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Rick blows us away with his knowledge of voice acting as he shares some of the skills he teaches in his program bookablevo.com

Lori Alan shares her wonderful stories and enthusiasm with Dan and George. Please visit her charity notodogmeat.com

Marc Graue, owner of Legendary Marc Graue Studios and voice actor himself comes in for a few laughs and a TON of helpful information.

John Taylor fills in for Dan and brings along Big Llou Johnson! A super fun episode, we get loose and real.

Yes, this is actually EWABS reborn as Voice Over Body Shop!Your buddies George Whittam and Dan Lenard together from their new studio in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Dan and George try out the new Voice Over Body Shop studio! Test run to see how the new video cameras and switching works, tweak lighting and sound, and block our shots. We have a few surprise guests, including John Taylor who dropped in to the studio, and calls from Marc Cashman and Chuck & Stacey from VO Buzz Weekly. Larry Hudson provided production assistance.

Dan and George share their final episode of East West Audio Body Shop with 20 fans in a massive roundtable extravaganza! Robert Marshall of Source Elements joins us to share the latest happenings with Source Connect, why ISDN still survives, and audio tech. Dan and George will be back August 10th with their new show, Voice Over Body Shop at VOBS.TV!!

We've got on this episode MJ Lallo, Jamie Hunsdale, John Taylor, Scott Burns, and dropping in to George's studio, Chris Heward! A show full of laughs and really helpful information for those interested in the world of animation and video game voice over work.

Our first all female audiobook roundtable on EWABS, with Karen Commins, Carlyn Craig of Post Hypnotic Press, Ann Richardson, and Audie nominated Hillary Huber.

Our panel tonight includes, returning once again, Cliff Zellman, Juan Carlos Bagnell, Uncle Roy Yokelson, and we welcome for his first time, Jordan Reynolds! Tonight we take a look back at what's changed in voiceover recording in the last 15 years or so, and what technology we'd like to see more of (and what should just go away). Plus the panel answers a huge array of chatroom questions.

We decided 90 minutes wasn't enough time last episode to dedicate to this difficult conversation, so we invited a whole new panel to hash over the discussion of using online casting services to book voiceover work. This go 'round we welcomed Bev Standing, David Kaplan, J Michael Collins, and J.S. Gilbert to the roundtable.

Online Casting and RatesGreat discussion from the voice actor's point of view. Peter BishopMatt CowlrickMelissa ExelberthPaul StrikwerdaThe opinions expressed during this episode are those solely of the panel, and are not representative of the producers of EWABS, nor its sponsors.

Commercial and imaging voice David Jeremiah joins us from his elaborate Los Angeles studio this week, sharing entertaining tales from his 30 years in the biz. Dan's got a Tip of the Week on Audio Interfaces. And we answer a whole slew of audience questions, like we do every week, post yours at ewabs.com

George gets a visitor in his studio this week when voice actor and standup comedian Rachel Butera joins us. She tells us about her journey from Jersey to Los Angeles, joining the union, landing an agent, contesting on America's Got Talent, calling in to Howard Stern, voice matching, impressions of Whoopie, Wanda Sykes, Rosie O'donnell, Joan Rivers, her Mother, and a lot more funducational stuff.

Eric Leopardi, creator of ISDN to Go tells us about the genesis of his ISDN bridging service, which works with IPDTL, Source Connect Now, and Source Connect Standard. Dan's Tip of the Week is about moving homes and selecting the right place to have a voiceover studio. George shares a #whittamsworld on IP Audio Codecs from Comrex at the NAB show.

We have friends and supporters of EWABS Larry David and Elizabeth Stuart on this episode. Larry and Elizabeth are voice acting pros who love to share their stories of success, and take a huge amount of questions from the chatroom. George shares highlights from WovoCon and a few product spots from NAB, including Shure, Pelican cases, and JK Audio.

Multi-facted voice actor David Kaye joins us from his beautiful home studio and shares his story from womb to tomb. OK, no tomb. Tip of the Week on recording VO with an iOS device, and some highlights from George's Vegas trip covering NAB and WovoCon II.

George takes the show on the road to attend NAB, NMX, and WovoCon, and lands at Melissa Moats' Voice Actor's Studio in Henderson, Nevada, complete like the Vegas Voicers providing a lively audience! We also talk to Jack de Golia and Mike Martin. Special thanks to Troy Moats and Alex MacDonald for their technical assistance.

Edge Studio's very own vocal care expert and speech therapist Lara Hirner answers a deluge of questions from Dan and our audience. Dan share's a Tip of the Week on studio acoustics vs sound proofing, news, and viewer tech questions. More info about Lara http://www.edgestudio.com/lara-hirner

Roger Leopardi's CPA KK Barton takes your questions on how to setup your business, preparing for taxes, and going S corp or LLC.George has video from VO Atlanta from Joe Cipriano and an interview with young voice actor Anna Cate Donelan.

Our first ever segment en Espanol, Simon Fojgiel interviews Rene Figueroa and Emma Rodero at VO Atlanta during their Spanish Day. George interviews Susan Bennett, the original voice of Siri. We also have news about the new Macbook, Google Plus, and we take questions from YOU!

A huge range of topics pertaining to producing audiobooks covered in this edition of Audiobook Masters Round Tables with Jeffrey Kafer, David Wilson, and Karen Souer. George shares more highlights from NAMM show, including MXL mics, Contour Shuttle Pro, and Blue Mo-Fi headphones.Dan has a Tip of the Week on cheap vs. expensive microphones. And the news, and your questions!

Published on Mar 9, 2015We get to share the perspective of voice talent on 4 continents, Susannah Kenton in New Zealand, Debby Barnes in the UK, Ramesh Mahtani in the Canary Islands (Spain), and Jonathan Tilley in Germany, and US in the USA!

Rosi and Brian Amador, bilingual voice talent couple from Boston join us this week to share how they share a studio, their love for music and performing (with some music!), and take questions from the chat room. George has another NAMM show highlight and Dan takes on your questions.

Voice actor and online casting "P2P" success story J. Michael Collins joins us from his home studio in Luxembourg... Yes, Luxembourg! He stays up WAY past his bedtime to answer our questions, as well as the chat room's. Dan's Tip of the Week is on dealing with shelving reflections in your VO booth. George answers questions on audio interfaces and signal chains, cloud-lifters and phantom power...

Promo, commercial and narration voice Thomas Pinto shares his wisdom on this edition. Dan is in Santa Monica with George this time around.

Influential and helpful voiceover casting director Mary Lynn Wissner Voices joins us this week from voicecasting.comGerald Griffith, founder of VOAtlanta tells us what's to come for VOAtlanta 2015 coming March 12th. George has hits from the 2015 NAMM show, too!

Pablo and Al the Voiceover Pals in the Garage bring some levity to the show and share their pearls of wisdom. Dan's Tip of the Week on Personal Studio Troubleshooting, questions, news, laughs, info, it's all here.

Roger gives and gives on this information packed (aren't they all) episode. George's open letter to engineers' message about adopting IP audio codecs, News, Dan and George answer questions, and Mugman!

World Wide Wadio producer Jeff Howell is our esteemed first guest of 2015. George asks the chat room what they plan to do to boost their VO careers in 2015 and shares some thoughts of his own. George and Dan answer viewer questions, and Dan's Tip of the Week is about "Personal Studios".

You submitted your favorites and here they are, plus some of ours, too. Happy New Year, see you in 2015, same time, same place!

Jay graciously sacrifices sleep to be with us LIVE for almost an hour of stories of his journey to success and questions from our audience. Dan has a Tip of the Week on using Studio Monitors over Headphones, George disputes it... News, audience tech QnA, and more goodies!

If you want to know anything about WoVO, this episode covers it as a selection of the executive board joins us for this information packed episode. Chris Mezzolesta, Dave Courvoisier, Elizabeth Holmes, & Dustin Ebaugh are here with an open discussion and QnA with our chat room. George shares a Whittam's World on using Skype and other methods as a phone patch.

Golden nuggets of information abound with Jodi Gottlieb! She worked at CBS! Jodi talks about what she looks for when hiring talent. She recently did a workshop with Jeff Howell (World Wide Wadio) re how to interpret your scripts. She's worked with many of the top talent in promo, including Townsend Coleman and the late, great Don LaFontaine, and shares some wonderful stories about them. As a demo producer her perspective on the subject is invaluable!Dan has a great Tip of the Week titled "It's not the microphone", about getting the gear "out of your way" and understanding what's really important as a VO actor working from a personal studio.We also take viewer questions and share the latest industry news.

