Voice Over Body Shop

We missed and love VO Conferences!   So, first chance we got, we hopped on a flight this weekend to Toronto, Ontario Canada for the last VO North!   We catch up with old friends, and have some very exclusive interviews with some very interesting people covering the gamut of the Voice Over business! VO North Co-Founder Dervla Trainor, the always unpredictable Elley-Ray Hennesey, Animation Director Jack Cox, WebTech master Brad Newman, the power mother/daughter team of Kim Handisides and Lisa Suliteanu, and our home studio cohort, “Uncle” Roy. Yokelson of Antland Productions! It’s great stuff to hear from all of them so pay attention! You might learn something! Catch it all week right here on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We can't thank enough our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com 

Your Home VO Studio is A Vital Part Of Your VO Business! Getting the right advice to get your sound The Way It’s Supposed To Sound Like can be confusing and frustrating! With this weeks VOBS TECH-TALK #86 we look at some details that perhaps you may not quite understand.   On George’s Tech Update, we first take a look at George’s Trip to London and some soundproofing strategies his hotel employed. We get a preview of a new pre-amp that promise amazing sound in a small package! Dan and George look at the difference between 44.100kHz vs. 48KHz.  And, of course, we have another lightning round of answering your submitted questions with the usual, unbeatable honesty and frankness you’ve come to expect from “The Guys!” Catch it all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com 

WE ARE BACK, FOR MORE VO.. BS With 10 AMAZING TIPS from our good friend, VO Coach and author, Marc Cashman!   There’s so much to know to succeed in the Freelance VO business. Marc has published a daily tip for professionals the past few years enlightening all of us of the acting skills, technical procedures and protocols that make you stand out of the crowd!   MARC is an award-winning Radio and TV commercial producer, as well as a working voice actor. As Voice President of Cashman Commercials, he's won over 150 advertising awards and is a veteran voice actor with experience in Radio, TV commercials, film dubbing, animated series, video games, and over 200 audiobooks. And he authored one of the best-selling books on voice acting, “V-Oh! Tips, Tricks, Tools and Techniques to Start and Sustain Your Voiceover Career,”   We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voice Over Essentials voice over VO Heroes Source El

Lest We Forget, Voice Acting Is ACTING!   George was off this Monday. We had scheduled Scott Parkin to guest co-host. Unfortunately, Scott had a slight surfing accident and had to postpone. SO…Screen actor, voice talent, and the man behind VOHeroes.com, David H. Lawrence XVII, agreed to be our co-host on this weeks Voice Over Body Shop. One great, talented guest to replace another! Easy peasy! We talked about acting Performance, and what it takes to consistently become someone else in your auditions and voice over work. Plus lots of laughs! Catch the replay all week on  Facebook  our homepage VOBS.tv and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!    We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements  Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtra JMC Demos And World-Voices Organization

Let’s face it, VO Tech is intimidating. That is until you watch VOBS TECH-TALK #85 Yamaha AG03 MKII, New features! New Forum for Apollo VO users  At $150 Presonus Revelator io24 currently the best deal going ? To Firmware or NOT to Firmware? What’s it all MEAN? Dan Discusses- The difference between Sound treatment and sound proofing. Plus another lightning round of your submitted home VO studio questions! Catch it all week on  Facebook  our homepage, our podcast and The Pro Audio Suite for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

A Very Entertaining and VERY Informative Conversation with George Washington III!   George Washington III, one of the most versatile voices in the VO biz joins us to talk about His VO business, Diversity in VO marketing anything else we can think of. GWIII is a super guy to listen to! George has a voice that stops listeners in their tracks and makes them pay attention.George is a full-time political voice actor with 17 years experience in the business of helping clients communicate their stories. George's voiceover work extends to radio and television commercials, e-learning, corporate narration, and telephony, providing solutions for clients all over the US and around the world. catch the replay all week on  Facebook  our homepage VOBS.tv and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!    We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:     Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements  Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtr

