Atlanta Voiceover Studio
How to navigate the world of voiceover with the VO industry's top professionals
About the show
The Atlanta Voiceover Studio's mission is to EQUIP, INSPIRE and ELEVATE by giving YOU the resources YOU need to create the voiceover career you want. This podcast features interviews with industry professionals (agents, producers, successful VO talent, etc) to give you more insight into the world of VO.
Hosts, as well as owners of The Atlanta Voiceover Studio, Mike Stoudt and Heidi Rew are full-time VO talent, actors and a real-life married couple. Join them as they uncover some of the keys to navigating a career in voiceover with some of the top VO professionals.
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Episodes
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Episode 76: ETHICAL AI Platform with Narrativ.ai Co-Founder Ben Gottdiener
November 1st, 2024 | 22 mins 31 secs
Ben Gottdiener is CEO of Narrativ.ai, graduate of Columbia University and previous deal team Associate with Bain Capital’s Partnership Strategies Fund. Narrativ's mission is to be the "marketplace for advertisers to license talent audio AI likenesses." Narrativ just entered into a major agreement with SAG-AFTRA as part of its commitment to using only AI that has been "ethically trained."
*In the podcast episode, we talk about: *
- What IS Narrativ.ai + How Voice Actors Can Use it for Passive Income
- Ethically Trained AI
- Details of the SAG Agreement with Narrativ
- Can Non-Union Voice Actors Join?
- How to Make Narrativ.ai work for you
Follow Narrativ.Ai and Learn More
Narrativ.ai Website
Narrativ on Instagram
Narrativ on Tiktok
Narrativ on YouTube
Narrativ on LinkedinCLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up, for first-time members) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing*LET’S CONNECT! *
facebook.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
twitter.com/atlvostudio
tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudioAtlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail
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Episode 75: VOICE123 - Algorithm, Authenticity and more with CEO Rolf Veldman
October 1st, 2024 | 42 mins 44 secs
Rolf Veldman is CEO of Voice123, the world’s first and largest online marketplace for professional voice actors. At Voice123, Rolf spearheads a widely diverse and fully remote team that has set itself the task of crafting the future of the voiceover industry.
In this podcast, we talk about
- The Voice Authenticity Initiative (FAQs HERE)
- Low paying TTS/synthetic voice opportunities on V123
- How the V123 algorithm works and why
- Current buyer challenges
- What sets apart people booking more on V123
- Waitlist for V123 premium
- What makes V123 better than other online casting platforms
Learn more about Voice123's Voice Authenticity Initiative HERE
CLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up, for first-time members) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing*LET’S CONNECT! *
facebook.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
twitter.com/atlvostudio
tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudioAtlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail
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Episode 74: COMMERCIALS with Chief Creative Officer Brandon Rochon
September 1st, 2024 | 34 mins 47 secs
Brandon Rochon is the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at HZ Ad Agency. He moved to Atlanta a couple years back from Los Angeles where he was CEO and chief creative officer at Kastner & Partners, heading up creative for the shop’s longtime partner Red Bull. He joined independent Atlanta agency Hothouse as its executive vice president, head of creative and is now at HZ. He has worked with some of the biggest brands, including leading the Samsung account for Leo Burnett, Coca-Cola for Ogilvy Paris and working with Absolut Vodka, McDonalds, PlayStation, Heineken and Nissan at TBWA\Paris.
*In the podcast episode, we talk about: *
- The 5 P’s in Advertising and how knowing them can help in your script analysis
- Ad Agency’s view of AI and using it in voice over
- What role the VO plays in commercials
- What a “natural, authentic voice” means, from an agency perspective
- The life cycle of an ad and where VO fits
CLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up, for first-time members) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing*LET’S CONNECT! *
facebook.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
twitter.com/atlvostudio
tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudioAtlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail
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Episode 73: ANIMATION and VIDEO GAMES with Arianna Ratner
August 1st, 2024 | 20 mins 44 secs
Arianna Ratner is a voice actress known for video games, animation, promo, TV affiliate and creature sounds. Growing up in LA with a voice acting and art-centric family, Arianna grew up acting and performing. You can hear her on video games like World of Warcraft, Fallout 76, as Mimic Octopus in Baby Shark as well as on the Jumpin Jellyfish and Avatar Flight of Passage rides at California Adventures and Disney World. Arianna also leads a 3-week Animation and Video Game virtual class with Atlanta Voiceover Studio.