Tonights Guest is none other than Harlan Hogan! Show Log Episode 167, November 24, 2014 Guest: Harlan Hogan George on equipment upgrades 0:01:59 Here they are! Dan missed the big Buffalo snow dump. 0:03:17 Thanks to sponsors: Harlan Hogan, Edge Studio, VoiceZam, VoiceOverXtra, HomeStudioMaster, VO Studio Tech. 0:03:45 EWABS NEWS 0:04:00 WoVO’s new website is launched! Go to http://www.worldvo.org/ 0:05:00 Yosemite OS for Mac is still not quite ready. George says hold off! 0:06:15 Studio Suit is temporarily out of production. Dan may resume after he moves to California. 0:06:52 CBS is replacing ISDN with SourceConnect in 2015. 0:07:49 SourceConnectNow is still in beta. Coming soon SourceConnectNow 3.9. 0:08:23 EWABS NEWS 0:08:41 Questions. 0:09:00 Q: A person who works in Guatemala and wants to know about a VO kit that includes Adobe Audition. A: George doesn’t know the mic. 0:11:32 Q: about adding plugins that don’t have .stack extensions. A: They just show up in the flat list. George shows a screenshot. If they don’t show up, try reinstalling the plugin (like iZotope). 0:13:37 Q: What’s with the Avalon pre-channel strips? A: Adding enhancements defeats the purpose of sounding like you. You can actually make your recording noisier. Tubes can degrade over time. Leave it to the engineers and audio geeks. Tube equipment will add distortion that you can’t undo. 0:18:55 Write to [email protected] with your questions. Or call, 818-47EWABS. 0:19:34 Break. Home Studio Master. 0:20:43 Bumper on Thanksgiving. 0:21:16 They’re back. 0:22:27 George’s Whittam’s World on upgrading equipment (episode 23). https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Keu2tkQbA Does equipment degrade? 0:28:23 Back the show and discussion about equipment upgrades. 0:29:10 George asks Dan what’s the oldest thing in his studio. 0:30:00 George talks about interface lifespans. 0:31:23 Break. VO Studio Tech. 0:32:34 They’re back 0:33:10 And now, Harlan Hogan. http://voiceoveressentials.com/ 0:33:40 Dan introduces Harlan’s second edition of VO Tales and Techniques of Voice. The second edition is at http://alturl.com/gbmtw 0:35:04 Harlan tells what’s in the book. The second edition takes into account home studios and other changes in the business, amounting to about 60 percent of the book being new. 0:37:37 Dan asks how this book is different from how-to books. This one is tales “from in the day.” It makes a great book for people outside the business. 0:40:45 How things have changed since the 70s. 0:41:40 Harlan tells about “trades” used instead of salary. 0:42:30 Dan asks if there’s an audiobook version of the book. Not yet. It’s a long story. 0:45:35 What the publishing business knows… 0:46:05 There’s a contest. He has five autographed copies to the first 5 who can answer the question, what did Harlan do to get his agent call him regularly? Send entries to [email protected] with the subject line, “H2 Contest.” Entries must be received by November 28. The winners to be picked at random. 0:47:50 Dan asks how Harlan got into his “retail empire,” and how he balances that with other work. He tells the story. Several things led to an article on building the Porta Booth. 0:50:33 People wanted to know where to buy it! His IT suggested he make it and sell it. Before he knew it, he had a store. He made 1500 of the original Porta Booth. Then he ran into the idea of the “minimum order quantity.” 0:53:29 VoiceOver Essentials is all about voice-over. 0:54:52 Bumper … then … 0:55:20 They’re back talking about the book cover. 0:55:55 There’s a Black Friday sale! Use this code: BLKFRIVO, at midnight Thursday through Sunday. 0:58:07 Questions. Q: Make sure Harlan talks about the famous diner where the owner named a frittata for Harlan and a crepe for his wife. 0:59:48 Q What kind of discipline does it take to write a book, how do you do that as a busy VO talent. A: Harlan talks about a time expert in Canada. This guy recommends no to-do lists. He says pick a time and days. Set aside the time and do it. Schedule it. 1:01:45 Never finish a chapter during a writing time. Save it for the next day; this avoid writer’s block. 1:04:14 Q: What about the Mixer Face, the new interface? George wants to know about the limiter. A: Harlan tells the story, and gives a tip for fixing a phone session. He describes the device. 1:08:10 George talks about limiters. 1:08:37 Harlan talks about the nice thing about a small company—they can move quickly. In this case, adding the limiter after the product was announced. It’s now expected in February. What will be out will be fully ready. 1:10:00 Q: What steps do you take to get work quickly? A: Harlan answers. You have to be your own marketer. 1:10:54 Harlan talks about how voice actors may not see what they do as a business. 1:11:56 Q: What’s your bike? A: Harlan rides a BMW-R-1200RT. 1:12:40 Harlan asks Dan and George to guess how many miles he drove on his bike in 24 hours. They guess. The answer is 1350 miles on a round trip from Chicago to Si

Episode 166, November 17, 2014 Guest: Zurek, https://soundcloud.com/zurek, founder of Voice Over Universe George is at Doug Turkel’s in Florida, Dan is farther west in Buffalo! Tip of the Week: Overthinking it. 0:01:52 They begin…reversed. And both are remoting! 0:04:00 Zurek comes on. 0:05:03 Zurek catches us up on what he’s been doing since his last EWABS appearance two years ago. 0:06:44 Dan asks how VO may have changed Zurek’s perspective on doing radio. He explains and George talks about John Taylor’s similar experience. 0:08:00 Zurek talks about being a morning show person on radio. 0:08:35 They talk about the Randy Thomas Voice Mastery event in Ft. Myers, Fla. 0:10:09 The event included a children’s reading. Name dropping ensues. The program came together in two months. It was a professional, intimate crowd. 0:14:16 Dan asks about Voice Over Universe, which Zurek founded.http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/. It was early in the VO social media explosion over the last six years. 0:17:55 Break. HomeStudioMaster. 0:18:55 SpongeBob! 0:19:18 They’re back. Questions: What’s your studio set up these days? A: 416 and the MBox 3 mini, and MacBook Pro and a bunch of plugins. He takes it all to the radio station. 0:21:58 Q: Do you do any improv and has it helped? A: He hasn’t but, he’s had an acting coach. 0:22:50 Q from Paul Strikwerda: How do you see the role of VoiceOver Universe in light of Facebook and other social media? A: It gives you your own webpage. They talk about people who got their start at VO Universe. 0:26:15 Q: What are you favorite plugins for Pro Tools? A: Waves. It’s got it all. L2 Maximizer and C1 are good. George asked about multiband compressors. 0:27:16 Q What iOS interface are you using on the iPhone? A: He uses the iRig into the iPhone with his 416. iTrack Solo is also a good iPhone device, though they have to be plugged into a power source. 0:28:21 Q: When did you decide it was time to uproot to follow the work? A: Chicago is his home. He recounts his early career in radio and voice-over. 0:30:13 Zurek introduces his fiancee, Georgia (AKA Zsa Zsa). He proposed on the air. She is an attorney, originally from Haiti. She speaks French and Creole. 0:31:59 Zurek talks about recording videos in the car. George talks about doing that while picking up people at the airport and will post. Zurek uses iMovie on his iPhone. 0:32:57 Dan asks Zurek about his interview with President Obama. He tells the story. 0:35:00 Zurek signs off. 0:35:10 Break. VO Studio Tech. 0:36:35 The celestial brothers clip from The Grand Budapest Hotel movie. 0:36:59 A couple of show bumpers. 0:37:56 EWABS News. (Jack de Golia voice) 0:38:40 Studio Suit is about gone! Order now! Dan may custom make them once he moves to California. 0:40:04 Q: thoughts on new virtual recording tool for (Voice Meter Banana?). A: Dan’s view: the best substitute for a phone patch is a phone. George shies away from software mixers. He needs to check it out. 0:42:09 Dan gives a tour of the theater where he just did The Music Man. He talks about stage acting compared to voice-over, lines and breaths. 0:45:48 They get letters. 0:45:58 Q about pasting in room tone in TwistedWave. A: Generally you don’t master room tone. George goes on to explain possible exceptions. 0:48:40 Q: How do you properly store equipment in different seasons? How do you travel with gear? A: If you’re always using your stuff, it’s just there. Dan elaborates. 0:05:32 George the only thing to watch are humidity changes with condensation on the capsule. Keeping mics dry, clean and not dropped are key. 0:51:46 Mic cozies are discussed. 0:52:10 Time for the Tip of the Week on OVERTHINKING! 0:52:30 Tip of the Week: Overthinking. 0:56:14 They’re back. 0:57:30 Break. VoiceZam. VoiceOver Xtra. 0:59:02 They’re back, with Doug Turkel, host for George tonight. http://dougturkel.com/ 0:59:30 Doug talks about observing “Apollo 13” moments before the show began! George said it’s called “show prep.” 1:00:25 George talks about going to the Banjo Emporium and wasting time in trying to solve a problem. 1:01:30 Harlan Hogan time: go to VoiceOverEssentials.com! Harlan has what VO actors need! 1:04:58 Go to ewabs.com, and click on Harlan’s logo at the bottom of the page to reach VoiceOver Essentials. 1:05:21 Dan shows his adapter collection. 1:06:02 Doug Turkel tells about his recent work with car and casino spots and mixed martial arts (MMA). Lots of screaming. 1:08:00 Doug talks about his goal with auditioning—he’d rather market to people and get on short lists for gigs rather than audition on play-to-play sites. He gets a better return on his investment. You can make it up in volume, but it’s hard to make a living that way. 1:10:10 Dan asks Doug about his view of pay-to-play sites. 1:10:43 Doug tells his opinion. 1:12:12 George joins the discussion with thoughts about the role of pay-to-play sites. Doug comments about VO talent selling themselves short. He sees a gradual erosion of pay rates an

Jeff, John, and George really get to geek out this week as Dan rehearses for the Music Man, but he still manages to stop in to say hello in his top hat! We talk about audio processing, Voice Arts Awards, Car Talk, audio gear, Sennheiser 416, and a ton more on this one. Thanks to our sponsors:voiceoveressentials.comedgestudio.com/vostudiotech.comvoxtra.comvoicezam.comhomestudiomaster.comnarratorhelper.com

