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Episode 66: Emmett Andrews Discusses VO Studio Acoustics

Emmett Andrews, voice talent and author of the book VO Studio Companion–The Home Voiceover Recording Instruction Manual, talks with Gary about studio acoustics, studio size, and the varying attributes of acoustic foam and acoustic panels.

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Episode 65: VO Coach Deb Munro discusses Creating Personality

Julie Williams talks with voice actor and VO coach Deb Munro about the importance of adding “Personality” to your voiceover arsenal

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Episode 64: Don Baarns Discusses The Izotope RX Noise Reduction Software

Co-host Gary MacFadden talks with voiceover technical guru Don Baarns about a piece of file post-processing software that many voiceover talent are now turning to: Izotope RX. Don himself had a role in the development of one of the software’s functions most used by VO talent: Mouth DeClick.

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Episode 63: VO Agent Erik Sheppard Discusses Challenges To New Voiceover Talent

Co-host Julie Williams talks with voiceover agent extraordinaire Erik Sheppard about changes in the VO industry he’s seen in his many years as a talent agent, the challenges newcomers to the voiceover field will face, and possible affects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the voiceover industry.

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Episode 62: Josh Alexander’s VO Marketing Strategies

Voice talent Josh Alexander talks with Gary about his transition to voice acting from a successful yet soul-deadening career in videography. Josh describes his day-to-day VO auditioning and marketing strategies that many will find surprising at the least, and very likely inspirational.

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Episode 61: Marc Cashman on Tips for Better Commercial Reads

Commercial producer, coach, voice actor, and author Marc Cashman is Julie’s guest. They discuss several great tips for CONNECTING to commercial copy, doing away with the notion that the voice actor is only there to read the copy.

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Episode 60: Jim Edgar and Basic VO Studio Challenges

In this episode, Gary MacFadden talks with Jim Edgar, a voice talent who also consults with other VO talents on a range of studio issues. Jim and Gary discuss the top three problems Jim hears in the hundreds of audio samples that have been submitted to his site, https://justaskjimvo.studio/.

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Episode 59: Lisa Biggs and Voicing Toys

Julie Williams talks with Lisa Biggs who has built a career voicing toys and children’s voices for commercials and shows.

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Episode 58: Audiobooks Unleashed Distribution with Sarah Sampino

Sarah Sampino of Audiobooks Unleashed discusses their new audio book distribution service with co-host Gary MacFadden

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Episode 57: Remote Recording with Harlan Hogan

Julie talks with industry legend and VO entrepreneur Harlan Hogan about remote recording, when on the road using hotels, vehicles, etc.

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