Here's the schedule of classes for January and February of 2009. Workshop descriptions are listed below the schedule. We are offering a wide selection of workshops for all skill levels on both weekends and weeknights, to fit your schedule. Now's the time plan ahead and reserve your seats!

 

January 2009

Tuesday, January 6th: Microphone Mileage Voiceover Lab. 6 to 9 PM $75.00 All skill levels!

Thursday, January 8th: Building Your Home Recording Studio and Beginning Audio Production 6 to 9 PM $75.00 All skill levels!

Saturday, January 10th: Step Up To The Mic* 1 to 4 PM $95.00 or purchase 3 entry level skills workshops for $250.00 Entry level skills

Tuesday, January 13th: Tightening The Nuts and Bolts in Your Delivery 6 to 9 PM $75.00 Advanced level skills

Thursday, January 15th: Discover Your Money Voice 6 to 9 PM $75.00 Intermediate level skills

Saturday, January 17th: Acting in Voiceovers* 1 to 4 PM $95.00 or purchase 3 entry level skills workshops for $250.00 Entry level skills

Saturday, January 24th: The Business of Voiceovers* 1 to 4 PM $95.00 or purchase 3 entry level skillls workshops for $250.00 Entry level skills

Sunday, January 25th: Microphone Mileage Voiceover Lab 1 to 4 PM $75.00 All skill levels!

Saturday, January 31st: Long-Form Narrations 1 to 4 PM $75.00 Advanced level skills

* Please note that the entry level skills workshops are taught in collaboration with Studio 24, specializing in creative talent management . Studio 24 is considered Sacramento's "Gateway to Hollywood". Cody Dorkin, owner of Studio 24 has more than 15 years of acting and voiceover experience in Hollywood and is now sharing his expertise with aspiring Sacramento talent!

February 2009

Tuesday, February 3rd: Microphone Mileage Voiceover Lab 6 to 9 PM $75.00 All skill levels!

Saturday, February 7th: Nailing the Read 1 to 4 PM $75.00 Intermediate level skills

Tuesday, February 10th: Step Up To The Mic* 6 to 9 PM $95.00 or purchase 3 entry level skills workshops for $250.00. Entry level skills

Tuesday, February 17th: Acting in Voiceovers* 6 to 9 PM $95.00 or purchase 3 entry level skills workshops for $250.00. Entry level skills

Sunday, February 22nd: Microphone Mileage Voiceover Lab 1 to 4 PM $75.00 All skill levels!

Tuesday, February 24th: The Business of Voiceovers* 6 to 9 PM $95.00 or purchase 3 entry level workshops for $250.00 Entry level skills.

Thursday, February 26th: Taking Direction II 6 to 9 PM $75.00 Advanced level skills

Reservations are required for all workshops and your seat can be reserved with a credit card, check or cash payment. Please call our office at (916) 446-2004 to make reservations. If we're not in, please leave your number and the best time for us to call back.

No refunds will be issued for missed workshops but we will be happy to reschedule you at the next available workshop of your choice.

If you're brand new to the voiceover business we recommend you start with our Introductory Module, which includes 3 workshops for a total of 9 hours of instruction and microphone time for $250.00. Workshops may also be purchased individually at $95.00 each:

INTRODUCTORY SKILL LEVEL WORKSHOPS:

1. Step Up To The Mic! Learn everything you need to know about the recording studio and studio etiquette, the various mics you'll use in voiceovers and the importance of proper breath control. You'll also get time behind the mic to try out the microphones and record a couple pieces of copy. And, you'll be able to download what you record during the workshop off the internet to listen to at home.

2. Acting in Voiceovers: Developing your acting skills is imperative to your success as a voiceover artist. Plus, it is a lot of FUN! You'll learn how to "get out of your box" and lose your inhibitions to be able to adapt your delivery to a variety of vocal styles. We'll team you up with other voiceover artists to "voice act" in 4 dialogue commercials. And later you'll be able to download your recordings off the internet to play for your family and friends!