VOBS Road trip! Dan and George trek to Mojave Microphones in Burbank to see how they make High-end microphones for professionals, like us VO folk! You’ll learn a lot! IN George’s tech update: FAKE SSD DRIVES on AMAZON, BEWARE!!  Window inserts: Do they “work”? UA Apollo, is anything resolved with Zoom since Console 10?  And Dan Discusses “The Best Mic for VO.” Plus a lightning round of your submitted home VO studio questions! Catch it all week on  Facebook  our homepage, our podcast and The Pro Audio Suite for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

Here's a VERY Informative and FUN hour with a true master of VO self-Promotion, Kelley Buttrick!   How do you market your Voice Over Business? There’s so much information out there. What can work best for you? Our good friend Kelley Buttrick is a master of promoting what she does to the people that hire us. Kelley is an award-winning voiceover talent with a reputation for professionalism, easy directability, and exceeding expectations. Her voice is heard on national advertisements, documentaries, and corporate productions. We always have a great time talking with her about her methods, techniques and how she stands out from the crowd! Catch the replay all week on Facebook our homepage, our podcast and The Pro Audio Suite for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  JMC Demos

The Amazing Part II Of Our Discussion With the Audio Superstars Of The Pro Audio Suite Podcast!   Source Connects Robert Marshall, Audio Producer Darren “Robbo” Robertson and deep voiced Andrew Peters, join Dan and George for another round of audio tech insight.   WE cover: Mojave MA50 condenser mic, affordable Mojave  USB extenders, they are not ALL the same! SoundDesk for Mac, run plugins REAL TIME, CHEAP APOLLO!    And, we have another lightning round of answering your submitted questions!   Catch it all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!    We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

It's The Wildest VOBS This Year!   Dan and George do a joint event with George’s other Podcast, “The Pro Audio Suite” with Andrew Peters, Darren "Robbo" Robertson, and Robert Marshall!   OK, not everyone is an audio geek, but this was a no-holds-barred, fascinating and entertaining discussion of what your VO audio SHOULD sound like, World-Voices Audio Standards, and how these bonafide masters of VO help you achieve sounding your best!   Catch the replay all week on Facebook our homepage, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!   We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:  

Where Else Are You Going To Find Out About All This Stuff? On this weeks brand spanking new VOBS TECH-TALK #81 We go gaga over some neat tech for VO.   In Georges Tech update we cover:   Neve 88M USB Audio Interface: $1245!!!!  Uploading to Google Drive or Dropbox too slow? Try WeTransfer.  Gator Frameworks Desk clamping Stand for Streamers and Content Creators Apogee MetaRecorder for iPhone/iPad is a better recording app (but not a replacement for TW And…. An Ear Cleaner with Camera: beware what you might see… Plus Dans Discussion - Determining your acoustics.   And, we have another lightning round of answering your submitted questions!   Catch it all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!    We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEA

It’s not science fiction!  There’s no other place to get such inside info on how to record your Voice Over tracks in your home studio! And on this weeks info packed and entertaining VOBS TECH-TALK #80 we have: Georges NAMM Show coverage  Focusrite VOCaster One/Two (11 mins) Audient EVO16, 8 channels of auto-setting gain small booth acoustics Apple WWDC announcements  Mac OS Ventura, iPad OS, Handoff, Stage Manager makes multi-windows feel more like a real Mac.  And, we have another lightning round of answering your submitted questions! Catch it all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production

If you set up your home VO studio properly, there’s not a whole lot of things that can go wrong. However, you guys keep finding ways! Thats why we’re here, to find and fix those. And we’re here to keep you up to date on the latest tech, and in this episode, some of the oldest technology with Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #79!   On this weeks fresh out of the jar VOBS TECH-TALK We get a tour of George’s Tech Gear Museum  Different types of rigid acoustic panels,  Should you use Printed panels?! The Austrian Audio OC818 mic and Hi-X15 headphones. We also discuss our process for troubleshooting! And, we have a lightning round of answering your submitted questions! Catch the replay all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!    We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.c

