Stephanie talks to George Washington III, a voice actor who has performed across many genres including commercials, eLearning, promo, and more. We also have an important conversation about representation and diversity in the industry and George generously shares his perspective as a Black voice actor.

VO Atlanta: https://vms.swoogo.com/voa21/

George’s First Mic: AudioTechnica 2020 

George’s Booth: Studiobricks 1+

George’s Mics Now: MXL VO1A, Sennheiser 416, Neumann TLM103, Sennheiser 416 sound alike (less money) - AudioTechnica 875R

George Whittam: http://www.georgethe.tech

Blue Wave Voice Over: https://www.bluewavevoiceover.com

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

Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo

Email: [email protected]

Stephanie talks to Marisa Dargahi, a voice actor and voice acting coach who has worked in commercials, corporate videos, and more. Marisa also spent some time behind the mic as a casting director and offers valuable insights into that side of the business.

Marisa’s Website: marisavoiceovers.com

Marisa’s Instagram: @marisadargahi      

Marisa’s Twitter: @marisavoiceover      

Coach with Roger Becker: https://www.actingbusinessbootcamp.com/voiceovers

Marisa’s Mic: audio-technica 4040

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

Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo

Email: [email protected]

Stephanie talks to Andrew Lander, a transplant from the corporate world who does commercials, corporate narration, eLearning and more. Andrew started his career last year and learned about VO not only from working hard with coaches and taking classes but also from podcasts. We talk about navigating doing VO while still having a full time job, marketing ideas, and the value of a business plan.

Andrew’s website: andrewlandervo.com

Andrew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewlander

Andrew’s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/andrewlandervo/

Clubhouse: @andrewlander

Carrie Olsen: https://carrieolsenvo.com

Edge Studio script library: https://edgestudio.com/vo-resource-center/

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

GVAA Rate Guide: https://www.globalvoiceacademy.com/gvaa-rate-guide-2/

Stephanie talks to Joey Schaljo, a voice actor who does commercials, eLearning, corporate narration, medical narration, and live announce. We talk about what it’s like to announce the New York City Marathon, creative marketing ideas, and how much she loves spreadsheets!

Joey’s website: www.agirlnamedjoey.com

Instagram: @agirlnamedjoey

Edge Studio: https://edgestudio.com

Joey’s booth: http://studiobricks.com

ProTools (recording software / DAW): https://www.avid.com/pro-tools

Audacity (recording software / DAW): https://www.audacityteam.org

Voice123: https://voice123.com

Randy Thomas class: https://www.randythomasvo.com/voiceover-coaching/

Stephanie talks to Lindsay Sheppard, a voice actor who works across genres in animation, dubbing, eLearning, commercials and more. We talk about animation techniques, being a mom in the industry, and some insider tips about submitting to agents.  

Lindsay’s Website: http://bubblegumvoice.com

Coaching: http://lonestarvo.com

Twitter: @LSheppardVO

Instagram: @Lindsaysheppardvo

TikTok: @bubblegumvoice

Pumpkin Reports (animated show that Lindsay and I both voice characters in): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo9UvK0FqC1B_lu11zQzfAQ

Lindsay’s first mic: Rode NT1-A

Lindsay’s booth: https://www.gretchken.com

Jordan Reynolds (who made Lindsay’s demo): https://www.jordanreynolds.com

Stephanie’s first booth: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7t510hpbt1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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

Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo

Email: [email protected]

Stephanie talks to Christopher “Zippy” Kaufman, a voice actor who works in commercials, corporate narration, eLearning, explainers, and more. He’s also an improv-er and sketch comedian as well. Stephanie and Zippy talk about everything from self direction to self doubt, the "conversational read," home recording sessions, and how leaving what he thought was his dream job led him to find his dream career of voice over.  

Zippy’s Website: https://ckzippy.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckzippy/

Twitter: @zippykaufman

Instagram: @zippykaufman

Clubhouse: @zippykaufman

Westside Comedy Theatre: https://www.westsidecomedy.com

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

Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo

Email: [email protected]

Stephanie talks to Cherie B. Tay, a Broadway stage manager turned voice actor. Cherie started her voice over career a few years ago but really dug in once the pandemic hit in March of 2020 and theatre shut down. Since then she has hit the ground running and has become a valuable member of the voice over community working in genres like commercial, eLearning, animation, narration, IVR, and more. Her viral “stage manager calls" video was a huge hit and she also participated in the TikTok musical Ratatouille.

To donate to the Actors Fund: https://actorsfund.org

Cherie’s Website: https://www.cheriebtayvo.com

Social Media: @cheriebtay on all platforms and @cherieb.tay on TikTok

Cherie’s DIY Booth How-To: https://www.cheriebtayvo.com/blog/cheriebooth2020

Cherie’s Mic: Synco D2

Edge Studio: https://edgestudio.com

eVocation Business of Voice Over Conference: https://www.vocationconference.com 

Frank Verderosa (sound engineer who Cherie consulted with): https://www.frankverderosa.com

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

Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo

Email: [email protected]

Stephanie talks to Michael Crouch, an experienced audiobook narrator who has also worked in commercials, promo, and anime. He gives us a peek into his process as an audiobook narrator and tells us how he puts his acting training to use.

Michael’s Website: http://www.michaellockwoodcrouch.com

Twitter: @HelloMLC

Insta: @HelloMLC

Pay 2 Play site that Michael joined: https://voice123.com

Audio book class: http://www.paulalanruben.com

Michael’s microphones: Neumann TLM 102, Rode NTG3, AKG C414

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

Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo

Email: [email protected]

Stephanie talks to Jamie Muffett, an experienced voice actor who works in commercials, corporate narration, video games, and more. Jamie comes from an audio engineer / music background and he shares valuable information about home studios and editing audio. We also get a peek into what it’s like to work in the video game and MoCap industries. 

Jamie’s Website: https://www.jamiemuffettvo.com

eVocation Business of Voice Over Conference: https://www.vocationconference.com 

Jamie’s Podcast: http://www.voschoolpodcast.com

Jamie’s Instagram: @jamiemuffett

Jamie’s Twitter: @JamieMuffettVO

Jamie’s microphone: Rode NTG5

Voice One in San Francisco (where Stephanie took classes and made her demos): https://www.voiceone.com

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

Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo

Email: [email protected]

On this episode of Making it to the Mic, Stephanie talks to Maria Pendolino, a successful voice actor who’s been in the business over 10 years. Maria works in many different genres including commercials, corporate narration, eLearning, explainer videos, animation, and more! She’s also a “negotiation queen” and encourages and empowers voice actors to charge what they and their time are worth.

Maria’s Website: https://www.voicebymaria.com

Maria’s Instagram: @mariapendo

Maria’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariapendolino/

Maria’s booth: http://studiobricks.com

Microphones Mentioned: AudioTechnica AT2020 (her first mic in the closet), Neumann TLM 103, Sennheiser MKH-416 (mics using now)

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

Instagram: @stephaniepamrobertsvo

Email: [email protected]