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The Funniest VOBS you’ll ever hear! While Dan and Marcy celebrate their 25th anniversary and cruise the Blue Danube, Voice Over Body Shop presents a classic episode that shows the value of improv in voice over, with an absolute master, Scott Parkin!  Originally broadcast in December of 2016, this is an opportunity for all our NEW viewers to experience Scott unleashed and totally hilarious. You won...

70 years of combined audio engineering expertise all in one place, every other week! Its VOBS TECH-TALK #21! In another impactful, fact filled, fun and exciting episode, Dan and George get in-depth and detailed on great subjects like: Older Mac OS upgrades so you can take an older machine to a newer OS and avoid Catalina in the process! A review of The Centrance Mic-Port 2 Some comments on the UA-...

On This Weeks Voice Over Body Shop Podcast,  We Talk To An Impressive VO Talent Agent Our guest this week is Impressive Talent agent Lisa Ristau of Impressive Talent in Maryland. Our agents have a tough enough job finding us work. Add to that the state of our industry, pay to play sites, controversial new models of representation and management, and it is jungle out there. Unlike many agents, Lisa...

The Truth About VO Home Studios In their travels, both in-person and virtually, Dan Lenard and George Whittam are responsible for the creation of more home voice over studios than anyone in the VO world. Each week, they bring that wisdom that experience creates, right to your multi-media device (whatever you use). This week on another fact and fun filled discussion on how to have trouble free soun...

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR GUESTS! Our guest this week is the leading guru of Voice Actor Websites! Joe Davis is the man behind  voiceactorwebsites.com , the leading provider of websites only for voice actors! Joe is an industry leader when it comes to Search Engine Optimization, (SEO) helping people looking for what you do, find you! He is always engaging and doesn’t talk HTML...

Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #19 Has It All! And More! (If Such Is Possible!) Warnings on UPDATING ANYTHING UNLESS YOU HAVE A GOOD REASON! OS Catalina with warnings about how it may affect Universal Audio plug-ins, Isotope and a pile of other things. The CEntrance MicPort Pro 2 is the real deal! Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is nice! and a discussion on Gear Heads! Plus answers to your questions on :...

We Continue To Bring You Fresh Content Every Week! Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop is the very engaging Shelley Avellino! Shelley is a true Brit, working as a full time professional Voice Actor, Casting & Vocal Director, and a Voiceover Coach. Although she is based out of the USA, she has secured clients all over the world. Because of this success in navigating the intricacies and nuan...

So, What is Left To Talk About When It Comes To VO Recording Tech? We’ve been doing this for over 8 1/2 years, and we’re still amazed at what’s left and what’s new. You’ll hear it all on Voice Over Body Shop -VOBS TECH-TALK #18! In this coast to coast, technologically challenging episode, Dan, George, VO talent Jerry Pelletier and Miguel from Studio Bricks go hog wild on voice over booths, or are...

George really gets around, and this week he joins us remotely from West Palm Beach, Florida from the studio of noted voice actor Jerry Pelletier! Jerry is the voice for many major US companies. We’ll be hearing about his business and have Georges first hand view of his fabulous home studio, including his Studio Bricks booth. Let’s see how Jerry and George do what they do.  With so many ways to con...

Voice Over Body Shop -VOBS TECH-TALK #17! There BS, And Then There’s VOBS! In this action packed episode, Dan and George get down on: Cool stuff! Travel speakers that are also bluetooth and also a stereo monitor Macbook Air, upgrading the SSD Cheap DIY 1TB SSD, about $100 What the heck is 5G and who cares??? and an informative Discussion on those “little noises“ you do or don’t hear and how people...

An In Depth, No-Holds-Barred Discussion On VO EDUCATION And Training! David H Lawrence XVII Returns as our special guest this week on our live Monday broadcast on Voice Over Body Shop. David, an accomplished actor and owner of VOHeroes.com (Formerly VO2gogo) comes to tell us what VO Heroes is all about. We’ll also really get into the state of VO Eduction and training. Dan and George have opinions...

Voice Over Body Shop -VOBS TECH-TALK #16! This week Dan and George have a truly enjoyable and thorough discussion about: Got more than 1 pattern on your mic? Try Figure 8! What’s it do?  What’s a bass trap? Does it “trap bass” from outside my booth?  Are they wild or farmed bass?  Starting a massive vo gear survey to track reliability of products we use.  How many of you would bring a dedicated su...

