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
Monday Aug 20, 2018
VOBS - Voice Over Body Shop - Paul Pape - Episode 135 8/20/18
Monday Aug 20, 2018
Monday Aug 20, 2018
ur distinguished guest this week on VOBS is Paul Pape! Paul began his professional acting career in New York as one of the original members of the Collonades Theater Lab. Paul was cast to co-star as 'Double J' opposite John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever".
Paul has also been performing as a voice-over artist with over 7000 credits to-date. He's been heard in virtually every media - including commercials, narrations, promos, trailers, television series, films, video games and national political campaigns. Recent accomplishments include being one of the voices of President Obama's re-election campaign in 2012 and Hillary's Clinton's Presidential campaign in 2016, along with numerous U.S. Senatorial and Gubernatorial races. He is a voice for various environmental and energy related campaigns nationwide among his other corporate commercial credits.
Paul co-produced and co-wrote the film with his best friend, voice-over legend Don LaFontaine, who passed away a short time later. Both men acted in the film and Paul received nominations in the writing and supporting actor categories
Paul is the President and CEO of New Trails Productions. A member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Paul also serves on the Board of Directors of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. He is a Co-Founder of the Foundation's Don LaFontaine Voice-over Lab, which he helped build in memory of his best friend.
And Of Course!!! Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week on Mic technique and much more!
Bringing you the best of guests! Only on VO BS!
Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games.
George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios.
Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it!
The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today!
GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds.http://www.georgethe.tech/
DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others.http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/
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VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY:
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Source Elementshttps://source-elements.com/
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Monday Aug 13, 2018
Voice Over Body Shop Episode 134 with Bob Bergen 8/13/2018
Monday Aug 13, 2018
Monday Aug 13, 2018
Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop, Bob Bergen, needs little introduction. He is the current voice of the Warner Bros. cartoon characters Porky Pig and Tweety Bird and formerly hosted Jep!, a kids' version of the popular game show Jeopardy!
Bob is also a tireless advocate for working voice actors everywhere through his work with SAG/AFTRA.
We’re sure you have a lot questions for Bob about his impressive career in animation, technique for improving your character voice skills and of course issues concerning union membership and benefits.
ALSO, DAN AND GEORGE WANT TO ANSWER YOUR HOME VOICE OVER STUDIO QUESTIONS sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week on Pre-amps and much more!
Voice Over Body Shop is VO BS!
Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how thoffettey do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbod... Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-prod... Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
Monday Aug 06, 2018
VOBS EP. 133 With Jaime Muffett
Monday Aug 06, 2018
Monday Aug 06, 2018
Our guest is Jamie Muffett, a British voice actor who lives and works in New York City and Bucks County Pennsylvania, Coming to NYC from the UK in 2009. He’s worked in voiceover for ten years, and has been in music and audio production for over 20 years.He’s voiced for national TV ad campaigns in the US, UK and across the world. AAA video games, promos for NBC, ESPN and Nickelodeon, documentaries in the US (Nat Geo/Smithsonian) and UK (Channel 4) and featured at film festivals such as Cannes, Phoenix and Toronto.
He also hosts and produce the VO School Podcast, which is devoted to the art, craft and business of voiceover.
We talk with Jamie about this industry we call ours and look at ways you can make the most of your business!
And Of Course!!! Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week on Mic technique and much more!
Voice Over Body Shop is VO BS!
Thats this Monday night! 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific or forever on YouTube, or on our podcast edition. Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.comand J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
Monday Jul 30, 2018
VOBS Voice Over Body Shop Ep 132 With Guest Chris Edgerly 7/30/18
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Perhaps most recognized for voicing various animated characters on The Simpsons, Chris Edgerly has a sweeping vocal portfolio that spans animated television and multiple hit video games. He has even made a few television appearances including Hot in Cleveland, The King of Queens, SeaQuest 2032, and Kenan and Kel.While Chris enjoys his time on-screen, he is at his best when lending his vocal talents to animated television, movie, and video game roles.He’s also been doing stand-up comedy for the last ten years, traveling around the country.
He’s also producing a Web series with his Brother David: Edgy Brothers Presents Happy Hour!
We’ll talk about his multi-faceted career in all these genre’s and about what its like to produce the web series.
And Of Course!!! Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: THEGUYS@VOBS.TV and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week and much more!
Voice Over Body Shop is VO BS!
Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games.
George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios.
Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it!
The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today!
GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds.http://www.georgethe.tech/
DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others.http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/
CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show
VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY:
Voiceover Essentialshttp://voiceoveressentials.com
Vo2GogoVo2Gogo.com
Source Elementshttps://source-elements.com/
Voice Over Xtrahttps://www.voiceoverxtra.com/
J. Michael Collins Demoshttp://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/
Voice Actor WebsitesVOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
VOBS.TV - J. Michael Collins and AJ McKay - Episode 131 July 23, 2018
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
J. Michael Collins is everywhere! Doing Voice Over, being well known voice in the VO biz, taking on the “bad” guys and winning awards for his outstanding demo production for voice talents everywhere! He and his demo engineer, A.J. McKay join us for a lively discussion about how they go about making demos, why they work well together, what demos should be like, the different types, and how to use your demo effectively to gain VO work. A discussion you don’t want to miss if you’re wondering what they and your demo can do for you!