Show Log Episode 164, November 3, 2014 Guest: Townsend Coleman, voice of Michelangelo, one of the Teenage Mutant Turtles George answers questions Dan’s Tip of the Week will be about studio monitors 0:01:46 Here they are! 0:03:14 Sponsors: Harlan Hogan at VoiceOver Essentials, Edge Studio, and VoiceZam! 0:04:14 EWABS NEWS (minus the bumper). George talks about the Behringer mixer, the XR12 X Air Mixer: http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/Xr12.aspx/. It can be controlled remotely with any device. The price is good, too. 0:05:28 Dan has news about Harlan Hogan’s new book, http://www.amazon.com/VO-Tales-Techniques-Voice-over-Actor/dp/1581152493 Hear excerpts at VoiceOverXtra.com 0:06:37 George says there’s a new Tesla museum being built in New Jersey. igg.me/at/bricks-for-tesla/x 0:08:02 New sponsor, VoiceZam! Find out SamFusion! 0:13:33 Dan and George are back. 0:13:57 Break. Home Studio Master. 0:14:57 The Two Radiant Celestial Brothers. 0:15:12 They’re back with questions via SpeakPipe. Q: A new VO actor wants advice on mic and preamp within his budget. A: Dan says, start with basic gear. Work on your mic technique, room acoustics, and performance first. His super cheap mic sounds just FINE! The new Scarlet Solo might be an option. The VO1-A from Harlan Hogan might work, and others. 0:19:27 Q: How do I connect Apollo Twin Duo to a hardware mixer. A: George gives the details. 0:23:40 Tip of the Week: Studio Monitors. Dan talks about “Close field monitors” and the limitations of headphones. 0:27:36 George talks about how headphones can help. He prefers them for audiobook production because the end-user will likely hear the audio that way. Hear more on Whittam’s World, Episode 46. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fWtpoQGOxY where George talks about monitors and headphones pluses and minuses. 0:28:53 Break. VO Studio Tech. Spongebob. 0:30:25 They’re back, in hysterics! Townsend Coleman is the fun guest. 0:32:00 Dan runs through Townsend’s credits. 0:33:16 Townsend tells how he got into VO. 0:35:42 Dan asks if Townsend’s work in promo led him to animation? 0:40:24 Townsend tells about how he knew Don LaFontaine. He and George reminisce. 0:45:10 Dan asks Townsend about his personal studio use. Townsend tells about his current work. 0:46:00 George asks Townsend what his chain is. His main mic is a 416. He likes keeping it simple. 0:47:59 George asks him if makes use of preset modes available. 0:51:35 Dan asks what Townsend has going on now. 0:54:04 Never burn a bridge! 0:54:41 Harlan Hogan time: VoiceOverEssentials.com, a great resource. 0:58:27 Q&A session. Q: What was your “life in a day” with TMNT? A: Townsend tells ninja turtle stories. 1:02:07 Q: Did the folks at DIC make life miserable for voice talent? A: Townsend replies. 1:04:42 Q: What character was the most difficult to create? A: The ones he didn’t get. 1:07:22 Q: What time of year is the best time to market to people who hire promo voices? A: interesting answer! 1:09:03 Q: Do you do dark dramatic promo or just comedy? A: He explains. 1:10:42 Q: Is it still an exclusive club in L.A.? A: Townsend tells the story. You don’t have to be in L.A., except for animation. 1:12:18 When it comes to the networks, it’s still pretty rarified. 1:14:16 Q: Is there room for women in promo? 1:15:31 Q: How do you warm up your voice. A: He demonstrates. 1:17:39 Q: Does animation ever abuse your voice when you scream? 1:18:19 Be careful not audition with a character that pinches your voice that you can’t sustain. 1:18:50 George asks if Townsend is a musician? 1:22:51 KOWABUNGA! 1:23:08 Dan asks if Townsend teaches? He does with Samantha Paris in Sausalito, Calif. http://voicetraxsf.com/ 1:24:11 Break. 1:24:57 VoiceZam ad. 1:25:59 VoiceOverXtra 1:26:34 They’re back. 1:27:01 Announcements. Thanks to the donors. Go to EWABS.net 1:28:31 YouTube Channel: all 164 episodes are there! https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsshow. There’s a podcast at Stitcher Radio, podbean, and iTunes. 1:29:18 NarratorHelp.com, will help you get your audiobook done right. 1:30:19 It’s Mov-ember. Donate to George’s team at us.movember.com/team/1579149 1:31:02 Next week, Dan is in a show, so it will be Jon Taylor and George. November 17—from Doug Turkel’s home in Florida. Harlan Hogan will be on on November 24. Send questions and guest ideas to [email protected]. 1:32:52 Thanks to the wives and staff. 1:33:47 Dan wants to leave us with something: his son Jacob’s animated short. 1:34:30 Jacob Lenard’s animation. 1:36:40 End of show.

Show Log Episode 163, October 27, 2014 Guest: Chris Heward, comedian 0:02:00 They’re on, George, Dan, and Chris. 0:02:46 Thanks to our sponsors, Harlan Hogan, Edge Studios. 0:03:57 The news (bumper needed!) 0:04:07 George talks about Yosemite, the latest Apple operating system. See the EWABS Facebook group to see how it’s working for people. 0:05:46 Harry Schearer is now teaching VO. http://harryshearer.com/ He’s the artist in residence at Loyola University. 0:06:57 George talks about the new Acon Digital app for getting rid of clicks. It’s called the “Restoration Suite” for getting rid of clicks, clips and a de-noiser, all for $99. http://acondigital.com/products/restoration-suite/ 0:07:59 World Voices Organization (WoVO) held it’s annual meeting online last week. This year’s accomplishments: 501c status, first conference, meetup groups worldwide, new slogan (“We speak for those who speak for a living”), new logo, new job search site, new organization website, reference materials, and membership doubled in the last year. Coming soon: Tech certification of personal studios. 0:10:49 George takes care of a question from last week about the Avalon mic pre-amp. It’s complicated, and George sorts through it. “If it sounds good it is good.” One option: The Behringer UCA 202 http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/UCA202.aspx or you have spend a lot more money. The Apogee duet analog to digital converter is in the middle, about $600. 0:13:42 Dan shows the iTrack Solo. The high-end gear is for rock musicians. 0:14:31 Jerry Reed asks how to record while Skyping in Linux. George replies. He uses Call Recorder by Ecamm (http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/), which is for Mac. On Windows, George likes Pamela for Skype: http://www.pamela.biz/en/ 0:16:11 Break. Home Studio Master. SpongeBob. 0:17:42 Dan is back-k-k-k. Discussion of Halloween in Hollywood. 0:18:40 Q: Considering no rumble, hum or buzz, isn’t -60 dB an acceptable noise floor. A: Yes and no. -60 Peak vs. -60 RMS are quite different. 0:19:44 George’s video may answer this question. 0:20:15 The Whittam’s World episode (Ep. 4) on reducing noise floor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F2Qm0h2VZo 0:24:42 After the video, George continues the discussion. 0:25:22 George talks about how he takes an audio sample of a studio. 0:25:53 George tells how to record room tone. Hit record, leave the room, and when you return, trim off the part where you were leaving. 0:27:08 Break. VO Studio Tech, Spongebob again, and then Uncle Roy in his restored car. 0:29:20 Dan recovers from the curve ball. 0:29:47 Chris Heward, from Edmunton, Alberta, Canada. He talks about his work in stand up comedy. 0:34:02 Dan asks what it’s like hanging out with other comedians. Chris tells the tale. 0:37:33 Chris realizes he wanted to try acting and started taking lessons. He hit voice-over and got a job from his very first audition. Chris tells some fun stories about his work. 0:40:28 Chris tells the story about working for a filmmaker who turned out to be a serial killer. Chris spent 3 weeks knowing the police were gathering information and having a deadline for him to come up with money for the film. 0:44:59 Chris was on some US TV shows about the incident. 0:46:19 George asked how this whole experience influenced Chris’ VO career. Chris contacted George and asked him about gear. Chris decided to go online to find out what Don Lafontaine had in his studio. Chris finally found George who told him not to buy expensive gear. 0:48:57 Dan asks what Chris has in his studio. Gear talk ensues. Chris geared up before he thought about having a studio. 0:51:38 And the moral of the story…followed by more gear talk. 0:52:52 Chris talks about finding a VO coach. He ended up doing a show at the Laugh Factory and now it’s his “home club.” He met MJ Lallo who coached him a real short notice. 0:55:42 Break. VoiceOverXtra.com. A bumper for Studio Suit. 0:57:07 The radiant, celestial brothers … 0:57:22 They’re back. 0:57:47 The Harlan Hogan moment. VoiceOverEssentials.com. Chris is wearing Harlan Hogan headphones tonight. “If you’re not using them, you’re just not listening.” 1:00:48 Questions start coming in, moderated by Anthony Gettig. 1:01:10 Q: Has Bill Holmes coaching helped? A: Chris answered, talking about DJ work he’d done. It was work to get back to his natural voice. 1:02:58 Chris’ website comes up. But it’s under construction. Plus, he hasn’t done his demo yet! He doesn’t have an agent either. George refers to the EWABS Demo Demo Derby (EWABS Ep. 151, July 21, 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmaRYhThdpg) 1:06:04 Q: Anne Ganguzza asks who does his hair (Chris was a hair dresser) now? A: He does, in a mirror. 1:07:07 Q What do you use the Manly mic for compared to the U87? A: Chris explains. 1:08:07 Q: I’m pursuing on-camera work and VO, how do you manage the time? A: he’s always on the go. He’s got 3 careers, and he’s had lucky timing. 1:09:48 George talks about a new VO actor who has started out

