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  • EP 69 Sam Riegel: Voice of Donatello
    Incredible insights on auditioning you need to know.
    Chuck offers
    an important Tip of the Week about using an email signature. This
    week’s guest Sam Riegel, voice actor, writer and voice director of
    Disney’s Sofia the First takes us on a fun and interesting ride through
    his diverse career. Starting out as a child actor, he shares how his
    stage performing experience has helped him as a voice actor.
    From
    the point of view of a successful voice director, Sam gives valuable
    insights and tips about auditions, casting and creating characters that
    every voice actor needs to hear.
    He discusses the trend in
    cartoons with regard to using a natural voice versus a cartoon sounding
    voice and also what he feels he does well as a voice actor. Sam
    describes what to do with a character breakdown that makes for a great
    audition that will captivate the listener.
    He shares how he stays
    on top of voice over trends as a director and voice actor and how his
    writing background helps him interpret scripts. The episode closes with
    Sam offering solid advice and suggestions for those starting out in the
    voice over business today.
    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
    27 min
  • EP 68 Laraine Newman: Saturday Night Live Cast Member
    Stellar advice to voice actors pursuing a career in the VO biz.
    Laraine
    reveals the people she was most excited to work with as a voice actor
    and what she loves about going to the Coachella Music Festival for the
    last eight years. She reflects on the things that have contributed to
    her career success and the ongoing pursuit of developing her true
    persona.
    As one of the founding members of The Groundlings, she
    takes us back to what the comedy scene was like in Los Angeles during
    that time. Laraine tells the story about working with Lily Tomlin and
    how it helped launch her comedy career.
    She talks about her funny
    and talented family and the food blog created with her friend Amy
    Ephron, OneForTheTable.com, of which she is the contributing editor.
    Laraine offers stellar advice to voice actors pursuing a career in the
    VO business, discusses her current projects and closes the episode by
    answering the popular IF question.
    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
    20 min
  • EP 78 Joan Baker and Rudy Gaskins: Creators of That’s Voiceover
    How to take advantage of trends happening in the business today.


    The
    fabulousness continues as Joan tells how she got in to teaching voice
    over and why she can’t live without it now. She also reflects on what
    she believes are some of the essential elements a voice actors needs in
    order to succeed. Rudy’s branding expertise is revealed with some
    outstanding information for voice actors to consider as they seek to
    gain a presence in the marketplace.


    He shares a trend happening
    in the business today with regard to voice actors working in their home
    studios and gives some ideas of how to keep things fresh.


    Joan
    and Rudy explain the meaning behind some quotes they had said and Joan
    speaks about what it’s like for her as a voice actor when Rudy is
    directing her. Viewers get an in-depth look at the inspiration behind
    Joan’s book, Secrets of Voiceover Success and how she involved Rudy and
    the Alzheimer’s Association in compelling and unique ways.


    Join
    Chuck, Stacey, Joan and Rudy at That’s Voiceover on August 17, 2013 in
    Los Angeles, CA. Get your tickets now for That’s Voiceover and be sure
    to use the exclusive VO Buzz Weekly subscriber’s promo code. Enter Promo
    Code: VOBUZZ at checkout for a 20% discount.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
    42 min
  • EP 77 Joan Baker and Rudy Gaskins: Creators of That’s Voiceover
    An intimate look into the lives of Joan Baker & Rudy Gaskins.


    Chuck
    and Stacey announce that Sennheiser/Neumann has become their official
    microphone and show sponsor. They are both now Neumann Endorsed Artists
    as well as the VO Buzz Weekly show. Big thanks to the wonderful Chris
    Currier and the entire team at Sennheiser/Neumann! Guests Joan Baker and
    Rudy Gaskins light up the set and allow viewers a very intimate look
    into their personal journeys.


    Joan talks about her childhood
    dreams as well as the painful struggles she endured growing up as
    bi-racial child and the ways it has impacted her life. She tells the
    story of finding her way into the voice over business, by way of dance
    and on-camera acting, and how she didn’t let fear or expectation stop
    her from moving forward.


    Rudy offers the reasons why he left
    Washington, D.C. for New York and how he first became aware of voice
    talent by doing documentary films. He describes how switching roles with
    a voice actor in order to experience their process has given him great
    insights as a writer and director.


    Joan and Rudy discuss how
    their popular event THAT’S VOICEOVER came to be, what they get out of
    doing the event as well as their strategy for creating an experience
    that is both meaningful and beneficial for the attendees. They tell
    viewers how they can attend the upcoming THAT’S VOICEOVER event on
    August 17th 2013 at the Director’s Guild in Los Angeles, CA. Chuck and
    Stacey will be in attendance along with top talent agents, casting
    directors, voice talent and more. We hope to see you there!


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
    38 min
  • EP 67 Laraine Newman: Saturday Night Live Cast Member
    Original Saturday Night Live cast member and mega voice actor.


    Chuck
    and Stacey let everyone know they are the special guests at Anne
    Ganguzza’s VO Peeps Meetup on April 27, 2013 in Orange County
    California. Thanks to technology, viewers from around the world will be
    able to watch via live stream. Go to VO Peeps for all the details. Guest
    Laraine Newman, original member of the cast of Saturday Night Live,
    founding member of The Groundlings, accomplished voice actor and writer
    takes us through how she transitioned from on camera work to voice
    acting.


    She shares her first experience working with animation
    greats like Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche and fellow Groundling
    member, Tress McNeille.


    She credits studying with Charlie Adler,
    Chris Zimmerman and listening to radio plays with helping her build her
    voice acting chops and how her sketch comedy background has helped her
    voice over career. Laraine explains why still takes classes and how she
    approaches bringing new characters to life.


