Comments on: Setting The Record Straight http://www.voiceemporium.com/archives/05/setting-the-record-straight/ All About Your Voice & Marketing It Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:05:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brianhudson http://www.voiceemporium.com/archives/05/setting-the-record-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-158 brianhudson Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:41:08 +0000 http://voiceover-casting.com/emporium/?p=888#comment-158 Did she say cream? Stands... APPLAUDES... Did she say cream?

Stands… APPLAUDES…

]]> By: julialombardo http://www.voiceemporium.com/archives/05/setting-the-record-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-157 julialombardo Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:54:28 +0000 http://voiceover-casting.com/emporium/?p=888#comment-157 I researched the major voiceover sites and thought long and hard before I became a paid subscriber to Voices.com I agree with you that they are far from perfect (from not providing universal script file formats; showing preferential treatment to certain members; to sending me auditions for African-American and male voices!) One thing I will say about Ciccarelli & Company is they are accessible to us, and do welcome suggestions/comments, etc. I feel that I have gotten exposure, and people are starting to notice me. Just this morning, I was excited that my demos were listened to 99 times. I was also excited last week when I discovered I was #1 for an audition! I am usually in the 50s or beyond. Now, VOCasting's actions were not illegal, just sneaky. Ciccarelli is angry because she was showed up as having a low-security system by which members inboxes could be infiltrated. Busted! I had just joined Voices.com not a week before when that message appeared in my inbox. I never erased that e-mail, but somehow it mysteriously vanished out of my inbox, as if it and Fernando Pax were merely figments of my active imagination. Voices.com sent me absolutely NO correspondence regarding why I got that e-mail or who those people were. I only knew about Stephanie's response to it when I read Taji's blog. There is such a thing a righteous indignation, Taji. People who have no emotions, or are virtually indifferent to everyone, have no convictions and no passion. Nothing offends their sense of justice because they have no convictions. We have prisons filled with sociopaths who are indifferent to the suffering of others, and therefore feel nothing when they violate society. I do not know how many people on VOCasting.com are full-time voiceover artists, as opposed to those of us who work in other fields (that would be interesting to find out). I work in the fitness industry, so only a fraction of my day is actually spent in front of a computer. Even so, I check into VOCasting just about every day, respond to blogs, and I write blogs myself about every 2 weeks, sometimes more frequently. Interesting tidbit of information: I was trying to decide what to call my blog, and one day my manager at work commented, "You really go the extra mile for your clients." THAT'S IT! Out of more than 500 registered members on VOCasting.com, there are only a few of us who are actually ACTIVE members. In reality, I almost DID NOT sign up with VOCasting because I am very cautious about having my name out there. Now that I have, I will say that I have gotten more out of this site than any other. I spoke with Fernanda Manza on the phone about 10 days ago, and she was extremely helpful with answers regarding my demos. It was great to hear the voice behind the profile! Brian has been invaluable to me, both for his encouragement and for his technical savvy. And now...the envelope please. The winner of the VO Casting 2009 Blogger of the Year Award Is....(DRUMROLL, PLEASE)...MAHMOUD TAJI!!!!! Taji has truly been a model for all of us. He has established himself as a true leader and pioneer on this site and we are indebted to him, not only for his creative insights into this fascinating industry, but for his countless hours of time and research in compiling OUTSTANDING information from which we all benefit. Then again, we always knew that cream rises to the top. I researched the major voiceover sites and thought long and hard before I became a paid subscriber to Voices.com I agree with you that they are far from perfect (from not providing universal script file formats; showing preferential treatment to certain members; to sending me auditions for African-American and male voices!) One thing I will say about Ciccarelli & Company is they are accessible to us, and do welcome suggestions/comments, etc. I feel that I have gotten exposure, and people are starting to notice me. Just this morning, I was excited that my demos were listened to 99 times. I was also excited last week when I discovered I was #1 for an audition! I am usually in the 50s or beyond.
Now, VOCasting’s actions were not illegal, just sneaky. Ciccarelli is angry because she was showed up as having a low-security system by which members inboxes could be infiltrated. Busted!
I had just joined Voices.com not a week before when that message appeared in my inbox. I never erased that e-mail, but somehow it mysteriously vanished out of my inbox, as if it and Fernando Pax were merely figments of my active imagination. Voices.com sent me absolutely NO correspondence regarding why I got that e-mail or who those people were. I only knew about Stephanie’s response to it when I read Taji’s blog.
There is such a thing a righteous indignation, Taji. People who have no emotions, or are virtually indifferent to everyone, have no convictions and no passion. Nothing offends their sense of justice because they have no convictions. We have prisons filled with sociopaths who are indifferent to the suffering of others, and therefore feel nothing when they violate society.
I do not know how many people on VOCasting.com are full-time voiceover artists, as opposed to those of us who work in other fields (that would be interesting to find out).
I work in the fitness industry, so only a fraction of my day is actually spent in front of a computer. Even so, I check into VOCasting just about every day, respond to blogs, and I write blogs myself about every 2 weeks, sometimes more frequently.
Interesting tidbit of information: I was trying to decide what to call my blog, and one day my manager at work commented, “You really go the extra mile for your clients.” THAT’S IT!
Out of more than 500 registered members on VOCasting.com, there are only a few of us who are actually ACTIVE members.
In reality, I almost DID NOT sign up with VOCasting because I am very cautious about having my name out there. Now that I have, I will say that I have gotten more out of this site than any other.
I spoke with Fernanda Manza on the phone about 10 days ago, and she was extremely helpful with answers regarding my demos. It was great to hear the voice behind the profile! Brian has been invaluable to me, both for his encouragement and for his technical savvy.
And now…the envelope please. The winner of the VO Casting 2009 Blogger of the Year Award Is….(DRUMROLL, PLEASE)…MAHMOUD TAJI!!!!!
Taji has truly been a model for all of us. He has established himself as a true leader and pioneer on this site and we are indebted to him, not only for his creative insights into this fascinating industry, but for his countless hours of time and research in compiling OUTSTANDING information from which we all benefit. Then again, we always knew that cream rises to the top.

