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The Producer’s Chair with Jim Kennelly
Can you feel it? There’s a change in the air. When spring arrives, we enter into this colorful time, where we make room for new growth, both within us and around us. A wave of freshness takes over…...
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How would you describe your job as a voice actor?
Who can remember the days when as a voice actor you arrived at a studio, was offered coffee, handed a script, had someone set up your mic, had an engineer press the red button and a producer directing...
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These are a Few of My Favourite Things
Its 50 years this month since the release of ‘The Sound of Music’. Those of us old enough to remember, it was a box office smash, had a great cast, beautiful scenery and a brilliant music score. While...
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The Producer’s Chair with Jim Kennelly
Why does every audition seem to say, please no announcer types, we want an everyday guy or gal, must be conversational? The answer is simple and it’s a warning shot across the bow for voice talents...
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Online voice casting – it’s not the future…it’s now
I’ve recently heard commentary from the most unlikely sources concerning the ‘legitimacy’ of online casting and was surprised that this is still a discussion point. There are still concerns with some...
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Don’t Get Sizzled Before You Start
All business and trade need the right tools to succeed, voice over is no different. So this Blog is for people planning an online voice over career whether new or established. Why is being online...
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The Producer’s Chair-with Jim Kennelly
Positive Interaction with Project Managers The phrase “wearing many hats” is synonymous with being a freelancer or small business owner. In 2015, this phrase is part of every industry, especially for...
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Conversationalism is Sweeping the Nation!
Dylan Tishler, Producer at Lotas Productions shares some thoughts on modern conversational voiceover styles. We’re friends, right? Every company wants to be your best friend. Modern TV and social media...
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A Day in the Life of a Voice Actor in 2015
If someone had said 20 years ago what a day in the life of a voice actor would look like we would have said “No way!” The fact is technology has reshaped not just the hardware but also the way we do...
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The Producer’s Chair – with Jim Kennelly
Here are some Independence Day voice-over tips for the July 4th Weekend. In the ever-changing voiceover industry successful talents are taking on new responsibilities. Let’s link career profitability...
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Resilience and Persistence in the Voiceover Game
Any idiot can face a crisis; it’s the day to day living that wears you out – Anton Chekhov The life of a voice actor has long presented unique challenges. Successful talents are usually people who show...
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Advertising future
VO Radio Show Blog Ep 1 Advertising, where is it going and how will the voice fit the future? Back in the 1950s advertising and radio became a match made in heaven and the voice was king, telling...
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Want to be an overnight success?
Most overnight success stories don’t include the 20 years spent leading up to it. Recently I spent an hour talking with Nick Tate, one of the ‘5 Guys in a Limo’, and one of the biggest voice over names...
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What is the best microphone?
How many forums have you read that ask the same question, ‘what is the best microphone?’ The most common response is whatever works for your voice, so can you imagine having to make the microphone...
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The Producer’s Chair – with Jim Kennelly
So voiceover friends, summer is coming to a close. But it still looks like rough seas for both SAG-AFTRA members and the freelance world. Well, here’s what I will advise and will continue to do to...
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Ideas open minds, create change and deliver opportunity.
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” Eleanor Roosevelt Ideas don’t have to be grand concepts that re-invent the wheel. They could be simple things that...
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There’s an old saying, the harder you work the luckier you get.
I met a couple of people this week that made me realize that nothing of any value comes easy. They both came from different areas and eras but there is the common link of working hard and seeing...
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Producer’s Chair with Jim Kennelly – VO Atlanta
This past weekend, I attended VO Atlanta to join an ongoing dialogue regarding online casting sites. J Michael Collins did a masterful job hosting a top flight panel of online experts from Voice 123,...
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