Voice Coaches Radio

This week, Josh and Marissa answer questions from a listener. Including questions about marketing. Questions about practicing. And questions about warming up.

Continuing to introduce the newest members of the Voice Coaches team, Josh welcomes in Katie Lembo. Katie serves as the Communications Director here, but we find out much more about this animal lover in today’s episode.

This week, Josh and Marissa discuss the importance of sticking to a schedule when approaching a large project. Otherwise known as, Josh’s cautionary tale of waiting to the last minute to finish an audiobook!

With some fresh faces joining the Voice Coaches’ family, Josh welcomes the newest members of the team. Today he talks with Janelle LaPoint.

With Marissa getting her first audiobook job, she and Josh discuss the audiobook industry. This includes the time, effort, and of course pay, that goes into audiobook production.

A recording studio is something of an alien place. Lots of different machines and wires and foam scattered around. It can be a bit intimidating. This week, Josh and Marissa discuss the vibe of the studio and the booth and why it’s not as scary as you might think.

This week, Josh and Marissa discuss mistakes in the booth. Will you make them…yes you will. Is that ok…yes it is. In truth, it’s how you respond to those mistakes that will make the difference.

Spring has sprung, which means pollen, cotton wood, and other allergens are out en force. Josh and Marissa discuss this yearly struggle, and how to best get through the season.

In this week’s episode, Josh and Marissa discuss the skills needed to excel as a voice actor; as well as how to acquire and develop them.

After receiving numerous questions about breathing, Josh discusses the importance of breathing in voice over, aka, BREATH! He also looks at ways to strengthen breath control and how and when to replenish that oxygen.

It’s one of life’s big questions. Where do I fit in this world? At the risk of getting existential, Josh and Marissa look to answer this question. Specifically, how to tell where you fit in the world of voice over.

This week, Josh and Marissa talk about the prevalence of cold reading in the voiceover field. While this can often be daunting for new voice actors, it needn’t be. They discuss ways to prepare for cold reading and what to expect in the booth.

Josh and Marissa discuss a topic of frequent questions…vocal age range. Specifically what it is, but more importantly what it isn’t. Also, how best to use that insight without letting it limit you.

While recording at home with a home-recording booth has some major advantages (hello convenience) it also has its drawback. Josh and Marissa talk about real world problems that can occur when recording from home.

Josh and Marissa discuss how to know when your demo needs to be updated. As well as how best to go about updating it. They also discuss the weather as snow is falling on April 16!

After receiving a question for a student, Marissa and Josh talk about the benefits of a unique voice. This includes the opportunities that can come along with it; as well as how in today’s world of Voice Over, there truly is work for any type of voice!

Josh and Sam discuss a question from a Voice Coaches Radio listener about business cards. They talk about the most important thing to remember when it comes to business cards–handing them out!–as well as how to stand out.

Josh welcomes Marissa back to the pod this week. Marissa talks about life in voice over and broadcast while dealing with her asthma and how it hasn’t held her back…a doesn’t need to hold you back!

This week, Josh welcomes in one of the newest members to the Voice Coaches team, Marissa Lanchak. Marissa discus her role with the company and her extensive background in radio.

Josh welcomes back former Voice Coaches Radio co-host Sam Buti to the program. The two catch up on what Sam has been up to since he left, and what his current role with Voice Coaches entails.

Josh goes into the mailbag to answer a listener’s question. Mario recorded a demo a number of years ago but never did anything with. Now, he wants to actively pursue his voice acting career, but doesn’t know how to get started back up again.

This week, we answer a question from a listener about what to eat, and what not to eat, when preparing for a voice over gig. We go over some of the usual suspects to steer clear of, but also some less known foods to avoid, and what you should be eating and drinking instead.

Josh answers an email question from loyal listener Tina about recording and producing her own demo.

In this week’s episode of Voice Coaches Radio, Josh discusses the issue of accents. The former Bostonian got rid of his Boston accent after college, but is that really necessary to succeed in voice over?

We talk a lot about the importance of sounding conversational on Voice Coaches Radio. In this week’s episode, Josh discusses a real world example of this from a recent job where sounding conversational was required.