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Awards Competitions |
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| British Animation Awards | Competition conducted every two years, currently 2008. |
| The Audies | Annual competition for audiobook excellence, sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). |
| Voicey Awards | Annual competition honoring voice actors for contributions and efforts in the prior year, founded and hosted by Voices.com. Nominations open Jan. 1, and winners announced in late February. |
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Coaches |
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| Abshire, Penny | VoiceActing.com |
| Alburger, James | VoiceActing.com |
| Berkley, Susan | The Great Voice Company |
| Cashman, Marc | The Cashman Cache of Voice Acting Techniques |
| Duckworth, Dan | VoiceOvers Unlimited |
| Fraley, Pat | Pat Fraley Teaches |
| Goldberg, David | Edge Studio |
| Lewis, Pamela | Pamela Lewis |
| Meyers, Warren B. | Warren B. Meyers |
| Munro, Debbie | Chanti Productions |
| Saulsberry, Rodney | Rodney Saulsberry |
| Smith, Don E. | Performing Success |
| Williams, Julie | Julie Williams |
| Zoller, Bettye | VoicesVoices |
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Blogs |
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| Adams, CJ | Wacky Musings of a Mad VoiceBoy |
| Babble-On Studios | Babble-Blog |
| Beam, Bobbin | Bobbin Beam |
| Brick, Scott | Scott Brick Presents (on audiobook narrating) |
| Cartoon Brew | Brewmasters Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi lead "the animated conversation" |
| Cashman, Marc | Ask The Voice Cat (Voices.com) |
| Christi, Dave | Dave Christi's Voice Daily |
| Ciccarelli, Stephanie | VOX Daily (Voices.com) |
| Cipriano, Joe | Joe Cipriano's Blog |
| Clark, Caryn | The VoiceChick's Blog |
| Commins, Karen | A Voice Above The Crowd |
| Courvoisier, Dave | CourVO's Voice-Over Blog: Voice-Acting in Vegas |
| Creighton, Adam | Ramblings |
| Daniel, Terry | Terry Daniel Blogs |
| de Nesnera, Liz | A Frog in My Throat ... or ... Un Chat Dans La Gorge! |
| Dheere, Tom | The Rognog Blog |
| Edwards, Kara | The Voices in Her Head |
| Fox, Adam | Defiant Digital Productions Blogcast. Adam is also host of Voices.com's Tech Talk podcasts |
| Gates, Rich | Rich Gates Blog |
| Harper, Ron | Ron Harper Voiceovers |
| Hass, Ralph | Ralph 'N' Roll WITh the Punches |
| Haymond, Brian | Behind the Mic |
| Haymond, Brian | "A Case for Professionals ..." |
| Hirschman, Elie | Rhymes, Reasonings and Ruminations from beyond normal |
| Houston, David | Do That Voice! |
| Jacobs, Jeremy | Jeremy Jabobs Brittish VO Blog |
| Kafer, Jeffrey | Voice Blog |
| Keesling, Kathleen "Kat" | KatsVoice Purrs 'n Roars |
| Lawrence XVII, David H. | "An actor, finding success on his own terms and on his own schedule" |
| Lenard, Dan | Master VO (Voices.com) |
| Lit Between The Ears | Radio drama voice acting |
| Maritinesu, Maku Jiyan | "be different, be yourself" blog focusses on anime news and comments |
| McKitrick, Mary C. | MCM Voices Voiceover Blog |
| McLaughlin, Tim | Tim McLaughlin Blog |
| Mecca, Bill | Bill Mecca's Voice Overs & More |
| Nachtrab, Dan | Nachtrab's News |
| O'Connell, Peter | voxmarketising |
| O'Shea, Rory | IMedge Communications Blog |
| Phillips, Doc | Doc Phillips Blog |
| Rodriguez, Joe | The Voiceover Thespian |
| Singer, Elaine | Elaine Singer Sounds Great |
| Souer, Bob | The Voiceover Boblog |
| Temple, Dave | The Voice |
| Terzza, Gary | Gary Terzza's Voice-Over Blog UK |
| Voice123 | Voice123 Team Blog |
| VOMICTest | Mic test updates, as a supplement to Willie Edwards' VO Mic Test web site (www.vocalimpactmedia.com/SoundStorage.html) |
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Forums |
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| I ROCK THE MIC VO.com | The brainchild of Miami-based voice actor Rick Party, this high-energy social networking site is exclusively for voice actors, offering profiles, demo uploads, forum threads, chats, news ... wow! |
