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Taji's Guest Article At 'Such A Voice'

Taji’s Guest Article At ‘Such A Voice’

April 14, 2010  |  Announcement, Voice Over Misc  |  No Comments  | 

Good morning peoples of the world,

I come to you today baring wishes of good health and prosperity as well as a news that I have written a guest article for my friends at Such A Voice about being an international voiceover artist and working in the international voiceover market.

The Article is called “The Young Man & the Sea: How to Survive in International Waters” I’d appreciate it if you guys took the time to click through and read the article and tell me what you think.

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Green Glue - The Soundproof Goo

Green Glue – The Soundproof Goo

January 23, 2010  |  Articles, Audio Technology, Voice Over Misc  |  8 Comments  | 

Khelo... my name is Inego Mantoya... You Keeeld my Father... Prepare to.. Just Kidding. Today's post is about a product I've heard allot about and is gaining popularity in the Voice Over and Home Studio Industries. This is not an advertisement and I am not getting paid by these folks but as someone who is constantly trying to improve the sound of his voiceover recording environment by making it quieter and quieter I came across several references to something called Green Glue. Apparently what this product does is absorb sound and instead of letting it through... it turns it into heat. According to their website:

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Giving in, Not Giving Up


Misconceptions

One of the biggest misconceptions about the voice over industry that I have come across is that it is easy to be a full time voice over artist. Personally I would love to have enough clients to sustain me and my family month in and month out on the income that a lucrative voice over business can generate.

Alas my connections are not yet that vast and my income from VO is not yet sufficient to do so.

For those who are lucky enough to establish themselves in the voice over industry and making a full time living out of it things are increasingly looking hard. Economically the world is in a downward spiral that doesn’t seem to be stabilizing. Whether this is because the world’s governments are still spending with no regard for the fast approaching cliff’s edge (at this stage the US government’s reckless spending and loaning policies are the most vivid) or because of the collective belt tightening that almost all the mega corporations are starting to practice, being a full time voice over artist is just not bringing in enough to maintain some artist’s previous lifestyle.

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Negotiating Vs. Haggling Vs. The Payment Policy

Negotiating Vs. Haggling Vs. The Payment Policy

Greetings and Salutations dear readers,

I wanted to tap into the minds and experience of the VoiceOver collective and ask a question that sometimes bothers me. Is it just me or has working in the voice over industry sometimes made you feel like you are a fishmonger in the local market.

Whether its during a communication between a client or an agent proxy I find that sometimes the haggling can get tiresome and somewhere along the line I decided to get very very stubborn.

I am sure that the Global financial crisis (a gift from the last US president as far as I am concerned) has caused some serious financial belt tightening. The ripple effect from this crisis has devastated thousands of companies and has caused the laying off of possibly millions of people worldwide.

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So Far, So Good.... So What?

So Far, So Good…. So What?

Good Morning, For those of you not familiar with late 80s Heavy Metal ... that was the title of on of my favorite Megadeth albums. I just thought that I would update you guys with the blog's upgrade situation. Currently I am redesigning and adding new features to the blog. I was going to use the same standard theme that I am currently using on the voiceover-casting.com servers... but decided to dish out some money and buy a premium theme with added functionality. This means that I'll be able to deliver more elements to my readers. At this point in time I am

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