Show Log Episode 162, October 20, 2014 Audio Masters Roundtable 0:02:05 Here they are! 0:02:30 Thanks to our sponsors, VoiceOver Essentials, VoiceOverXtra, and Edge Studios. 0:03:45 Introductions for the AudioMasters Roundtable, all folks to help with audio and technical issues. 0:04:01 Steve Sisk, from Vancouver. siskstudio.com 0:04:41 Cliff Zellman, DallasVO.com 0:05:19 Jordan Reynolds, jordanreynolds.com 0:06:31 Juan Carlos Bagnell, http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com/ 0:07:20 Uncle Roy Yokelson, antlandproductions.com 0:09:03 Dan starts with the questions. 1. What’s the hottest thing in VO technology today? 0:09:34 Juan Carlos begins with newest version of Android supporting mobile recording. Discussion ensues. 0:10:57 Jordon likes the Apogee mic (http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/mic) and how portable it is, and the Kayotica Eyeball, http://kaoticaeyeball.com/ 0:12:43 Cliff jumps in about the Eyeball. It works in some situations and not in others. 0:13:36 Juan Carlos adds and back and forth follows. 0:14:14 Uncle Roy joins in about the Eyeball and the PortaBooth Plus and a little EQ. 0:15:10 George joins in. 0:16:22 Cliff talks about Audio Evolution Mobil, a recording app for Android. http://www.audio-evolution.com/ Discussion follows. 0:17:32 Dan asks Steve about cutting edge stuff. What he’s finding cool is Apogree 1, Version 2, for iOS and Mac: http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/one. He clamps it onto the auto theft prevention device, the Club. 0:19:30 ipDTL discussion. Then George brings up Apogee and Avid’s partnership. 0:20:40 Discussion about new microphones showing up at AES. 0:21:12 Mike Varela joins the group. http://nuancetone.com/ 0:21:40 Mike’s first reply about new, cool stuff: NOT Yosemite, the new OS for Mac. There’s an issue with ProTools 10. 0:23:37 Break. VO Studio Tech and a bunch of bumpers. 0:25:58 They’re back. Mike had another item: Time Warner is updating modems in L.A. 0:27:14 Dan suggests they talk about whether personal studio audio is improving. We go around the horn, starting with Uncle Roy. His concern is pacing of audiobooks. Juan talks about tools improving vs. education for commercials. Part of the issue is finding out what your sound should be. 0:30:32 George talks about US setting trends. 0:30:45 Uncle Roy on fads, followed by Juan Carlos on too many plug-ins. 0:31:25 Cliff jumps in. He likes that VO talent is understanding it’s the environment where they record. 0:32:32 Steve finds older more established VO tend not to be open to learning how to use their gear. George chimes in about established talent attitude about gear knowledge. 0:34:24 Mike wonders about folks not understanding basic tech processes. Uncle Roy joins in. 0:36:00 Juan Carlos talks about how setups work and then when a major upgrade comes along, they have trouble. 0:36:40 Jordan adds his thoughts about gear, where some learn too much and others resist. But he thinks acoustics are improving. George and Juan Carlos add to the discussion about microphones. 0:40:09 Dan asks what the group thinks is the most important thing to do technically, for auditions, what would they do? 0:40:45 Uncle Roy talks about normalizing and having high enough volume. 0:41:51 George talks about how casting people listen for audio quality first, then acting. Juan Carlos talks about casting. Mike reinforces the idea. 0:44:03 Steve talks about getting the best sound out of your gear. Common errors, using the laptop mic or having a mic turned around. 0:46:00 Dan asks Cliff how long it takes to figure out a VO actor doesn’t know what they’re doing. Consensus: 5 seconds. A discussion about editing, breaths, and processing follows. 0:47:53 Dan says a personal studio is to make you sound like you, not something else. 0:48:18 Q: Has anyone heard a recording “stacked” by George Whittam. A: If you’re doing your job well, nobody should hear it. 0:50:34 Jordan likes George’s stacks because they’re subtle. The risk is if the room changes and the downward expander can clip off ends of words. 0:52:00 Jordan talks about what he hears at auditions with deep-voiced guys, you don’t need to boost their deep voices deeper. 0:53:25 Jordan says cutting low end is more favorable than boosts and makes top end sound brighter. 0:54:30 Uncle Roy talks about adding music and how this processing affects sound. 0:55:10 Michelangelo and VO, by Cliff. 0:56:00 Dan says the chat room has maxed out for the first time ever! 0:56:22 Break. Home Studio Master. 0:57:34 Whence came these two radiant celestial brothers… and bumpers. 0:58:16 They’re back. Harlan Hogan time. His gear doesn’t suck! His products are designed specially for voice-over. Use the EWABS webpage to link to Harlan’s page, http://www.ewabs.net/ 1:01:06 Time now for audience questions. Q: How do I remove those slight peaks before normalizing? Is there a way to automate this work? Mike says use a limiter in post production. Keep threshold and ceiling the same. Jordan likes the Tone Boosters B

Show Log Episode 161, October 13, 2014 Guest: Randy Thomas George will have highlights from the AES Show Dan’s tip of the week: normalization 0:02:03 There they are, on the only live VO webcast in the universe. 0:03:37 Thanks to the sponsors, Harlan Hogan at http://voiceoveressentials.com/, Edge Studio http://www.edgestudio.com/, and Voice Over 30 http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ 0:03:53 News: EWABS got nominated for a Voice Arts Award. Neither Dan nor George can go if they win, so they’re looking for a NYC VO person to go. 0:04:58 Acon Digital has a new app called the Restoration Suite for getting rid of clicks, clips and a de-noiser, all for $99. http://acondigital.com/products/restoration-suite/ 0:05:54 Mackey is announcing a budget line of mixers. http://www.mackie.com/products/mixers/index.html 0:06:57 Source Elements is announced Source Net, their own managed internet connection to replace ISDN for Source-Connect Now users. 0:08:56 George shows a video from the AES show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDdZVnJJMF0. 0:20:36 Break. HomeStudioMaster.com, plus Sponge Bob. 0:22:05 They back. Dan has a webinar this week on VoiceOverXtra on audio quality for auditions. Go to http://bit.ly/AuditionAudioWebinar to sign up. 0:23:30 Dan’s tip of the week on normalizing. 0:23:56 Tip of the Week: Normalization 0:29:42 Discussion follows. Write to us at [email protected] with questions. 0:30:42 Break. VO Studio Tech. And a bumper. 0:32:49 They’re back with Randy Thomas. 0:33:50 Dan asks for her background. Randy tells the story of being a kid who loved radio who got into radio as a career. That led to her booking voice-over for the Oscars, being the first woman to do this. 0:37:28 Randy describes her recording space and mixing paper and computer screens to read copy. 0:38:37 She talks about Entertainment Tonight and how her copy was taller than she is. 0:39:35 Dan asks Randy how she made the transition from broadcasting to voice-over. Randy does the Emmys, AFI, Oscars, SAG, Tonys. She kicked the door open for women. Other women now get the bookings. 0:42:01 Dan asks what they’re looking for in these auditions. They mostly wanted to know how she’d handle “live” before a huge audience. 0:43:09 Dan asks about subtleties of reading live for the Oscars. Randy comments about how pre-recorded energy isn’t the same as live. 0:44:50 George talks about what it’s like in the control room during a live show. 0:45:18 Randy tells about a year she did the Oscars when Cuba Gooding Jr. pumped up the whole show with his energy. She’s been at the Tonys the last 16 years and how that show has won Emmys for a live show. 0:47:17 George asks what she hears in her headphones during the show. Randy talks about hearing all the show cues from the director. She gets the live feed in one side, and the other has the director. Then, once she was cued, she swaps so she can hear herself enunciate. 0:50:00 George talks about his first season doing tech for Eagles football games and how intense it was. 0:50:37 Randy adds that it’s a job staying focused and in the zone. 0:51:30 What about being on-camera while announcing live? 0:52:20 Dan asks what other work Randy does. She describes her imaging work. 0:52:48 George asks Randy to explain “affiliate” work. Discussion follows about intensity and deadlines. 0:54:20 Randy talks about long-form narration and how much work it is. She likes working in a 15 or 30 second format. But also likes exploring different forms of VO. 0:55:37 Dan talks about Randy’s teaching. Randy talks about her daughter growing up and that led to her think about what’s next…She’s started doing public speaking and on her first big conference, “The VO Mastery Event,” Nov. 14-16. http://www.randythomaspresents.com/ 1:01:10 Edge and EWABS listeners there’s an extra $50 off the conference. 1:02:05 Harlan Hogan time! Hear about the great gear Harlan has for VO, including the signature headphones. 1:04:00 Randy tells about the sponsors of her conference and specials they’re offering, including audition opportunities and gear giveaways. 1:06:50 Q: What job has Randy done that she giggles about? A: Oscars…and more. 1:07:57 Q: Did you have trouble getting an agent at first? A: Definitely. She was a disc jockey. That all changed when she booked the Oscars. Today, there are many ways to go. If you’re not union, you don’t really need an agent. 1:09:12 Q: How do auditions work for live-announce gigs. A: Different ways. Any show from a particular city, belongs there. E.g., Kennedy Center Honors, is done by D.C. area talent. She originally got the Tonys while living in L.A. An agent is key, BUT—a few years ago, the MTV awards were cast off an online site. 1:11:22 Q: What’s your favorite chapter in Voice For Hire? A: Randy explains. 1:12:19 Q: Are women better reading live with a voice in their ear? A: Randy talks about Hooked on Phonics. 1:14:40 Q: Is there one gig that stands out more than others? A: Randy talks about being in the moment and worki

Published on Oct 6, 2014 New York City based voice actor Anthony Mendez shares his tail of success in VO, and takes a HUGE number of questions from the audience. Dan and George answer fan questions from the email bag, and George has a Whittam's World on Shotgun microphones. Plus a bit of VO Tech News to kick off the show...

