Voice Over Body Shop

Doing dialects properly is key to improving your book-ability. Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop to help us all with that challenge is Dr. Dialect,  P.J. Ochlan! Award-winning actor, producer, and coach, P.J. Ochlan, has been working in the entertainment industry for nearly 40 years. P.J. is best known behind the microphone as a widely acclaimed and record-setting audiobook narrator of more than 500 titles. P.J. is also one of the industry’s leading dialect and performance coaches. He is the founder of Dr. Dialect (www.drdialect.com), co-founder of the Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry in Los Angeles, and teaches from coast to coast at conferences and universities. And P.J. is the official dialect coach for Universal Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, so he’s one of the only people on the planet who actually teaches at Hogwarts.   Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS c

Just When You Thought There Was Nothing Left To Talk About With Home Voice Over Studios, We Prove You Wrong Once Again!  It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #112!   In this weeks romp through the Tech part of your Voice Over business We cover: Apple Sonoma is out, DON’T INSTALL IT? 2015 Macs are now “unsupported” by Apple, Measuring noise floor USB audio interfaces with Loopback: Warning: Listen to your chapter in HEADPHONES. Ill informed client request: 'bitrate: 192 kbps." We explain how the client is misinformed. IN Dan’s Basic Basics: The differences in Digital interfaces.    Plus we answer your important questions! Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  And World-Voices.org

Voice Over Demos Are An Essential Part Of Your VO Business! This week on Voice Over Body Shop We went down under to Oz to talk with Andrew Peters and Darren “Robbo” Robertson about about their “Demo’s That Work” venture aiming at the international VO market. Dan went through the process with them last week and we’ll review how we went about creating a new conversational VO Demo. We’ll also talk about wha they think are the essential elements for creating a demo. Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  And World-Voices.org

The world is crazy right now! However, We bring peace and sanity to your home voice over studio.   We cover a a bunch of great to[pics in this weeks info packed edition VOBS TECH-TALK!   Like: New acoustics tuning products from Vocalbooth.com are here (designed by George) When connecting USB mics/interfaces, go “direct to PC” whenever feasible for the lowest amount of electrical interference (noise) SM7db mic launched… it was inevitable.. And in Dan’s Basic Basics: a lesson on Simple “Drop in” editing.    Plus we answer your important questions! Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  And World-Voices.org

Harlan Hogan And Stories Of VO Success on VOBS! Harlan has provided the voice-overs for countless commercials, documentaries and films. Many famous advertising catch phrases such as: "Strong enough for a man...", "You never get a second chance to make a first impression...", "When you care enough to send the very best..." and "Quaker Life, It's the cereal even Mikey likes...", ranked 10th in TV Guides list of best commercials, have been performed by Harlan.[1] He has also written several books on the subject of voice acting. His company Voice Over Essentials is the only outlet for voice over recording equipment made for voice actors. He had lot’s to say about the state of our industry and has great stories to tell! A great listen! Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com

More Vital VO Audio Stuff Than You Can’t Get Anywhere Else!   On this weeks glorious Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #110, Dan and George delve into the depths of these great topics: The New iPhone 15 and what it has.with USB-C The New The A17 Pro is Apple's most powerful mobile silicon yet. The predecessor to the M3 desktop chip to come?  The new Scarlett Solo and 2i2 4th Gen Solo The new Zoom UAC202, 32-bit float USB interface And in Dan’s Basic Basics we discus : Air conditioning and how to stop that noise! Plus we answer your important questions! Catch the replay all week, or listen to the podcast right here!   We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  And World-Voices.org   #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover  #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining 

Voice Over Body Shop is delighted to return to the stream waves this week with our special guests the delightful Laya and Cyla Hoffman! Atlanta based Laya Hoffman is full-time, professional voice-over actress with 20 years of experience, and a rich professional background in marketing, PR management, music and media. She’s been working with leading brands around the world! Not only that, Laya and her kid voice actor daughter Cyla have created the unique, un-scripted podcast “She Sounds Like Me” about what it takes to be a conscious human, learning how to navigate the ups and downs of life, live gratefully, radiate positively and do more good in this world - through the lens of a precocious 9 year old, and her modern minded Mama. With open, honest discussions about challenging issues today’s younger generation is exposed to early on and featuring a child’s unbiased perspective.   We talk about their careers in voice over and experience that unique perspective, and answer QUESTIONS from our interactive chatroom

Cool New VO Friendly Tech! On VOBS TECH-TALK #109. With so many choices for high quality equipment, how do you choose, and what Might work best in your home VO studio? George is at Podcast Movement in Denver where he ran into our friend Ryan White from RODE Microphones. Ryan fills us in on some new stuff from RODE like the new RODE ProCaster Duo and one of our favorite mics, the RODE NT-1 5th Generation. A mic that can solve the mystery of setting proper levels. Plus your great submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

  VOBS EP. 259 with Special Guest Elaine Clark Elaine Clark has spent over 40 years in the communication industry as a coach, director, audio engineer, producer, casting director actor, author, app creator, podcaster, curriculum developer, and business owner. From 1986, when Elaine Clark founded Voice One in San Francisco to after she sold the voice-over and acting school in 2019, Elaine Clark has continued her quest for better speech communication. Elaine is proud to have trained and launched the careers of over 5000 voice actors. From her trademark Making It M.I.N.E.™ method to quickly incorporate subtext – to specific use of the body and gestures to achieve the desired results .  Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast.   We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  And World-Voices.org

