by Bobbin Beam | May 16, 2013 | Acting, Career Advice, Marketing, Professional Development, Voice Acting, Voice Talent, Voiceover, voiceovers
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...
by Bobbin Beam | May 6, 2013 | Announcements, Digital Audio, Software, Studio Equipment, Technology, Training, voiceovers, Webinar
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...
by Bobbin Beam | Apr 16, 2013 | Audio Books, Commercials, Community, Social Networking, Television, Voice Acting, Voice Over, Voiceover, voiceovers
A fun evening with my VO pal, Peter O’Connell My talented voiceover buddy and master marketer, Peter O’Connell happens to travel a lot, and thankfully, he had a stopover in Milwaukee last evening where my husband and I met up with him for a delightful...
by Bobbin Beam | Apr 9, 2013 | Acting, auditions, Career Advice, Professional Development, Voice Over, Voiceover, voiceovers
The latest issue of Rolling Stone features an excellent interview with the fabulous Jon Hamm, who plays Don Draper. Talk about acting with depth! Hamm spent ten years “slogging around LA” before landing the pivotal role. He was even dropped by...
by Bobbin Beam | Mar 23, 2013 | Business, Career Advice, Resources, voiceovers
Hats off to my talented voiceover pal, Doug Turkel on his latest blog post. He has put together an extensive list of resources sure to help any voice talent take care of his or her business side of the business. Voiceover Talent : Ultimate Business...
by Bobbin Beam | Mar 19, 2013 | Advertising, Commercials, General, Radio and Records, voiceovers
I don’t know how I missed this story when it first aired on NPR in August, 2012, but I’ve found it now, and it is fascinating. This is all about the first radio commercial that hit the airwaves over 90 years ago. AT&T ran the spot on the station...