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 48: PODCASTING with Tim Heller
November 1st, 2023 | 31 mins 57 secs
Tim Heller is a voice actor and host of the 2nd Cup Podcast. You've heard Tim’s voice in AAA video games, cartoons, commercials for major US brands on television, radio, web videos and more.
*In this episode, we discuss - *
Tim’s dream of Broadway crashing down
9:22 - How to Navigate Jumping into VO
15:20 - The Pros & Cons of Podcasting
20:30 - How Podcasting has Contributed to his VO Career
24:10 - What Challenge Tim is Currently Facing in his VO Career
29:00 - What IS the 2nd Cup PodcastCLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
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Episode 47: LEAD GENERATION with Nadia Marshall - What is It? Why is it Important as a VOICE ACTOR?
October 1st, 2023 | 22 mins 39 secs
Before Nadia Marshall became a voice actor, she worked as a Marketing Assistant, Media Coordinator, and Administrative Assistant. In these positions, Nadia learned the in's and out's of finding patrons, compiling data, and finding as much information as possible to then reach out to them. When she entered into the world of voice acting, she realized how important lead generation was and with her past experience, she’s helping you! Nadia's desire is for you to be able to take control of your career and gain more clients.
*In this episode, we discuss *
- What IS Lead Generation?
- How Lead Generation can help voice actors get more job opportunities.
- The challenges most voice actors face with Lead Generation
- Is Lead Generation for everyone?
Nadia's Lead Generation Course
https://www.blueprintcourseware.com/
Learn more about Nadia on her website here:
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Episode 46: Music Career to Voice Over with Erikka J
September 1st, 2023 | 27 mins 31 secs
Erikka J began her career as a songwriter and singer in the DC area, classically training at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Her music videos have debuted on BET Soul, MTV.com, VH1.com and Russell Simmons All Def Digital Channel. In conjunction with her music career, Erikka began a voice acting career. She’s started her own publishing and media company, is a certified financial coach and holds a project management certification. You see why we want to talk with her on this podcast? She is quite the example of a business leader and someone that understands how to create a successful freelance career.
*In this episode, we discuss - *
- How a music career led to her voice over career
- Her most useful tools for her voice over career
- Three things she wished she’d done differently at the start of her career
- What to do when you feel stuck in your voice over career
- What it’s like being a black VO talent navigating this industry
- Her advice to black talent just getting into this industry
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Episode 45: SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING with Laura Bitoiu of BSquared Social
August 1st, 2023 | 23 mins 57 secs
Feel overwhelmed with promoting yourself on social media? Especially the focus on VIDEO CONTENT?
This episode is for you! Laura was a social media manager and consultant when she realized the rollout of Instagram reels and video content was such a huge hurdle for others. She began offering online education around reels to help busy business owners and freelancers gain clarity and confidence. She not only offers one-on-one strategy consulting, she also has a monthly “reels report” subscription.*In this episode, we discuss - *
- How to create video content with ease!
- How many reels per week should we post?
- How to come up with content to share.
- Editing tips + video creation resources.
- Best strategy for an ROI.
- And how to become comfortable being on-camera.
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Resources mentioned
Flik Social
Cut StoryCLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up)
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Episode 44: AUDIOBOOK INSIGHTS from a Casting Director Perspective
July 1st, 2023 | 22 mins 6 secs
Chloe Keiffer, casting director at Lantern Audiobooks, joins us today! She has cast hundreds of projects working with major publishers, ad agencies, directors, voice over talents, talent agencies and authors. Chloe shares what she's learned being a casting director that helped her with her own acting career, the biggest mistakes narrators make and if AI/synthetic voices have impacted audiobooks.
*In this episode, we discuss - *
- Biggest mistakes voice over talent make with audiobook auditions
- What makes a great audiobook narrator
- Tips on handling tons of characters in a book
- Chloe's take on AI/synthetic voices in audiobook narration
Interested in pursuing Audiobook Narration? Join our Audiobook Virtual Class with Curt Bonnem. It starts at the beginning of August! Click HERE to learn more.
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Episode 43: HOW TO NAVIGATE AI in VOICE OVER with Jim Kennelly and Sam Ufret of Lotas Productions
June 1st, 2023 | 46 mins 29 secs
We’re talking with Jim Kennelly and Sam Ufret of Lotas Productions (one of New York’s premier recording studios). Jim has been in the business for over 35 years, as an engineer, director, producer and owner of Lotas Productions in New York. He led the creation of a synthetic division of Lotas. Sam Ufret is a producer, director & engineer. Known for her creative casting notices. She’s been at Lotas since 2017 and helps VO talent with their home studio set-ups.
In this episode, we discuss -
What’s the latest in AI/synthetic voices?
How can we future-proof our voice over careers?
The difference between text to speech and speech to speech
What genres of voice over will AI/synthetic take over first?