It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #108! In this very casual and exceedingly funny episode, Dan and George go over: Rode NT1 5th Gen “in the house”, let’s do a 32bit float record setup/test in TW Which side of the mic do you speak into, the one with the logo or…? The Rode conundrum  Learning WISTSL? keep a WISTSL FILE!  Your UPS might be hurting, not helping, to provide clean audio- Johnathon Grant’s discovery And in Dan’s Basic Basics - What are those weird noises and how to describe them. Plus your great submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org   #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #VOBS #voiceoverbodyshop #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover  #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining  #voi

An Amazing Hour Of Great Stories From “The Voice of Barbie.” Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop is Chris Landsdowne. A name you may not know but if you remember the 90’s she was voice of all Barbie products. While Barbie may not appeal to everyone, getting your voice on big products can make a career! Chris will tell us all about how that came about and the opportunities that brought her. Catch the Replay all week at those sites or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #107   We keep on keeping on with more VO TECH Truth! This week we cover more important stuff, like: Yamaha YH-WL500 Wireless Headphones Demystifying 32-bit float recording Rode NT1 5th Gen 16bit WAV is NOT 16kbps MP3!! Here’s why Careful opening your micro-SD card with a knife, And we discuss: Do you really need that expensive mic? Plus your great submitted questions!\ Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org  

Artificial intelligence . Good Or Bad For The VO Industry? We can’t predict the future and everyone seems to have an opinion! What do you think? This week on VoiceOver Body Shop Episode 257, Dan and George bring you Justin O., A prime user of AI for business and communication. How good is it? Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  And World-Voices.org   #danlenard #georgewhittam #AI #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover  #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining  #voiceoverrecording  

When it comes to your Home Voice Over Studio, you need the the facts.b At Voice Over Body Shop, we are the facts. We prove it this week with VOBS TECH-TALK #106 In George’s Tech-Update: Demystifying the TwistedWave v29 “subscription”, Model.\ Picking the right monitoring for the task?  Headphones vs speakers vs ?? More on AI. Is the Synco D2 is NOT a great substitute for the MKH416, ProSoCoustic WavePro panels test and Review: More on Zoom audio channel settings! In Dan’s Basic Basics -  Is it a noisy mic? Plus your submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org   #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover  #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining  #vo

We Have A riot with Tim Powers and Improv! Voice Actor and improv facilitator Tim Powers joins us this week on Voice Over Body Shop for a super fun hour of learning how important improv is to vote acting!  Tim is a Samurai, a tough guy, a doctor, a superhero, a secret agent, a crook, a football coach, a soldier, a platoon leader, a scientist, a cowboy, a lunatic and a father. But he's also known as the "friendly" voice of that trusted neighbor across the street that gives you good advice. With years of experience in improvisation, and training from some of LA's top talent,  we’ll have some great playtime that will leave you rolling on your side laughing! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

VOBS TECH-TALK #105 We won’t leave you out in the wilderness of Home VO Studio misinformation. We’ll lead you out of the woods!   Follow us as we delve into the latest Tech. In George’s update we took at • What happened with Zoom 5.14? A GTT Video. The secret hidden inside the Earthworks Ethos many-layered pop filters Truly new mic technology on the horizon, the Konos “Everything Microphone” In Dan’s Basic Basics -  We talk about kids and parent engineers.   Plus your submitted questions!   Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast.   We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org     #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover  #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining  #voiceoverrecording

Making The Most of Your Demos   Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop is Hugh P. Klitzke, a voiceover coach, director and producer in New York City. He teaches the conversational read, self-direction, the commercial read, and directs auditions (amongst other things). We have a great discussion about the do's and don't of your demos.. and auditions..   Hugh has directed booking auditions for commercials, animation, ADR, politicals, podcasts, narration, games, audiobooks, promos, affiliates, trailers, e-learning, and industrials.   Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast right here! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

If You're In VO You Gotta Hear This Show.   The Guy’s Have over 30 years of experience of setting up, tuning and fixing home VO studios. You gotta figure they know something.                                                                                                                                          In George’s Tech update: Apple announces AR Goggles Apple Vision Pro iOS 17 and Mac OS announced called Sonoma Earthworks Ethos mic, using it on the show. PASport VO is starting the product manufacturing phase. New acoustic panels from ProsoCoustic show-n-tell   Dan’s Basic Basics - Microphone misunderstandings. Plus your submitted questions!   Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast.   We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org     #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicere

Deb Irwin Knows Medical! She is our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop! A truly informative and fun chat.   Medical narration is a specialized niche in the voiceover world, one that requires a high level of skill and proficiency. Her years of lending her voice to everything from medical explainer videos for patients and medical professionals, to pharmaceutical marketing, to medical-legal recordings and more, are what make her the expert in the medical narration industry.   Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

VOBS TECH-TALK #103   The Guy’s are on a roll in this free flowing, entertaining but more importantly, informative VOBS TECH-TALK   In George’s Tech update: * UNBOXING: Sennheiser Profile USB Microphone Streaming Set * TRAVEL KITS: Use SIMPLE gear you can REMEMBER how to use!  * Chrome: RESTART Chrome every day, even more important that your Mac/Windows systems     Dan’s Basic Basics - Do you need a soundproof booth? Plus your submitted questions!   Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast.   We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org