Vox Talk

Salutation:

Hi there, I’m Stephanie and welcome to VOX Talk! Today on the show, I’m joined by Pat Fraley and Adam Fox. First, the news!

The Loop:

Celebrity Voice Actors VS Rank-and-file Professional Voice Actors

In voice over news, an article was recently published at Animation World Magazine featuring MJ Lallo and several other instructors and casting directors begging the question of how effective celebrity voice acting is in animated films. We want to know how you feel about the subject.

To reopen this can of worms, what do you think of celebrity voice actors and do they pose any threat to professionals who do animation voice over work? Add your thoughts at blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/

Voices.com Wins CRM Magazine Market Elite Award

In business news, the team at Voices.com was honoured with an award from Customer Relationship Management Magazine. To learn more about his award, visit the Voices.com press blog linked from the show notes.

Last Chance to Vote for the Simpsons Sound Alike Challenge at Voices.com

In closing, be sure to catch the special episode of VOX Talk featuring the Simpsons and The Simpsons Sound Alike Challenge! Listen to some awesome impressions and find out which voice actors won first place in categories including Best Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Best Krusty the Clown Impression.

The Biz:

Today in The Biz, I’m joined by Pat Fraley as he chats with us about dialects and accents.

Thanks Pat!

Tech Talk:

Hey, it’s Tech Talk time! Take it away, Adam.

Thank you Adam. As always, you can send Adam your feedback and podmail at Adam@DefiantDigital.com ☺

VoxBox:

Have you heard of the Voice Over Experts podcast? For many of you who have been listeners of VOX Talk for a long time, you’ve heard me talk about it before. For those of you who are new to Voices.com or VOX Talk, let me share some information with you. Voice Over Experts is a podcast created for voice actors who want access to continuing education on a weekly basis through podcasts featuring voice over coaches from all over the world lecturing on different topics each week to keep you conditioned and also to challenge you. This podcast I might add is awesome for people who are just getting started in the business of voice acting and as I’ve heard from many, Voice Over Experts should be mandatory listening for all voice actors!

The best in the business teach weekly for your benefit on the podcast. Just this week, we had Dan Lenard, also known as Master VO, lecturing on the Basics of Building a Home Recording Studio. Last week, Penny Abshire from VoiceActing.com was on the show sharing how she develops the characters in her pocket for auditions. Last week, we were pleased to have Connie Terwilliger on the show talking about self-evaluation. If you haven’t checked out Voice Over Experts yet, there’s a link in the show notes where you can click through. If you want to jump over there right now, go to podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/

New coaches are signing on regularly, most recently Bernard Shaw from the United Kingdom. With over a dozen episodes already online, you’ll have ample resources to keep you busy ☺ Subscribe through iTunes by searching for Voice Over Experts or by visiting the Voice Over Experts website.

Farewell:

That brings us to the end of this episode! If you haven’t subscribed already, go to podcasts.voices.com/voxtalk or track us down in the Apple iTunes Podcast Directory by searching for VOX Talk. Thanks for listening and staying subscribed! See you next week.