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Star Wars — Episode Whatever – A Lost Hope

December 23, 2015 by Rowell

It’s taken more than thirty years, but I’ve had it. While I’ve never dressed up as a Wookie or gone to a movie theatre toting a Light Saber, I’ve considered myself one of the original “Star Wars” fans ever since that first frame of film hit the screen in 1977. I was in my 20s, […]

Honesty: the Best Policy…Even If You Think You Can’t Afford the Best

May 20, 2015 by Rowell

“Clients From Hell” are well documented. There’s even a website devoted to them. I am compelled to declare equal time for one from the Other Camp. I met him last week through a friend’s recommendation, he is an agency guy. It was a quick turnaround VO, statewide use. I quoted what I thought was a […]

Two Words That Should Be In Every eMail You Send

October 23, 2014 by Rowell

…no, I don’t mean “Hire Me” or “Pay Me”. They’re simple words, easy to use, often neglected or thrown about as an afterthought. But I’ve come to think they’re two words that don’t get used enough: “Thank You.” I’m not sure when I started including a “thank you” in nearly all my emails, but during the […]

Worried a Machine Will Take Your Voiceover Job? You Aren’t the First.

July 13, 2013 by Rowell

I’m a contrarian. I try to learn something OLD everyday. Today I hit the jackpot with this story from the website www.curioushistory.com about a mechanical talking device that pre-dates the telephone, recording machine and talking pictures. It’s one of those things that looks like a hoax, but is evidently true…and cool! http://curioushistory.com/post/55136778566/euphonia-the-marvelous-talking-machine#.UeG72PrD-cx There’s no known […]

The Demo Player That Thinks It’s iTunes

July 9, 2013 by Rowell

What if the voice style a producer is listening for is actually Segment Number Five in my sixty-second Demo? What if the producer stops listening after Segment Number Three? Is a problem. …for BOTH of us! Not anymore. Enter VoiceZam, a new type of audio player created by my friend, Bob Merkel, and now in […]

The Curse of the Creative Mind

June 3, 2013 by Rowell

…the Sleep Gremlins have finally found a crazy dream I cannot will myself awake from. “Actor’s Nightmare”? Pish…I laugh in its face. “Airshift Where the Studio is Suddenly My Grandma’s Living Room and All the Records Are Wrong”? I can dream I say, “Oh, come on. Wake up.” But they got me last night with […]

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