If I were a betting man, my guess that this blog post by my friend and fellow voice talent Mary McKitrick was written not only to help her many blog readers who may be getting started in voice over, but also to serve as a blog reference for her to those newbie inquires she gets and will continue to get.
And it’s a fine read for them…and you.
There’s also this little tome as well.
So Facebook is kind enough to send me a weekly update on the Facebook Fan Page I put together some months ago for The Voiceover Entrance Exam free e-book that I wrote last year.
I am always surprised and pleased when I see people have become a fan of the page. I hope that means that the book has been read and was helpful to these folks who are fans…that is why I wrote it.
Anyway, today I see the page has 111 fans. So I guess that means we’re number 1 – 3 times over! Uh oh, this is starting to read like a Ralph Hass blog post so I better quit while I am ahead.
Anyway, to everyone who did become a fan, thank you very sincerely!
Mahmoud Taji pinged me to say he’s got a new voice over directory started (this seems to be a trend) called the The Voiceover Pavilion.
It’s a pay-to-play directory (you won’t be sent leads ala V123 but you pay to have a listing). He also advised he’s going to be spending some of these proceeds on advertising to end users who do the hiring.
Male Voice Talent Michael Minetree
Look, to go through the headache of creating a really nice, well thought-out on-line voice over web directory seems overzealous, generous and a bit crazy to me. Pictures, demos, links – too much work for a lazy guy like me.
But not Michael Minetree.
It seems in addition to his MineWurx Studio, Michael likes to create projects for himself. He created a very enjoyable to watch (maybe less enjoyable to build) video chronicle of the construction of his new voice over booth (a link to one of the many videos created on that project can be found here).
Then he decided to create this voice over directory (I’m in there somewhere under the category of short, fat voice talent – sadly, it’s not an exclusively listing ;).
Now he’s also created a “Voices with ISDN” web directory, listing all voice talents who have ISDN numbers.
And there is more to come.
While maybe not wholly altruistic (we are all business people here) these are all extremely generous efforts by Michael to help promote an industry that is fortunate to have him as a practitioner.
Pam Tierney, Actress and Voice Over Talent
My friend Pam Tierney has been focusing a great deal more on her blog, I have noticed recently, and readers are all the better for the experience.
Case in point is a very simple yet insightful post about what can affect your voice over performance.
In Pam’s example, and to quote the always quotable Mars Blackmon: “It’s gotta be the shoes!”
Voice Talents Peter K. O'Connell, Karen Commins & Craig Crumpton in Atlanta
Enjoyed over a week-long visit with my family for Easter break in Atlanta – grandparents, cousins and in-laws, oh my! It was (it can now be revealed) the location of my “undisclosed location“.
Having now returned today, I enjoyed the great camaraderie and stories of new and old voice over friends at dinner at the Olive Garden Monday evening.
Karen Commins and her very nice husband Drew stopped sorting socks (long running joke there) just long enough to join me with tremendous stories about their life together and Karen’s very successful career. Also stopping by for a longer visit than when I was here last year was the triple threat (film actor – singer – voice actor) Craig Crumpton whose stories about his participation about the upcoming Robert Redford-directed “The Conspirator” kept the conversation going on into the parking lot! Great stuff!
These voice over meet-ups always leave me so proud of the people whom I call peers. They also fill me with hope for the enormous talent within the voice over industry. I am sincerely grateful for the time Drew, Karen and Craig shared with me.
