Audiobooks with Ana

Join me as we meet ErinMoon and ask her where it all began. She speaks of her love of theatre, stories of the Colorado Shakespeare company, and her late husband Stafford. We cover her move to New York producing and proofing with Recorded Books. Her thoughts about how the read along, listen along helped with her cold reading skills. How she got into narration and how Gabra Zackman introduced her to Audible and she was able to go full time.

Her favourite emoji? heart and heart face

She mentions her romance pseudonym and how she deals with her industry presence.

Her coaching and the resources she offers and the organic reach she has. She loves to teach script specificity and the nuance in the narrative

Join me in this wonderful conversation!

Trigger warnings: mentions of widowhood and cancer

Website Link: https://www.erinmoonactor.com

Blog Post link: https://msmoonyogiactor.blogspot.com

Coaching Link: https://www.erinmoonactor.com/coaching/

Yoga Link: https://www.moonyogatherapeutics.com

If you have any questions about Audiobooks or would like more information on production or narration, please get in touch

www.anaclements.co.uk/coaching

VA for VO

Voice Adjacent match-making!

Lynn Norris, Brigid Reale and Miranda kindly joined us in this episode to talk about VA for VO

The Ultimate Solopreneur's Outsourcing Resource

We connect creative solopreneurs, like voice actors, podcasters, and on-camera talent, with industry-savvy outsourcing allies, who get your world and can handle the tasks you shouldn’t be doing - whether you need help once or every week. And we educate them too. 

https://www.vaforvo.com

BRIGID REALE

Look up hard-working voice over entrepreneurs in the dictionary, and you’ll likely find a description of Brigid Reale. For more than a decade, this Emmy award-winning voice actor and founder of Reale Voices has cultivated her career from mere aspiration to thriving voiceover business. She has lent her talents to some of the top brands across the globe.

If there is one thing Brigid has learned in her short tenure in the industry, it is that building genuine, trustworthy relationships through authenticity is the secret sauce for a successful career in voice over. As both a voiceover artist and coach, she regularly shares her knowledge with the VO community, from veterans to beginners, helping them understand and navigate the creative world of business and marketing.

Naturally, this led Brigid to partner with Lynn to create a new educational and opportunity platform for voice actors who want to add streams of income to their small businesses by being a voiceover adjacent resource provider. Brigid can’t wait to se how our members grow!

LYNN NORRIS

Lynn Norris is a full-time working SOVAS award-winning voice actor, who has been the CEO/COO/Chief cook and bottle washer of her own voice over business for more than 5 years. After a long career outside of voiceover in the fintech space, where it was her primary responsibility to explain business requirements to software developers and development features and limitations to business stakeholders, Lynn believes strongly in “teaching you to fish”.

In addition to voicing for clients, Lynn also provides voiceover adjacent services to other voice actors as a copywriter and audio editor. And she’s becoming a regular presenter for voice over workout groups, organizations and conferences, teaching business skills and writing to other voiceover artists.

So it was an easy decision to partner with Brigid to create VA For VO – an education and resource community within the VO industry. Lynn’s very excited to help aspiring voiceover adjacent resource providers learn skills and connect with other VO professionals to grow that part of their entrepreneurial pursuits.

#Outsourcing #Admin #VO #Audiobooks

If you have any further questions or would like information about audiobook production or narration, do get in touch

www.anaclements.co.uk/coaching

Join us to talk to Don Baarns about his career, his life in music and the things that bring him joy.

More than just a “tech guy”, Don started his adult life as a music recording engineer and a performing musician in Los Angeles. With decades of recording, production AND performance experience, he has a unique perspective on audio tech.

His coaching, video sessions and tools were developed and refined with thousands of hours of private sessions with clients, ranging from absolute beginners to expert level students. Put all that experience to work for YOU!

Https://redbaarnsaudio.com

https://VOJumpstart.com

Red Baarns Audio YouTube Channel Interview with Ana Clements January 2024

2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuXpbx99-P0

If you have any further questions, about audiobook narration or production, please get in touch,

Ana

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In this episode we get to know narrator, Hillary Huber.

We discuss knitting, awards and birthday teas with Bette Davis

Hillary has recorded over 800 audiobooks spanning many genres but thrillers are her favorite.  She is a multiple Audie Award finalist, multiple Earphone Award winner, Voice Arts Awards winner and one of Audiofile Magazine's best voices. 

