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In memory of a great man

David Radtke — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:03:43 +0000

Thank you Steve Jobs for all that you have done to make our lives easier, better, and a whole lot cooler. You will be greatly missed.

Apple commercial with Steve Jobs doing the voice over

A new job, a disease, and long hair

David Radtke — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:46:48 +0000

I realize that I haven't written in about a month, but there is a very good reason.

Well, actually two good reasons.

A new job

The first is that around the middle of August I landed a new voice acting job, and it's the kind of job that voice actors salivate over: a full-year-contracted-guaranteed-pay kind of job! So I was busy going over the contract and getting acquainted with my new job. I'll write more about it in a later post.

A disease

The second reason is that I "contracted" pneumonia — ouch! Luckily though, it hasn't affected my voice, just my lung capacity. I know I know, I shouldn't push myself. But don't worry, I'm still resting and taking it easy... in-between VO jobs.

Long HAIR?

Call me late to the party, but just recently I saw Disney's Tangled and WOW was that a great movie! And so, for your viewing pleasure, here are two "behind the scenes" videos of the movie.

Video One:
Tangled's two stars, Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi, getting directed and singing the movie's love theme.

Video Two:
Interviews with the stars and crew:
(Listen to what Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi say: the two actors were NEVER in the same room together when performing their lines. It was all made seamless by through the directing!)

All-new audiobook demo debut!

David Radtke — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:20:07 +0000

It's been a long time coming, but now I can finally sound the trumpets and bang the drums: my new audiobook demo has arrived!

Yippee!

(Ok! Ok! That's enough root-a-toot-tooting and rat-a-tap-tapping. Gotta keep real quiet so everyone can hear my voice.)

And now, on to the demo...

Audiobook Demo

Non-Flash version

(A HUGE shout-out of gratitude to Debbie Munro for her amazing direction and invaluable help with the production.)

Commercial Demo

And just in case you haven't heard this one yet...

Non-Flash version

My website

If you're interested in learning a little more about me, hearing a few more samples, or even hiring me for a voice over job, then head on over to my website:

David's Book of Voices

Happy 100!

David Radtke — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:16:09 +0000

About 9 months ago (no, not THAT kind of 9 months ago) I wrote an article about how much VAN had grown during its first 9 months online. It was a very surprising and positive revelation: more unique monthly visitors and RSS subscribers than I ever thought VAN would get!

As of 3 posts ago, VAN has reached a new milestone: over 100 posts! (I just realized that today.) And so, I thought it might be a good time to once again share the blog stats...

Unique monthly visitors

Nine months ago VAN was getting about 1,700 unique visitors per month.

As of March 2011, VAN is getting on average 2,900 unique visitors per month!

RSS subscribers

Nine months ago VAN was getting about 720 RSS subscribers per month (about 24 subscribers per day).

As of March 2011, about 1,860 RSS subscribers per month (an average of about 62 subscribers per day).

A HUGE thank you to everyone!

Are you a dumb little man (or woman)?

David Radtke — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:23:39 +0000

I admit it. I belong to a not-so-elite group of people who proudly wear the title of "dumb little man." And the good news is that this group isn't exclusively for men only, women can be a part of this group, too.

So, if you fall into this category, what can you do?

Simple: check out the Dumb Little Man blog. It's a blog filled with some pretty well written articles that cover pretty much every area of your life. It has nothing to do with voice acting directly, but the articles can help your VO life indirectly. Good stuff.

What the heck do I sound like?

David Radtke — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:31:34 +0000

Ever since its beginning, I've always tried to keep the focus of VAN away from me. I want the blog to be about helping others discover the world of voice acting and not jabber on about my recent auditions, gigs, or my unfortunate coffee addiction.

But recently I've noticed many of you searching the Internet for my demo. Yep, I know. I know because my website stat software tells me so. (And you thought you were being sneaky, huh? )

So without further ado, here is my commercial demo:

My commercial demo:

Non-Flash version

(A big "THANK YOU!" goes out to the fabulous Deb Munro and her studio for the direction, production, and inspiration behind this demo!)

VAN gets a new look for 2011!

David Radtke — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:55:02 +0000

Nothing says "Welcome to the new year!" like a brand new blog design! Still the same great voice over blog, but now with a new and shiny look! It's almost like opening presents on Christmas morning! Well... almost.

(Please be patient while I tweak the color and work out the browser kinks.)

Happy New Year!

David Radtke — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:07 +0000

May 2011 overflow with heart-warming smiles and bursts of joyful laughter — the kinds that can only come from a truly wonderful and successful life!

Merry Christmas!

David Radtke — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:08:30 +0000

Here's wishing you and yours, a very Merry Christmas!

One more time: VO Christmas videos

David Radtke — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 04:06:33 +0000

WOW! Where has the time gone? Last year was VAN's first Christmas. To celebrate the season, I posted two videos to spread the holiday cheer. Well, now I think it's a good time to bring those two videos back from the archives and share once again with all of you!