George The Tech’s Performer Friendly Podcast
George The Tech Interviews the Pro Audio, Voiceover, and Podcast Industry Influencers. George Whittam travels the country and interviews some of the best in audio. This is also the home of the entire catalogue of Voice Over Body Shop and East West Audio Body Shop episodes.
Episodes
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
VOBS TECH-TALK #58
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
VOBS TECH-TALK #58!
As we all start to step out of our isolation, we know the Voice Over biz will pick up even more. To keep you up to date, “The Guys” at VOBS are here to make your recording studio sound it’s best!
We cover a ton of stuff this week, including:
Mac hardware at WWDC?
New Mac OS: Monterey. Coolest thing we’ve ever seen?
System updates, best practices.
USB mics are bad, but not the reason you might think
Plus our in depth discussion about Why would things sound different, over time and with different mics?
Also answers to your questions:
Acoustic Foam- Wedge/pyramidal or flat panels?
Audio processing for video games?
Plosive reducing microphones?
Mic Figure 8 pattern?
And so much more!
HEY! Catch it if you can all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!
We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
Voiceoveressentials., VOHeroes,
Sourceelements, VoiceOverXtra,
VOICEACTORWEBSITES.
and JMC Demos
Monday Jun 07, 2021
VOBS Episode 208 with Guest Alicyn Packard
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Voice Over Body Shop is back! And what a return as our guest this week is the multi-talented Alicyn Packard!
Alicyn has one of the most uniquely versatile female voices in or business! As an actor, writer, producer and musician, Alicyn seamlessly moves between genres, lending her face and voice to a myriad of projects for television, radio, film, web & stage. Alicyn can be heard daily bringing to life over a dozen popular animated characters and breathing fresh authenticity into commercials and on-air television promotions. We look forward to asking her the big questions about what it takes to make it in VO and all the other things she does.
HEY! Catch it if you can all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!
We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
Voiceoveressentials.com,
VOHeroes.com
Sourceelements.com,
VoiceOverXtra.com,
VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
Saturday May 22, 2021
VOBS TECH-TALK #57!
Saturday May 22, 2021
Saturday May 22, 2021
VOBS TECH-TALK #57!
How do “the Guys” find more VO Tech stuff to talk about every week? Because there’s something new every week and we stay on top of it all for just for you!
And this week we cover the gamut, like:
TwistedWave is now $99
New acoustic panels and diffuser from StudioBricks,
Audition 2021: Make sure you UPDATE!
The latest, ultimate USB mic?
Headphone bleed.
also, a discussion on how to properly place acoustic foam on walls.
plus your questions on
The Fruity Loops “Heat Map?”
Someone didn’t like their MKH 416?!
Plug-in’s and the M1
and Pop filters.
HEY! Catch it all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast right here for those of you who love to listen on the go!
We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
Voiceoveressentials., VOHeroes,
Sourceelements, VoiceOverXtra,
VOICEACTORWEBSITES.
and JMC Demos
Monday May 17, 2021
VOBS Episode 206 with Lori Alan!
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
We Can’t Resist Lori Alan!
Lori Alan is our special guest on this weeks exciting Voice Over Body Shop
Lori started talking as soon as she fell out of the womb, and hasn't stopped since.
She is perhaps best known for her award-winning voice-over work. She starred as Diane Simmons on Family Guy, Pearl the Whale on SpongeBob: Squarepants, Sue Richards, The Invisible Woman, on Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear Solid video game trilogy. She's proud to be a part of the Pixar Family. Voicing characters in Wall-e, Monster's University, Bonnie's Mom in Pixar's Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, Minions, and Mother's Sadness in Inside Out.
We never know what will happen when Lori brings her talent, knowledge and witty repartee to our show.
HEY! Catch the replay all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!
We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
Voice Over Essentials
VO Heroes
Source Elements
Voice Actor Websites
and JMC Demos
Sunday May 09, 2021
VOBS TECH-TALK #56
Sunday May 09, 2021
Sunday May 09, 2021
A Perfectly Good Reason To Spend A Perfectly Good Hour!
It’s amazing that’s there’s more to talk about when it comes to home VO Studios!
But “The Guys” have their thumbs on everything VO Tech and bring it to you every other week! It’s time for an amazing and VERY entertaining and informative TECH-TALK #56!
And this week we cover a ton!
Apple Silicon update
iMac M1 is it time to buy?
NO! on SM7b for voice actors?
Why most acoustic foam sucks for voiceover booths.
New acoustic panels from from StudioBricks
RodeConnect for Rode NT-USB Mini mic
What’s with Adobe Audition and glitches lately?
Our Discussion on:
Why do some talents invest in so much more than they need?
Plus your questions on:
Polk Audio speakers from college as a monitor?
Noise floor issues
disintegrating audio with Zoom
Pro Tools on the M1?
HEY! Catch it if you can all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!