Episode 159, September 29, 2014 Guest: Marc Cashman and his new book V-Oh! George answers fan questions Dan shows his clicker editing 0:01:49 They begin! 0:03:35 If you have questions for George or Dan, write to [email protected] 0:04:20 Q: What’s the best material for a VO floor? A: Carpeting. 0:05:16 Dan adds that wooden flooring will absorb sound some, George adds that floor reflection generally go back into your mic. 0:06:25 Joe Cipriano is looking for better internet connection. George helped him and found California Internet http://cainternet.net/. They provide “the last mile” to Joe’s house with microwave. The downside is you need line of sight from the tower with the signal. Another vendor: Towerstream (http://www.towerstream.com/) 0:09:06 Satellite is another option, but latency (delay) may be an issue. Microwave has very low latency. Satellite can add 2 sec. of latency. This could be an issue with Skype and ipDTL. 0:10:32 Q: What are your opinions on ipDTL? A: Dan discusses. A common question is how do you record at your end? Dan mentions SoundFlower. http://soundflower.en.softonic.com/mac. Others: Audio Hijack https://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/ 0:12:40 This will be a year of transition, George predicts. 0:13:20 Q: Resources for newbies. 0:13:50 George plays the question. 0:14:58 George and Dan answer. (The question came via Speakpipe. To send in a spoken question, go to http://www.ewabs.net/, scroll down to the SEND QUESTION sideways tab you’ll see.) First, great audio quality! But, if you don’t have a budget for training, you may not be able to start a VO business. Lots of coaches work remotely. 0:16:23 Start at Episode 1 of EWABS. Or, google “EWABS coach” and you’ll see every issue of EWABS where a coach was on. 0:17:19 Break. VO Studio Tech. Larry Davis bumper. 0:18:45 Dan has a webinar coming up on October 15 on VoiceOverXtra (http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs110/1102478472127/archive/1118561011103.html) Dan will talk about audio quality for auditions. 0:20:13 Tip of the Week: Using sound codes for audio recording and editing. 0:26:22 George tries out another sound! 0:27:01 Write to Dan if you have a Tip of the Week topic at [email protected]. 0:27:47 Break. Home Studio Master and Sponge Bob. 0:29:12 They’re back with Marc Cashman. http://www.cashmancommercials.com/ Dan recalls the last time Marc was on, giving Dan directions for a read. See Episode 139, April 7, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGfhFMIT_wY 0:29:55 Marc shows his new book, V-Oh!, 35 years in the making. http://www.amazon.com/V-Oh-Tricks-Techniques-Sustain-Voiceover/dp/0990395804/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1412091907&sr=8-2&keywords=V-Oh! 0:30:40 The book is a compilation of 15 years’ worth of writing, plus 25 percent more. 0:34:39 Dan asks for an example of a tidbit from the book. Marc talks about the chapter called “The Sounds of Punctuation.” Punctuation has sounds! Marc explains. 0:36:45 We are voice actors and our audience is “blind.” They can’t see us. We have to compensate. Sometimes it comes down to the “sound” of a punctuation mark. 0:37:55 Dan recounts his favorite tip, that the script isn’t in stone. Marc says you just have to know when it’s appropriate to know where the script IS in stone. 0:38:50 Audiobooks and plays are in stone. Legal copy is set. E-learning modules have to be right to the letter. 0:39:53 You can change advertising copy, if you’re judicious about it. Don’t be a VO lemming. Correct obvious mistakes. 0:41:08 Q: Is there an audiobook version of the book? A: That’s his last big project of the year. 0:42:26 Dan asks how much voice work Marc does himself. Marc says it varies month to month. Every day is different. 0:43:42 Dan talks about taking classes. What is teaching a class like? 0:44:07 Marc is going on 15 years of teaching. He recounts how he got into it. Through substituting for another teacher, he began developing a curriculum and syllabus. 0:45:45 Now his classes are in a professional, commercial studio with an engineer to record the work and direction. Classes are on Saturdays and include mid week homework, and other material like scripts and articles. 0:49:00 Commercials are your Bachelor’s degree in VO. Specific genres like audiobooks and promo are advanced degrees. 0:49:30 The best actors never stop learning, never. 0:50:07 Example: Al Pacino wants to go back to stage acting, to be on the wire without a net. Marc knows VO actors who are in workout groups that meet regularly to keep honed. He brings the tough scripts he has trouble with to those groups. 0:52:15 It’s Harlan Hogan’s birthday. To help EWABS, use the banner ad at www.ewabs.net to reach Voiceover Essentials. There’s now a lot of video content at Harlan’s site. See the Digital Media library at http://voiceoveressentials.com/ 0:55:06 They’re back with questions for Marc. Q: Discuss the process of taking eyes off the script. A: Marc discusses. As an aside, he’s developed techniques to help actors with dyslexia. Mar