Hillary has a BA in English Literature and is a voracious reader and listener.  Likes: yoga, hip hop dancing, baking sourdough, bourbon. Dislikes: liver.

Raised in conservative Connecticut and hippy Hawaii, Hillary now splits her time between Santa Monica and New York.  Her super power is reciting the alphabet backwards. 

www.HillaryHuber.com

For more information or advice on narrating or producing audiobooks ... get in touch!

www.anaclements.co.uk

Khai Dattoli is an audiobook casting director at Podium Audio.

Playwright, german bilingual, actress, murder mystery company owner and organizer, Khai Dattoli enchants us with her story of her introduction to the world of audiobooks at Deyan Audio and now, established in her career, her move to Podium audio.

Find out what it takes to prepare and cast a book into audio.

Take a listen

For further Information:

https://podiumaudio.com/about-podium-audio/

If you'd like to know more about the podcast or about working with me, please get in touch

www.anaclements.co.uk

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A wonderful conversation with Adam Fritz CEO of Pozotron a software program that allows audio book narrators and editors to analyse their audio, using text recognition, analyse their script and proof the text.

Let's find out what it can do!

If you'd like to reach out to the Pozotron team, they are available at: [email protected]

The Pozotron referral link mentioned in the conversation, which gets you 7 free hours of audio credit, to sample the software and a one month free trial of the software

https://www.pozotron.com/[email protected]

As always, if you have any comments on the podcast or would like to reach out, I am available at www.anaclements.co.uk/coaching

In this episode I chat with Val Kelly about MAVO, the Mid Atlantic VoiceOver Conference.

In addition to being a bilingual, French/English Voice Actress, Val is the Owner/President/CEO/Executive Producer of Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC.

Val is in charge of running all aspects of the company and is the Executive Producer/Director for the Mid-Atlantic Voiceover "Get Inspired" Conference.

For more information about the MAVO2024 "Get Inspired" conference coming up on November 8-10, 2024 visit the MAVO website https://www.midatlanticvo.com/

Val's own website https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com/

If you have any thoughts or questions about this podcast or about audiobooks, get in touch https://www.anaclements.co.uk/coaching

Join me and the SAG AFTRA National director of Audiobooks as she fills us in on the latest news, updates us on contracts and possibilities for working  within the union and shares her journey and her insights into the fabulous world of audiobooks

Jane Love’s 34-years of experience illuminates the critical role of union membership for U.S. creatives, and the intricacies of negotiating fair contracts. 

We spoke of the complexities behind becoming a signatory and the impactful expansions in health benefits and pension opportunities for narrators. 

Stick around for more insights on union advocacy, the essentiality of human performance in the age of AI, and solidarity in the struggle for fair pay within the global market. 

Get ready to raise your voice and protect your rights, Audiobooks with Ana.

RESOURCES:

https://www.sagaftra.org/contracts-industry-resources/audiobooks

If you need further information or would like to work with me, please get in touch

www.anaclements.co.uk/coaching

The many voices of Joel Froomkin! 

Joel shares his journey through voice and theatre. A fascinating insight into his story and the events that have shaped him and made him the talent that he is. 

He guides us through his acting training and experience, directing, coaching and narrating, right through to his classes and cruises. 

Get ready to choose your niche and book your class as we find out more about the king of “acting for audio”

https://www.joelfroomkinaudio.com/

https://www.audiobooksatsea.com/

https://actingforaudio.com/

about the podcast or audiobook narration, please get in touch at:

https://www.anaclements.co.uk/

Let's get to know Dan Friedman as he shares his journey, from his early days as a radio engineer to his rise as a reputed name in the voiceover world.

Dan will be sharing insights from his compelling new book, delving into techniques and tips for audio artists. We'll also discuss Dan's transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how his pursuit of music and teaching impacted his life.

Lastly, Dan shares his thoughts on family, future, and his journey toward success.

So sit back and join us as we explore the art of voiceover with Dan Friedman.

Also … his first book quickly became an Industry standard and now his 2nd book is out!

Dan Friedman's Website: https://sound4vo.com/

SOUND ADVICE Book https://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/BookDetails/292116-sound-advice

ZEN & the art of Voiceover Book https://store.bookbaby.com/book/zen-and-the-art-of-voiceover

If you have any questions about the podcast or would like to get in touch with me, please do!

https://www.anaclements.co.uk/coaching/