REEL TALK

I’ve been doing demo reels for about as long as I’ve been doing VO. In the last decade, I have learned a lot both as a studio professional and a voice-over artist. REAL TALK — I reject more demo requests than I accept. The reason why is simple and, for the purpose of this post, I’m…

One of Few – Sneak Peek #2

I had the opportunity to talk with Doug Engler and Darcy Abramson of Anime Zing Radio about some of my voiceover work (Interviews with Monster Girls, Girls und Panzer der Film, Fairy Tail, The Thunderbird series, etc) as well as One Of Few. The interview can be heard here (I’ll pop in around the 33…

“The hell, Doty? YOU WROTE A BOOK?”

I’ve written a few things over the years: short stories, poems (even won an award in high school [plus a $50 gift card to Circuit City if that tells you how long ago]), stage plays, screenplays, adaptive scripts, WAY TOO MANY tweets/posts and so on. However, when it came to attempting to write a book,…

Soundproofing or Room Tuning: There’s a difference!

If you want to make it in VO, you’re going to need some kind of home setup. You can go all out for a fully-equipped studio, where you can record, edit, mix, etc for full productions. Or it can even be as simple as a laptop and a USB microphone. The technology is there. Why…

Home Is Where The Studio Is

… Okay, the title needs work, but you get the gist. Been talking a lot about home setups with fellow voiceover peeps: what works, what doesn’t, what’s necessary, what you can do without, blah blah blah. Since I love talking about the biz and gear, why not post more about it? Might be a little…

“What microphone should I get?”

I was at a good spot when I first started in Voice Over. My boyfriend (now husband) was an engineer that could point me in the right direction. Plus, I’d just finished working at music store for two years. When it came to putting together my own studio, a lot of it was trial and…

Check Baby, Check Baby, 1 2 3 4

Time to geek out about microphones! If you’re in search of a mic (please never abbreviate microphone as “mike”), best to test out a bunch of different ones. This is the best way to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Dynamics are a good “workhorse” mic. They work in a variety of situations. I personally like…

The More You V.O.

Many before me have answered these questions & others like them: “How do I become a voice actor?” “Got any advice for someone trying to break into the industry?” “Do I need a demo and/or agent?” Yet, despite their best efforts, the inquiries continue. So here is my attempt. Voice Over (or V.O.) is everything…