Episode 158, September 22, 2014 Guest: Jon Bailey Whittam’s World on “gain staging” Dan shows some FaffCon video 0:01:10 Intro audio begins. 0:01:52 They appear, both in George’s studio. Together we’re worse! 0:02:40 Dan tells his story about buying a house in So. California and not sleeping for days. 0:05:25 Dan shows FaffCon footage. 0:08:27 They’re back and talk more about FaffCon. 0:10:41 Break. Home Studio Master video and SpongeBob. 0:12:02 They’re back. George talks about gain staging. 0:13:06 Dan talks about why do I need a mixer? Set it, forget it, move on. You need a mixer when you have multiple sources, not just one mic. 0:14:43 Whittam’s World, episode 43: Gain Staging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvBJnVH7ZVM 0:26:23 They’re back. George recaps. Keep it simple. 0:28:07 Break. VO Studio Tech. 0:29:34 They’re back with Jon Bailey, from Memphis, Tennessee. http://www.jonbaileyvo.com/Pages/default.aspx 0:30:50 Dan asks Jon how he got started in VO. 0:33:30 Dan asks Jon what genres he works in. 0:35:22 Jon talks about doing ADR (Automated dialogue replacement). He and Dan and George discuss. 0:36:49 Jon much of his work from Memphis. 0:37:32 Dan asks Jon about his favorite voices. Jon likes Optimus Prime. 0:38:30 Jon talks about “reverse engineering” to get to his character voices. 0:40:18 Dan says Jon did “W” a lot at FaffCon. 0:41:00 George asks Jon about improv has helped his VO work. 0:42:27 Dan talked about “ad libbing” your auditions. Jon comments. He does three takes: the first just like he thinks the client wants, second—goes with gut, third he just improvs and maybe not even what’s in the script. 0:43:34 Jon has a YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCMI16WgJejAfG60N4Nhyg He’s gotten work from it. And he has free tutorials there. His first manager found him through it. 0:47:06 Harlan Hogan VO Essentials time. http://voiceoveressentials.com/. New: MixerFace, a preamp, coming soon. 0:51:16 “What’s the longest voice match you’ve had to do?” George asks Jon. 0:52:34 What do you use in your studio? Jon describes and lists his gear. It’s a simple setup. 0:54:05 Dan tries to introduce questions from the chat room. Q: Do people do voice-match demos? 0:54:30 Jon answers. 0:55:42 Q Would you do Carl? A: Jon does two! 0:56:57 Q Do you do Jess Parnell? A: Yes and more… 0:57:55 Q What do you do to warm up and prepare. Jon answers. He’s got a music background that’s key to voice matching. 1:00:05 Dan asks if Jon coaches or teaches. Jon describes his work. 1:02:03 Q Do you do Steve Corell? 1:02:30 Can you come to Nashville to do a class? Yes! He also coaches online. 1:03:39 Break. Voice Over Xtra plus a bumper. 1:05:00 They’re back. Jon improvs a drop. 1:05:45 Thanks to the donors. There’s improv on what it’s like to call Dan’s cell phone only to reach his wife. 1:07:45 Clickers! A few are left…they’re phasing out. 1:08:12 Sept. 29 Marc Cashman will be on the show. He’ll talk about his new book, “V-Oh!” http://www.amazon.com/V-Oh-Tricks-Techniques-Sustain-Voiceover/dp/0990395804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410723841&sr=8-1&keywords=marc+cashman 1:08:56 Oct. 6: Anthony Mendez. 1:09:25 Please, please like us on Facebook, follow EWABS on Twitter and on YouTube. Jon does his thing. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ewabsshow. The podcast, http://ewabs.podbean.com/ 1:11:33 George talks like the Trailer Guy. He then tells stories until Jon derails him. Hilarity ensues. 1:14:20 Thanks to Jon. On to VO Buzz Weekly! Check out Jon’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/jon3pnt0 1:15:44 Happy birthday to VO actor June Foray on her 97th birthday. 1:16:00 Sign off follow by 1:16:12 oops by the Smoothenator. 1:16:21 Previous EWABS clip with June. She describes how she comes up with a character voices and describes her career. 1:19:20 Dan asks June what she’d like her legacy to be in voice-over. 1:20:37 End of show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWJmBsJsB8&list=UUbH1aq5ZyQsghyjEWfDgQNQ Show Log Episode 157, September 15, 2014 Fan Round Table (audio only) 0:01:40 The show begins after the intro. George is at Laurie Allen’s home trying to make it all work. 0:03:22 Anthony Gettig has the first topic. What’s the state of portable studio technology? George and Dan discuss. 0:04:14 Dan talks about the limitations of on-the-road recording. 0:05:23 George’s opinion. 0:06:13 After some sound issues, George continues. 0:07:39 Anthony reports loss of audio to UStream. Pondering. 0:08:08 The audio returns to the stream. 0:09:09 Video issues. 0:09:50 A participants asks if people are using Zoom for phone patch purposes. Dan comments on Zoom’s stability. George doesn’t see it being used much in VO production. 0:12:15 UStream and broadcast issues surface again. 0:13:52 Karyn asks for TwistedWave tips. 0:14:11 Kevin: Buy George’s plug-ins. Also: iZotope RX4. 0:14:55 Dan says it’s important to thwart mouth noises physically. 0:15:10 Jack tells about a colleague who moved from the desert to Vancouver, BC, and lost her mouth clicks. He talks about incorporating iZotope’s DeCrackler into George’s effect stack. 0:15:40 Ann talks about finding all the breaths using the Detect Silence features. Jack adds using the command to shrink space. 0:16:14 Anthony encourages TwistedWave users to use the keyboard shortcuts feature. 0:17:36 Jack asks Karyn if she has used the ClipFile feature. 0:18:30 Break 0:19:30 David Bonnel from Albuquerque, calling in from his car, talks about wanting a booth. 0:21:05 Anthony talks about starting with a similar space and using Studio Suit. 0:22:25 Staple guns and shower curtains 0:22:56 Edward shows his studio suit set up. 0:23:40 Karyn showers her shower curtain rings for Studio Suit. 0:24:01 Edward talks about tuning your room, one sheet at a time. He talks about hanging the sheets on aircraft cable. 0:25:43 Introductions: Kevin Scheuller, Dayton, Ohio; Jack de Golia, Henderson, Nevada; Karyn O’Bryant, Pasadena, Calif.; Anthony Gettig, Ionia, Michigan; David Bonnal, Albuquerque, N.M.; Reen Vogel, Nashville, Tenn.; Ed Waldorph, Mobile, Ala.; Ann Richardson, Pleasanton, Calif.; Dave Smith, Henderson, Nevada; Kiki Baker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Scott Chambers, Gadsen, Ala.; Bill Russell, Nashville, Tenn.; Sam Fleming, 0:28:37 Break on top of introductions 0:29:30 George announces that Steven is recording the audio. 0:30:00 Bill Russell says hello. 0:30:58 Reen, a “newbie,” has questions about Audacity and courses about technical aspects of recording. 0:31:30 Dan offers his thoughts. 0:31:15 What about general “stuff”? Discussion is interrupted by pounding sounds. 0:33:42 Ann Richardson suggests Guitar Center. 0:34:38 George gives another view. 0:35:49 Kiki asks if the consultations cost. Further discussion about learning opportunities. 0:36:59 Kiki follows up with more questions. Discussion goes to Edge Studio coaching. 0:43:29 Break 0:44:40 Bill Russell talks from a noisy room as a security guard. 0:45:40 Anthony likes local MeetUp groups. He suggests people in Milwaukee and Nashville. 0:48:04 Scott Chambers asks how people feel about https://www.fiverr.com/ 0:49:00 Dan begins to commentary. 0:49:41 Another participant who is on fiverr gives another view. He used it to jump start connections with clients and then get gigs at better rates. 0:50:54 You can set your own rates from $5 to $50. Discussion ensues. They debate having income versus not. 0:54:11 George talks about moving to L.A. and doing sound jobs for free to start with. He talks about how complicated it is now to know what’s professional. 0:56:39 CRM tools? Anthony uses onepagecrm.com. There are new ones: Vox Tools, http://voxtools.com/ and Audio Helm. Other services discussed, including https://www.zoho.com/crm/ 0:59:09 George talks about Hub Spot, http://www.hubspot.com/, a service used by Edge Studios. They use it to tie social media, contacts database, and sales together. 0:59:45 Ed talks about Vox Tools which is new and it’s focussed on commercial VO. 1:00:22 Anthony says “customer relations management” or CRM is something you have to take care of. 1:03:09 One participant talks about what this business really is. 1:04:15 The question of having an agent gets addressed. 1:06:15 Break 1:06:44 Bill talks about signing for an agent and using Jonathan Tilley’s list development. 1:08:40 Time for parting shots and plugs 1:09:00 Karyn O’Bryant, http://www.karynobryant.com/ 1:09:24 Scott Chambers. He also plugs Jay Holland. 1:09:46 Sam with http://www.ivoicetoday.com/ 1:10:01 Bill Russell: http://www.billrussellvoiceactor.com/ 1:10:26 Kevin Scheuller http://www.stellarvoice.com/ 1:10:53 Ed Waldorf, www.ed-vo.com/ 1:11:20 Ann Richardson, http://www.annmrichardson.com/ 1:12:24 Dave Smith, website coming soon. 1:12:46 Kiki. She’s on Facebook and Twitter. 1:13:48 Reen. http://www.reenvogel.com/ 1:14:16 David Bonnel. 1:14:50 Steve Gonzalez. http://www.stevengonzal

Show Log Episode 156, September 8, 2014 Clips from Voice2014 0:01:52 They begin. 0:03:00 Dan outlines the show to come. 0:03:45 The Red Carpet Reception, the first night. 0:05:46 Dan with Diane Merritt and Jen Davis. 0:06:43 Dan with Julie Williams on VO ethics. 0:07:36 Bill Holmes and Dan. 0:07:59 Fred Melamed and Dan. 0:10:19 Dan with Beau Bridgland from the U.K. 0:11:15 Dan with Ed Asner. 0:11:55 End of this clip. 0:12:20 Dan tells an elevator story about Ed Asner and Pat Fraley. 0:14:09 Break. 0:15:30 They’re back. 0:16:36 The live EWABS show at Voice2014. 0:19:26 Scott Brick joins the show. He talks about his role at the conference and about current work. 0:27:20 Scott leaves, and Dan tells an embarrassing story. 0:28:45 Larry Davis comes on stage. He’s here to learn self direction and tells about his current work, including Morgan Freeman ADR. He’s also does Madden game voicing and gives some examples. 0:33:35 Larry does Morgan Freeman. 0:34:12 Break. 0:35:53 They’re back with a live audience! Dan walks into the audience. 0:37:02 Esther has a question—name change when Dan moves to the west coast. 0:37:46 A VO actor has a yeti, what can she do to step it up? Dan talks about keeping it simple. 0:39:10 George asks what problems she’s trying to solve? GAS—Gear Acquisition Syndrome: don’t succumb. 0:40:03 Steve asks about ISDN and SourceConnect. George says its inevitable. Dan thinks it will be dominoes. 0:41:42 Denise Chamberlain thanks Dan for helping with her microphone. She asks about the difference between a condenser and dynamic microphone. Dynamic mics are designed to be spoken to very close, a live performance and broadcast mic. Condenser mic hears more like the human ear. She thought an RE-20 dynamic mic would work for audiobook work, but it’s not working out. George comments. 0:45:22 Susan Bernard: when will EWABS cover ventilation? Dan addresses it. George talks about using a cooler and block of ice. 0:46:45 Susan thanks George and Dan for EWABS. 0:48:10 Dan says the real trick is not to panic. 0:48:42 Gerald asks about mics and boards. Dan replies. With a mono, single track voice, you don’t need a mixer. You don’t buy expensive equipment to get work, you work to get better equipment. George joins the discussion. 0:53:18 Walter Olsen: have you guys tested the Kaotica Eyeball. Dan gives his opinion. George discusses his testing of the Eyeball. 0:55:43 Dan introduces another guest, Rodney Saulsberry, who talks about the session he’s about to lead. He works a lot for Telemundo. Dan asks him what he likes about Voice2014. 0:59:04 Break 1:00:16 They’re back. 1:01:06 Voice Over Essentials’ Porta Booths. 1:04:45 Ella says hello. 1:05:00 George shows a few photos of Ella at Voice 2014. 1:05:48 The Garden Party (with music by Ricky Nelson). 1:06:20 Curt Byk, who helps organize the event. 1:07:10 Dan meets Rebecca Davis. And she does a promo! 1:09:32 Scott Boyer at the Garden Party and a mustache duality. Baritone test pattern. 1:10:24 Joe Loesch and they order a beer. The bartender recommends a rum and Coke with ice cream for George. 1:12:56 Break. VoiceOverXtra. 1:13:26 They’re back. The final package. 1:13:52 Dean Panaro, Abrams Talent Agent, is presented with a problem to discuss at a Voice2014 session. 1:16:48 Terrace Talk vendor area. Diana Birdsall, winner of the EWABS demo derby. She describes working with Chuck Duran to make the demos. 1:19:33 Jonathan Tilley, who is based in Germany. He talks about how he came to live in Germany and his League of List Builders program. http://leagueoflistbuilders.com/ 1:21:55 The hypnotist. 1:23:17 Gibberish 1:23:52 Vendor visits: http://voxtees.biz/. Erica Garcia describes her business of providing VO accessories. 1:25:27 They’re back. 1:26:17 Next week: Fan Roundtable. Twenty-five can participate. Write to [email protected] to ask to join the show. 1:28:08 Donors thanked. 1:29:20 Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @EWABS_show, and like the YouTube episodes. Check out the demo derby in Episode 151 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmaRYhThdpg 1:30:00 There’s a podcast, so check that out. 1:30:25 Thanks to the staff. And sponsors: VoiceOverXtra, VoiceOver Essentials, and Edge Studio. 1:31:20 Thanks to wives and Edge Studio who is providing the bandwidth. 1:32:00 Voice2014 ALS Bucket Challenge. 1:34:22 End of show.