3. The Business of Voicevers: This workshop is designed to give you a look into the real working world of a voiceover professional. What does it take to make it? How do you find the work? How much money can you make? These questions and more will be answered in this 3-hour workshop which also give you time to read copy behind the mic along with professional analysis of your growing skills

 

INTERMEDIATE SKILL LEVEL WORKSHOPS:

Discover Your Money Voice: In today's voiceover world there are so many different styles and types of voice work. Narrations. Long Form Technical Narrations. Radio and TV commercials. Radio and TV Image Liners and Promos. Movie Trailers. Audio Books. Video Games. Telephone IVR. The possibilites of voiceover jobs is endless! So, what are your vocal strengths? In this workshop you'll have the opportunity to record a variety of different scripts in order to analyze what your strengths are and to ultimately discover your money voice! $75.00

Develop Your Internal Time Clock: Time is money and that is especially true in voiceovers. Getting the timing correct while still adding personality and energy to your delivery is a skill that must be mastered. We'll bring out the stopwatch for this workshop as you develop your sense of time reading a variety of tags, donuts and commercials. $75.00

Nailing the Read: Taking direction is one of the most important skills a voiceover artist must develop and in this workshop you'll fine tune your voiceover skills by learning how to interpret what the director wants....and most importantly, learn how to deliver it!
$75.00

The IVR and MOH Phone Voice Industry: There are many voiceover artists that specialize just in phone recordings. Why? Because there is a LOT of work available in phone messaging including IVR (Interactive Voice Response), phone prompts, messages on-hold and recorded automated attendant are just a few of the ways in which your voice can be used on the phone. Learn the skills you need, practice recording some phone scripts and get the inside scoop on how to find the work in this lucrative voiceover niche. $75.00

How to Build Your Own Home Recording Studio including Basic Audio Editing: Today voiceover jobs can easily be found on the Internet and because of it it's feasible to develop a worldwide clientele without ever leaving the comfort of your own home! The professional recording studio of today is easy to put together and extremely affordable, too. Our audio engineer extraordinaire, Jim Naylor, will lead this informative workshop and show you how to build a quality home studio on a budget so you can start making money doing voiceovers from home. $75.00

Marketing Your Voiceover Career: It takes more than a great voice and a stellar voice demo to get work in this highly competitive business. Marketing is integral to your success as a voiceover artist and in this 3-hour workshop we'll show you how to write your marketing plan, give you tips on how to find the work and show you ways to stand out in the crowd. Be sure to take this workshop before you produce your voice demo! $75.00

ADVANCED SKILL LEVEL WORKSHOPS:

Preparing For Your First Voice Demo: When you feel you're ready to take the next step towards having your very own voice demo produced this workshop will help you prepare by pinpointing your strengths, highlighting areas to work on and pushing you to be your very best. $75.00

!!!**NEW**!!! Tightening the Nuts and Bolts in Your Vocal Delivery: It's the subtle nuances in your voice that brings copy to life and makes your delivery unique. In this workshop we'll concentrate on phrasing, emphasis, energy levels, pitch, tempo and volume variances. You'll be impressed on how your vocal performance will dramatically improve when you incorporate these proven techniques into your delivery. $75.00

!!!**NEW**!! Taking Direction II: Becoming a Versatile Voiceover Artist: The in-demand voiceover artists are the ones who are versatile and flexible in their vocal skills. They are the ones who can make minor changes to their delivery to please even the pickiest directors. The ones who can make boring copy sound fascinating. The ones who can read one sentence 5 different ways....and be able to do it RIGHT NOW. The ones who can read a piece of copy to appeal to a 30 year old and then read it totally different to appeal to a 50 year old. This workshop is for those of you who are ready to really challenge yourself and to be pushed out of your comfort zone. If you have at least 5 workshops under your belt.....this one is for you! $75.00

!!!**NEW**!!! The Wonderful World of Narrations: We've briefly touched on narrations in other workshops but since there is so much voiceover work in narrations we feel it's important to really dig deeper. In this workshop you'll read 2 and 3 minute narrations, whereas in other workshops we'd read 30 to 40 second narrations. We'll offer a variety of scripts for you to work with from easy-going documentaries to long-form technical narrations. Also, we limit the size of the class to 4 participants to make sure everyone has time to read at least 3 long-form pieces of work. $100.00

ALL SKILL LEVELS:

!!!**NEW**!!! Microphone Mileage Voiceover Lab: Our basic philosophy on voiceovers is that you must practice your voiceover skills.....BEHIND A MICROPHONE.......AND WITH ANALYSIS.......to grow your level of skill and to be able to compete for paying jobs. Thus, our NEW Microphone Mileage Voiceover Labs are all about YOU behing the mic recording. You'll get a hefty stack of copy and then you'll record, record, record.....as much as we can fit in 3 hours. Plus, you'll be able to download your recordings off the internet after class to listen to at your convenience. Microphone Mileage Voiceover Labs will be offered monthly (with NEW copy for you every month): Offered the first Tuesday night of every month from 6 to 9 PM and the last Sunday of every month from 1 to 4 PM. Limited to 6 participants. $75.00

 

 

 

 

 


It was Jim's birthday on Saturday. Yes, we both had birthdays this past week. Two Scorpios in one office. Seems like that would be a recipe for disaster but it's worked out great!

