I’m pleased to announce that I am now represented in the Dallas/Fort Worth area by Kim Dawson Agency, thanks to a referral from my friend Amber Cotton. I had a wonderful visit on Tuesday with my new agent, Julie Holman, who has posted my demo to the agency web site as well as Video Voicebank. I’m absolutely thrilled to take this step in my voiceover career, and hope that this is the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship with the agency and my new friends there.
New Agent
January 14th, 2010‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
December 8th, 2009Last year my friends on the VO-BB put together an audio rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Unable to participate then, I was hoping to get in on the action if it was repeated this year, when what to my wondering eyes should appear but a post from Jeffrey Kafer about his plan to create a video version! I nearly missed out on this one, too, but when the deadline was extended, I managed to squeeze into my “booth” to record it. (It was quite a squeeze, too. I should have captured a picture of the puzzle for posterity!)
Many thanks to Jeffrey for his hard work in assembling this wonderful compilation, and to my growing list of friends on the VO-BB for their friendship and continued support.
Brand Me Big
December 3rd, 2009A short while ago I was contacted about narrating a demo video for a new business called Brand Me Big. The site went live not long ago, and shortly thereafter the demo video was up and running. For those who may have trouble playing it from their site, here’s the video via YouTube.
Magma Madness
October 2nd, 2009Here’s the latest fun with my buddy, Pterry!
Getting Into Character
September 18th, 2009What does it take to get into character before recording? Quite a bit if you use Scottish voiceover artist Charles Nove‘s recent experience (which he shared on the VO-BB) as a guide.
He must have a lot of cats by now.
Snow? In August?
September 10th, 2009There’s no snow in Texas, but there’s a new Webosaurs “Snowball Skirmish” video featuring my vocal alter-ego, Pterry the pterodactyl. Also check out Pterry in the “Dino Dig” promo, also released today.
Networking
August 25th, 2009I love it when Bob Souer talks about his work. I learn something from his comments every single time, like in this post where he answers a question about networking and “getting out there”. Brilliant thoughts, Bob!
Are You Pumped?
August 22nd, 2009The other morning I got up early for a bike ride. I remember that the tires felt like they were low on air the last time I rode, so I pulled out the ol’ pump and connected it to the back tire. Sure enough, the pressure was way below the recommended level. A few quick pumps later and it was back to normal, and I moved on to the front tire, which was also low. Once that was at the proper pressure level, I put the pump away and took off on my ride.
One of the immediate differences I noticed is that it’s much easier to ride hands-free with the tires properly pumped. Not many days before, I’d tried to show my daughter about riding without holding onto the handlebars, but it didn’t work so well. The front tire wavered and swayed much more than normal, though at the time I didn’t know that it was due to low tire pressure. After pumping up the tires prior to my morning ride a few days later, though, I had no trouble balancing while riding hands-free.
When prepping for a voiceover session, there are lots of last-minute things you can do to make sure you’re “pumped” and ready:
- make sure you have plenty of water
- study the script to determine what style of read you should use, and to find the key points that will help you deliver the best performance
- mark up the script so that you remember what you found
- take time to practice reading the script out loud
These are just a few of the things that you could do to “pump up” for a session. You might have some personal preferences, things that are especially helpful for you to get in the right frame of mind. If you neglect some of these last minute things, you might not be fully prepared for the things you may be asked to do in the session. If you’re pumped, you’ll be ready for it.
Introducing Pterry
August 17th, 2009Just got word that the next pair of Webosaurs vignettes have been released, and one of them (the first one you see below) features my vocal alter-ego, Pterry the pterodactyl. The other three lead characters — Horns, Rexxy, and Stretch — are voiced by the project’s art director, Justin Harder.
In related news, I’m nearly finished with my VO web site, and will have the “Turbo” video below available there as well once it’s ready.
First Commercial Demo!
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My first commercial demo was completed a few weeks ago, and oddly enough I’ve been struggling to find the time to sit down and post about it here. I really like how it turned out, and am particularly happy that I chose Ben Wilson as my demo producer. His production prowess and expert guidance through the recording session made the whole process a joy. I highly recommend him!