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VO Buzz Weekly episodes

  • EP 40 EG Daily: Voice of Tommy Pickles
    Insights and great advice for anyone wanting to get into voice over.


    Chuck
    asks Stacey about her new gig as the In-Show Announcer for Family Game
    Night and she reveals more details about what else she had to do. Chuck
    offers the TIP OF THE WEEK about Editing Your Auditions and Stacey reads
    a viewer email from Austin, a college student and aspiring voice actor.


    Meet
    EG Daily, voice actor, on-camera actor, singer/songwriter, musician who
    talks about how she got started in the voice over business, her
    talented siblings and how she refills her creative energy. EG gives
    great insights and advice to anyone wanting to get in to voice over and
    shares how her kids feel about their Mom being the voice of Tommy
    Pickles from Rugrats. She candidly tells us what she would do
    differently if she was starting her career over again. The episode
    closes with EG talking in depth about her one woman show, Listen
    Closely, and what she intends to do with her unfinished autobiography.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://VOBuzzWeekly.com
    24 min
  • EP 39 Dee Bradley Baker: Voice of Perry the Platypus
    The essentials for being successful besides talent and acting skills.


    In
    this episode of VO Buzz Weekly, Dee Bradley Baker shares how he stays
    motivated, grounded and happy in the entertainment business. He shares
    who his inspirations are, who he admires and gives sound advice for
    aspiring voice actors through the website he created specifically to
    help others.


    We discuss his many current projects and what role
    social media plays in his life. We find out what he likes about being in
    the VO business versus on camera and what he thinks is essential for
    being successful besides talent, vocal control and acting skills.


    Dee
    shares from the heart what he loves about being a Dad and what his
    daughters think about his work. Hilarious WHAT IF questions are answered
    and more monster sounds come out too. The episode closes with what
    advice he would give to his younger self and we find out if he has any
    regrets.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://VOBuzzWeekly.com
    30 min
  • EP 38 Dee Bradley Baker: Voice of Perry the Platypus
    Discovering your talent to create creature and monster voices.


    Viewers
    get Chuck’s Tip of the Week about proper recording levels for voice
    over and hear Stacey’s Viewer Email from Bobby who has just discovered
    the show and is sharing the BUZZ with his students.


    Meet guest
    Dee Bradley Baker, known for his work in Phineas and Ferb, American Dad,
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars and more, shares how he got started in to the
    VO business by way of a mall Santa job, open mic nights and voicing the
    rock in the LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE TV show. Learn how Dee
    approaches creating a new character and Dee gives great advice about
    your responsibility to know what is current in the marketplace.


    Currently
    working on five different networks simultaneously, Dee talks about
    vocal warmups and tells the story of discovering his talent to create
    creature and monster voices. He demonstrates some of his favorites and
    breaks down how to make a cricket sound. The episode closes with
    interesting reflection on having passion and purpose for what you do as a
    career.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://VOBuzzWeekly.com
    34 min
  • EP 37 Dave Fennoy: Voice of HULU
    How to practice and refine your skills and grow as a voice actor.


    In
    this episode of VO Buzz Weekly, Dave Fennoy shares fun stories about
    the odd jobs he did to support himself that you will want to hear all
    about. He reflects on his friendship with Don LaFontaine and others who
    have influenced his life and VO career.


    Find out what Dave does
    to practice and refine his skills in order to keep growing and learning
    as a voice actor. He tells the fortuitous story of how he landed the
    voice of Hulu.com and what he would be doing if he wasn’t in the voice
    over business.


    Hear more about his background in music playing in
    bands, touring and writing songs and how it has helped his voice over
    career. Dave answers the What If question thoughtfully and from the
    heart and describes his essence in three words. The episode closes with
    valuable advice for voice actors that will motivate and inspire you as
    well as how Dave defines happiness for his life.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://VOBuzzWeekly.com
    31 min
  • EP 36 Dave Fennoy: Voice of HULU
    How to reinvent yourself in the ever-changing areas of voiceover.


    Chuck
    shares a cool Tip of the Week about Effective Practicing for Voice
    Actors while Stacey recommends viewers read Nita Whitaker LaFontaine’s
    poignant and emotionally raw book, Finding My Voice. Meet the Neumann
    Endorsed Artist, Dave Fennoy, the Voice of Hulu.com, Lee Everett in The
    Walking Dead, live show announcer and more.


    Dave shares how
    watching VO Buzz Weekly is teaching him and displays the official Dave
    Fennoy swag. He tells how he got started in the voice over business by
    way of working as a disc jockey in the Bay Area, and all the fortuitous
    twists and turns that lead to his full-time career in the business.


    With
    more than 50 video games to his credit, Dave talks about what he loves
    about doing them and how he protects his voice during long recording
    sessions. He reflects on his current character, Lee Everett in The
    Walking Dead games, which happens to be his favorite to date.


    Hear
    what he is still working on improving in his voice acting and how he
    continues to reinvent himself in the different areas of voice over and
    trends in technology. Dave talks about the thrill and challenges of live
    show announcing and the find out the story behind his signature
    dreadlocks. The episode closes with what his greatest accomplishment in
    life is and what makes him most proud.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://VOBuzzWeekly.com
    37 min
  • EP 35 Don LaFontaine Tribute
    More fun stories about voiceover legend, Don LaFontaine.


    The
    celebration of the life of Don LaFontaine continues with Joe Cipriano
    and Paul Pape explaining the inspiration for creating the Don LaFontaine
    Voice Over Lab and what voice actors can do to support the Lab.