*In this episode, we talk about: *
- What it was like growing up in an artistic, and voice over focused family
- What it takes to “make it” these days in animation and video games
- How the ability to do creature and baby sounds can help your VO career
- Where Arianna sees video games and animation going in the next 5-10 years
- What people get wrong about an animation/video game career
*Follow Arianna on - *
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariannaratner/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ariannaratnervo
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ariannaratnervoSign up for Arianna's Animation and Video Game Class: https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.com/what-we-offer-classes-acting-for-animation-and-video-games/
CLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing*LET’S CONNECT! *
facebook.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
twitter.com/atlvostudio
tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudioAtlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail
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Episode 72: VO LEGAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED with Robert Sciglimpaglia
July 1st, 2024 | 41 mins 29 secs
Robert Sciglimpaglia is a voice actor, actor, producer, lawyer, author of Voice Over Legal and won the case for Bev Standing when she went against Tiktok for using her voice.
*In this episode, we talk about: *
- The case against Tiktok by Bev Standing
- What to do if you think your voice has been cloned
- Red flags to look out for in AI/Synthetic Voice contracts
- Is the NAVA AI rider enforceable?
- When interviewing with a synthetic voice company, what questions should you ask?
- Do email agreements stand as contracts?
- Should voice talent copyright and/or trademark their VO business name and/or slogan?
- The one thing you should be doing when signing contracts and NDAs
- Is there a way to avoid getting audited?
- Biggest legal career suicides for voice actors
- What are the copyright laws for demos?
To contact Robert: https://ctworkerscompattorney.com
Robert's Legal Advice Membership: https://www.attyondemand.com
To read about Paul Lehrman whose voice was cloned without consent that we mention in the episode: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/tech/voice-actors-ai-lawsuit-lovoCLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing*LET’S CONNECT! *
facebook.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
twitter.com/atlvostudio
tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudioAtlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail
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Episode 71: AGENT Questions + Answers with Jeffery Umberger
June 24th, 2024 | 4 mins 43 secs
This is the audio version of our email newsletter entitled, "Agent Questions and Answers," for Monday June 24th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.
Thanks so much to Danielle for her questions and to Jeffrey Umberger for answering them! If you have a voice over question, email: [email protected]
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AVS Monthly Script WorkoutVO Business, Branding and Marketing Course
[On-Demand Voice Over Training Video Courses](www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com) -
Episode 70: VO Lesson from Sea Sponges
June 16th, 2024 | 6 mins 20 secs
This is the audio version of our email newsletter entitled, "What Sea Sponges have to do with Voice Over?," for Monday June 17th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.
Adam Grant, in his book Hidden Potential, talks about what we can learn from Sea Sponges. How they are able to survive and thrive in the worst circumstances. I share how those lessons can help us in voice over.
Two books referenced:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Hidden Potential by Adam Grant*Learn more and sign up below - *
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Episode 69: VO BUSINESS with Anne Ganguzza (Part 2)
June 10th, 2024 | 30 mins 20 secs
Anne Ganguzza has been a leader in the VO industry for almost 2 decades. She is an award winning demo producer, coach, talent, host of the VO Boss podcast and created a monthly group called VO Peeps.
*In this episode, we talk about *
- What makes a great teacher
- The biggest challenge Anne sees with VO students
- What we can learn from American Idol
- Did Anne ever think of quitting?
- How do we lean into growth
To listen to PART 1, where we focus on E-Learning, check out Ep 69 - https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.fireside.fm/68
Learn more about Anne and her coaching - https://www.anneganguzza.com
CLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing*LET’S CONNECT! *
facebook.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
twitter.com/atlvostudio
tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudioAtlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail
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Episode 68: E-LEARNING with Anne Ganguzza
June 3rd, 2024 | 30 mins
Anne Ganguzza has been a leader in the VO industry for almost 2 decades. She is an award winning demo producer, coach, talent, host of the VO Boss podcast and created a monthly group called VO Peeps.
In this episode, we talk about:
- The evolution of E-Learning
- Where most of the E-Learning opportunities are
- A misconception people have about E-Learning
- What makes a great E-Learning Voice Talent
- How AI will impact E-Learning
- The Standard for E-Learning Demos
Check out EP #69 for Part 2 of my interview with Anne where we touch on more of the business aspects of VO.
Check out Anne Ganguzza's website for her coaching and demos: https://www.anneganguzza.com
Listen to her VO Boss podcast: https://www.voboss.comCLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing*LET’S CONNECT! *
facebook.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
twitter.com/atlvostudio
tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudioAtlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail
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Episode 67: Dropped from your VO Agent! Now What?