| The Good Karma Network (GKN) | An entertainment industry support group "to help each other succeed professionally and personally." Members include actors, models, voice talent, production crews, casting directors and talent agents based in Northern New Jersey and New York. |
| the voiceover bulletin board (vo-bb) | Voice talent D.B. Cooper is "Board Czar" ... presiding over a live chat room and forums offering general chat, tech stuff, how-to and critiques. |
| Voice Acting Alliance | Forums on voice acting, including auditions and casting, chat, recruitment for projects and more. |
| Voice-Overs.com Forum | Spearheaded by voice talent and coach Julie Williams ... More than two dozen forums, ranging from newbies to home studio. paid job postings, "Ask the Experts", product reviews and more. |
| VoiceOverSavvy.com | Sponsored by Voice 123 ... Forums for newbies to pros, geeks to "idols" (demo critiques), bloopers and more. |
| Yahoogroups Voiceover Forum | A message board that delivers direct to your email address, with questions and helpful answers for all levels of voice-over experience. |
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Fun & Wacky |
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| "Voice Talkers: Living the Dream of a Voice Actor" | From POYKPAC: A voice actor finds his voice ... |
| Bob Bergen's 'Cool Clips' | "eh-puh-peh-eh..." The voice of Porky Pig and many, many other cartoon characters, Bob Bergen shares historic - and often hysterical - clips from his career, including his call (at 14 years of age) to his hero, Mel Blanc. |
| Casting Couch Radio Show | "The online talk show for everyone in the (media) biz" |
| GameTrailers.com | Game world updates and reviews |
| How To Break Into The Voice Over Business | A video hoot using old-time training film footage with dubbed satire. For any VO at any level, from Marc Graue Voice Over Recording Studios, in LA. |
| How To Just Get By in the Voice Over Business | Take your first class online (if you dare). Instructor: VO talent Robert Jadah ("The Lazy Larynx"). Video production: September Day Leach. |
| Our Infamous Voice Over Movies | Hilarious video shorts from Marc Graue Voice Over Recording Studios. Old-time movie footage combines with over-the-top dubbed satire in more than 15 titles, like "Your Voiceover Career", "Your Demo Tape" and "Voice Actor's Studio." |
| VO Artist On A Date | Can this be YOU? Funny sketch from a BBC Radio 4 show, "Recorded For Training Purposes." More BBC at www.bbc.co.uk/radio |
| Voice Over Studio Outtakes & Bloopers | Think you've had a bad day? Listen to these gems, collected by Marc Graue Voice Over Recording Studios, in LA. |
| Voice Over Workout Lounge | In Hollywood, most Thursday nights from 7-10 p.m., Soundelux DMG gives voice actors a "workout gym" to practice acting chops and learn from "very special guest hosts." |
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Helpful & Interesting |
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| DigiFon - ISDN Directory | Directory of ISDN users worldwide. Web site also offers ISDN set-up and tech info. |
| Microphones | Hear them! S.O. Coutant's review of current and classic mics includes sound quality and full specs. Also enjoy the Celebs page with classic photos of celebrities and mics. |
| Spamcheck | Before you hit SEND on your next email campaign, run a draft through this system to see if your emails might be considered SPAM. |
| USA Foundations | Readings of USA founding documents (Declaration of Independence, Preamble to U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, Gettysburg Address) by Voiceovers Unlimited team members |
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Organizations (also see Unions) |
