Making It To The Mic

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Making It To The Mic episodes

July 06, 2021 S2E4: Saul Blinkoff - Animator and Producer
Stephanie talks to Saul Blinkoff - Disney animator, producer, voice director, inspirational speaker, and podcast host! Saul shares the incredible story of his journey to becoming a Disney animator and they also talk about what it's like to be in the booth with some voice over greats.
Saul's Website: saulblinkoff.com
Saul's Instagram: @saul.blinkoff
Saul Blinkoff on FB and Clubhouse
Saul's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-of-awesome/id1546988218
Making It To The Mic Website: www.makingittothemic.com
Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo
Email: [email protected]
1 hr 2 min
June 29, 2021 S2E3: Angelina Bruno - Agent
Stephanie talks to Angelina Bruno, co-founder and owner of the talent agency AB2. Angelina and her partner Andrea aim to be the agents they wish they had. They talk about the actor/agent relationship, what she looks for when submitting talent to the casting director or client, and how specificity in your reads is the key to authenticity.
AB2 Website: http://ab2talent.com
Making It To The Mic Website: www.makingittothemic.com
Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo
Email: [email protected]
43 min
June 22, 2021 S2E2: Diakeim Lyles - Casting Director
Stephanie chats with Diakeim Lyles, an experienced casting director who also teaches and coaches voice over. Diakeim loves collaborating with actors to help them get their best reads and his positive energy and encouragement are infectious! We also talk about current trends in the industry and imposter syndrome when starting something new.

Diakeim's Website (audition coaching is here): https://www.dlylescast.com
Instagram: @diakeimlyles
Linked In: linkedin.com/in/diakeim-l-71573573
Actor's Connection (to check out his classes): https://www.actorsconnection.com/classes/category/vo
Making It To The Mic Website: www.makingittothemic.com
Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo
Email: [email protected]
50 min
June 15, 2021 S2E1: Frank Verderosa - Expert Audio Engineer
In the first episode of Season 2, Stephanie talks to Frank Verderosa, an expert audio engineer. They cover everything from home studio basics, to equipment, to editing, how to be an asset to the engineer on a directed session, and much more!

Frank's Website: https://www.frankverderosa.com

Work with Frank: https://www.frankverderosa.com/book-online

Find him on Facebook, Clubhouse, and Instagram

Vocal Booth To Go for products: https://www.vocalboothtogo.com

Favorite blogs: https://www.frankverderosa.com/single-post/2020-microphone-shootout

https://www.frankverderosa.com/single-post/gear-up-for-the-holidays-part-1-the-big-items

https://www.frankverderosa.com/single-post/gear-up-for-the-holidays-part-2-the-smaller-items

Making It To The Mic Website: www.makingittothemic.com

Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo

Email: [email protected]
49 min
June 01, 2021 S1E16: Season 1 Wrap Up
Stephanie wraps up Season 1 with her Top 5 Takeaways. Over the course of 15 episodes, these things came up numerous times and felt important to highlight.

Making It To The Mic Website: www.stephaniepamroberts.com/podcast
Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo
Email: [email protected]
7 min
May 25, 2021 S1E15: Jeremy Levy
Stephanie talks to Jeremy Levy, a long time friend and voice actor who works in commercials, promos, and animation. He's the voice of Bumblebee in Trasformers: Cyberverse. We talk about finding confidence for self directed reads at home, what it's like to have fans, and what he learned from a shaky start to his voice over career.

Jeremy's website: jeremy-levy.com
Jeremy's first mic: sE 2200
Jeremy's current mic: Sennheiser MKH 416
Jeremy's other home studio equipment: Focusrite Scarlett Solo, Solid State Logic SSL2
Jen Sukup's Class: https://www.shutupandtalk.com/coaching/jen-sukup/
Making It To The Mic Website: www.stephaniepamroberts.com/podcast
Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo
Email: [email protected]
48 min
May 18, 2021 S1E14: Sheli Baez
Stephanie talks to Sheli Baez, a bilingual voice actor who works in both the English and Spanish markets in commercials, children's media, eLearning, and more! They talk about how those markets are similar and how they differ as well as the importance of having hobbies outside of voice over.

Sheli's Website: www.shelibaez.com
Instagram: @SheliBaez
Twitter: @ShelibaezVO
TikTok: @shelibaez
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shelibaez
Paul Liberti’s Class (check Actor's Connection): https://www.actorsconnection.com/classes/category/vo/
VANYC: https://www.voiceactorsnyc.com
Lisa Biggs: https://www.lisabiggs.com
Vocal Booth To Go: https://www.vocalboothtogo.com
Sheli’s first mic: Rhode NT1A
Sheli’s mic now: TLM 103
Interfaces: Apollo Quad 8, Solid State Logic SS2+
Sweetwater (for gear): https://www.sweetwater.com
Making It To The Mic Website: https://www.stephaniepamroberts.com/podcast
Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo
Email: [email protected]
48 min
May 11, 2021 S1E13: Carin Gilfry
Stephanie talks to Carin Gilfry, a well known voice actor whose work can be heard in commercials, corporate videos, audiobooks, eLearning, and more. Carin is also the co-founder of the eVocation Conference, which focuses solely on the business side of voice over and she recently conducted comprehensive survey of over 1200 voice actors, the results of which will be published soon.

Carin's Website: www.caringilfry.com

eVocation's Website: www.VOcationConference.com

Voice Actors of NYC: https://www.voiceactorsnyc.com

Making It To The Mic Website: www.stephaniepamroberts.com/podcast

Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo

Email: [email protected]
55 min
May 04, 2021 S1E12: Eboni Fondren
Stephanie talks to Eboni Fondren, a voice actor and singer based in Kansas City. Like many voice actors, Eboni was used to recording her jobs in person and recently set up her home studio. She tells us about one of her first VO jobs, which was a really neat niche in the industry and we also talk about the importance of vocal health.

Eboni's Instagram: @jzzylady
Eboni's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ebonifondrenmusic/
Eboni’s Home Studio Equipment: Mic - AudioTechnica AT 4040, Interface - Motu M2, DAW - ProTools
Lili Torre’s (the mutual friend who introduced Eboni and I) podcast The Dreaded Question: https://www.lilitorre.com/question-asker-1

Resources about vocal health/vocal injury:

Jenna Pastuszek’s Blog About Vocal Injury: https://www.innovativevoicestudio.com/blogpost/silence-the-shame
The Visceral Voice Podcast talks with an amazing panel of professional singers about vocal injury: https://www.kimberlydoreenburns.com/thevisceralvoicepodcast/episode/4d6b7336/broadway-panel-vocal-injury-and-recovery

Making It To The Mic Website: www.stephaniepamroberts.com/podcast
Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo
Email: [email protected]
40 min
April 27, 2021 S1E11: Joanna Carpenter
Stephanie talks to Joanna Carpenter, a musical theatre actress who had been doing voice over before the pandemic and created a home studio during this time. Joanna talks about the importance of embracing learning new things like the tech/engineering side and being a team player.

Joanna's Website: www.joannacarpenter.com
Joanna's Instagram: @thejoannac
Joanna's Clubhouse: @joannacarpenter
Joanna's Mic: Rhode NT1A
Rate Guide mentioned: https://globalvoiceacademy.com/gvaa-rate-guide-2/
Making It To The Mic Website: www.stephaniepamroberts.com/podcast
Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo
Email: [email protected]
42 min

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On this podcast we interview a variety of voice over artists from different backgrounds about how they got their start. We focus on what it was like in the early days of their career, how they…