ALSO!!! The VOBS/Voice oVer Xtra News and Dan and George want to answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech, our topic of the week on Mic technique and much more!
Voice Over Body Shop is VO BS!
Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbod... Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-prod... Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
Monday Jul 16, 2018
VOBS - Voice Over Body Shop - Episode 130- with Tim Keenan 7/16/ 2018
Monday Jul 16, 2018
Monday Jul 16, 2018
on Voice Over Body Shop:
A Perspective From Behind The Recording Studio Glass!
For over 3 decades, Tim Keenan and his wife, Linda, have owned and operated Creative Media Recording, a professional media Recording studio In Cypress, CA. They serve independent producers, corporations and ad agencies throughout Southern CA.
A civic minded professional, Tim served 8 yrs on the Cypress City Council from 1996 -2004 as well as 2 yrs as Mayor! (I sense a theme from last weeks show)
Our discussion will cover the gamut from Networking, Marketing, Social Media, Casting, Demos and how to prepare to record in a professional studio. Tim is one of the nicest guys in the business, and a great resource for voice talent everywhere!
Dan and George will also answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more!
Looking at the Voice Over world like no one else! We’re VOBS!
Monday Jul 09, 2018
VOBS - Voice Over Body Shop - With guest Mike Lenz - Episode 129 7/9/ 2018
Monday Jul 09, 2018
Monday Jul 09, 2018
Mike Lenz is the former mayor of Saratoga Springs in upstate New York. But he’s really made his mark since as a full-time professional voice talent and podcast producer. For more than 10 years Mike has worked with clients on eLearning projects, corporate and web-based videos, audiobooks, brand imaging and commercials. Mike is also a Voice Arts Award nominated podcast producer, creator, and host of the Mike Lenz VO Podcast and creator of Podcast Snap (podcastsnap.com) – a concierge podcasting service, helping his clients with every step of their podcast creation and production. We’ll talk about his transition from politician to voice talent and how podcasting is becoming bigger than big!
Dan and George will also answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more!
Looking at the Voice Over world like no one else! We’re VOBS! Voice Over Body Shop!
Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry’s most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games.
George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios.
Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it!
The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today!
GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry’s top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds.http://www.georgethe.tech/
DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others.http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/
CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show
VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY:
Voiceover Essentialshttp://voiceoveressentials.com
Vo2GogoVo2Gogo.com
Source Elementshttps://source-elements.com/
Voice Over Xtrahttps://www.voiceoverxtra.com/
J. Michael Collins Demoshttp://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/
Voice Actor WebsitesVOICEACTORWEBSITES.com
Monday Jul 02, 2018
VOBS - Voice Over Body Shop - Anthony Mendez- Episode 128/7/2/2018
Monday Jul 02, 2018
Monday Jul 02, 2018
When it comes to VO Stars, Anthony Mendez shines brightly! He’s our special In-Studio guest, live this Monday night on Voice Over Body Shop!
Anthony is a voice-over actor with an impressive list of credits to his career, including on-air promos, movie trailers, and TV commercials in both English and Spanish. Anthony has written and is currently working on a TV pilot inspired by his own life experiences of growing up in the headstone business, but with a supernatural twist, called “Mike Tomb.” He hopes to have it adapted into a serialized and motion comic book.His break-through role came as the “Latin Lover Narrator” on Jane the Virgin which earned him two, consecutive primetime Emmy nominations in 2015 and 2016 for “Outstanding Narrator.”
Dan and George answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more!
Covering the world of Voice Over and nothing less! We’re VOBS!
Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
Monday Jun 25, 2018
VOBS Episode 127 With Dave Courvoisier 6/25/2018
Monday Jun 25, 2018
Monday Jun 25, 2018
At Voice Over Body Shop, we’re all about the voice business, and in our industry, one voice stands out as a leader: Dave “CourVo” Courvoisier. He’s our special guest this week on VOBS! He’s more than just a classy name. He recently retired from a 30 year career as News Anchor in Las Vegas! To people in VO, he’s known as the Former President and one of the four Founding Members of World-Voices Organization (WOVO) a prolific blogger and author.
We talk about his exciting career, WoVO, and more importantly, the issues we all face together as voice talents and what we can do to make the industry a better and fairer place.
Dan and George also answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more!
Covering the world of Voice Over and nothing less! We’re VOBS!
Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production
Monday Jun 18, 2018
Voice Over Body Shop Episode 126 with Guest Phil Proctor 6/18/2018
Monday Jun 18, 2018
Monday Jun 18, 2018
If you missed Phil Proctor on VOBS a few months back, you missed a treasure trove of hilarious stories about his acting and voice acting career. So funny in fact, we asked him back for more.
Phil was a part of of the legendary Firesign Theater which still has a cult following from their avant garde collection of comedy albums in the 1970’s.
Knowing how Producers and Directors want to see auditions that show our unique takes on copy, we’ll talk about how to be spontaneous and have more fun in our voicing careers.
Dan and George will also answer answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more!
Our Monday night webcast that creates VO community togetherness! we’re VOBS!
Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com, Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production

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.