Getting Started

Hey, Mr. Answer Man!

March 12, 2012 by Rowell

…got call from a second person in as many days, asking if I teach voiceover for locals. I keep deflecting calls and emails like these, offering a boilerplate document instead which outlines my observations on what it takes to get started. But more and more, I’m wondering if I’m doing the person calling a […]

Famous…for What?

February 5, 2012 by Rowell

Sometimes I enjoy and admire Ricky Gervais. Sometmes I wonder how he got into the room…and how soon he’ll find the way back out. But what he wrote in the Huffington Post has put him back on the “plus” column for me just now. It’s about the weird modern goal of being “Famous”. …nothing else…just “Famous”, […]

Sometimes You Just Say Something Wise…

November 16, 2011 by Rowell

…even if it’s an accident. But take credit for it anyway! In a recent flurry of comments on Paul Strikwerda’s facebook post about low-balling your voice0ver rates, I wrote the following “instant wise saying”: ‎…just because you’re doing something you love doesn’t mean you have to do it just for the love of it. […]

How’re You Doing? On Second Thought…Don’t Tell Me.

September 26, 2011 by Rowell

At the recent Faffcon gathering (thank you again, Amy), several of us ‘fessed up to getting deep in depression the more we read online about the “great sessions” and “slammed schedules” and “most recent national payday” of our friends and colleagues in the biz. We all recognized that a lot of those posts from genuine […]

It Ain’t About Me…(Well, Maybe a Little…)

April 10, 2011 by Rowell

No, I don’t think anyone’s ever accused me of having Adonis DNA, and I can’t even handle Dr. Pepper, let alone TigerBlood. But I knew early on that the relative anonymity of being a Voice Talent and Actor could still have its rewards. Sometimes there’s a tangible, immediate benefit: like the talent fee and the […]

Dress (down) For Success

September 8, 2010 by Rowell

Friend Caryn Clark (the hip chick) commented on Facebook about leaving her usual home-studio setting for a session at another recording facility. Her note of joy about the fact she wouldn’t have to “dress corporate” for the appointment reminded me of some early advice I got from an old agency pro. Mike Silver was one […]

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