Here's a little TV spot I recently voiced through an advertising agency for a Pennsylvania hospital. … [Read more...]
Jun 10, 2013
Search for SAG-AFTRA Wisconsin Voice Talent
I received an email from one of my talent agents here looking for other SAG-AFTRA Union members living in Wisconsin. Please feel free to post here in the comments on this blog or email me personally at bobbin(at)bobbinbeam.com so I can pass along your name and contact info. It reads: "If you know of any, can you please have them e-mail me so that I know they exist? I believe our … [Read more...]
Jun 4, 2013
How to Create Characters Building a back story
Many thanks to book publicist, Rachel Beretta from who is sharing an excerpt from the book, "Voice Acting for Dummies", written by David and Stephanie Ciccarelli. I hope you'll find it useful. + + + + + + + + … [Read more...]
May 31, 2013
APAC+NYC=Fabulous
I write this before gathering my stuff, calling a cab and heading to LaGuardia after an eventful and enlightening week in New York City at APAC 2013. It was audio book world immersion! My hat is off to Tavia Gilbert for chairing the Narrator track, which I attended. Topics covered included home studio work flow, vocal health and sustainability, marketing successfully and with manners, and … [Read more...]
May 28, 2013
The Good Word
I’ve been a voice actress forever it seems, and now I’m going to my first ever Audio Publishers Association conference taking place tomorrow in New York City. My good pal and stellar audiobook narrator, Vanessa Hart, who has voiced about 70 books, will be my roommate this week. We’ve rented an apartment near Times Square, which is close to just about everything we’ll need and wish to … [Read more...]
May 23, 2013
A Needed Break in Voiceover Action
So we traveled back to San Diego this past week. No longer is it our home. We are visitors. It can't not feel strange after having our roots so deeply entrenched for so many years. We came to attend our daughter's college graduation. After the hoopla was over, by Monday I was ready to go home. After all I'm in the throes of narrating another audiobook, and need to do that in my controlled … [Read more...]
May 16, 2013
Susan Berkley Likes My Name
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Imagine my surprise when someone sent me a copy of an email blast written by voice talent -master marketer and hawker of voice over workshops, Susan Berkley. I do get a lot of questions about my name. And no, my Mom wasn't a seamstress. I was christened Roberta Beam, and a nurse that took care of me as a baby started calling me "Bobbin". So Bobbin....it's a nickname for Roberta; a kind of … [Read more...]
May 6, 2013
VoiceoverXtra May 15 Webinar-Record Voiceover on the iPad
Photo courtesy of Beau Weaver May 15- VO Studio Tech George Whittam will show how to use your iPad to the max when recording voice over auditions and jobs! I have the iPad, and the Twisted Wave App...and looking for a lighter-weight remote recording solution when I travel, so I'm … [Read more...]
May 2, 2013
VO Scammster Alert- Beware!
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A HUGE pet peeve of mine- VO scammers that use our voiceover service and don't pay. I've just received this from one of my agents at Voicesonlinenow who found this on voice talent Matt Baker's blog: I'm helping get the word out to some unsuspecting voice talent. James Norkawich of Bridgeport, CT, contacted me on Sunday, 24 February, claiming his name was Jerome Daily (even though … [Read more...]
Apr 30, 2013
Trending Voiceover gigs: Web Explainer Videos
In case you haven't noticed, there's a trend afoot in web design which includes dynamic content: "Explainer Videos". It's another channel in which a voice talent can be heard and gainfully employed. These are usually animated productions, about one to two minutes in duration. These videos create site ambience, keep the visitor engaged, and informed. They make better use of the … [Read more...]
