George The Tech’s Performer Friendly Podcast

EWABS Episode 72 November 18th, 2012

Published on Nov 18, 2012
Chris Fries, commercial and video game voiceover joins us this week from his home studio via Skype.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone !
This week's special guest is: Chris Frieshttp://www.chrisfriesvoices.com/
Chris joins us this week from his home studio via Skype.
George's Tech this week: Traveling Voice Over
Is it feasible for your genre of voice over ?
What about connectivity on the road ?
Some excellent advice from the guys.
Visit George at VOStudioTech.com
Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show
Announcements:
- November is Movember US.movember.com
To donate to Dan & George's teamhttp://us.movember.com/team/601381
- EWABS MINI Pop Filters - You should have all received email from KCurriden--
they have been ordered--so coming soon to a mailbox near you!!!
Don't forget to send us a pic of you with it!!
- 2012 NYC Voice Over Mixerhttp://voicetalentproductions.com/Eve...
$10 Donation at the door, but you will need to RSVP.
Thanks to Erik Sheppard and Voxy Ladies !
- EWABS announces new e-support membership pricing. Sign up for the remainder of
2012 for just $39.95 per month.
Go to ewabs.com and click on E- support.
- 'TIS the SEASON for SWAG- --EWABS Gift Giving!!http://Shop.EWABS.com
- Join Joe Cipriano at Prime Time Voices For Children, ventures to spread goodwill and
charitable giving to children in need.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/primetimevoi...
- HolidayMagicCD.com - For Children's Hospitals around the country---connect with VO
Talent Jeff Gelder--10 year anniversary. Dec 8 fundraiser in San Diego---go to website
for more info.
Dan's tip of the week: What's the best recording software ?
Dan weighs in with several examples. George gives his opinion as well.
Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/
Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan
Welcome this week's special guest: Chris Fries ,commercial and video game voice actor.
http://www.chrisfriesvoices.com/
- Chris shares how he got involved in voice over.
- How he advanced his career voice over
- Chris once worked as a jailer on his way to full time VO.
- How Scott Rummell acted as Chris' mentor.
- George shares some video of Chris in the booth.
- Which genres of work Chris works in.
- Chris shares some of his work in video games.
- Chris gives us a tour of his studio.
- How Chris had to train for all the genres he services.
John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success.
http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm
Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voiceover Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com
Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED.
WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors???
Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!!
Studio pic / clip of the week: Craig Bowershttp://craigbowersvo.com/
Featuring a unique curtain-like enclosure.
Ewabs_show Twitter..
Future Shows:
11-25---No Show Tonight --Happy Turkey Day!!
12-2----Randye Kaye
12-9----Joan Baker
Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest.
Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com


The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to sign up for the EWABS Facebook group.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/EWABS/


Thanks again to our sponsors.
Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com
Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm
Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden.
Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes.
And Lee Pinney for updating our weekly podcast archives.
Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live!
Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box.
Go to ewabs.com for details.
Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com
HAVE a Great THANKSGIVING!!!!!

EWABS Episode 71 November 11, 2012

Published on Nov 11, 2012
Tom Kenny, voice of Spongebob Squarepants, is our very special studio guest this week! WOW, we've made the big time of podcasting, folks!
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This week's special guest is Tom Kenny voice of SpongeBob SquarePants.
Also a surprise guest appearance.
George's tech of the week: The Reflexion Filter.
How useful is it aside from it's basic purpose ?
Dan gives a brief demonstration of the affect the filter has on his acoustics.
Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com
Visit Dan at homevoiceoverstudio.com/
Announcements
November is Movember ! A mustache growing contest for men's cancer issues.
http://us.movember.com/?home
EWABS announces new e-support membership pricing. Sign up for the remainder of 2012 for just $39.95 per month.
Go to ewabs.com and click on E- support.
John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success.
http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htmhttp://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm
Dan's tip of the week: Soundproofing vs Sound Dampening
What is sound isolation ? How does it relate to this ?
Watch for Dan's new concept the "studio suit" acoustical treatment.
George shares video footage of how he met Tom Kenny at a fundraiser, with special guest appearance by Ella.
Visit George at vostudiotech.com
Welcome this week's special guest: Tom Kenny.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444786/
- Tom discusses the huge popularity of SpongeBob SquarePants.
- Tom got his start doing stand up comedy in Syracuse, New York.
- Tom describes how difficult it was to transition to full time voice over, compared to his start in comedy.
- Tom and the guys discuss the false rumors of Tom's demise. (aka twitter-death)
- Tom discusses how SpongeBob SquarePants is related to his beginnings with Rocko's Modern Life.
- Tom shares a bit about the production of the new sponge bob Christmas movie.
- George and Dan ask Tom about the music for SpongeBob.
- Tom reveals there is a new downloadable SpongeBob Christmas album.
- "It's a SpongBob Christmas" album is available on iTunes And at Amazon.
- Tom and the guys discuss the other cast members of Spongebob.
- Tom gets down to the nitty gritty of how Sponge bobs Character voice was created.
- Tom shares how his typical day goes.
- Tom shares a bit about his other voice acting roles. (see IMBD link above)
- Dan's son Jacob has a fun moment with Tom.
- Tom relates a bit about the newer style sponge bob, and a bit about patchy the pirate.
- Tom ends by performing a live drop for the podcast.
Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voiceover Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com
Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED.
Please welcome our surprise extra guests:
Mara Junot, and her husband Steve.
A brief conversational interview about how Mara came to be in LA, and met up with Tom Kenny at George's.
The topic turns to this year's NYC mixer, a V0 travel tip, Then a bit about Steve's music career.
Next week's guest will be Chris fries.
Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest.
Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.comewabshop@gmail.com