Success in the VO biz requires More Than A Great Voice And Acting Talent! Rising Star Elise Berggreen Joins Us On VOBS This Week To Talk About What It Takes!   Elise Berggreen is a SAG actor, voice artist and producer based in Los Angeles and Atlanta. Her most recent credits include Shameless (Showtime), The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+), Torn Trilogy (Passionflix), Incantation (Shudder), The Fields Between, Full Tilt Boogie, & One And The Same (Gravitas Ventures). Elise can be heard worldwide as the voice of American Express, Ross Dress For Less, Sonic, Smart Clinic, Clean & Clear, as “Daisy” in the colorful young adult series Finn and Daisy, and many more! As a UCLA Producing Program alumnus, Elise coaches and mentors actors in navigating and understanding the entertainment business. Her curriculum is a comprehensive educational program supporting working actors to gain knowledge, skills, network, & find resources to level up, manage success and become the CEO of their career! Catch the

Your Home Voice Over Studio Is A Vital Piece of Your VO Business! How Do You Keep The NOISE Out? We’re Here To Prevent You From Making Serious Mistakes! To that end, on this weeks VOBS TECH-TALK #78 we have part of a fun on location interview with Ben Pronsky and his "Airport proof," new studio! An update on Apple Mac Studio. Universal Audio Spark, native plugin suite (no Apollo needed) Plus we answer your thoughtful questions on: Acoustics, Interfaces and mic noise problems. 
 Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast right here, for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production

They Used To Just Call It “Radio Drama.”   But now, because anyone can record and stream content anywhere, anyhow, Audio drama is making a big comeback! As voice actors, here’s an opportunity to exercise your acting chops and get paid work doing this material.   Our guest this week is Christina Casteneda, Writer and producer of “The Savvy Creative” podcast, which features award winning audio fiction with magic, Romance and dark thrillers, fully produced by indie writers and creative talent. They also celebrate indie authors, screenwriters, playwrights and creatives who produce and publish their stories. We’ll talk about the scope of what’s available out there and how you might want to try it yourself.   Catch the replay all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!    We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters

At VOBS, We Are On A Mission! To make your home VO studio audio simple and trouble free! In this weeks beyond amazing VOBS TECH-TALK #77, The Guys look at some real cool tech like: Waves Clarity Vx, for “edge case” noise issues Monterrey OS update. Should you STILL wait to update?  “Safety tracks” using split channels, worth the hassle?  The -6dB problem. Scarlett on Windows?  Apple Mac Studio is noisy iZOTOPE RX Editor can’t convert Stereo to Mono in a batch.  And we discuss, why does it have to be Mono? Plus we answer your thoughtful questions! Catch the replay all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast right here for those of you who love to listen on the go!    We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production

Rick Wasserman Shows You How To Book! A Super informative VOBS! Actor, voice actor, coach and technical innovator, Rick is our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop!    Perhaps best known as the 12-year signature voice of AMC Network and for voicing Thor and Hulk for Marvel animation, Rick Wasserman can also be heard on popular video game series such as Call of Duty, Diablo, Starcraft and Batman Arkham.  Plus, rick has a very successful Voice acting coaching business, https://www.bookablevo.com/ and along with George has created the “Tri-Booth” portable voice over booth.  So much to talk about! He’d love to answer your questions in real time during our live show this Monday at 5:00 PT 8 ET. Or, you can send in your questions now to theguys@vobs.com   Catch the replay all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!    We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YO

Your Home VO Studio Shouldn’t Be A Hassle! At VOBS we help make your recording space your castle!   On this weeks anything but boring Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #76, “Dan and George Mull over some intense subjects like: The New Mac Studio, more than you need? Clarity Vx, is it better than RX Voice De-noise?  Another Revelator i024 update!!!!!! OT: OpenPhone virtual phone for your business,  And we look at that straight line in the middle of our waveforms. Catch the replay all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!    Plus answers to your deserving questions! Its on all week, right here!   We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production

Your Kids and Voice Over!   If you got kids, and a home VO studio, or just kids, have you ever thought about getting them in VO?   Martha Kahn may be the best place to start. Martha is an experienced acting coach, writer and producer who specializes in helping kids find their voice, build self-esteem and launch successful voice over careers. She’s our special guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop. We discuss how to determine if your kids are ready and all the other aspects of managing their VO work. .   Catch the replay all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast right here for those of you who love to listen on the go!    We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production