Show Log Episode 155, August 25, 2014 Social Media Roundtable 0:01:49 They begin, both in the West. 0:02:36 Thanks to the sponsors, Harlan Hogan, VoiceOverXtra, and Edge Studios. 0:02:58 A new Edge Studio “mini site” will be unveiled at Voice2014. 0:03:20 Tonight’s show is all about social media. 0:03:56 John Lano in Minneapolis. 0:04:13 Trish Basanyi from New Jersey 0:04:40 Lisa Rice in Virginia 0:05:21 Jerry Reed from Update New York 0:06:03 Derek Chappell, Ottawa, Kansas 0:06:51 Dan asks Derek what he does on social media. He says “persistence” is key. External: clients; Internal: VO biz. He tries to be out there both ways to get business and keep up with trends. 0:08:05 For externals: 1) prospect for clients, 2) research clients, 3) share client’s online stuff. Internal: share everybody’s stuff, paying it forward. 0:09:34 Dan asks Trish to comment. 0:10:00 Trish says she has 17,000 followers on Twitter. She’s also on TweetDeck. It’s an app for Twitter to improve the interface. TweetDeck breaks the Twitter information into columns. 0:12:52 Dan asks Lisa what works for her. She didn’t like Facebook. She did social media originally for business. She loves Twitter because it’s a challenge to get your message into 140 characters. She has learned a lot from her VO contacts. For externals, she feels Twitter & Pinterest help with search engines. 0:16:00 Lisa uses her blog to show other sides of her personality and highlight her work. Her ranking: 1) Twitter, 2) Pinterest, 3) LinkedIn. 0:17:17 Lisa describes Pinterest. Pinterest allows you to create “bulletin boards” you “pin” articles to. It helps her organize what before were bookmarks. 0:19:42 Dan asks John what he does. He loves Twitter, too. It’s a giant conversation and you can see everything and jump in. In general, he sees social media as a giant party with different rooms, each with different rules and norms. 0:21:41 Dan asks Jerry what he does. He likes Twitter the best, but uses them all. With LinkedIn, people don’t disappear. He uses Twitter to call attention to what he does. He’s a photographer and uses them to promote himself indirectly. 0:23:23 When Jerry follows somebody on Twitter, he acknowledges when he’s “followed” back and sends a link to his demo. 0:24:10 Dan and George comment on the variety of perspectives. 0:24:30 Derek uses HootSuite to organize Twitter. He’ll also follow back and provide a link to more information. He’s started relationships with production companies in a more friendly way. He also has had VO friends refer him for jobs. It’s about fostering relationships. 0:27:34 Jerry talks about blogs. His blogs start with an audio version of him doing the blog via SoundCloud. 0:28:27 Lisa is pressed for time to even do a written blog. She tells the story of a client who wanted her to cast for a job she had. She used social media to search for people. She couldn’t find contact information on some people’s social media pages. 0:31:39 Break 0:33:37 They’re back. 0:34:30 Lisa says kids use Twitter for “open texting.” 0:35:21 George tells about a ringtone kids used that older people couldn’t hear. 0:36:00 George asks what has happened to Facebook to make it less attractive. Jerry comments that you have to pay for larger reach. Derek says Facebook is now the pay-to-play of social media. 0:37:20 Dan asks if buying “likes” is pointless. Discussion follows. 0:38:25 Derek puts something on his Facebook business page. And then he shares with his personal pages, which is free way to get his business page out there. 0:39:16 Jerry gets better reach when he puts a link as a comment instead of a post. Derek feels Facebook is secretive. Twitter is open and out there. George says features on Twitter come from users. 0:40:58 John says once Facebook tried to monetize everything, it turned into “click bate.” 0:41:37 Dan asks if social media actually generates work. 0:42:16 Trish uses TweetDeck https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/ to for things like “need female voice talent” and TweetDeck finds those words anytime they appear. Her biggest clients have come from Twitter five years ago. 0:43:52 Derek says you still have to do the searching for clients. He explains the client research he does. He’s created copy for potential clients and sent that to them as an audition based on his research. He was careful not to criticize existing client voicing. 0:47:09 Trish talks about HootSuite https://hootsuite.com/ and her many, many social media accounts. 0:49:33 John talks about Jab, Jab Right Hook about the languages each social media site uses. http://alturl.com/7osix 0:50:00 Lisa describes the differences between sites. She doesn’t like nonstop promotion on Twitter, for example. Don’t forget the human connection. 0:52:45 Break 0:53:59 They’re back after the Sponge Bob message. 0:54:20 Dan talks about the “time suck.” 0:55:07 How do you stop social media from being a “time suck”? Jerry gives his tips. 0:56:24 John likes BufferApp.com, for scheduling Tweets when most o

Episode 154, August 18, 2014 Guest: Connie Terwilliger (and her class at San Diego City College) 0:02:02 Dan and George appear. They do an intro and thank sponsors. 0:04:00 The George meets Dee Snider story. 0:05:33 Questions from the audience. Q: What’s the difference between peak and RMS normalization? A: George discusses. There are two ways to measure levels in an audio file. 0:07:10 George puts an example from Twisted Wave up on screen. 0:09:38 Q: What do you think of this audio sample? 0:10:44 Listen the sample. 0:11:30 A: Levels peaked at only 12. Dan said it sounded like he was in a tube. The sound in the booth needs to be damped. Listen with sealed headphones to make sure edits are seamless. 0:13:21 Q: Is radio/TV imagining different from VO? A: Dan says it is VO, but it’s a very different, VERY competitive marketplace. Image and promo have a unique style. 0:16:09 Break 0:17:12 Spongebob promo. 0:17:25 They’re back. 0:18:12 Q: There’s been TMAX 1 headphone chatter. How can you read the specs to compare? A: George says accurate specs are hard to get and don’t matter that much with headphones. You have to try and return if not right for you. Check out http://www.headphone.com/ and http://www.headphones.com/ headphone.com has a comparison feature. Another place to look: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/ 0:20:08 George reads reviews about headphones before deciding which to try out. 0:20:41 Dan talks about his use of headphones. You need a quiet room with good monitors gives a more truetolife rendition. 0:21:32 Q: Jimmy has just set up his personal studio. What can he use to hold his laptop? George has a music stand at his website, http://vostudiotech.com/amazon/ for about $50. 0:23:25 Dan has a secondary monitor on the wall. 0:24:19 Tip of the Week: How to improve auditions technically. 0:25:26 Dan’s standard practices: Record at the proper level Record in mono, one track Slates: don’t slate if they don’t want them, if they do, keep it simple. Leadin time: half a second. Clean things up. Get rid of of clicks and pops Processing: use a little compression, but keep it natural Focus on being yourself. 0:27:35 Dan comments after the video. 0:28:50 Break 0:29:50 Whence came these two radiant celestial brothers—one from the east and one from the west! 0:30:06 They’re back, with Connie Terwilliger and her class at San Diego City College. 0:30:53 Dan asks Connie for her view of the VO industry today. 0:31:40 Connie says everything and nothing has changed. 0:32:25 In the old days, Connie didn’t have to market. She’d “network” with lists her agent gave her. After a break in her VO career, she reentered the VO world. She set up her websites: http://voiceovertalent. com/ and http://corporatevideo.com/ back in the 90’s. She set up a studio at home, with ISDN, and she had to learn the basics of editing. She doesn’t like negotiating. To set a price you need to know the shelf life and eyeballs—how long and how many? What’s the client’s budget? Serious marketing is part of the biz now. Even with agents it’s different. 0:37:20 She’s noticed in the last year that she’s doing more work at other people’s studios and getting cast more off her demos again. It’s hard not auditioning what isn’t right for you. 0:38:42 Dan comments on the role of demos in getting cast. He’s noticed people finding your demo online get work. 0:39:14 Connie talks about how internet searches can be targeted specifically, so you need to have specific demos. 0:40:05 Connie talks about website optimization as part of the VO job. She goes on to describe her class at SDCC. 0:42:38 Connie talks about her background, starting in college radio. She wrote PSA’s for the station. She went on to grad school where she did TV and radio. After school, she moved to San Diego and got a job in TV and did live staff announcing. 0:45:26 And now, as a talent, you’d have to negotiate for what to charge for this kind of work. 0:46:03 Dan shifts gears to ISDN. Connie discusses what ISDN is. 0:48:00 Connie’s ISDN cost is around $50 a month, but elsewhere, as much as $600 a month. It’s going away. Copper is being replace with fiber. 0:48:34 George talks about his discussion with the developer of SourceConnect about how there’s no direct replacement for ISDN. Still it’s difficult to have ISDN if you don’t have it already. 0:50:30 George says ISDN gear is for sale on eBay and the price is dropping. 0:51:49 Harlan Hogan time! http://voiceoveressentials.com/ 0:55:02 Now it’s time for questions for Connie: Q: If you live and work in San Diego, how much do LA clients insist that you go up there. A: She doesn’t have agents in L.A. for that reason. It’s hard to get away and go up there. If you live in Orange County, you could pull it off if you’re not working full time. The commute eats up too much time. 0:58:02 Q: What is the most mistake newcomers make? A: Not understanding their own voices and where they fit in the continuum from notsogood to great, to understand if they have the p

