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Caring for your Cords

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I really like what Edge Studio is all about. They educate and give tirelessly for the benefit of the voiceover artist.

Here’s a link to a page that details how voiceover artists take care of their voices.  After all, when you’re in this business, you MUST protect your money-maker.

I’d suggest looking at all the free items one can obtain from Edge Studio’s comprehensive website. You could glean a trick or two that will help! …

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Social Networking Saavy

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My friend, voiceover actor Gregory Houser has just posted a brilliant article “Are you a social networking butterfly..? Just watch out for the spider’s web”, and has given me permission to repost here.  You may wish to check out Greg’s blog

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Are you a social networking butterfly..? Just watch out for the spider’s web

There have been a LOT of blog posts this past year about social networking, particularly of the online sort (while it’s not social networking per se, Dave Courvosier just posted a nice blog article of a …

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Mary Travers: Rest In Peace

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I was saddened to read about the passing of Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary, the folk music trail blazers from the '60's. I had the  pleasure of interviewing Mary years ago back stage after a sound check and before a concert appearance in Milwaukee...

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Exploring the “Demo World” with Pat Fraley

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Saturday was a very busy day. I woke up, showered , drank my coffee and headed out the door and arrived in Los Angeles with a half hour to spare. I arrived at Buzzy’s Recording Studio in Hollywood at the same time as one of our esteemed voice coaches for the day, Pat Duke.  It was a day to embark on “Demo World”, presented by voice coach extraordinaire, Pat Fraley. Class began promptly at 9:30.

The Saturday workshop, attended by 12 lucky voiceover actors had a singular focus on a multi-faceted subject, the “almighty demo”.
The event staff incuded Pat …

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