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| Media Communications Association - International | An association of media professionals, with local chapters, for networking, getting business and socializing, worldwide. |
| Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists (SaVoa) | New organization with accreditation program for voice talent, and a mission to promote "excellent standards", education and public awareness. |
| Women In Animation | Non-profit organization for creative people in animation, including voice actors, animators, production management and writers. North America chapters are in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Canada. |
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Speech & Diction Aids - Online |
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| fonetiks.org | Free audio pronunciations for vowels and other sounds, in 9 English accents (American, Canadian, British, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Australian, Indian and South African), plus Spanish, French, French Canadian, German, Swiss German, Italian, Portuguese, Indonesian, Japanese, Mandarin and Thai. |
| Merriam-Webster Dictionary | Look up pronunciations and meanings online - including audio pronunciations for words followed by a red audio icon. Free services include lookups in the Dictionary, Thesaurus, Spanish/English, and Medical sections. |
| Say How? A Pronunciation Guide to Names of Public Figures | Online project of the National Library Service, based on many thousands of records compiled by voice actor Ray Hagen (http://www.loc.gov/nls/narrators/hagen.html). |
| The ABC Book, A Pronunciation Guide | Online dictionary of acronyms, brand names, corporations and more - featuring pronunciation and brief description. Hosted by the National Library Service. |
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Talent - Demo Samples |
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| Abraham, Erick | Television Promos, TV Commercials, Radio Commercials, Alternative Rock, Auto Dealer, Concert, Narration, On-Hold Messaging |
| Abshire, Penny | Commercial, Industrials/Narration, Telephone Messaging, Medical Narration, The VoiceOver Team |
| Adams, CJ | Character & Commercial Demo |
| Alburger, James | Commercials, Industrial/Narration, Message-On-Hold, Medical, The VoiceOver Team - Commercial, The VoiceOver Team - Industrial/Narration |
| Basanyi, Trish | Commercial, Narration, Promos/Imaging, On-Hold |
| Beam, Bobbin | Narration, Characters, Commercials, Telephone, Quick Generic, Political, Station Imaging, Promos, Audiobooks |
| Bergen, Bob | Commercials, Cartoons, Promo, Trailer, Narration, Radio Imaging, plus spots and Bob's Animation Video Demo |
| Bernstein, Janeane | Commercials, Animation, Station Imaging. And catch the link to her weekly gig on ChickChat Radio - a nationally syndicated XM satellite show (Fridays, 1 p.m. PST) Channel 155, and the Lifestyle Talk Radio Network. |
| Blade, Rick | Solo and duo (with Mona Lisa) Commercials, Narration, Audiobook, Documentary, Industrial, Trailers, Radio Imaging, Telephony, Characters |
| Brown, Angela | Client samples: Commercials (North American & British), Audiobooks, E-Learning Modules, Auto Attendant, Radio Imaging |
| Buck, Jamie | Trailer, Commercial, Radio Imaging, Network Promo |
| Campbell, Colin | Historic-Nostalgic, "Dialogue" with Cira Larkin, Docu-Drama, Characters, Variety, Audiobooks, Retail, Radio Imaging |
| Cashman, Marc | Hit the "VoiceCat" tab for Commercials, Narration, Trailers, Animation I, Animation II, Promos, Audiobook Excerpt |
| Ciulla, Michael | Voiceman Sampler, Industrial Mix, Car Spot Mix, Commercials I, Commercials II, Car Spots, Voiceman Sings |
| Clamp, James | British Voice Talent/Actor: Commercial, Narration, Industrial, TV Commercial, TV Promo, TV Political |
| Clark, Caryn | Commercial, Promo, Radio Imaging, Narration |
| Colletti, Cookie | Commercial, Corporate, Telephone Messaging |
| Collins, Mitch | Commercial, Car Dealer, Narration, TV Imaging, Radio Imaging, Character |
