Quick catchup: I've been stuck at home since March of 2020 because our youngest is vulnerable to the 'Ronavirus. After being let go from my morning radio job in October of that year, I've been supervising the youngest's virtual schooling and overseeing my oldest's virtual studies as well. Pretty much since February of 2021 when my wife got her full-time, ...
A great story about one of the greatest writers encourging some young minds to be creative.
Wrong.
So I'm setup for my voiceover studio with pretty good gear. Starting at the microphone it goes like this...
- Sennheiser 416 and Townsend Labs L22 Sphere
- Apollo Twin interface
- Focusrite Octo Pre (for lightpiping in other microphones)
- into a 2021 Mac Mini M1 computer.
That's ...
I had a job interview for a voice job.
That's NEVER happened before. Usually it works like this... You get an audition, you do the audition, they either hire you or hire someone else. But this happened very unexpectedly. The client contacted me through backstage.com (a site for actors and casting call jobs) and said they really liked my voice ...
Fellow voice actors, we need to talk about accents.
Many times an audition will come up and the client will be looking for an Irish accent or an Australian accent, Boston/Harvard, whatevuh.
Chances are you think you can nail it.
Sure, just go to Youtube, watch a couple videos and you're good, right?
Nah.
Look, I've ...