Episode 153, August 11, 2014 Guest: Dave Courvoisier Dan and George both in the same place! George compares mics Questions answered. Send them to [email protected] 0:01:10 Opening video 0:01:52 There they are in Santa Monica together. 0:03:00 Dan learns how to drive and park in Southern California. 0:05:18 Questions from the audience 0:05:46 Q: I’m using Audacity. What steps should I do after I record? A: If you don’t know what something does, don’t use it. George talks about a long discussion thread about mastering with Audacity. He talks about settings. Use each tool separately and then listen to understand what each piece is doing. Levelator is a onestop, draganddrop that does something to files. It’s one size fits all. All these tools need to be tweaked by someone who understands audio engineering. 0:10:14 George comments on the process. Dan adds that there are better programs, like Adobe Audition or SoundForge, or on Mac, Twisted Wave. 0:11:30 TwistedWave has had an update that allows easy installation of “stacks (sets of processing steps). 0:12:15 Audacity is like your first bike. It gets you around town, but there are better bikes out there. 0:13:50 Just because it’s free doesn’t mean Audacity is the right tool. 0:14:06 Q: There’s a lot of talk about ISDN alternatives. What about AudioTX? A: George says AudioTX’s issue now is price, it has a “hasp” that you need but can’t replace, and it’s Windows only. AudioTX is complicated to use for ISDN. 0:16:09 George shows all the boxes of parts needed to make AudioTX work. 0:16:35 George asks Dan if he was ever able to get AudioTX work on ISDN. Dan says, “Never.” 0:18:19 George points out ISDN gear is getting cheaper as ISDN dies a slow death. 0:19:19 Break while Dan and George “breathe on each other.” 0:20:18 Celestial Brothers moment from Grand Budapest Hotel. 0:20:35 They’re back. 0:21:30 Whittam’s World on shotgun mics. (Ep. 31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ31DZBQg4) 0:28:59 Back to the guys. Discussion about shotgun mics follows. It’s not the equipment that will get you the work. 0:30:40 They move on the the Scarlett 2i2. They recommended it once, but now there are some quality issues popping up. 0:32:15 Price and reliability. Beware of bargain prices—QC may not be there. 0:33:00 Because they’re so cheap, buy two, to have a backup. 0:34:26 Break 0:35:55 SpongeBob! 0:36:18 They’re back with Courvo. He talks about his career on TV. 0:37:50 Dave describes his VO career and how he found the VO community so supportive. 0:39:42 Dave’s book, “More than Just a Voice,” is now out. The book pulls together the best of his blogs over the last seven years. Dave discusses. 0:40:41 Where the title came from. 0:42:26 How is the book arranged? Dave describes the chapter organization. 0:44:29 George asks where he gets his inspiration for his blog. 0:47:00 Dave’s next book is on social media, but stuff happens so fast. He does print on demand. 0:48:09 Q: Does report on tragic news stories get outweighed by positive stories? A: Dave talks about how he builds emotional calluses. 0:49:55 Q: How truetolife is Anchor Man? A: Dave describes real life work. 0:51:29 Dan asks about Dave’s station’s social media involvement. 0:52:35 Q: You’ve said it’s a challenge coming from one form of entertainment to another. A: Dave talks about the “patterned speech” rut that he’s had to get coached past. He’s had to “detune.” 0:54:14 Q: Do you prefer oncamera or VO? A: After 30 years, TV pays the bills, but when the time is right… 0:54:50 Q: What surprised you the most in VO and what was total BS? A: The surprise was how giving the VO community is. As for BS—early on, he started gathering equipment and get caught up in the “tech.” Dan calls it “severe acquisition syndrome.” 0:56:07 Q: Any tips on managing a full time while building a VO career? A: Dave has a site on how to do this. Ask him to join. You have to find the balance. He’s up until 3 in the morning after the 11 o’clock news to do VO work. He misses work during the day because of his day job. 0:57:21 Q: Do you sleep? A: I do, but not your hours, 311. He automates his tweets and blog. 0:58:22 Q: How do you like the audiobook of your new book? A: Dave found it pretty easy. Fun. Coming soon. 0:59:10 Q: What software to you use to automate your social media. A: https://www.socialoomph.com/ 1:01:06 Harlan Hogan sells books! http://voiceoveressentials.com/ (see career resources) 1:02:00 MixerFace coming soon. Good for iPhone, tablet, windows or mac: http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/MixerFace.htm 1:04:09 Dan’s wife calls. 1:05:10 Harlan’s books. 1:05:53 Announcements. Thanks to donors, including monthly ones. To donate, go to http://www.ewabs.net/ and click on the DONATE button, in the upper right. 1:07:29 EWABS Essentials: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=EWABS+Essentials. Check it out! Small bites of great info. 1:08:16 Next week: Connie Terwilliger on Aug. 18 1:08:26 Aug. 25: Social Media Roundtable. 1:09:18 Labor

Show Log 0:01:37 Opening video 0:02:19 The show begins with a big radio sound! 0:04:03 Hot weather in Southern California. He was in Las Vegas last week in 110+ heat. 0:04:49 Ventilation in a pre-fab booth and how to add it your recording space. 0:05:40 You need to exchange the air. The first key after air circulation is having cool air to work with. 0:06:58 You may need to build a “muffler” to quiet air movement. You can buy them or build them yourself with online instructions. 0:08:22 Another trick: make the distance the air has to travel a lot longer. Longer ductwork snaking around in the attic will quiet air movement. 0:09:06 In a small closet, you may have to get creative with convective cooling. 0:10:30 You may have to install an A/C unit outside the house. 0:11:32 Dan tells his tale. He cut a hole in the ceiling of his closet and installed a “plenum.” 0:13:37 This is why a booth in a garage is a bad idea, since there’s little cool air out there. Also, “sound proofing” by making a booth air tight is unhealthy! The best a basement. 0:15:34 Break 0:16:40 Radiant celestial brothers clip. Name that movie (Grand Budapest Hotel). 0:17:00 They’re back. 0:18:26 Q: What’s a good way to measure the “noise floor” of a personal studio. A: George—there is no industry standard. He’ll listen to a voice (between -6 and -3 dB) and room tone. He’ll then normalize to 0 dB. He then takes the room tone and analyzes the peak level for “noise.” He feels -55 dB is a good level. 0:20:34 Dan joins in. Any noise below -55, -60, is much easier to remove with gating. Don’t use reduction; it destroys audio. Dan does a similar process. He also looks at the frequencies of the sounds in the lower end of volume. 0:22:46 George talks about noise gates. Q: Isn’t -50 kind of high? A: low frequency noise isn’t as loud. 0:23:56 Q: If through EQ you get to -60, should you take it down further? A: It’s not your problem if you’re not a producer. But if you’re going to process your auditions, downward expansion can be useful. George doesn’t use a compressor without a downward expander. 0:25:54 Q: How do you export stacks in TwistedWave? A: George describes that. In the Stacks window, you’ll see an option that says manage stacks. That will take you to a folder where you stacks are. Open the Stacks folder. See George’s video on importing stacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Wn9OZa6Xo 0:28:23 Q: How do you change the settings in the effects stack? A: If you want, go ahead, just don’t change the original. Play back as you change the settings to see what they do. 0:30:50 If you have a question email [email protected], write Question in the subject line. They also have a voicemail box at ewabs.net. 0:31:56 Break 0:33:46 They’re back with Rudy Gaskins. 0:34:54 George asks Rudy how he picked his business location in NYC. 0:36:18 Dan asks Rudy to tell us about himself. He tells about his career. He got into sound engineering. He got his start recording sound effects for a Coppola film. He moved into directing and producing on NY TV. Then he went to ABC News doing promos and that got him into marketing. He then launched Push Creative. http://www.pushcreative.tv/ He met Joan Baker, a voice actor. http://joanbaker.tv/ They married and that got him into voice work and spawned “That’s Voice Over.” http://thatsvoiceover.com/ which led to the Voice Arts Award. 0:40:31 Dan notices an Emmy in the background. 0:41:50 Rudy won his Emmy for the 2000 Olympic Games with NBC Sports, writing and producing promos and athlete vignettes. 0:43:20 Dan asks about the Voice Arts Awards. Rudy explains “That’s Voice Over.” This yearly expo led to the awards. 0:46:12 Dan asks how many categories are in the Voice Arts Awards program. 0:46:58 A display of the categories appears on-screen. 0:48:00 Dan asks how people submit for the awards. Rudy explains the process. It’s all online. http://sovas.org/home-vaa/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoiceArts. 0:50:38 The nomination process doesn’t include sending in a demo. Submissions get reviewed by a group of jurors who put out nominations. This elevates how you feel about your work. 0:52:15 Dan asks what the judging criteria are. Rudy says they’re explained online. Generally, they look at creativity, innovation, originality, and execution on the brand message. The judges are all professionals—agents, publishers, producers, voice actors—who know what’s effective. 0:54:20 The web address, voicearts.org (redirects to http://sovas.org/home-vaa/). The event is on November 9. Submission deadline: August 24 (it’s been extended). There’s a cost to submit. See http://sovas.org/rules-eligibility/#entry-fee for details. 0:55:37 Rudy explains how the fee helps support the quality of the award itself. The design includes a mic hanging upside down over a copy stand. 0:57:02 Sponsor time: Harlan Hogan http://voiceoveressentials.com/ He’s got everything you need except your voice! 0:58:07 George praises Harlan’s return policy. 1:00:30 Q: Do you ha