully and from the heart and describes his essence in three words. The episode closes with valuable advice for voice actors that will motivate and inspire you as well as how Dave defines happiness for his life.

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EP 36 Dave Fennoy: Voice of HULU

How to reinvent yourself in the ever-changing areas of voiceover.

Chuck shares a cool Tip of the Week about Effective Practicing for Voice Actors while Stacey recommends viewers read Nita Whitaker LaFontaine’s poignant and emotionally raw book, Finding My Voice. Meet the Neumann Endorsed Artist, Dave Fennoy, the Voice of Hulu.com, Lee Everett in The Walking Dead, live show announcer and more.

Dave shares how watching VO Buzz Weekly is teaching him and displays the official Dave Fennoy swag. He tells how he got started in the voice over business by way of working as a disc jockey in the Bay Area, and all the fortuitous twists and turns that lead to his full-time career in the business.

With more than 50 video games to his credit, Dave talks about what he loves about doing them and how he protects his voice during long recording sessions. He reflects on his current character, Lee Everett in The Walking Dead games, which happens to be his favorite to date.

Hear what he is still working on improving in his voice acting and how he continues to reinvent himself in the different areas of voice over and trends in technology. Dave talks about the thrill and challenges of live show announcing and the find out the story behind his signature dreadlocks. The episode closes with what his greatest accomplishment in life is and what makes him most proud.

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EP 35 Don LaFontaine Tribute

More fun stories about voiceover legend, Don LaFontaine.

The celebration of the life of Don LaFontaine continues with Joe Cipriano and Paul Pape explaining the inspiration for creating the Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab and what voice actors can do to support the Lab.

We learn what Don did to keep his golden voice healthy and how the movie trailer for the GUNSLINGERS OF CASA GRANDE changed his life. We hear more about Don and his only agent Steve Tisherman’s relationship including Don’s funny nicknames for him and Don’s other best friend, actor Steve Susskind, is lovingly remembered by the panel of guests.

Nita Whitaker LaFontaine openly discusses her raw and poignant book, FINDING MY VOICE, that she wrote following Don’s passing and expresses her gratitude for the village of friends and family that surround her and her daughters.

Each guest reflects on how they would like Don to be remembered and give more insight about the amazing qualities Don possessed. Viewers get to see the state-of-the-art Lab and are encouraged to use it to honor Don’s memory and philosophy of giving. Nita talks about the kind of father he was to their daughters and how Don never did anything small, demonstrated by taking an original bedtime story and turning it into a movie with an A-list cast and crew and original music. Paul tells a touching story about Don also being a giving, loving, father figure to other people’s children as well.

The episode closes with a photo montage with the exquisite voice of Nita Whitaker LaFontaine singing a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein song. Rest in peace Don LaFontaine, forever will he reign as the King of Voice Over.

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EP 34 Don LaFontaine Tribute

Learn about the life, work and legacy of the king of VO, Don LaFontaine.

We celebrate the birthday of the King of Voice Over, Don LaFontaine. Hosts Chuck Duran and Stacey J. Aswad have the privilege of celebrating the life, work and legacy of Don LaFontaine with four people who knew him the best. Their guests are Don’s wife, singer, actress and author, Nita Whitaker LaFontaine; Don’s agent for his entire career, owner of TGMD Talent Agency, Steve Tisherman; Don’s best friend, voice actor and co-founder of the Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab, Paul Pape; dear friend, co-founder of the Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab, CBS and FOX comedies promo voice, Joe Cipriano.

Viewers get to hear how each of them met Don and how their relationship with him continues to influence their lives today. Get insights in to Don LaFontaine as a talent, friend, husband and father from personal stories about his humor, intelligence, loyalty, generosity and Pay it Forward philosophy. Nita, Steve, Paul and Joe share many poignant and funny stories about Don that will leave viewers with the knowledge that Don LaFontaine is truly one of a kind and will forever be remembered as a great man and an amazing talent.

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