voiceovers

“Oh, Bother.”

June 6, 2024 by Rowell Gormon

It’s such a common feeling, as I’ve come to find out: not wanting to”bother” somebody. A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh would express this annoyance with a simple, “Oh, bother!” That silly old Pooh (so wonderfully voiced in Disney cartoons by Sterling Holloway, and later by Jim Cummings) perfectly captures that dreaded reaction I wanted to […]

A.I. Voiceovers May Yet Start Eating Their Own

May 29, 2024 by Rowell Gormon

The Voiceover community is still abuzz over the emergence of so-called “Artificial Intelligence” and the impact it will have on VO jobs. In my experience (so far at least) voice actors who don’t mind doing more work for less money will be the hardest hit. I’m not out to bash “low-ballers” and “newbies” here. Rather, […]

Everyone Should Have an “Uncle Willie” (part two)

March 28, 2019 by Rowell Gormon

click here for part one One of the biggest reasons I hit it off so well in the studio with producers and directors is my Imagination. I’ve even had writers create something with one of my voice characters in mind. I sometimes wonder why that sense of imagination isn’t commonplace. And then I wonder where […]

Grunters and Screamers

March 12, 2019 by Rowell Gormon

I’m not a Grunter or a Screamer. No, this has nothing to do with my love life. (Shame on you.) “Whooooo Are You? Who-Who, Who-Who.” One of the first tools I received as a budding young copy writer was “Tell ’em who you are by telling ’em who you ain’t.” That may not be the […]

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 […]

…why would you WANT to sell a ‘fridge to an Eskimo?

February 14, 2013 by Rowell

I understand. People say you have a great voice. They’re probably right. You’ve practiced and practiced until you’re able to sound like all those great DJs you hear on the radio. Or you’ve finally perfected your “Homer Simpson”. Or maybe you’ve looked at all those quickie voiceover audition posts and can now sound like Morgan Freeman. Time to […]

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