    We
    learn what Don did to keep his golden voice healthy and how the movie
    trailer for the GUNSLINGERS OF CASA GRANDE changed his life. We hear
    more about Don and his only agent Steve Tisherman’s relationship
    including Don’s funny nicknames for him and Don’s other best friend,
    actor Steve Susskind, is lovingly remembered by the panel of guests.


    Nita
    Whitaker LaFontaine openly discusses her raw and poignant book, FINDING
    MY VOICE, that she wrote following Don’s passing and expresses her
    gratitude for the village of friends and family that surround her and
    her daughters.


    Each guest reflects on how they would like Don to
    be remembered and give more insight about the amazing qualities Don
    possessed. Viewers get to see the state-of-the-art Lab and are
    encouraged to use it to honor Don’s memory and philosophy of giving.
    Nita talks about the kind of father he was to their daughters and how
    Don never did anything small, demonstrated by taking an original bedtime
    story and turning it into a movie with an A-list cast and crew and
    original music. Paul tells a touching story about Don also being a
    giving, loving, father figure to other people’s children as well.


    The
    episode closes with a photo montage with the exquisite voice of Nita
    Whitaker LaFontaine singing a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein song. Rest
    in peace Don LaFontaine, forever will he reign as the King of Voice
    Over.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://VOBuzzWeekly.com
    42 min
  • EP 34 Don LaFontaine Tribute
    Learn about the life, work and legacy of the king of VO, Don LaFontaine.


    We
    celebrate the birthday of the King of Voice Over, Don LaFontaine. Hosts
    Chuck Duran and Stacey J. Aswad have the privilege of celebrating the
    life, work and legacy of Don LaFontaine with four people who knew him
    the best. Their guests are Don’s wife, singer, actress and author, Nita
    Whitaker LaFontaine; Don’s agent for his entire career, owner of TGMD
    Talent Agency, Steve Tisherman; Don’s best friend, voice actor and
    co-founder of the Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab, Paul Pape; dear friend,
    co-founder of the Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab, CBS and FOX comedies
    promo voice, Joe Cipriano.


    Viewers get to hear how each of them
    met Don and how their relationship with him continues to influence their
    lives today. Get insights in to Don LaFontaine as a talent, friend,
    husband and father from personal stories about his humor, intelligence,
    loyalty, generosity and Pay it Forward philosophy. Nita, Steve, Paul and
    Joe share many poignant and funny stories about Don that will leave
    viewers with the knowledge that Don LaFontaine is truly one of a kind
    and will forever be remembered as a great man and an amazing talent.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://VOBuzzWeekly.com
    48 min
  • EP 33 Bill Farmer: Voice of Goofy and Pluto
    What it takes to survive in the gowing voice over business today.


    The
    episode continues with Bill explaining the misconceptions he finds when
    teaching people who are wanting to get in to the voice over business.
    We learn more about his teaching and new demo business he started with
    his son. Bill and Chuck compare notes about voice over demo producing
    and what ways you can keep your creative juices flowing.


    Hear
    what Bill thinks it takes to survive in the voice over business today
    and catch up on his current projects. More fun stories are told
    involving George Lucas, hilarious odd jobs he did to support himself
    like impersonating Ronald Reagan and working with puppets, plus we rally
    the viewers to get Goofy a well-deserved star on Hollywood Boulevard.


    Bill
    talks about what he still loves about the voice over business after so
    many years as well as his menagerie of animals at home. We end the
    episode with Bill answering a fun What If question and he gives advice
    to his twenty year-old self.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://VOBuzzWeekly.com
    34 min
  • EP 32 Bill Farmer: Voice of Goofy and Pluto
    An informative journey with voice of Disney’s Goofy and Pluto.


    A
    very Disney VO Buzz Weekly opens with Walt Disney World Host, Stacey J.
    and Chuck, Voice of Disney XD’s show I’m in the Band, sharing their Tip
    of the Week about using Facebook and Twitter to help grow your voice
    over business. Viewers are asked to submit their thoughts about VO Buzz
    Weekly and how it is helping them for the new Viewer Raves Page as well
    as make comments on the Buzz Blog.


    Now more Disney magic with
    guest Bill Farmer, voice of Goofy and Pluto, who talks about his amazing
    journey into the voice over business, by way of radio and stand-up
    comedy. Bill does many great impressions like Don Adams, John Wayne,
    Yogi Bear, Pat Buttram, Wolfman Jack and many others throughout the
    interview.


    You’ll hear the interesting story of how he landed the
    role of Goofy and Pluto, what it’s like to play such iconic characters
    for over 25 years and how he created the original voice for Horace
    Horsecollar. Bill effortlessly delivers a montage of Warner Brothers
    characters and demonstrates how he warms up his voice. The episode
    closes with Bill telling the story about being named a Disney Legend in
    2009 and what has helped him sustain such a long career in the voice
    over business.


    Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://VOBuzzWeekly.com
    42 min
  • EP 31 Ginny McSwain: Casting Director
    Great tips on the importance of knowing your natural voice.


    Chuck
    and Stacey continue talking with Ginny McSwain who has great stories to
    tell, like how she became the voice director and voice of Lois Lane in
    the Superman television series and how she got the name Ginny Scorchy
    McSwain from the creators of the show, Bump in the Night. She shares a
    great tip about knowing your natural voice that is very important. Ginny
    responds from her heart about why she loves voice actors and being in
    the business.


    Find out what keeps Ginny motivated year after year
    and hear how she describes her true essence. She closes the episode
    with her current projects, what she hopes for the future and a
    spontaneous show of support for Chuck and Stacey and VO Buzz Weekly.


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

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VO Buzz Weekly is the Voice Over web show that gets YOU up close and personal with all the top voice actors as well as voice over agents, directors, marketing gurus and many others.

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