What makes a good synthetic voice.Resources Mentioned on Podcast -
Lotas Productions - https://www.lotasproductions.com/Marketing Artificial Intelligence by Paul Roetzer/ Mike Kaput - https://amzn.to/3ItJSTB
Age of Invisible Machines by Robb Wilson - https://amzn.to/3MpWZXa
Build for Tomorrow by Jason Feifer (Editor of Entrepreneur) - https://amzn.to/3q10PyrOpen Voice Network (templates) - https://openvoicenetwork.org/
Synthetic Voice Company Mentioned
https://www.veritone.com/
Eleven Labs
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Episode 42: SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS with Actress Gabrielle Byndloss
May 1st, 2023 | 25 mins 57 secs
Atlanta actor and voice talent, Gabrielle Byndloss, played Olivia Walker in The Falcon & the Winter Soldier, Brenda in Ozark, and Tesssa Holt in NCIS Hawaii to name a few projects, She is also a yoga instructor and offers yoga classes on-demand via YoGabrielle.com. And offers Women’s Empowerment Workshops and career consultations.
Outside of creating a following of over 10k in one year, Gabrielle has cultivated a community of actors on IG that support each other through the comments section. Her growth shows in numbers but the real growth is in creating a safe space for actors to feel empowered that didn’t exist before.That’s one of the things we’re going to talk about today - how, as creatives/artists, can we maximize our social media presence.
*In this episode, we discuss - *
- How to determine what content to share on social media
- Tips on fitting social media into your schedule
- Navigating social media algorithms and updates
- Gabrielle’s favorite social media tools
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Episode 41: ZERO to FULL-TIME in 2 YEARS with Larry Hudson
March 27th, 2023 | 36 mins 52 secs
From being on unemployment to going full-time in voiceover in 2 years, Larry has been a successful working voiceover talent in Los Angeles since 2009.
He has been teaching his Adobe Audition and Audacity Classes for the past 11 years with over 1,500 people successfully completing the course. In addition, he leads a weekly VO workout group and offers other VO business webinars on organization and etiquette in voiceover.
He attributes his fast success to his organizational prowess along with hard work and enthusiastic diligence. Larry’s client list includes Disney, Lexus, Toyota, Krups, KB Home, Tropicana, Quaker Oats & Kubota Corp. just to name a few.In this episode, hear -
How Larry was able to go from zero to full-time in 2 years
The 4 questions he asked himself that propelled his career forward
The biggest challenges talent face regarding tech and VO editing software PLUS how he has structured his classes to overcome them.
How many auditions does it take to book your first VO job and why is it that number?Learn more about Larry’s Audacity and Adobe Classes and sign up here:
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Episode 38: The ORIGINAL SIRI: Susan Bennett
March 1st, 2023 | 25 mins 20 secs
Susan Bennett is known as the original voice of Siri. Before that, she sang on hundreds of commercial jingles (famously, Tillie the All Time Teller for the first successful ATM in the US), and backup vocals on tour with Burt Bacharach and Roy Orbison. That led her to a career in voiceover. She has voiced spots for Coca Cola, IBM, Papa John's Pizza, McDonald's, AT&T, Wendy's, Goodyear, Ford, Chiquita and more.
In this episode, we discuss -
How Susan became the voice of Siri
Her advice to VO talent regarding Text to Speech & AI jobs
The things she’s done that have most positively impacted her careerCheck out our BONUS question with SUSAN on the AVS YOUTUBE CHANNEL where Susan shares how AI & Text to Speech will impact the Voiceover Industry in the next decade
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Episode 40: J. MICHAEL COLLINS TALKING VO ATLANTA
February 1st, 2023 | 21 mins 22 secs
With over twenty-five years as a professional voice actor, J. Michael Collins has worked with some of the biggest companies, brands, sports leagues, and organizations. In addition, J. Michael has established himself as a leading industry authority & demo producer. Along with his wife and business partner Anna, J. Michael is the producer of VO Atlanta, the industry’s largest and longest-running conference, co-producer of the One Voice Conference USA, and hosts voice actors each year at luxurious venues in Europe for the signature JMC Euro VO Retreats.
Check out our BONUS questions with J MICHAEL on the AVS YOUTUBE CHANNEL where J Michael shares how to get the most out of a VO conference
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/gGPFePt8RfsLEARN MORE + REGISTER FOR VO ATLANTA HERE: https://www.voatlanta.me/shop/
(Don't miss Mike & Heidi's Breakout Session on creating a sustainable VO Career, Heidi's X-Session where we will create your PERSONAL BRAND KIT, the Atlanta Panel and Julie Shaer and Casey Holloway leading some Kids sessions)CLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
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Episode 39: LA VOICEOVER AGENT Portia Scott
January 1st, 2023 | 29 mins 2 secs
Portia is the Director of Voiceover at Coast to Coast Talent Group in Los Angeles. Her clients have booked hundreds of broadcast TV and radio commercials and several national campaigns for Spotify, Chewy, Sonic, Corona Light, Wells Fargo, Wendy’s, and T-Mobile to name a few. She also represents talent that can be heard on Nickelodeon’s “The Loud House Movie”, Disney + “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid” and Warner Animation Group’s “Space Jam: A New Legacy.”
