FOR CLUBHOUSE MEMBERS ONLY! This room is a pressure-free zone where narrators of all skill levels workout by reading 1 minute selection of text. Constructive peer feedback is provided featuring a new genre each week.
V.O. Curious? Get Started on a Career You’ll Love. Does everyone always tell you “You should do voiceover”? Why aren’t you? Get a taste of what it is, what it takes, and what you've got in this informative 6 week intensive — and discover all the ways your voice could be making you money. For […]
With the abundance of streaming platforms out there, dubbing has become an new way for voice actors to pursue another end of the VO business. There is a massive need for experience talent to voice these international productions. Dubbing requires a different set of skills than ADR or looping and with Jeff’s experience, having cast […]
FOR GRAVY FOR THE BRAIN MEMBERS ONLY! Audio Interfaces are an integral part of your home studio set up and yet it can be very hard to know which one is right for you and your studio. That's why our pro VO team have tried and tested nearly every major audio interface on the market […]
As a Casting Director at Electronic Arts, and then Insomniac Games, Jeremy helped cast and voice direct titles such as Medal of Honor European Assault, Goldeneye Rogue Agent, Ratchet and Clank (PS4), Sunset Overdrive and most recently Marvel's Spider-Man among others! Our new ACE VO online Zoom workshop format will be: Before the workshop, Sara […]
Based in Australia, Bolinda brings us children’s narrators with an accented twist. Booksellers, librarians, parents, and teachers are invited to enjoy live readings from Australian narrators Stig Wemyss, Emily Wheaton, Laurence Boxhall, and Roslyn Oades. As children’s audiobooks often include sound effects and music we will be joined by Bolinda sound engineer Keenan Wardrope. Learn […]
FOR GRAVY FOR THE BRAIN MEMBERS ONLY! Explore how to enhance your self esteem in order to deliver an assured voiceover performance. Joanne Zorian has taught acting classes and confidence training for years and we're honoured to have her join our GFTB team to help you find your confident voice!
This technical class compares video games, cartoons, and toys and prepares you for the performance and vocal requirements for each style. You'll explore parsing and concatenation, audition prep, and how various genres affect the style.
FOR CREATORS SOCIETY MEMBERS ONLY! Our social is open to anyone involved or interested in animation, in all areas including film, TV, commercials, visual effects, games, virtual reality, and augmented reality. This includes people who work in development all the way through distribution and everything in-between. Come hang out with other creators in our industry, make […]
Virtual Voiceover Workouts via Zoom! We'll provide the scripts, you just bring your a-game! *Workouts limited 6 participants SOLD OUT Oct 27th @ 8pm EST: Video Games w/casting director Marissa Lenti from Sound Cadence Studios! Nov 3rd @ 8pm EST: Anime w/Brent Mukai! SOLD OUT Nov 17th @ 8pm EST: Anime w/casting director Marissa Lenti […]
FOR GRAVY FOR THE BRAIN MEMBERS ONLY! At the time of going to press, the audio world is eagerly awaiting the imminent release of the latest generation of Izotope’s amazing audio restoration suite - RX9. No exact release date has been announced, but it’s expected in mid-October. So in this webinar we’ll (hopefully) have a […]
As a Casting Director at Electronic Arts, and then Insomniac Games, Jeremy helped cast and voice direct titles such as Medal of Honor European Assault, Goldeneye Rogue Agent, Ratchet and Clank (PS4), Sunset Overdrive and most recently Marvel's Spider-Man among others! Our new ACE VO online Zoom workshop format will be: Before the workshop, Sara […]
APA member narrators will present themselves and their skills to audiobook producers online via Zoom. Prospective Speed Daters must be proficient in Spanish (can perform an entire audiobook), and will register to be chosen via lottery and Spanish-language clip review. Our usual rule excluding those who have had Speed Dating in the last 2 years […]
Stay home, stay safe, and keep fresh with a super affordable VO workout hosted by a working pro! We will provide copy to work on, but please feel free to bring any auditions you would like help with, or any questions you may have about the industry. This is about you, and our community! ** […]
Want to hear what a talent agent has to say as you show off your stuff on mic? PRESTO!! The planets have aligned and your wish has been granted. There’s a different agent each semester, so you can attend one or more of these informative hands-on classes. Prerequisite: Completion of at least three advanced classes […]
Stay home, stay safe, and keep fresh with a super affordable VO workout hosted by a working pro! We will provide copy to work on, but please feel free to bring any auditions you would like help with, or any questions you may have about the industry. This is about you, and our community! ** […]
In this “thinking” workshop, you’ll define choices based on content and meaning. Analyze a wide swath of copy to figure out structure, who buys, who sells, and marketing/branding messages. WARNING! When you do this consistently, you’ll be in danger of booking work. Prerequisite: Completion of all three Commercial Core classes or upon Sally's recommendation.
Location Parking Lot, Main Library Audience Teens (8th - 12th Grade), Adults Event Type Outdoors, Performancegenera Join us for an atmospheric reading of The Ash Tree by M.R. James with award-winning audiobook actor and narrator Simon Vance at 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30. We will gather in the shadowy corner of the Main Library’s parking […]
The Abaton Calendar is a resource created for and by voice talent, to help create meaningful connections and forge and maintain professional and personal relationships. (And hopefully, have a hell of a lot of fun in the process).
VoiceOverdrive w/Josh Alexander
December 8 @ 1:00 pm PST
The (Virtual) Voiceover Clinic Workout Group
December 9 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am PST
VO Peeps Weekly Workout Series!
December 9 @ 3:00 pm PST
Gravy for the Brain’s Happy Place
December 8 @ 4:00 am PST
Sunday Shmooze with Audiobook Producers
December 7 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm PST
Dialects -Ongoing
December 7 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm MST
3 Ways of Finding Voiceover Business
September 26, 2023
Guest Blog: Gravy for the Brain – How to Get a Voice Agent
July 17, 2023
Guest Blog: Carrie Olsen – Learn Voiceover without a Voiceover Coach
June 6, 2023