| Coombes-Pearce, Justin | Australian: TV Promos, Radio Imaging, Commercials |
| Cooper, DB | Commercials, Characters, Imaging, Narrations |
| Costa, Heather | Commercial, Narration |
| Courvoisier, Dave | Commercial & Character Voices, Audio/Visual Presentation, Youthful Pitchman, Radio Spot, Phone On-Hold |
| Cox, Randy | Commercials |
| Daniel, Terry | Commercial, Narration, Jingles |
| de Nesnera, Liz | English & French: English - Commercial, Narration, IVR/Telephony; French - Narration, IVR/Telephony |
| Dheere, Tom | Commercials, Audiobook, Radio Drama, Corporate Narration, Medical Narration |
| DiGioia, Melissa | Client samples: Commercials (TV & Radio), Business PowerPoint, Web Site Narration, Voice Mail |
| Dodin, Claire | English and French demos. English: Medley, Children. French: Commercials, Narrations, IVR/On-Hold, Audiobook, Children & Characters. |
| Dratva, Matt | Commercial, Narration, TV & Radio Commercials, Accents, Narration (French Canadian), Animation, Character, E-Learning, Singing & Jingles, On-Hold Messaging |
| Drew, Peter | Radio and TV imaging |
| Eagle, Eddie | Movie-TV-DVD; Hi-Tech Narration; World Culture Narration; Science TV Narration; Podcast; All Music, VO & EFX |
| Edwards, Kara | Commercial, Animation |
| Elmore, Mike | Commercial, Promos, Narration, Character, Imaging, On Hold |
| Estanga, Carlos | Spanish: Showtime, Telemundo, Disney, Corporate, Theatre, On-Hold Music, Promos, Romantic, Demos Mix, TV Commercials |
| Feldman, Jim | Commercial, Character, On-Hold, Audiobook |
| Garcia, Cynthia | Narration, Commercial |
| Garcia, Luis | Spanish: Commercials, On-Hold. VIDEO - News, Commercials. ENGLISH: Commercial |
| Garling, Warren | Narrative, Commercial |
| Gentzler, Ed | Commercial, Narration, Telephone |
| George, Johnny | Commercial, Auto, Character, Retail, Podcast, Games/Videos, Narrative, Marketing On-Hold, Political, Big Brother TV Image. VIDEO: TV spots. Movie Trailer, Web Presentations. |
| Golden Knight Media | Commercial demos of five voice actors: Isaiah Knight, Jim Arnold, Tina DiMarco, Jackie Howard, Parks Stamper |
| Goode, D.C. | Commercials, Characters, Promo, Trailers, Disney Trailers, Industrial Narration, TV Narration |
| Harrision, Mike | Narrations - Corporate/Industrial, Narrations - Medical/Pharm, Narrations - e-Learning, Audio Books, Documentaries, Commercials, Characters, IVR/On-Hold Messaging, Radio Imaging, Radio Production |
| Harte, Moneen Daley | Commercial, Narration, Telephony, Promos, Self Help, Characters, Audiobooks |
| Hedgepeth, Carl | Narration / Documentary |
| Houston, David | Commercial, Narration, Radio Imaging, Clerks 2 Trailer |
| Hovey, Joan Hall | Commercial / Narration / Audiobook |
| Ives, Philip | Broadcast, Narrations, Extended Demo |
| Jones, Melody | Promo, Commercial-Announce, Commercial-Character, Animation, Narration, Audiobooks, Radio Imaging, Video Games, Jingles |
| Jordan, Bob | Audio Samples: John, Disclaimer, Audiobook, Corporate Narration |
| Keesling, Kathleen "Kat" | Industrial & Training, Commercial, Phone / Voice Mail / IVR / Messages on Hold |
| Kelly, Denise | Commercial, Narration Biz, Narration Docu, Imaging Radio, Imaging Demo, Promo Demo, On Hold Demo, Educational Demo |
| Klemolin, Kelly | Commercial, Narration |
| LaMantia, Lorenzo | Commercial, Narration |
| Lang, Nathan | Promo, Commercial |
| Larson, Scott | Click AUDIO, then Commercial Voice |
| Lin, Paula | Commercials, Documentaries / Narrations, Audiobooks, Voice Mail / Phone Systems (English and French), Corporate Presentations / Podcasts / Videos, Online Tutorials, Movie Trailer / TV Network |
| Lisa, Mona | Solo and duo (with Rick Blade) Commercials, Narration, Audiobooks, Documentary, Industrial, Trailers, Radio Imaging, Characters |
| McKitrick, Mary C. | Commercial, Narration, Accent, Medical & Health Care Narration, Character Voices, More Characters, Air Checks, German |
| Melley, John | Voiceover, Character, Industrial, Promo/Trailer, Audiobook, Gaming |