]]> By: UndoDuress http://www.voiceemporium.com/archives/05/setting-the-record-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-156 UndoDuress Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:29:14 +0000 http://voiceover-casting.com/emporium/?p=888#comment-156 Oh, get mad a little...especially at priggish behavior. Frankly, I'm rather amused by how the purveyors of Voiceover-casting.com went about their blitz. I kind of viewed it as a big fat gotcha! Both P2P sites cater far more to those who don't pay than those who actually keep them in business. While the NY dolts constantly amaze me with their effete arrogance and Dumbcast algorithm, the "pretties" in Canada annoy me with their sugary PR overload. Whenever an issue regarding their service pops up on the radar (any of the VO boards and lists...which are becoming myriad), they're right there assuring the plebs that they're looking out for us. Huh, huh. And what I find even more amazing is how many of the aforementioned plebs suck up to them in response to their well articulated spin. But when you peel away the hyperbole, both sites provide the same thing: a continually growing attitude among voice seekers that our services are readily available to the lowest bidder and an overt leaning toward said seekers who don't pay a bloody shilling for the service. So, why do we continue to play? Oh, get mad a little…especially at priggish behavior.

Frankly, I’m rather amused by how the purveyors of Voiceover-casting.com went about their blitz. I kind of viewed it as a big fat gotcha!

Both P2P sites cater far more to those who don’t pay than those who actually keep them in business. While the NY dolts constantly amaze me with their effete arrogance and Dumbcast algorithm, the “pretties” in Canada annoy me with their sugary PR overload. Whenever an issue regarding their service pops up on the radar (any of the VO boards and lists…which are becoming myriad), they’re right there assuring the plebs that they’re looking out for us. Huh, huh. And what I find even more amazing is how many of the aforementioned plebs suck up to them in response to their well articulated spin.

But when you peel away the hyperbole, both sites provide the same thing: a continually growing attitude among voice seekers that our services are readily available to the lowest bidder and an overt leaning toward said seekers who don’t pay a bloody shilling for the service.

So, why do we continue to play?

]]> By: brianhudson http://www.voiceemporium.com/archives/05/setting-the-record-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-155 brianhudson Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:01:51 +0000 http://voiceover-casting.com/emporium/?p=888#comment-155 Warrior On, My Brother From Another Mother!!!!! Warrior On, My Brother From Another Mother!!!!!

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