In this episode, we talk about:
The PROS of having an agent
One thing talent can do to improve their auditions
The average time it takes to get agent representation
Agent communication tips
The average time it takes talent to book once they get on with an agent*Check out our BONUS questions with PORTIA on the AVS YOUTUBE CHANNEL where Portia answers WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO SEEK VO REPRESENTATION *
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Episode 37: HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Challenges in VO + How to Overcome Them
December 1st, 2022 | 22 mins 51 secs
As we wrap up another year, we wanted to share some hope and encouragement. Pursuing a voiceover career is not without it's challenges but with each challenge comes an opportunity to learn and grow.
In this episode, several of our Atlanta Voiceover Studio instructors share challenges they've faced and how they've gotten through them.Mike, Heidi & the whole AVS Team wish you a wonderful, hope-filled holiday season.
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Episode 36: The VOICE of the PLANE TRAIN - Sharon Feingold
November 1st, 2022 | 18 mins 3 secs
Sharon Feingold is an internationally-recognized voiceover actress as the voice of the “Plane Train” at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, as well as the main brand voice for HGTV.
In this episode, we talk about:
How Sharon became the voice of the plane train at the world’s busiest airport
Sharon’s most challenging season in VO and how she navigated it
Something she wished she knew before she got into VO
Sharon’s words of encouragement to other voice talentFind Sharon here: https://www.sharonfeingold.com
*Check out our BONUS questions with SHARON on the AVS YOUTUBE CHANNEL where Sharon talks about the BEST VO Advice she’s ever gotten and what makes a great voice talent *
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Episode 35: Real Life VO Journey with Brian Bremer
October 1st, 2022 | 36 mins 9 secs
Brian Bremer is, what we determined on the podcast, a voiceover SAGE! With over 20 years experience, Brian has seen a lot along his VO journey. Today, he’s the voice of Planters Mr. Peanut, Nick on the Walking Dead video game and many more projects. He’s also our Intro to Voiceover & Intro to Animation workshop instructor.
In this episode we talk about -
How his rock band playing at the Olympics led to his VO career
The one thing that would’ve made his journey easier
And the key to a long and successful VO careerLearn more about the Intro to VO Workshop (Live - In Person or Virtual): https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.com/what-we-offer-workshops-intro-to-voiceover-workshop/
On-Demand Intro to VO Workshop
https://provoiceovertraining.comIntro to Animation:
https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.com/what-we-offer-workshops-intro-to-animation-workshop/Check out our BONUS questions with BRIAN on the AVS YOUTUBE CHANNEL where Brian shares the best VO advice he’s received, what makes a great talent & more VO wisdom.
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Episode 34: AI/TEXT TO SPEECH: How it will impact VO with Jim Kennelly & Sam Ufret of Lotas Productions
September 1st, 2022 | 18 mins 12 secs
Jim Kennelly is the owner of Lotas Productions. Sam Ufret has been running the board at Lotas since 2017. Lotas is a New York recording studio that offers services in casting, directing and recording. They are also recognized as a leader in the realm of AI/Text to Speech. We talk to Jim and Sam about the impact AI/Text to Speech is having on the voiceover industry and the impact it will have in the future.
We talk about:
Why is AI/Text to Speech appealing to clients/brands?
How has AI/Text to Speech affected the VO industry so far and how will it affect it in the future?
What determines a “good” AI/Text to Speech voice?
What are the qualities or skills we need to have as voice talent for an AI/Text to Speech job?
Red Flags to look for when VO talent come across an AI/Text to Speech audition
What can we, as voice talent, do to prepare for a world of AI/Text to Speech?Check out our BONUS questions with JIM & SAM on the AVS YOUTUBE CHANNEL where they share
1| How long will it be before AI/Text to Speech takes all our jobs
2| How should talent approach an audition where they ask for a “Siri” or “Alexa” type voice?
3| How can talent seek out AI/Text to Speech opportunitiesCLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
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Episode 33: AUDIOBOOKS with Curt Bonnem
August 1st, 2022 | 31 mins 56 secs
Curt Bonnem is an award-winning audiobook narrator with over 100 books to his name. With his audiobook success and background as an actor, sound design and engineering, he makes the perfect instructor for our Virtual Audiobook Class.
In this episode, we talk to Curt about:
How he got into audiobook narration
His most challenging book and season in his career
What he wishes he’d known from the beginning
The amazing tool he created for narratorsSign up for Curt’s Audiobook Class here:
https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.com/what-we-offer-classes-audiobook-narration-virtual-class/RESOURCES TALKED ABOUT IN PODCAST:
Karen Common’s Narrators Road Map - https://www.narratorsroadmap.com
Curt’s App - http://recording-tracker.narratedby.meCheck out our BONUS questions with CURT on the AVS YOUTUBE CHANNEL where Curt gives the best VO advice he’s ever received, his favorite audiobook genre and what makes a great audiobook narrator.
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