Of course we needed to celebrate and so I baked cupcakes that we shared with our voiceover class. The only thing missing was a nice cold glass of milk!

Try these when you are craving something rich and chocolately. Topped with thick cream cheese frosting, it doesn't get any better!

 

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa

1 cup low-fat milk, warmed to 110 degrees

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup corn oil

2 large eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

3/4 teaspoons salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In large bowl, use mixer on low to beat cocoa and warm milk. Add buttermilk, oil, eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Beat 45 seconds.

Measure flour, baking soda and salt into sifter (I skip the sifting myself). Sift (or dump like I do) into chocolate mixture. Beat 1 minute on medium. Batter will be very thin. Pour into 24 cupcake liners and bake for 15-17 minutes or until tops pop back when pressed.

Cool and then frost with cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Beat an 8 ounce block of cream cheese (use cold, straight from fridge) with 5 tablespoons of softened butter (I softened the butter in the micro on defrost) and 2 teaspoons vanilla until combined. Gradually add 2 cups of powdered sugar that has been sifted after measuring. (Again, I skip the sifting step...too much work for me). Continue to add more sifted powdered sugar until you reach a consistency and sweetness that fits your taste.

Frost the cupcakes and be sure to use sprinkles on top. For Jim's party I used a variety but found that the brown, black and white cow sprinkles were the favorites. If you can't find cow sprinkles in your local market you can find them at Spun Sugar in Berkeley, California.

 


Here it is! The line-up of workshops for 2009. We've added NEW workshops and NEW voiceover labs, all designed to help you achieve your voiceover career ambitions.

If you're brand new to the voiceover business we recommend you start with our Introductory Module, which includes 3 workshops for a total of 9 hours of instruction and microphone time for $250.00. Workshops may also be purchased individually at $95.00 each:

INTRODUCTORY SKILL LEVEL WORKSHOPS:

1. Step Up To The Mic! Learn everything you need to know about the recording studio and studio etiquette, the various mics you'll use in voiceovers and the importance of proper breath control. You'll also get time behind the mic to try out the microphones and record a couple pieces of copy. And, you'll be able to download what you record during the workshop off the internet to listen to at home.

2. Acting in Voiceovers: Developing your acting skills is imperative to your success as a voiceover artist. Plus, it is a lot of FUN! You'll learn how to "get out of your box" and lose your inhibitions to be able to adapt your delivery to a variety of vocal styles. We'll team you up with other voiceover artists to "voice act" in 4 dialogue commercials. And later you'll be able to download your recordings off the internet to play for your family and friends!

3. The Business of Voicevers: This workshop is designed to give you a look into the real working world of a voiceover professional. What does it take to make it? How do you find the work? How much money can you make? These questions and more will be answered in this 3-hour workshop which also give you time to read copy behind the mic along with professional analysis of your growing skills

 

INTERMEDIATE SKILL LEVEL WORKSHOPS:

Discover Your Money Voice: In today's voiceover world there are so many different styles and types of voice work. Narrations. Long Form Technical Narrations. Radio and TV commercials. Radio and TV Image Liners and Promos. Movie Trailers. Audio Books. Video Games. Telephone IVR. The possibilites of voiceover jobs is endless! So, what are your vocal strengths? In this workshop you'll have the opportunity to record a variety of different scripts in order to analyze what your strengths are and to ultimately discover your money voice! $75.00

Develop Your Internal Time Clock: Time is money and that is especially true in voiceovers. Getting the timing correct while still adding personality and energy to your delivery is a skill that must be mastered. We'll bring out the stopwatch for this workshop as you develop your sense of time reading a variety of tags, donuts and commercials. $75.00

Nailing the Read: Taking direction is one of the most important skills a voiceover artist must develop and in this workshop you'll fine tune your voiceover skills by learning how to interpret what the director wants....and most importantly, learn how to deliver it!
$75.00

