Voiceovers And Scratch Tracks, Part 1 – The Not Silent Blog 10/07/20
Let’s talk about scratch tracks. There are two perspectives for this: As a voice actor who listens to scratch tracks As a voice actor who...
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Sep 29, 20202 min read
Voiceovers and Voiceweave – The Not Silent Blog 9/29/20
Voiceweave is a new way to market yourself as a voice actor. To quote their website: “Voiceweave allows potential clients to...
Sep 22, 20203 min read
Voice Acting And Practice – The Not Silent Blog 9/22/20
Practice does NOT make perfect. Hear me out… Many new voice actors think just having talent is enough to succeed. False. Many new voice...
Sep 15, 20203 min read
Voice Acting And Diagnostics – The Not Silent Blog 9/15/20
Do you ever run diagnostics on your voiceover business? A few times a year I lead a workshop called “Cost/Benefit Analysis”. We talk...
Sep 8, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And Invoices – The Not Silent Blog 9/8/20
Have you thought about the effect COVID-19 has had on our invoices? You’ll see what I mean in a minute… COVID-19 has had a massive effect...
Sep 1, 20202 min read
Voicovers And Politics, Part 2 – The Not Silent Blog 9/1/20
The voiceover industry is not immune to politics, as we discussed in a blog from a few weeks ago. Something happened recently that many...
Aug 18, 20202 min read
Voice Acting And Speculation – The Not Silent Blog 8/18/20
Speculation is running rampant about the recently announced changes to the SAG-AFTRA Health and Pension plans. There are a lot of very...
Aug 11, 20203 min read
Voice Acting And Notes – The Not Silent Blog 8/11/20
I take a lot of notes. Not just when I’m taking a class or hearing someone speak, but when I’m at home doing research. You would be...
Aug 4, 20202 min read
Voice Acting and the Transactional Relationship – The Not Silent Blog 8/4/20
Over the years I’ve heard the term “transactional relationship” but wasn’t exactly sure what it meant. It hit home last week while I was...
Jul 21, 20203 min read
Voice Acting And Complaining – The Not Silent Blog 7/21/20
Complaining is something we all do from time to time. Some more than others… Why do humans seem to enjoy complaining so much? Some are...
Jul 14, 20202 min read
Voice Acting and MAVO 2020
MAVO 2020 is a go! Check out this announcement from Val Kelly about the Mid-Atlantic Voice Over Conference… Due to the current world...
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Voiceovers And Quotes – The Not Silent Blog 6/23/20
I love quotes. Like, I really love them. I’ve put a Quote of the Week in every blog entry since its inception in 2008. I find it...
Jun 16, 20204 min read
Voiceovers And Feedback – The Not Silent Blog 6/16/20
I’m proud to announce the release of the seventieth audio book I’ve narrated: Leveraging the Impact of 360-Degree Feedback, Second...
Jun 9, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And Politics – The Not Silent Blog 6/9/20
Politics has always been a tricky thing, and few times in our country’s history has it been more difficult (and dangerous) to navigate...
Jun 2, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And New York – The Not Silent Blog 6/2/20
I love New York. It’s cliche but it’s true. Not because of the hustle or the “city that never sleeps” stuff. I love the food, the...
May 26, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And Agents – The Not Silent Blog 5/26/20
Agents have not been spared from the coronavirus pandemic. My longtime agent Viola Staravoj of VS Talent Group has just decided to shut...
May 19, 20203 min read
Voiceovers And Failure – The Not Silent Blog 5/19/20
In the film ‘Apollo 13’ Ed Harris said, “Failure is not an option”. I’m pretty sure he didn’t have voiceovers in mind. Failure is...
May 12, 20203 min read
Voiceover And Timing – The Not Silent Blog 5/12/20
Lately, the question of timing has come up in the voiceover industry. Timing as in, “Considering the pandemic, is now the right time to...
Apr 28, 20204 min read
Voiceovers And Turning Down Auditions – The Not Silent Blog 4/28/20
Have you ever gotten auditions that you didn’t want to do? Me? All the time. I get auditions from my manager, multiple agents, and...
Apr 21, 20204 min read
Voiceovers And Adapting – The Not Silent Blog 04/21/20
Over the past few weeks, it’s been really interesting to see how the voiceover industry is adapting to the coronavirus pandemic. Many...
Apr 14, 20204 min read
Voiceovers And Being Prepared, Part 2 – The Not Silent Blog 4/14/20
A few years ago, I wrote a blog entry about being prepared so things like a blown tire or a crashing computer don’t make a bad situation...
Mar 31, 20204 min read
Voiceovers And My New Computer, Part 3 – The Not Silent Blog 3/31/20
I got a new computer! Again! This is Part 3 of the epic saga: “Tom vs. Technology and why Technology Always Wins”. You can read Part 1...
Mar 24, 20204 min read
Voiceovers and Working From Home – The Not Silent Blog 03/24/20
Many of you are working from home for the first time and it can be a difficult transition. As someone who has been working from home for...
Mar 17, 20204 min read
Voiceovers and Getting Sick – The Not Silent Blog 3/17/20
I’m sick. No, not THAT kind of sick that’s turned our collective lives upside down. When we landed in Hawaii last week I got clobbered...
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