Mic’s Blog
Jacked Up: Venturing out, Part 2
Should you spend the travel and expense of going to a big VO conference? Find colleagues who went last year. Add up all the travel, food, lodging, and conference fees. Can you cover it? Will you have money left for the gear you need or for that pay-to-play site...
Inspiration Corner: Spring Cleaning
Spring... a time for renewal and regeneration! Time to put up the boots, coats and sweaters, and see if you can fit into last year’s summer clothes, or maybe you stuck to your fitness resolution and they just might be too big? Either way, time to do some refreshing of...
Joy’s Talent Spotlight: Chad Letts
It was an absolute pleasure to speak with Chad Letts, voice actor and one of our awesome coaches at TVAS. At 19 years old Chad started out in radio as a DJ in various genres in California and Nevada. His first voice over gig was at age 17, voicing a character in a...
Inspiration Corner: Don’t Put All Of Your Eggs In One Basket
I saw a nasty VO habit coming, and nipped it in the bud before it fully manifested. It will try to creep in slowly and methodically. A week here, a month there, and before you know it, BAM! You’re dependent on your two biggest clients for 80% of your work. This is a...
Jacked Up: Venturing out, Part 1
As you contemplate your dawning career, you’ll be drawn to other places to train. And while you’ll always have a “home base” at The Voice Actors Studio, you may want to take online courses or travel to other cities for conferences or workshops. All that is an...
Joy’s Talent Spotlight: Sarah Vone
Greetings to all my fellow voicers! I recently had the wonderful opportunity to chat with the warm and lovely Sarah Vone. As a kid Sarah, and others in her family, loved to imitate funny voices. She always hoped to someday play a role in a cartoon. After watching...
Tip12: Being Professional
So, here you are, a working VO pro. What’s that mean really? You’ve got the basics covered: performance, technical, and business. You know how to voice your genre of choice, your sound is clean and good, and you know how to track your money and look for work. But...
Joy’s Talent Spotlight: Jennifer Senkowski
Hello to all! It is my pleasure to introduce you to a funny and bright voice over actor, Jennifer Senkowski. Jennifer admits to always being fascinated in voice over but never considered it as a career option. She always loved documentaries but thought you needed...
Inspiration Corner: Love it, But Live it…Like a BOSS!
Like it or not, we are business owners. It sounds good when I tell someone “I have my own business”, It gives me a sense of personal fulfillment. I secretly enjoy the kudos I get for having the courage to go rogue. “Dude, I’m the CEO – “Chief of Everything”, no one...