The IVR and MOH Phone Voice Industry: There are many voiceover artists that specialize just in phone recordings. Why? Because there is a LOT of work available in phone messaging including IVR (Interactive Voice Response), phone prompts, messages on-hold and recorded automated attendant are just a few of the ways in which your voice can be used on the phone. Learn the skills you need, practice recording some phone scripts and get the inside scoop on how to find the work in this lucrative voiceover niche. $75.00

How to Build Your Own Home Recording Studio including Basic Audio Editing: Today voiceover jobs can easily be found on the Internet and because of it it's feasible to develop a worldwide clientele without ever leaving the comfort of your own home! The professional recording studio of today is easy to put together and extremely affordable, too. Our audio engineer extraordinaire, Jim Naylor, will lead this informative workshop and show you how to build a quality home studio on a budget so you can start making money doing voiceovers from home. $75.00

Marketing Your Voiceover Career: It takes more than a great voice and a stellar voice demo to get work in this highly competitive business. Marketing is integral to your success as a voiceover artist and in this 3-hour workshop we'll show you how to write your marketing plan, give you tips on how to find the work and show you ways to stand out in the crowd. Be sure to take this workshop before you produce your voice demo! $75.00

ADVANCED SKILL LEVEL WORKSHOPS:

Preparing For Your First Voice Demo: When you feel you're ready to take the next step towards having your very own voice demo produced this workshop will help you prepare by pinpointing your strengths, highlighting areas to work on and pushing you to be your very best. $75.00

!!!**NEW**!!! Tightening the Nuts and Bolts in Your Vocal Delivery: It's the subtle nuances in your voice that brings copy to life and makes your delivery unique. In this workshop we'll concentrate on phrasing, emphasis, energy levels, pitch, tempo and volume variances. You'll be impressed on how your vocal performance will dramatically improve when you incorporate these proven techniques into your delivery. $75.00

!!!**NEW**!! Taking Direction II: Becoming a Versatile Voiceover Artist: The in-demand voiceover artists are the ones who are versatile and flexible in their vocal skills. They are the ones who can make minor changes to their delivery to please even the pickiest directors. The ones who can make boring copy sound fascinating. The ones who can read one sentence 5 different ways....and be able to do it RIGHT NOW. The ones who can read a piece of copy to appeal to a 30 year old and then read it totally different to appeal to a 50 year old. This workshop is for those of you who are ready to really challenge yourself and to be pushed out of your comfort zone. If you have at least 5 workshops under your belt.....this one is for you! $75.00

!!!**NEW**!!! The Wonderful World of Narrations: We've briefly touched on narrations in other workshops but since there is so much voiceover work in narrations we feel it's important to really dig deeper. In this workshop you'll read 2 and 3 minute narrations, whereas in other workshops we'd read 30 to 40 second narrations. We'll offer a variety of scripts for you to work with from easy-going documentaries to long-form technical narrations. Also, we limit the size of the class to 4 participants to make sure everyone has time to read at least 3 long-form pieces of work. $100.00

ALL SKILL LEVELS:

!!!**NEW**!!! Microphone Mileage Voiceover Lab: Our basic philosophy on voiceovers is that you must practice your voiceover skills.....BEHIND A MICROPHONE.......AND WITH ANALYSIS.......to grow your level of skill and to be able to compete for paying jobs. Thus, our NEW Microphone Mileage Voiceover Labs are all about YOU behing the mic recording. You'll get a hefty stack of copy and then you'll record, record, record.....as much as we can fit in 3 hours. Plus, you'll be able to download your recordings off the internet after class to listen to at your convenience. Microphone Mileage Voiceover Labs will be offered monthly (with NEW copy for you every month): Offered the first Tuesday night of every month from 6 to 9 PM and the last Sunday of every month from 1 to 4 PM. Limited to 6 participants. $75.00

 

 

 

 


I ran into someone the other day that I hadn't seen in a few years and the first thing she said to me was: "You look great for someone your age". I realize that she meant that to be a compliment but what she told me was that she thought I was old. Thanks a lot!

Ready or not, this week I turn 50. But haven't you heard? 50 is the new 30! Just look at Sharon Stone. Madonna. Both of them have joined the Still Fabulous at 50 Club. And now they're giving me membership, too.

I have no complaints. Life is good; I'm healthy, happily married, my kids are grown and doing well and I'm enjoying the freedom of a freelance voiceover artist.

