I'm going Mobile...In more ways than one


I won't be blogging for about a week. I'm departing at 5AM tomorrow, bound for my Wisconsin home to get it ready for the summer rental season.

It's a lot of hard work, mixed with fun, as I always make a point of visiting with some of my oldest friends and local haunts.

And yes, I have a remote studio set up, but only for emergencies ... << MORE >>

I was fascinated by what I found and heard recently in an online discussion group. It it real voiceover, or TTS?

Yes, it's real and it's... TTS

TTS means text to speech. We've heard about it, and some fear it. I must admit that the technology has greatly improved, its not all there. I don't think we're going to have another "HAL" like in the film, "2001 A Space Odyssey".

Take a listen:
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In case you missed this in several of the Facebook discussions, here's the link to the front page
 LA Times article  from yesterday's edition that discusses a perceived trend that "celebrities" are taking all the voiceover jobs away from the working pros.


Stars Muffle The Voice of Experience


One of my  voice coaches,  Harvey Kalmenson at Kalmenson & Kalmenson voice-casting in Burbank << MORE >>

I must admit that when I took this timely quiz on Voiceover Xtra, I was astonished  at how much I wasn't aware of.
Especially the one about milk products!

I'm in the throes of narrating a 13 finished hour audiobook in addition to all the auditions and other gigs and I am feeling the effects of vocal and bodily fatigue.

By the end of the day, I don't want to ... << MORE >>

 

The Voices.com iPhone app will be launching Monday May 7, 2012.

Here's some advance detailed information on how the Voices.com iPhone app works.

Download the iPhone app user guide here:
http://www.voices.com/documents/Voices.com_iPhone_App_Talent_User_Guide_v1.pdf

And yes there's a version for ...

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Even though the latest audiobook narration I've performed, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll was released about six weeks ago by Cherry Hill Publishing, I'd like to share the press release about it.

Bobbin Beam voices audiobook version of "Alice’s Adventures ... << MORE >>

                                                                

                                           Gut Check

How many times during the career of a voice actor will he or she hear, "The client has decided to go with another voice talent"?

If you're honest, it's all the time, especially if you audition constantly and consistently. Sure, you nail the read, and some gigs ... << MORE >>

                                         

May 1st is the deadline before price goes up!!!!

Hurry. It's coming fast. And the Hotel is almost sold out of the specially priced rooms.

   GO HERE!



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Just another day in the life of a working pro VO.

I was ill last weekend. I thought it was a 24 hour flu. But it really threw me off my normally healthy chipper and high-energy self.

I've been feeling better but with a lot less energy. The fever is down but I still feel so tired.

Well I found out after going to the doctor this week that I 've had an infection from a cyst in my back what I never ... << MORE >>

VOICE OVER LEGAL e-BooK Now Available

 Contact: John Florian / VoiceOverXtra

johnflorian@VoiceOverXtra.com

203-459-8834

April 17, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

VOICE OVER LEGAL, Essential eBook Guide, Now Available

Voice Over Legal, a 120-page eBook guide for voice actors and performers to successfully manage their independent business and legal issues, was published today by VoiceOverXtra LLC, the voice over industry’s online news, training ...

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