The VO Median

In his episode, Xavier sits down, reflects and shares some of his milestones during 2022, and looks foward to 2023 as a year full of potential, with it's fair share of ups and downs, but also of  exciting possibilties and additional milestones to accomplish, as his jorney towards becoming a professional voice talent continues. Join him too as he sends well wishes of happiness, abundance and,...

Bienvenidos a The VO Median, un podcast producido por Xavier Torres, tu anfitrion, y creado como un vehiculo de rendicion de cuentas (para Xavier!), asi como un medio de aprendizaje y educacion para todos aquellos que estan interesados en abordar la desafiante carrera de voice over.  Xavier lleva 12 meses ya recorridos dentro de la industria.  Durante ese tiempo ha aprendido mucho y desea comparti...

"Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life." – Amy Poehler Join Xavier as he shares his views on  why being the “lone-wolf” will no longer work in today’s community-driven businesses, including podcasting, and how, more than ever, team effort plays a huge role in all this.  Learn the 8 traits a podcaster should alway...

Morning routines, exercise, proper hydration, eating right, relaxation, and even meditatation.  These are all habits and activities than can greatly improve your chances at succeeding in voice over. Join Xavier as he shares a detailed snapshot of his daily routine, from the time he wakes up to the time he turns in (including putting his beagle to bed!).  Discover some  the activities that super-ch...

We all know how challenging landing your first payed session as a voice artist can be. This is an inevitable part of the industry which we all have to face, and it is especially difficult for new talents to overcome. So what happens in the mean time?  How do you invest your time wisely and effectively in those long "in-between jobs" periods, especially as a voice talent starting out? And...

The pandemic disrupted many people's lives profoundly. Voice artists, both newcomers and established veterans alike, were not the exception. At the height of this crisis, however, opportunity presented itself in the form of online casting. For better or for worse, home studios became the one-stop solution for voice talents and casting agencies. You stayed home, did castings remotely, and cont...

Welcome to the second half of episode five, 10 Sure-Fire Ways To Blow Up Your VO Career...Fast! If you haven't listened to the first part of this episode, take a moment to this now so you may take advantage of Xavier's curating invaluable knowledge from one of his mentors, Juan Frese, a voice-artist in his own right, as well as  director and demo producer, with over 30 years of experienc...

What would you do if you were given the chance to do better, improve, upgrade, call it what you will, so that you could turbo-charge your voice-over journey? Would you get on that express highway to success? For Xavier, the resounding answer is a definite YES!  And the key to that highway is investing in your continued education,  whether your career is in voice-over or anything else. But just as...

Virtue, as defined by The Cambridge Dictionary, is good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good.  This applies both in life and certainly during the different stages of our voice-over careers.  In this episode, Xavier shares seven virtues, time tested over 30 years of experience from one of his mentors, Claudia Garzon, and why one of them, humility, literally saved...

002 - So many of us begin our careers in voice over, full of dreams, hopes and excitement. But just as many, once fully immersed, don't realize how challenging the path towards professionalization can really be. In this episode, Xavier shares his views on what it means to be a voice over artist.  He also talks about similiarties between voice acting and other uber demanding stage performance...

003 - Becoming a professional voice over artist is like running a marathon. During the epic journey to the finish line, you will face moments of exhilaration, frustration, anxiety, fear, and hit inevitable walls along the way which will test your physical and mental resilience to the very limit.  It is in no way a sprint.  And the only way to overcome the enormous challenges ahead is by being  cry...

001 -  Join your host,  Xavier Torres, as he introduces himself and  sets the inital ground work for his incredible journey ahead,  into the  craft and challenging industry of voice over.  Here too, you will find the powerful motivators driving his decision to re-invent himself at the median part of his adult life, to not only become a better person  but also, to set a solid foundation for what he...