My husband Jeff is taking me to the Northern California coast for a couple days to celebrate this milestone. We'll spend a night in Sausalito, which is just across the Golden Gate Bridge. We'll be looking over the bay at the twinkling lights of San Francisco. We'll eat a seafood dinner at Scoma's. The next day we'll drive up the coast, stopping at Stinson Beach, funky hippy-town Bolinas and then up to Bodega Bay for a night of relaxation before we head back to reality on Thursday.

I've spent this whole year coming to terms with the fact that I'm now a half-century old. And this is what I've decided: I'm going to embrace 50. Heck, I'm admitting it on my Blog right now. I'm 50! I'm 50 and lovin' it! 50 is the best age ever! See? I've accepted it and I own it.

There is a lot of wonderful things that happen at this age: I no longer feel like I have to climb the corporate ladder, make a million dollars or impress anyone. I am more relaxed, carefree and I don't worry about the small stuff anymore. I rarely vacuum. Or dust anything. I am comfortable in my own dusty skin.

I spend more time reading. I look at my watch less and I rarely set my alarm clock. I even spend time doing nothing. I have gotten comfortable with lying in a lounge chair around the pool for days on end. I soak up the sun......and I don't feel guilty. You know why? Because I am 50 and I can do whatever I want. Gosh darn it!

Fifty is liberating.

And then Jeff and I willl click our champagne glasses in a toast and enjoy the sunset on Bodega Bay.

 


 

 

 

 

 


At our last voiceover workshop I brought a loaf of homemade pumpkin bread to share with the class. My son Rob has loved this fragrant pumpkin bread since he was a small boy and now at age 25 he still enjoys it......so much so that he can consume an entire loaf by himself in one day.

It's moist texture and delicate cinnamon flavor makes it highly addictive. I tell my friends I make it because it makes my house smell good....which is true, but I love eating it, too and really, isn't pumpkin a vegetable anyway? So don't feel guilty eating it!

The class had no problem eating every last slice (and any remaining crumbs on the platter) and since I received several requests for the recipe, I'm happy to share it.

Robbie's Pumpkin Bread

5 eggs

1-1/4 cups of canola oil

1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups sugar

2 packages (3 ounces each) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix---NOT INSTANT!

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Add oil and pumpkin; beat until smooth. Combine the remaining ingredients; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture. Pour batter into two greased ( I use PAM) large loaf pans. I use 8 inch by 4 inch by 2 inch loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 75 to 80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Each loaf serves 6 to 8 normal people or 1 teenage boy.

 

Enjoy!

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Saturday, November 22 from 1 to 4 PM: "Preparing for your First Voice Demo". $75.00 This is the LAST workshop of 2008!

To be held at 2110 K Street, Suite 17, in the beautiful Sacramento Art Complex. (Advanced skills level)

Ready to produce your first voice demo? Find out what you need to do and how you need to prepare before you invest in your voice demo......which is your most important tool in securing voice work! We'll pinpoint your strengths, highlight areas to work on and push you to be your very best.

 

Coming in December......Holiday Open House!

Snacks, treats and door prizes!

Details coming soon.

 

January 2009 schedule will be posted in December. Gift certificates are also available for classes. A great holiday gift idea!

 

Welcome students from the Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, Stockton, Modesto and all points in-between! Learn the voiceover business from Jim and Cammie.....two full-time working pros with decades of national voiceover experience.

 

 


I love cats. Always have. There is even a chance that one day I could become an eccentric old lady who "collects" them. Hopefully not. But, it is a possibility. Which scares my husband Jeff. Who isn't a cat person.

Our current feline is Wilma and she has been with us for almost 10 years ......a gray fluffball who we consider our "baby". She's somewhat cranky, set in her ways and for some reason, will NOT let us hold her. We can pet her (actually she demands it) but don't you dare try to pick her up. Wilma is also a talker. We're not exactly sure what she is saying but she seems to have an opinion on everything although we're not sure if she's for Obama or McCain yet. But I'm sure she'll let us know when she makes a decision.

Recently Wilma has picked up a habit that I find especially annoying: whenever I talk on the phone or start a voice recording session she will show up right at my side and start meowing.....loudly and incessantly. Sometimes it gets so loud that I have difficulty hearing the person on the other end of the line. And, I can't tell you how many recording sessions had a string of MeOwwwww's in it.

For example: today I was trying to record this one sentence for my client and this is how the recording came out: "Thank (mEoW) you for calling (meowmeowmeowmeow) Verizon (meow meow meow) Wireless (meow) today."