    We find out where she
    goes and what she does to keep up with the trends in comedy like
    serving on the Board of The San Francisco Sketch Fest. Part 1 closes
    with Laraine talking about and performing some of her favorite
    characters like Sherry The Valley Girl, Miss Information, and more.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
    22 min
  • EP 66 Randy Thomas: Voice of Entertainment Tonight
    Learn what Randy does to stay on top of current voiceover trends.


    Chuck
    and Stacey continue their conversation with Randy Thomas who elaborates
    on how she prepares physically to announce live award shows. She talks
    about how she maintains balance between her career and personal life and
    the three things she feels are responsible for her career success.


    She talks more about being the branding voice of Entertainment Tonight and how creating vision boards has helped her life.


    Randy
    explains the significance of her necklace and lets viewers in on her
    current events that include making new demos as well as other exciting
    things to be revealed at a later date. She discusses what she does to
    stay on top of the trends in voice over and the role she is playing in
    the upcoming Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab Poker Fundraiser this Summer.


    Randy
    offers solid advice to those people wanting to get in to the bigger
    markets for promos and announcing. The episode closes with an IF
    question that prompts Randy to share from the heart about her animals
    and saving turtles in Florida.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
    29 min
  • EP 65 Randy Thomas: Voice of Entertainment Tonight
    Amazing insights on what it takes to live announce awards shows.


    Stacey
    shares a viewer email from Sean in Japan and the Tip of the Week has
    Chuck raving about some killer Harlan Hogan headphones from Voiceover
    Essentials.


    This week’s guest is Randy Thomas, voice of
    Entertainment Tonight, live announcer for the Oscars, The Tony’s and
    much more telling how it all started for her in voice over. Randy shares
    how her life changed when she became the first woman in history to
    announce the Oscars in 1993. She describes what the experience was like
    the first time and gives insights on what it takes to live announce
    awards shows.


    Stacey lists the many “firsts” Randy has had in her
    voice over career and expresses her gratitude to Randy through a
    personal experience she had at the 2012 Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab
    Fundraiser Poker Tournament. Randy gives her opinion on women in movie
    trailers and answers the question of how she makes her successful career
    work living in Florida.


    She shares a few photos of her home
    studio, discusses her book VOICE FOR HIRE, which she co-wrote with Peter
    Rofe, and tells viewers how they can get a signed copy. Randy shares
    her favorite memory of Don LaFontaine and how meeting him gave her
    inspiration for what she wanted to do with her voice over career.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
    32 min
  • EP 63 Stew Herrera: Promo Voice of CBS
    Network promo voice actor talks about pros/cons of doing voiceover.


    Chuck
    and Stacey give a shout out to a favorite UK clothing company called
    Punky Fish and read an awesome email from Michael in California.


    Guest
    Stew Herrera, network promo voice for CBS, Dish Nation and FSN, happily
    talks about how he got his start in voice over. As the Imaging Director
    for the iconic LA rock station KLOS, Stew explains some of the pros and
    cons of doing radio and voice over as well as current trends in radio
    promos.


    Stacey puts Stew on the spot to explain some things she
    read about him and when Chuck joins in too, things get pretty hilarious.
    Stew talks about some of the career accomplishments he’s most proud of
    and how grateful he is to be a part of the voice over business.


    We
    hear about his current projects plus Stew reveals what aspects of voice
    over he likes doing most. He remembers what being asked to participate
    in the famous Primetime Voices photo shoot with Don LaFontaine meant to
    him and the three speak fondly about their mutual friend, Joe Cipriano.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
    30 min
  • EP 62 Brian T. Stevenson: Voice Actor
    What to do to grow your business and overcome daily challenges.


    Stacey
    J. reads a viewer email from Tony in Illinois then she and Chuck
    welcome new voice actor Brian T. Stevenson to the show. Brian shares his
    journey in the voice over business so far after years of character
    acting.


    He talks about the challenges he went through trying to
    get an agent and discusses the process of making his voice over demos
    with Chuck at Demos That Rock. Brian pays homage to his mentor and
    teacher, animation superstar Rob Paulsen, and how the things he learned
    from him have helped every aspect of his voice over career.


    Hear
    what Brian does to help grow his voice over business every day, and as
    the co-creator of the Weaponeers of Monkaa, see some of the of the
    latest toy designed. Brian also offers some insights and online
    resources for getting started in the voice over business that really
    helped him.


    The episode ends with a heartfelt answer to the IF
    question and Brian encouraging other voice talent to connect with him on
    Twitter and Facebook, so they can help each other.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
    37 min
  • EP 61 Marc Cashman: Voice-Acting Instructor
    The 8 fundamental skills every voice actor needs to succeed.


    Chuck
    and Stacey J. continue their discussion with Marc Cashman who
    eloquently answers a viewer email question from Jim Martinez and talks
    about how radio personalities’ skills sets are helpful for success in
    the voice over business. Marc shares what he loves about teaching and
    the way his teaching style and voice acting performance is inspired by
    studying the people he admires.


    He continues with his list of The
    8 Fundamentals Skills Every Voice Actor Needs To Succeed with more
    incredible information, so get ready to take some notes. Marc also
    reflects on an experience directing the late Don LaFontaine and reviews
    the elements of his uniquely created VO Report Card.


    He offers
    tips on how to create your own VO Workout Group and discusses the areas
    he isn’t able to teach his students. Hear what advice he would give
    himself if were starting his career over today and get Marc’s direct
    contact information to find out how you can study with him.


    Viewers
    get the perspective from two successful demo producers on what they
    feel are some of the crucial elements of your demo and Marc elaborates
    on the meaning of the concept of the signature voice. The episode closes
    with Marc answering two IF questions and reminds people about coming to
    see him at the VO 2013 Atlanta event later this month.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
    47 min

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