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Archive for the ‘Kudo's’ Category

Yay for Kat Keesling, Diane Havens and many of my other buds from VO Universe and the VO-BB who organized and contributed to the reading of the proposed health care reform bill.

See NY Times write-up HERE.

See VO-BB forum thread HERE.

Visit the official site HERE. (you can also volunteer to read)

One of the voice-talents, Chriss Mezzolesta gets interviewed on TV for the story HERE.

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You'd think a guy who worked hard to pass the bar in New York, wouldn't want to waste his time vying for the lean profits of voiceacting these days (hey, wait-a-minute…you could say the same for high-priced news anchors, I guess!)…but there's Robert Sciglimpaglia…big as life smiling his way through a great career in voice.

I first met Robert at VOICE 2008, and was impressed that he moved so gracefully between the legalese of contracts and courts as well as the challenges of microphones and marketing.

Robert left a big law firm, to hang his own shingle, specifically so he could have the flexibility to express his creative side…on the side.

He manages a wonderful balance in both fields.

I say all that to lead up to THIS link, which explains in even better detail how and why Robert does it.

Congrats, Robert…I can say, "I knew you when…"

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Voices.com's 3rd-annual Voicey Awards are accepting nominations. 

"The Voicey Awards recognize voice actors and voice talents for their
contributions and efforts over the year in the voice over industry."…according to the website.

This is a nice way to make sure someone you admire gets kudos for their work as a voice actor.

Click HERE to nominate and learn more.

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Tip o' the hat to Brian Haymond, all-around good guy, good voice actor, and good father who has involved his daughters in his voice work and charity work.

THIS is a link to a public relations site, but worthwhile reading for all the right reasons.

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When you consort with award-winning talent, all you can hope is that some of it rubs off on you from time to time.

I hear from Brian Haymond regularly in response to ideas we share, blog articles, and challenges in the business. Now come to find out Brian gets a big part of the credit for a "…prestigious 2009 National Religious Broadcasters Media Award for Best Television Commercial of the Year."

That's a quote from a great write-up in Nov 20th's Voice Over Times.

Take a couple of minutes to read about the spot, as well as his involvement with Samaritan's Purse, Operation Christmas Child, and his admirable commitment to helping some of the more disadvantaged in our world today.

Waytago Brian!!!!….and thanks to Voices.com for doing such an informative piece on Brian.

BTW, keep an eye on Voices.com in the next couple of days, they're making a lot of rumblings over there in the Great White North about their newly designed website they say they've been working on for a year or more.  The premiere comes out very soon, and if David and Stephanie Ciccarelli's reputation for excellence is any indication, the new site is bound to be top-notch.

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Professional voice actor and president of Audio’connell, Voice Over Talent Peter O’Connell was chosen as the voice of “Uncle Sam” for a recent Tops Friendly Markets radio campaign.

‘Love it when deserving people get good breaks, good jobs, and good cred.

Nice going, Peter.  

Read all about it HERE.

Find Peter’s website HERE.

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…is a busy guy!

Juan Carlos Bagnell mostly goes by the moniker in the title of this blog, but he’s more than just another guy…

Juan appears in the current edition of VoiceOverExtra, with a great article on proper breathing techniques…and he’s also successfully completed a stint as a voice in the Harrah’s Casino web add/game. He plays a character called “The
Nibbler” (doing a REALLY bad impersonation of David Hyde Pierce as
Niles). You can play the game HERE.

Nice goin’ Juan!

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Before Pat Fraley….before Don LaFontaine, or Dick Orkin, or (fill in the blank with the name of your favorite iconic voice star)…there was Mel Blanc.
 

As a kid, I worshipped this man. Like Bob Bergen, I tried my best to do all the voices he did. (Bob kept his focus…I got waylaid into news, darnit!).  I actually attended a seminar with Mel Blanc once (1979). ‘Wish they had digital videocams back then.

Now, BBC Radio has produced a 30-minute documentary on Mel Blanc in celebration of his 100th Birthday on May 30th. You can listen to the entire broadcast HERE: That’s All Folks! The Mel Blanc Story.

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A wonderful tribute to Liz de Nesnera’s entrepreneurial spirit appeared today in the e-mailed newsletter of her long-standing life/job coach.

Lest you think this blog is turning into a Barbara Winter love-fest, let me just say that one of Barbara’s points in her approach to new avenues of life and work is that THESE THINGS START HAPPENING when you open your eyes to new ways of thinking.  You just start seeing the coincidences and the connections more.  OK, it’s happening!

I’ve twice recently blogged about Barbara (here and here).  Although she lives in Vegas, I had not met her.  It took gentle urging from a Voice-actor friend in New Jersey (Liz) to bring us together for a physical meeting.  Now, Liz shows up in Barbara’s e-mail newsletter.  (coincidence?)

Here’s a reprint of the article….I know you’ll be as proud of Liz and Barbara and I are proud of her.
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    Last week Liz de Nesnera called to share her latest success story. What had happened
in her blossoming voice over business that prompted the
call? "I had to turn down business," she laughed. "I told the
client I would love to help him out, but I have no time." We
agreed that having a surplus of business is a milestone
worth celebrating. When I pointed out to her that it was about
this time last year that she was in Las Vegas for her first big
voice over conference, she said, "Wow! What a difference a
year makes."
   
       

        I get calls like that from Liz all the time, but for years i only
knew her as the name on a mailing label. Sometime in the
mid-1990s, Liz attended Making a Living Without a
Job in New York and subscribed to Winning
Ways newsletter. When her renewal came up every
year, she’d send another check, but I didn’t know the person
who went with that interesting name.
       

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Caryn Clark recently posted on VO-BB some links to examples of her  recent commercial work. 
We here at Voice-Acting in Vegas (well….that’s me…CourVO) like to spread the word of successful voice-actors…. so enjoy these links!

HERE
HERE

Nice going Caryn!

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