Maddeningly, sSSSsshhing her doesn't work and firmly moving her out of the way (with swift foot action) does nothing. She comes right back.

However, PETTING her..... nonstop..... while recording or talking on the phone does stop the annoying meowing.

Unfortunately, she has now LEARNED that by being a PAIN she gets what she wants. All I have to do is snap on my headphones to get ready to record and she is right at my side meowing her furry gray head off.

Thankfully, cats do sleep a lot. And now that Wilma is a "senior citizen" she spends a good portion of the day snoozing. So, I tiptoe quietly to my studio and get my work done then.

Until the phone rings and she comes running again!

 

 

 


My husband Jeff and I live in the boondocks......30 miles north of Sacramento, at the base of the world's smallest mountain range: the Sutter Buttes. Nothing is close except a pack of coyotes that we hear nightly. So when we learned that a new Chinese restaurant was opening in Wheatland (population 2300) we were excited to try it out.

The won ton soup and Kung Pao chicken were excellent. And, the fortune cookies had real fortunes.....not mini lectures or vague promises, like so many fortune cookies disappointingly hold nowadays.

My fortune was: You will be unusually successful in business.

The key words, of course, are: unusually successful. The fortune did not say financially successful or famously successful.

Wow! That fortune was right on. Anyone who does voiceovers for a living has an unusual life.....by most standards.

I do not to sit in an office, I do not work 8 to 5 , nor do I answer to a supervisor, but most importantly: I do not have someone else deciding how much money I am going to earn.

Success is living life on your own terms and being a voiceover talent has afforded me the opportunity to be unusually successful.

Check out the great food and fortune cookies at Wonderful Chinese Restaurant on Highway 65 in Wheatland. You won't be disappointed.

 


A recent radio interview on Newstalk 1530 KFBK radio about my career in voiceovers has generated a lot of calls at the office and the one question everyone asks is:

"How do I get started in the voiceover business for myself?"

We're glad that you asked us! My business partner and audio engineer extraordinaire Jim would probably tell you that I have earned a black belt in voiceovers since I've been doing them for over 29 years now. And yes, I learned how to do voiceovers the old fashioned way: through trial and error. Mostly error. But, wow, have I learned a lot.

And, I've picked up some fabulous clients along the way including Verizon Wireless from coast to coast and the Public Transportation System for the City of Sacramento.

Nowadays, doing voiceovers is a whole new business than when I started back in 1979, thanks to the advancements in technology and mostly due to the internet. It also means that there is a lot more competition and that if you're interested in doing voiceovers you must have the skills and training to compete. It is not about having a great voice. (Read my Blog "Confessions of a Great Voice" for more on that!)

The good news is that there is a lot of voiceover work to be had and even better: you can work from home and do voiceovers for clients all over the world.....thanks again, to the internet.

So, with that said, we're offering introductory workshops in August at our midtown Sacramento offices to tell you the truth and nothing but the truth about the voiceover industry. Everything you always wanted to know about voiceovers but were afraid to ask.

Call our office at 916-446-2004 for details on "Step up to the Mic" and "Discover Your Money Voice" coming up in August. Three hours of solid info in each workshop plus time behind the mic for only $75.00. A great deal......for a great career with unlimited earning potential!

 

 

 

 


My love affair with the microphone started in 1979 when I was hired to work as an on-air radio"talent" at KKAA Radio in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Though I was less-than-great when I started, I knew that being behind the mic was the only place for me.

Fast forward 18 quick years and I can say that I had a wonderful, always entertaining career in radio. I had worked in the midwest at various radio stations in South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa and then drove 1500 miles to Sacramento, California in 1984 where I worked on-air until 1996 when I decided it was time to retire from the radio biz and concentrate fulltime on voiceovers.

The reason I bring this up is that it's nice to return to my radio roots every once in a while and today I am being featured on a profile story on 1530 KFBK radio.

I was interviewed by Eric Alvarez who stopped by to see us one night when we were teaching at the Natomas Borders Books. He also interviewed some of YOU and even recorded some of the commercials you recorded in class.

Want to hear the interview? Two ways to do that: if you're in Sac it's easy to tune into the #1 station in town: 1530 KFBK and listen there, although there are no set times for the story. (Hard news comes first....my story is a "filler".)

The other way is to download it from my website. Go to the client login in the upper lefthand corner of the homepage and click it.

Username: KFBK

Password: interview

Enjoy! And thank you to Eric for producing a very nice interview.


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