November 25th, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
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November 15th, 2010
New to the blog: great apps for voice over
Yeah, there's an app for that. So true, so true, so true. Even for us voice actors, we can find a variety of apps that make our life easier, more efficient, or just plain fun!
That's why I've decided to start a new post category here at VAN: Voice Over Apps. I'll be highlighting some of the best apps I've found that do make my voice-acting life easier, more efficient, or just plain fun — and I think they'll do the same for you.
In this new category I'll be reviewing iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch apps only. My deepest apologies to Android users. There may be Android versions, but since I don't own an Android device I don't feel I should recommend apps I've never used. Sorry.
You can view the category anytime by clicking on the Voice Over Apps link in the main navigation at the top.
(BTW: did you know that there is a VAN iPhone wallpaper too?)
September 26th, 2010
Happy Birthday to me!
I know it might be a little selfish of me, but I just turned 41... and at this age the line between "self-centered" and "self-promotion" has begun to blur! 
(Hmm... I wonder what's in the green box? Could it be a Harlan Hogan Porta-Booth?)
By the way, happy belated birthday to Debbie Munro 
, who also shares a September birthday with me!
July 3rd, 2010
The little voice over blog that could
When I first began Voice Actor's Notebook (VAN) a few months ago, I figured that only a small handful of people would find the blog and actually read it. ("Small handful" meaning me and about four or so others.) When, what to my wondering eyes should appear...
Just this past month (June) VAN received over 1,700 unique visitors from around the world!
Now, I do realize that this miniscule number is but a grain of sand on the Internet beach when compared to the sheer volume of visitors that websites such as Google and Facebook receive, but I'm beside myself with joy nonetheless! In addition, VAN has approximately 720 monthly RSS subscribers.
When I see numbers like these it motivates me to write even more informative and entertaining articles to keep the 'blog flame' alive.
Thank you everyone for your continued readership!
July 3rd, 2010
Thanks John Florian of Voice Over Xtra!
I'm always extremely grateful when my writing gets recognized by others in the voice over community. And today is another day of gratitude and celebration. Once again John Florian of Voice Over Xtra has reprinted one of the posts here at VAN.
Thank you so much for your support!
You can check out the article here:
Breaking Into Voice-Over: What Really Matters
May 18th, 2010
I’m now officially a twit…
Or is it a tweeter? Or is it a twitterer? Titles aside, I'm now officially signed up to Twitter and have begun my journey through the land of social media and micro-blogging.
I'm not sure how I'll be using it. Maybe I'll just use Twitter to let people know when I update the blog. But who knows? Maybe I'll become addicted and live my life vicariously through the tweets...
Anyway, you can follow me here.
Until we tweet again!
-David
May 8th, 2010
10 mistakes when quoting your VO price
As the VoiceJockeys.com saga continues to unfold, many beginning voice-over actors (and even some veterans) are scratching their heads about what is a fair price to charge for their time and talent.
Voice actor, Paul Strikwerda, has written an excellent article titled The Wild, Wild West Of Quoting Your Price: 10 Classic Mistakes that was recently posted on VoiceOverXtra.com.
I encourage everyone to check it out.
May 4th, 2010
Voice actors beware!
I'm still in a fuming state of rage after reading an article that was posted earlier today. It talks about a website where voice talent can sign up to get paying jobs (of which there are plenty.) Voice actor and attorney, Rob Sciglimpaglia Jr., digs into the site's contract to show the voice-over world just how some websites treat the talent that use their services.
If you haven't already, read the article!
While seasoned voice actors usually pay close attention to contract details, those who are just beginning their journey into voice acting may not be aware of some of the "sneaky bits" located in the fine print of some contracts. Beware!
A thousand thanks to Voice Over Xtra and Rob Sciglimpaglia Jr. for helping voice over artists protect themselves!
April 19th, 2010
FYI: If the blog looks funny…
I'm giving everyone a heads up. During this week I'll be updating the design of VAN. Which means that sometimes the blog might look slightly off, sometimes things will be floating around in the wrong places, and if you're using an older browser (namely, Internet Explorer 6 or lower) then it might just be a complete catastrophe until I can get the bugs worked out.
UPDATE:
Most of the basic redesign is complete. Now it's just a matter of checking it out on other browsers and making tweaks.
So far, so good...