May 27th, 2024 | 7 mins 27 secs
This is the audio version of our email newsletter entitled, "Dropped from your VO Agent! Now What?," for Monday May 27th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.
A VO talent just emailed me and said she was dropped from her VO agent after 10 years! What do you do in this situation? I share three things to do + some of my biggest moments of rejection in my career.
Need help learning a DAW (editing software) or with your Home Studio? Check out our Adobe Audition, Audacity, Pro Tools and other Home Studio resources HERE: https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.com/what-we-offer-home-studio-set-up/
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Episode 66: Skills to Add to your VO Resume
May 20th, 2024 | 5 mins 22 secs
This is the audio version of our email newsletter entitled, "Skills to Add to your VO Resume," for Monday May 20th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.
Here are 13 skills you may have never thought of that would be helpful to add to your voice over resume!
Wanna learn more about how to utilize these skills in your branding and marketing? Check out our Business, Branding and Marketing On-Demand Video Course at www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com
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Episode 65: 3 Big Mistakes I Made During a Recent Booking
May 13th, 2024 | 7 mins 51 secs
This is the audio version of our email newsletter entitled, "3 Big Mistakes I Made During a Recent Booking," for Monday May 13th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.
I booked a great job...then I made 3 mistakes during the session. I'm sharing these mistakes as a reminder or warning to you to not make the same mistakes.
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Episode 64: ANIMATION with Nickelodeon Star Ben Giroux
May 6th, 2024 | 27 mins 44 secs
Ben Giroux stars as Nate Wright on Nickelodeon’s Emmy, Annie, and GLAAD-nominated “Big Nate '' animated series (on Paramount+). Other notable voice credits include the Emmy-winning “Love, Death, & Robots” (Netflix), “Rick & Morty” (Adult Swim), “Invincible Fight Girl” (Cartoon Network), and the role of Jimmy Olsen in “DC Superhero Girls” (Cartoon Network). Ben also starred as Robin in “Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” from Warner Brothers Animation, Mikey Munroe in Butch Hartman’s Nickelodeon animated series “Bunsen is a Beast”, and Casey in “The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners'' interactive game. He also voices multiple characters in Amazon’s “Rocky & Bullwinkle'' reboot as well as Nickelodeon’s “The Adventures of Kid Danger”, “The Loud House'', and “Blaze & The Monster Machines”. And that’s just some of Ben’s voice acting roles. He has a long list of on-camera acting roles, is a director and has over 4 million Tik Tok followers.
*In this episode, we discuss - *
- Growing up with parents that own a comic book store
- What Ben learned stepping into the role of a director
- How Ben discovered what he uniquely brings to the table and how you can discover the same for yourself
- What makes a great collaborator in animation
- How to balance wearing so many hats in the creative industry
- Ben created a social media video that got over 100 MILLION views. He gives his advice to voice actors and social media
**Find Ben Giroux HERE: **https://bengiroux.com/
**Watch Ben’s Viral 90s Comedic Video HERE: **https://youtu.be/hCfBauk2NwU?si=L-J6CxfooGdRCSTm
**For Coaching with Ben, email: **[email protected]*Interested in Animation? *
Check out our INTRO to ANIMATION Workshop (next date June 1st) - https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.com/what-we-offer-workshops-intro-to-animation-workshop/
Animation and Video Game Class with Arianna Ratner (starts May 7th - email [email protected] to sign up last minute OR look out for next class) - https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.com/what-we-offer-classes-acting-for-animation-and-video-games/CLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing*LET’S CONNECT! *
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YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudioAtlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
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www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail
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Episode 63: How to Know if a VO Audition Email is Legit
April 29th, 2024 | 5 mins 18 secs
This is the audio version of our email newsletter for Monday April 29th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.
Today, we're sharing a question from a voice talent. You get an email from someone asking you to audition for a voiceover job, out of the blue. Is it legit? How can you tell? That's what we're talking about today.
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Episode 62: When In-Perpetuity Isn't That Bad
April 22nd, 2024 | 9 mins 53 secs
This is the audio version of our email newsletter for Monday April 22nd. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.
We're sharing when in-perpetuity isn't that bad!
GVAA Rate Guide
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Episode 61: Encouragement Folder - What It Is and Why You Need One
April 15th, 2024 | 5 mins 49 secs
This is the audio version of our email newsletter for Monday April 15th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.
We're sharing what an encouragement folder is and why you need one.
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