Performance

Gabrielle Nistico spends her days behind the mic recording for an impressive list of voiceover clients. Her My voice is featured in hundreds of commercials annually on campaigns for clients such as White Castle, Walgreens, Harley Davidson, Whole Foods, Facebook, Microsoft, and Ivisalign. She also offers voiceover tele-classes, seminars and workshops around the count. Julie Williams talks to Gabby about the field of radio imaging.

Julie talks with James Alburger who has been an "audio guy" since he was 12 years old, when he taught himself to edit music with a grease pencil, scissors, and Scotch tape. James now works as a professional voiceover artist, and in creative audio/video services.  He is co-founder of the VOICE conferences, and author of The Art of Voice Acting.  Julie talks to James about microphones, traveling studios, and all things tech.

Shana Pennington-Baird is the director of the Seattle Voice Institute and a voiceover artist.  Eighteen years ago, Shana ‘bent' her vocal cords after performing for six shows consecutively without a break and teaching kids theater during the day.  For six weeks she did not speak; for nine months she did not sing. After healing without any kind of surgery, Shana has gone on to a long career in audiobooks, promo, commercial VO, eLearning, musical theatre, and teaching vocal health.  Shana trains people from all walks of life to breathe properly, warm up, and keep their voices healthy for life. Julie Williams talks to Shana about protecting your voice, no matter how long or difficult your sessions are.

Rodney Saulsberry is the author of the very popular new voiceover book, Rodney Saulsberry’s Tongue Twisters and Vocal Warm-Ups, and is the promo voice on Africa Continuity Soap Opera Scripts for Telemundo around the world! Rodney is also one of the most sought after voiceover coaches in the business. Julie Williams talks to Rodney about new genres of voiceover...and even takes a shot at cold reading his tongue twisters!

Lisa Biggs is a Big Talent with a Little Voice. For 17 years she has played the voice of a child in commercials, animation, and toys. Today, in addition to her own thriving career, she teaches children how to succeed in VO, and casts kids through her casting company Bigg Dream Casting. She currently has a contract for all the kids casting in Toys R Us commercials. Julie talks to Lisa about the Kids VO world, and how to get your child into voiceover.

Julie talks with voice actor and eLearning booster Jack de Golia about his Facebook group for eLearning practitioners and his efforts at educating eLearning producers about using trained voiceover talent.

Julie talks with Anne Ganguzza, voice talent and tech expert in the voiceover field

Julie talks with Satauna Howery, a relatively new voiceover talent who hasn’t let the challenge of having been born blind stop her rapid rise in the voiceover field.

Julie talks with well-known audiobook narrator Scott Brick about techniques he has used in voicing more than 700 audiobooks.

Julie introduces Pat Fraley with a 10-minute lesson on how to get into video game voices and structure a great demo.