DIALECTS!     Eliza Jane Schneider has taught and recorded dialects all over England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, both Islands of New Zealand, all 50 United States, South Africa, the West Indies, Russia, Israel, and France, to name a few. For five years, she voiced 8 Series Regular characters and hundreds of additional voices for Comedy Central's hit animated series "South Park." Founder of the...

ITS ALL ABOUT ACOUSTICS!  This week on VOBS TECH-TALK #15 (Yeah its #15) Dan and George present information on the factors that go into picking the right space in your home to record voice over tracks. We even have a special video that really explains room acoustics in a way anyone can understand.  Plus Georges Tech update on: New Security stuff in Mac OS Catalina Using De-clicker plugins: When do...

A great Interview with The Voice Of The Oscars and Tony Awards! You Hear Randy Thomas Everywhere! “You’re watching Entertainment Tonight!”…“Live from Hollywood, it’s the Academy Awards!”…these iconic phrases are known the world over by Randy, the pre-eminent voice over artist in America. Randy’s resume is stunning: The Oscars (10x) The Super Bowl (3x), The Emmy Awards (5x), The Tony Awards (20x),...

Our audience continues to grow by leaps and bounds! We hear you! You want the treasure trove of knowledge that Dan Lenard and George Whittam dole out every other week!  And now its time for VOBS TECH-TALK #14!  We have a “Free-For-All” in-depth discussion on: Getting ready for Mac OS Catalina: NO MORE 32bit app or plugin support!  Booth ventilation, it’s so important! Everyone talks about it, but...

  Don't miss this inspiring interview! Paul Strikwerda is a talented voice actor, eloquent blogger, philosopher and author of the acclaimed book “Making Money In Your PJ’s” which is a guide not only for freelance voice actors, but for anyone starting a business on their own. His unique Dutch accent makes him a sought after voice here in the US and of course in Europe. His blog is read by many in o...

"The harder you work, the luckier you get!"   By watching & listening to VOBS TECH-TALK you are working hard to make your VO audio better! We’re happy to bring you TECH-TALK every other week so you can listen in on Dan and George talking shop! Its conversation and information on VO recording tech you won’t get anywhere else! On This weeks info packed TECH-TALK #13, we get down on: Focusrite Scarle...

One of the most import things you need to do in Acting and voice acting is getting you out of your “Comfort Zone.” Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop is an expert on how to help you get you to go beyond just reading the copy. With over 30 years experience in voiceovers, television, film and theatre, Elley- Ray Hennessy @elleyRay is one of Toronto’s top VO professionals and coaches, specia...

No one knows more about voice over home studios than “The Guys.” We’re happy to bring you TECH-TALK every other week so you can eavesdrop on Dan and George talking shop! Its conversation and information you won’t get anywhere else! On This weeks info packed TECH-TALK #12, we cover: Recording raw files to -20dB RMS. How do you achieve that without processing.  LUFS, what is it and why don't we all...

VOBS Returns with Noted Promo and VO Talent, Thompson Howell! We’ve missed while we were on vacation! But we’re back better than ever with special guest who puts the pro in promo — award-winning voice talent Thompson Howell! Thompson has a cool, wry way with words that spotlights your story with a focused identity and a distinct point-of-view whether in Commercial, Promo, Trailer or Narration. You...

YOU WANT THE LATEST ON VO HOME STUDIO TECH! On This Weeks Highly Informative VOBS TECH-TALK #11, Dan & George tackle your burning VO home studio questions and cover: Do you have a voice assistant or mobile phone in your studio? Mute the mic! How to not ruin take after take when voicing spots for radio stations promoting their presence on audio streaming platforms. 3 ways your Mac secretly fills yo...

Lori Alan is one in a million! Talented, witty, gorgeous and willing to share her knowledge! We never know what she’ll bring up! And YOU can ask her questions! Lori has played a long-running role as Pearl The Whale Krabs on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voiced Diane Simmons on Family Guy, the Invisible Woman on The Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear vid...

When Dan And George Talk Shop, People Listen! We’re always amused when we are at conferences, or VO gatherings, because a crowd gathers around, just to listen to us talk. And Voice Over Body Shop was born! We’ll return with a fresh show on June10 with the amazing Lori Alan! (Pearl the Whale on Sponge Bob!) In the meantime, If you missed it the first time, on this encore VOBS “TECH-TALK” episode, t...

Don't Miss This Rare Opportunity To See And Hear Something Special! Dan and George are taking some time off for Memorial Day and summer activities over the next month or so. But we want you to see the best of VO BS! If you missed it when we originally aired this in November, and with so many new viewers to Voice Over Body Shop, we thought you'd like to see one of the most innovative shows we did t...