Sid Whatley is a great guy. I’ve had the recent pleasure of working with Sid and, as usual, found out that his story is extraordinary. When I find a great talent I can usually count on a story that helped to mold the [...]
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Another Academy of Country Music Award Nomination–Woo Hoo!
“On a cold January day I was walking down the hall at CBS radio in Charlotte when midday personality Catherine Lane challenged me—” Kyle, I’d like a Country Music Association - personality of the year award .”
I kept walking and laughed, ” OK, I’ll work on that.”
I ducked into my production studio and thought about [...]
What is a Commercial Voice? Geek Explanation.
The Eight Levels of Voice
The first level of using your voice is attached to survival.
A baby crying for attention.
Vocal sounds are definite calls that express needs at this level. The use of voice here is about a plea for help, a demand for care, an attempt at connection. It is not a commercial voice level [...]
Here is a Method that is Helping Voice Folks Get More Commercial Work
If there’s one thing that most commercial voice over artists and announcers have in common, it’s a need for more jobs.
I’d like to show you some secrets that most people will never know about getting work.
A few years ago, a good friend of mine reached a point where she was close to desperate to get [...]
Kara Edwards – The Art of Commercial Voice Overs
Kara Edwards is an artist. Her outlook on life as a representation of art is reflected in her blog posts. She uses her life experiences as both an inspiration and metaphor to then manifest through her instrument, her voice.
This process is complex and does not happen overnight. I have known Kara for years and it [...]
Give Him One Hour and He’ll Give You a Better Voice
Want the best vocal coach in the world? Want to know how you can be more commercially successful with your voice?
Learn from the Master, Arthur Josephs, and his Vocal Awareness Program.
Vocal Awareness is JAM PACKED with tips, concepts, recommendations and proven techniques to help you use your voice more effectively instantly, as a professional [...]
Secret Formula for Commercial Voice Success
It’s a secret
You can read and study this formula and still not remember to do it. That’s why sometimes it seems like a secret.
But if you will paste these steps in a prominent place and follow them, you will have the best possible chance at commercial voice success.
Step One- Have a very specific [...]
Change Your Voice for More Commercial Success
Starting out in the voice over business you are never sure what to do. That’s the breaks. Often you wonder if you should even pursue voice work. There are so many questions.
Can you actually make a living voicing commercials?
Will it take years to get enough clients and contacts?
Are you good enough and, if not, can [...]
Why Phil Donahue Kicked Me Out of The Announcer Booth
My commercial voice over resume includes a Phil Donahue show but not…
Phil was doing a location show in North Carolina and since this was a weekly show the schedule was tight. It’s hard enough to do a weekly national TV show but toss in a location , dealing with a local prison system about a [...]