Welcome to the sixth episode of the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with yours truly, Crispin Freeman!

As always, you can listen to the podcast using the player above, or download the mp3 using the link at the bottom of this blog post. Also, the podcast is now available via the iTunes Store online. Just follow this link to view the podcast in iTunes:

http://www.voiceactingmastery.com/podcast

This is the first part of my interview with Wes Davis, a young and talented voice actor who was gracious enough to sit down with me and talk about his experiences breaking into the voice over business. I think you’ll find it useful to hear the challenges he faces today when approaching voice acting professionally especially in contrast to my experiences breaking in back in the late 1990’s. If you’d like to learn more about Wes, feel free to check out his voice acting website:

http://www.gimmeamic.com/

In this episode, I ask Wes a number of different questions including:

1. What inspired you to become a voice actor?
2. What has the journey of an aspiring voice actor been like?
3. Have you ever been discouraged trying to break into the business?
4. How did you first voice acting job go?

In the next episode, Wes and I will be discussing how he goes about finding voice acting gigs, his experiences with his agent and much more!

As always, I welcome your questions and feedback! If you feel inspired, please leave a comment on this blog post.

Thanks for listening!

Download Voice Acting Mastery Episode #6 Here (MP3)

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with yours truly, Crispin Freeman!

As always, you can listen to the podcast using the player above, or download the mp3 using the link at the bottom of this blog post. Also, the podcast is now available via the iTunes Store online. Just follow this link to view the podcast in iTunes:

http://www.voiceactingmastery.com/podcast

This is the second of a two part series of episodes where I finish telling the story of how I broke into voice acting. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend that you listen to the episode just prior to this one to give you a sense of context. You can listen to part 1 of my story here:

Voice Acting Mastery, Episode #4

In episode five, I cover many important topics including:

1. My first time recording in the studio
2. How I learned to put myself into a performance.
3. Deciding whether to pursue theater in New York or a career in voice acting in Los Angeles.
4. My first humbling experiences working in LA.

In the next episode, I’ll be interviewing a young and very talented voice actor who is just now breaking into the business! I think you’ll find his experiences a useful contrast to my own. As always, I welcome your questions and feedback! If you feel inspired, please leave a comment on this blog post.

Thanks for listening!

Download Voice Acting Mastery Episode #5 Here (MP3)

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with yours truly, Crispin Freeman!

As always, you can listen to the podcast using the player above, or download the mp3 using the link at the bottom of this blog post. Also, the show is now available via the iTunes Store online. Just follow this link to view the podcast in iTunes:

http://www.voiceactingmastery.com/podcast

This is the first of a 2 part episode series of episodes where I’ll be telling you in great detail how I broke into voice acting. There are 2 big reasons why I wanted to share this with you:

1. I want you to hear how I approached voice acting so you can learn from my journey
2. I want to give you a sense of my background so you can more effectively learn from me as teacher.

In the next episode, I’ll be diving into how I got started as a voice actor!

Thanks for listening!

Download Voice Acting Mastery Episode #4 Here (MP3)

Jennifer Hale is one of the most professional, prolific and talented voice actresses out there. So I was very happy when I ran across this interview of her talking about what it’s like voice acting in the world of video games. You might discover some things that surprise you like:

• She doesn’t play video games!
• She booked her first cartoon character without any previous knowledge or experience in animation.
• She throws herself completely into any role she’s playing.

For those who like Female Shepard from Mass Effect, this one’s for you:

Jennifer Hale Speaks

I think you can learn a lot about a voice actor’s mindset by hearing them talk about their profession and Jennifer is incredibly candid about her experiences.

Enjoy the article!

Hey there everyone! It’s now official. The Voice Acting Mastery Podcast is listed in the iTunes Music Store!

Now you can subscribe to the podcast directly from iTunes by following this link:

Subscribe to the Voice Acting Mastery Podcast in iTunes
http://www.voiceactingmastery.com/podcast/

If you’re enjoying the podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could give me a positive review in the iTunes Music Store! Here’s how:

1. Follow the link to the Voice Acting Mastery Podcast in iTunes. Your browser should open up to a page listing the podcast.
2. Click on the View in iTunes button which looks like this:  in order to view the podcast in iTunes. (NOTE: You must have iTunes installed on your computer for this to work)
3. Once you’re inside the iTunes program, click on the stars to rate. They look like this: 

“Paralinguistic Communication”. That’s a mouth full isn’t it? What it means is: What are you communicating with the sound of your voice rather than with the words you speak?

I found this fascinating article about vocal, but non-verbal communication. It’s designed for corporate types, but it has some interesting lessons about how you sound when you’re speaking and what sort of confidence you may or may not exude based on your speech habits. It’s important to present yourself as a confident professional and there are some great tips in this article:

Don’t get sued for the sound of your voice

Of special interest to me is this idea that people can tell when you’re being dishonest simply from the tone of your voice without being able to understand the words you’re saying. That’s pretty powerful stuff. It means that if we’re going to believe your performance, you actually have to feel what you’re saying, you can’t just demonstrate your emotions!

I hope you guys enjoy the article!