I wanted to bring your attention to a wonderful interview with my friend, the very talented Dino Andrade. Dino has been involved in the world of voice acting far longer than I have and has more war stories than either of us care to count! What I love most about Dino’s Interview, however, is his obvious enthusiasm for games and animation coupled with a savvy and practicality about the business of voice acting.

He’s got a lot of insight into what it takes to be a successful voice actor. Some of his more important points are:

1. He started as an actor on stage doing comedy improv.
2. He knows the history of the entertainment industry and understands how to navigate its currents.
3. He believes without reservation that games are in fact art.
4. He brings all of himself to a performance, especially when voicing the Scarecrow in the game Arkham Asylum.
5. He’s learned how to self-direct as a voice actor.
6. He affirms that type-casting is your friend as a voice actor.

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)

I’m off to Montreal on Thursday to be a part of the Otakuthon Anime Convention that will be happening August 12th -14th. I’ve never been to Montreal before so I’m looking forward to it!

I’ll be doing a number of autograph sessions and I’ll also be having two Voice Acting Panels:

• Naruto Voice Acting Q&A Panel at 11am
• Video Game Voice Acting Q&A Panel at 1pm

If you’re going to be at the convention, that will be a great time to ask me any voice acting questions you might have. In particular, the video game panel looks like it’s going to be an interesting mix of professionals!

Looking forward to seeing some of you in Montreal!