| Merritt, Diane | Radio Commercials, TV Commercials, On-Hold Messaging, Narrations/Presentations, Podcasts, Tutorials, Documentaries, Real Estate, Audio Books, Imaging |
| Miller, Terry "Tunes" | Commercial, Industrial/Narrative, Audiobooks |
| Montesi, Andrew | General Demo |
| Nagler, Kathy | Hilarious! From a stand-up comic: Radio, Stand-Up Comedy, Cartoons and more |
| Nelson, Mandy | Audio Samples |
| O'Connell, Peter | Commercial, Narration, Political, Animation, Radio & TV imaging, Podcast, On-Hold. VIDEO: TV Commercials |
| Paul, Xavier | Promo, TV Imaging, Urban Imaging, Urban Spots, Urban Automotive Radio Show, Audiobook Narration, Network Commercials, Radio Imaging, News, Auto Spots, Corporate Narration |
| Phoenix, Hunter | Commercials, Animation, Narration, Audio Books, Phone / IVR System |
| Ryan, Jeremy | Radio Imaging, Trailer, Commercial, spots |
| Saco, Nikki | Generic Sampler - English, Generic Sampler - Spanish, Audiobook / Documentary, Children's, Corporate, On-Hold / Voicemail, Medical |
| Samuels, Ronald | Commercial, Video, Narrative, On Hold |
| Sciglimpaglia, Robert | Commercials, Narration. VIDEO: TV Commercials. |
| Scofield, Allen | Commercial, Narration, Trailer, Telephone, In-Store |
| Shaw, Jack | Commercial, Narration, Character, Promo |
| Sheppard, Erik | Commercial, Promo, Narration, Phone |
| Shurian, Scott | Narration, Commercial |
| Singer, Elaine | Audiobooks - Fiction & Non-Fiction, Commercial, Corporate Narration, E-Learning, Documentaries, Podcast |
| Smith, Scott | Characters, Commercials, More Characters, Narration, U.K. Voices, Australian Voices, Radio Imaging, Copywriting, Production |
| Snyder, Kim | Commercial, Narration/Industrial, Imaging, Jingles |
| Souer, Bob | Commercials, Narration |
| Specht, Jon | Commercial, Industrial, Narration & Infomercial, Phone Prompts, Radio, TV image |
| Stout, Jewel | Commercial, Promo |
| Szymanski, Joe | TV Promo, Commercial, Character, Country, AC/Hot, Classic Hits, Rock/Alt, News |
| Terwilliger, Connie | Commercials, Traditional Announcer, Corporate Narration, Training, Audiobooks, Character, Voicemail / IVR, On Hold, Radio Imaging, Political. VIDEO: TV commercials |
| Thomas, Joe J. | Commercial, Animation, Phone Message, British Character, Book Promo |
| Tremaine, Roger | General Demo, Narration, Instructional / e-Learning |
| Udowitz, Kristen | Soft Sell, Characters, Conversational, Technical, Political, High Energy, Medical, CD-ROM training, various spots |
| Upton, Laura | Advertising, Industrial, Narration, Vocal Montage |
| VanSlyke, Rich | Active Rock, Alternative, Classic Hits, Oldies, Hot A/C, Jack, Triple A, Classic Rock, News/Talk, Sports, Commercial, Jingles, Distortion |
| Vaughn, Jennifer | Narration, TV Promo, Radio Imaging, Commercials, On-Hold |
| Victor, Ed | Retail Automotive, Automotive, TV/Radio Imaging, Long Form/Industrial, Character, Movie Trailer, Full Demo Reel |
| Washer, Wendell | Commercial, Promotional |
| Watson, Rosemary | Animation, Kid's Narration, "Madison Avenue Voices," Phone Messages, Narrations, Poem, "That Hillary Show" |
| Whatley, Sid | Commercial Variety, CountryFolk, Automotive, Auto Demo, Custom Jingles |
| Wilson, Tina | Commercials, Narration, Vocals |
| Wood, Laurie | Voice Mix, TV Commercials, Radio Commercials, Narration, Business Presentations & Corporate Videos, Phone Messaging |
| Zoller, Bettye | Scroll down home page to demos: Commercials, Political, Audio/Visual Film Narration, Cartoon |
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Unions |
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| ACTRA | Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists |
| AFTRA | American Federation of Television and Radio Artists |
| SAG | Screen Actors Guild |
| Union Contract Rates | From AFTRA: Radio, TV, Non-Broadcast/Industrial, Interactive, Network Code, Sound Recordings |
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