VO School Podcast

Visit http://www.voschoolpodcast.com This week on the VO School Podcast we are exploring the commercial voiceover genre. Commercial voiceover is one of the most sought after genres of voiceover, it can also be one of the most lucrative. So how do you break into this part of the industry? We discuss the skills you need to have and/or learn to not only break in, but continue to work in this ever changing industry. We also find out the importance (or not) of training, what the work is like day to day, how you adapt to shifts in style, what is popular in commercials right now and where the commercial world will be in five years time. Alison Freed is a Los Angeles based voice actor. Her clients include: Netflix, AT&T, Disney, Dunkin Donuts, CNN, Buick, Whole Foods, eBay, Twitter and M&M’s. Roger Leopardi is a 16 year veteran of the industry. He is based in LA and Florida. His clients include: AARP, Sprint, Taco Bell, Go Daddy, Toyota, Geico, McDonald’s, Disney, Nickelodeon and Michael Kors.

This week on the VO school Podcast we are talking about freelancing! We are joined by two fantastic voice talents: Trish Basanyi and Peter Bishop. For more information on the podcast, please visit: https://voschoolpodcast.com

This week’s VO School Podcast is the first episode in a new series that we are calling ‘Ask Jim’! Jim Kennelly is a studio owner, producer and legend of the voiceover industry in New York City. What Jim doesn’t know about voiceover isn’t worth knowing, so we are presenting all manner of listener questions to him this week. We find out such things as; how to give yourself a competitive advantage, how important is your marketing? How is emerging technology changing the game for voice talent? How much should you charge? And what should a newbies very first steps be? If you would like to submit your own question/s for a future episode of ‘Ask Jim’ please email the VO School Podcast at [email protected].

We are on a break this week but this is an extra episode announcing our new Patreon community! To find out more visit http://www.patron.com/voschool

for more information visit: https://www.voschoolpodcast.com This week on the VO School Podcast we are doing something a little different. I’ve invited four successful voice talent to share with us how they find work. In part one of a two part series, we cover five areas: telephony/IVR, radio imaging, Spanish language in the US, promo and commercial voiceover. Radio Imaging / Spanish Language Issa Lopez is a bilingual voiceover talent, actress, singer and spokesperson with global, national, regional and local on and off-camera credits. As one of the most in-demand Spanish-English and radio imaging voices in the freelance world, she has been recognized among the TOP BILINGUAL voiceover artists available. Telephony/IVR Liz de Nesnera brings years of experience working at the French Embassy Trade Office, then as a radio station Copywriter/Production Director, and ultimately corporate recording studio Producer/Casting Director up to the mic. She records phone system prompts, medical and technical narrations, eLearning modules, explainer videos, as well as TV and radio commercials – in both English and French. Clients such as La-Z-Boy, Pier 1 Imports and Porsche have hired her for her sound and experience. Promo Rider is an in demand voice by the Promo industry currently being used as the signature voice of Nascar on NBC, CW Network’s hit shows Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl as well as the MLB on FS1 & Fox Sports, Spike TV, the American Heroes Channel, Epix, the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team, the San Antonio Spurs NBA team and was the commercial voice of the San Diego Chargers for 7 seasons. Commercial Carin Gilfry is an experienced voice actor who has narrated and produced over 100 audiobooks, and voiced thousands of commercials, instructional videos, IVR systems, documentaries, and video games. She works primarily from her professional home studio in New York City. Her past clients include Duncan Hines, Quaker, Clairol, Zulily.com, Neutrogena, Benjamin Moore, GrubHub, Jakks Pacific Toys, Little Tikes, Play Doh, Luxury Retreats, Audible.com, Quell, and many more.