Getting started as a professional voice-over artist is thrilling and confusing at the same time. All of a sudden you have to become a pro at voice-over technique, a marketing expert, and a tech-savvy Pro Tools guru. I trust that you got your professional voice-over training, and there are hundreds, if not thousands, of social media marketing tips to help you get started. Pro Tools LE takes a bit more time to get used to, so here are some beginner tips to help you figure out the rest. The Hardware We’ll start off by looking at your Mbox. There are many different
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Well its finally happened. You are busy. Plenty of auditions have reaped the benefits. You now have new jobs coming in on a semi-regular basis and repeat clients appear every once in awhile for updates and regular clients are sending you scripts regularly. You. Are. Busy. Good... right? Now How Do You Organize Your Time? Good morning! In your email inbox is a 20 page e-learning script from a company overseas. Next are 10 on hold messages for a company on the west coast. Next is a corporate narration about 15 minutes long (finished). Finally, there is a phone IVR script. Do
Read MoreVoice Over Professionals Directory I am currently hands deep working on the design and coding of the new Voice Over Professionals Directory that I mentioned in the last post. I got some good feedback both publicly and privately about the venture and figured that there is no better time to start than right now... so It's slowly taking shape... and should be ready to launch within the next 7 to 10 days. There will be three tiers of membership listings: Basic - $3 annually Premium- $25 annually Sponsored - $50 annually There will be several cool features but I can't reveal them right now. I'll keep it
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It's time again for one of my bits & pieces installments. This week has been a bit weird for me but overall positive things are on the horizon. 1. ProRemote Pro Tools Controller Iphone App This little video came to me via Trans Atlantic VO Maestro David Kersten: Review by Gizmodo The application goes for about $100 for the pro version and $40 for the Light Edition (just basic control). It is currently Mac only but they are working on a port for Windows systems. I had originally asked David to review the products.. (and he might yet do that if he has the time) but
Read MoreMorning Folks,
During a Skype conversation with my Friend dD (Doug de Nance) he mentioned that maybe not everyone might be familiar with the way the international business community operates.
Since I have physically worked on 3 continents so far (Asia, Africa & North America) I’m a little familiar with the different ways that the international community approach the work week.
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