We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
Voiceoveressentials., VOHeroes,
Sourceelements, VoiceOverXtra,
VOICEACTORWEBSITES.
and JMC Demos
Monday May 03, 2021
VOBS-Voice Over Body Shop Ep.205 with Guest Neil Ross
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
VOBS Voice Over Body Shop EP 205 with Guest Neil Ross
We say don't miss this one, but we mean it double this time as we bring you a fabulous, informative and entertaining interview with one of the iconic voices from our lives. Neil Ross!
Neil has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably Voltron, G.I. Joe, and Transformers. He has also done voice work in numerous video games, including Mass Effect and Leisure Suit Larry 6 and 7. Ross has also provided voice roles (such as radio announcers) for many movies, including Back to the Future Part II, Babe, Quiz Show, and Being John Malkovich.
Neil has a new book about his amazing career called Vocal Recall - A Life in Radio and Voiceovers! It promises to be an entertaining and nostalgic look at our business!
HEY! Catch it if you can all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!
We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
Voiceoveressentials., VOHeroes,
Sourceelements, VoiceOverXtra,
VOICEACTORWEBSITES.
and JMC Demos
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
VOBS TECH-TALK #55
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
VO Tech The Way It Was Meant To Be!
Simple, understandable and Entertaining. Stuff that’s ..you know…just between us.. It’s an amazing VOBS TECH-TALK #55
This week, in George’s Tech Update:
His new favorite mic boom: Gator Frameworks 3000.
His new favorite webcam, the Mokose UV70, 4K USB 3 with manual focus, zoom and iris.
Bertom Denoiser: Not you usual noise reduction plugin.
An Apple Silicon computer UPDATE and warnings! Is it PRIME TIME YET??
WE also have an intense discussion on:
Dynamic Mics- Why or Why not?
Plus your questions on: Moving from Audacity to Adobe Audition, Acoustic panels, Source Connect Router settings, Headphones, Setting Monitor levels, sample rates and a ton more!
This is why you join us week after week for more than 10 glorious years!
HEY! Catch it if you can all week here on our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! Or the video version on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and
We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
Voiceoveressentials., VOHeroes,
Sourceelements, VoiceOverXtra,
VOICEACTORWEBSITES.
and JMC Demos
Monday Apr 19, 2021
VOBS-Voice Over Body Shop Ep. 204 with Producer Bryant Falk
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
A Great Hour of VO Discussion With VO Producer Bryant Falk!
At The Voice Over Body Shop, we continue to look at what goes on with the folks who use our audio. Our guest this week is Bryant Falk from Abacus Entertainment!
As a professional voice over and on-camera commercial and corporate producer and director for 20 years, Bryan has produced and directed spots, promos and corporate campaigns for clients such as Foot Locker, Bloomberg, Wal-Mart, Avastin, AMC, Bloomberg, MTV, The NBA and many, many more. Bryant coaches and records for some of the top names in the voice over industry. With his company, Abacus Audio, he has crafted over 1000 of the industry's highest quality and unique demos.
HEY! Catch it all week on here on Podbean.
We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
Voiceoveressentials., VOHeroes,
Sourceelements, VoiceOverXtra,
VOICEACTORWEBSITES.
and JMC Demos
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
VOBS TECH-TALK #54
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Total Shop Talk With “The Guys!”
Every now and then Dan and George cut loose and just shoot the breeze about their fascinating encounters with home VO studios all across fruited plain and all over our planet!
In another spectacular VOBS TECH-TALK session Dan and George get down on:
Apple Mac M1 update: An Apollo “whoosh” update,
-SM7b with Cloud Lifter might be cleaner/less noise on Scarlett series?
-Zoom differences between Mac and Windows
Plus, Discussion:k bad audio?, “Check your settings!”
And we answer your questions on:
Wifi Routers, Complicated Mic Models, Making your mic “warmer,” U87 vs. U87ai And a whole lot more!
This is why you join us week after week for more than 10 glorious years!
HEY! Catch it if you can all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!
We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com,
Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,
VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
Monday Apr 05, 2021
VOBS-Voice Over Body Shop Ep.203 with guest Kevin Gershan
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
WE ARE BACK With A talk with great Industry Insider!
TV Producer Kevin Gershan!
Kevin is a producer/director for CBS Television Distribution based in Entertainment Tonight, working on major syndication shows, including Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune,Dr. Phil, Rachael Ray and others.
Celebrating 40 years with CBS, We’ll talk about Kevin’s broadcast career and how he made it to top TV Producer. He works with many voice actors and we’ll discuss the big time production process!
HEY! Catch it if you can This Monday AT 5 Pacific, 8 Eastern or the replay all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!
We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:
Voiceoveressentials., VOHeroes,
Sourceelements, VoiceOverXtra,
VOICEACTORWEBSITES.
and JMC Demos
Voice Over Body Shop Podcast
The entire voice over and voice acting community knows, when it comes to creating and maintaining a “personal professional voice over studio,” the place to get the proper information on how to do it right is the Voice Over Body Shop. Dan Lenard and George Whittam make it easy and fun and, hopefully prevent thousands of dollars of mistakes and hours of mind-numbing frustration.