The Voice Over Coffee Shop

In this episode, we have coffee with my dear friend Bob Bergen.

Bob is the embodiment of a voiceaholic with multiple emmy nominations for his outstanding voiceover work. He’s best known for his roles as Porky Pig, No Face, Bucky the Winter Soldier, and has worked in ADR, Promo, American Animation, and many more.

In this episode, we talk about:

-How to really audition in voice over.

-How to address social media in your career.

-Agent submission specifics

-Auditions while traveling.

-Being the best voice over talent!

-Staying euphoric behind the mic.

I really hoped you enjoy Bob talk about the joys of auditioning and the sparks he gets in his creation process, as well as how he continues to grow and extend his reaches to stay relevant in this amazing industry.

If you’d like to find out more about him, you can visit him at http://bobbergen.com

Thank you for listening and I'll see you next time!

We also briefly discussed what makes a good VO student when it comes to working with a coach. Here is Bob’s take on it:

WHAT MAKES A GOOD VO STUDENT?

- A good vo student researches whom to study with by going to vo actors who have the career they want, rather than to those on the same or smaller boat as they.  

- A good vo student commits 100% while working with a coach.  Once the coaching is over, they bank what works and disregard/don't dwell on what did not.  Even if the student only gained 10% from the coach, that's 10% they own in their process and career.

- A good vo student does not seek shortcuts, be they financial or in regard to time.  They want to do this right, not cheap and fast. They wake up every day asking themself, "What more/else can I do to become a better actor?"  

- A good vo student does not study for a financial return.  They study to learn and become great voice actors.  Making money at this is a fortunate circumstance.  

- A good vo student, no matter where they are in their career, even if in the top 1% of earners knows they are never above needing further coaching.

- A good vo student does not make excuses.  If they cannot afford studying with the best, they get another day/night job and save up until they can.  If their goal is to compete with the big boys, then they need to commit to doing whatever it takes to do so.  

- A good vo student never plays the blame or the victim game.  If things do not go their way, they look in the mirror and ask, "Where did I go wrong and what can I do differently the next time?"

- A good vo student leaves their day at the door.  They do not allow day or life issues to interfere with their availability to work with their coach. 

- Eventually, a good vo student's technique is a conglomerate of what they took from their various vo and acting coaches over many years.  It might be 40% of one, 20% of another, 2% of another, etc.  This all adds up to 100% of who they are as a voice actor.

In this episode, we have coffee with my dear friend Uncle Roy Yokelson.

Uncle Roy is founder of Antland Productions where his specialty is voice over support services including coaching, Killer demo production, home studio solutions, and recording technology education

In this episode, we talked about:

- How do you make a demo stand and stay competitive out on a roster?

- How did Uncle Roy begin in audio design?

-Why is he called “Uncle” Roy?

- His Process for making KILLER demos.

I hope you enjoy listening to how Uncle Roy went from becoming a messenger boy to being recognized industry wide for his KILLER audio work, as well as how he educated the next generation of voice over talents how to wear the shoes of brilliance.

If you’d like to know more about Uncle Roy, you can visit him at http://www.AntlandProductions.com .

Thank you for listening and I'll see you next time!

In this episode, we have coffee with my dear friend Emma O'Neill.

Emma O'Neill is a Canadian-Irish rockstar, 2020 SOVAS winner, Telly Award winner, and One Voice Award Nominee who has lent her voice Discovery Channel, the United Nations, Mercedes-Benz, and CBC to name just a few.

In this episode, we talked about:

- Connecting to a script emotionally.

- Agent audition handling

- The beauty of this wonderful community

I hope you enjoyed listening to Emma emphasize the importance of understanding who you are talking to, what you are saying, why you are saying what you do in a script to further portray your emotions in the copy.

If you’d like to find out more about her, you can find her demos, works, and booking information at https://emmaoneillvo.com/.

You can also find her gifted wife’s amazing musical performances, you can visit her at http://www.elanaharte.com/

Thank you for listening and I'll see you next time!

In this episode, we have coffee with my dear friend Emma O'Neill.

Emma O'Neill is a Canadian-Irish rockstar, 2020 SOVAS winner, Telly Award winner, and One Voice Award Nominee who has lent her voice Discovery Channel, the United Nations, Mercedes-Benz, and CBC to name just a few.

In this episode, we talked about:

- Connecting to a script emotionally.

- Agent audition handling

- The beauty of this wonderful community

I hope you enjoyed listening to Emma emphasize the importance of understanding who you are talking to, what you are saying, why you are saying what you do in a script to further portray your emotions in the copy.

If you’d like to find out more about her, you can find her demos, works, and booking information at https://emmaoneillvo.com/.

You can also find her gifted wife’s amazing musical performances, you can visit her at http://www.elanaharte.com/

Thank you for listening and I'll see you next time!

In this episode, we have coffee with the amazingly talented Neil Ross.

Neil is a British-American voice actor and author of the book Vocal Recall, who has lent his voice to many notable projects such as Voltron, GI Joe, Transformers, Darkwing duck, and Spiderman to name off a few.

In this episode, we talked about:

- How to develop multiple characters at once.

- Working on video game scripts.

- Acting yourself vs escaping reality

I hope you enjoy learning about how Neil got started in the industry and his tips and tricks towards consistently adding to the filing cabinet of voices he keeps in his head.

You can also find him and his demos at http://neilross.com .

You can also find his book Vocal Recall at http://neilbook.com

Thank you for listening and I'll see you next time!

Hi there. My name is Andrew Morrison and welcome to the Voice Over Coffee Shop, where we start out day with some of the finest names in voice over. If you’d like to know more about me, feel free to visit my personal website at www.voicebard.com .

In today’s episode, we have my dear friend  Sam Kwasman.

Sam is a veteran in the industry with an extensive entertainment career ranging from from stage work with Lucille Ball, to the many voices he lends to Robot Chicken. We also talk about him being a series regular in The Tom & Jerry Show as Little Quacker and discuss how young artists can navigate the industry.

We discuss:

- How you should be submitting to agents.

-What its like to audition for Warner Bros

-How Sam develops characters for big name productions.

Thank you Sam for taking the time to talk with us about how you fell into the voice over industry and for giving us your insite on how to cater an artists’s networking, even in the midst of a global pandemic.

If you would like to know more about Sam, you can visit his website at https://www.samkay3000.com .

Thank you for listening and i’ll see you next time!

-Drew

In today’s episode, we have my dear friend Dan Lenard.

Danhas become a recognized industry expert and consultant in home studio set–up and problem solving, specifically for voice over artists new to the industry, or experienced, but with little or no self-recording experience.

He is also Co-Host of the popular weekly live webcast of Voice Over Body Shop which talks about home voice over studios and other news within the industry.

He is also a Founding Board Member of the World-Voices Organization as an industry association representing voice actors with home studios around the world.

We discuss:

- Biggest myths in building a voice over home studio.

-Building his 100 client in 3 year business plan.

-The World-Voices Organization and it’s mission in the voice over world.

I hope you enjoyed learning about how Dan paved his path into the industry and spent the last 30 years giving back to the community through his desire to educate those in need of how to properly build their voice over studios

In our next episode, we talk to Dan about microphone techniques, fixing reverb & boxiness in your audio, how to judge a voice over coach, and learning to be be yourself in your recordings.

Thank you for listening and i’ll see you next time!

-Drew