The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to sign up for the EWABS Facebook group.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/EWABS/...


Thanks again to our sponsors.
Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com
Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm
Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden.
Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes.
Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live!
Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box.
Go to ewabs.com for details.
Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

EWABS Episode70 November 4, 2012

Published on Nov 4, 2012
This week's special guest is: Lori Alan.
Roles include Pearl the whale/SpongeBob, Diane the anchor woman/Family Guy, Chairy/Pee Wee's Playhouse, the fantastics, and others. www.Facebook.com/Loritalk
Dan returns this week from his seminar in Toronto.
All of our thoughts go out to the survivors of sandy and we're hoping for a speedy recovery for those hardest hit.
George's tech this week:
Screen capture How it can help in your marketing efforts. For Mac you will need Quicktime, SoundFlower and an app called line in for monitoring.
Visit Dan at homevoiceoverstudio.com/
Announcements:
Get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com
Order your EWABS custom mini pop stop today.
Dan's tip of the week: Broadcast Quality
What is it ? What does it mean ?
Professional quality audio, and what it means.
Visit George at vostudiotech.com
Welcome this week's special guest: Lori Alan.
www.Facebook.com/Loritalk
The guys share a bit of witty banter with Lorie, then discuss topics including:
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Lori's on screen acting career, and how she got started in voice over.
- How Lori comes from an extremely creative family and background.
- The type of pieces Judy enjoys performing the most.
- Improvisation
- Some of Lori's more recent work, Hugglemonstors.
- Lori's studio Versus time spent at the larger studios.
- George's work on Lori's home studio.
- Lori's plans to produce or direct.
Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voiceover Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com
Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED.
Dan shares about his recent meet up with Pat Sweeney, complete with studio pics.
Pat's studio features an acoustical cloud.
The guys talk a bit about "proofing" audio books.
George's Tech Tid-Bits:
What's the technical take on the new Windows 8 ?
George's first impression of a convertible laptop, and the Lenovo surface vs. the ipad mini, and other options in this general category.
John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success.
http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm
Thanks Randye Kaye for your recent purchase of an EWABS mini pop stop.
Randye Kaye is also scheduled to be next week's special guest.
Coming soon:
Chris Fries, and Tom Kenny
Special thanks to George, and Dan's Families for their support of this production.
The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to sign up for the EWABS Facebook group.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/EWABS/


Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest.
Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com
Thanks again to our sponsors.
Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com
Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm
Special thanks to the shows producer Katherine Curriden.
Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes.
Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live!
Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box.
Go to ewabs.com for details.
Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

EWABS Episode 68 October 14, 2012

This week's special guest is: Tara Strong
My Little Pony, Rugrats, Hello Kitty, Many more credits, too many to list here.
http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tara-Strong/
https://www.facebook.com/tara.strong.514
Also with special guest host: Dave Courvoisier from Las Vegas.
Dan attended Faffcon this weekend in Charlotte North Carolina, and will be on the return trip home. Dan's father in law recently passed away, Condolences Dan.
George, and Dave discuss their experiences at prior Faffcons.
George, and Dave share that Faffcon will become a yearly event going forward.
Dave Showcases a brief comparison between the Mic Port Pro, and the Shure X2U.
George compares Heil's USBQ version of the above.
Chat room viewer Diane Merritt asks about Dave's air turn, a remote, foot pedal, page turner. watch for upcoming reviews.
George discusses the MicroBook II interface.
Visit George at vostudiotech.com

This Week's Announcements
EWABS would like to announce E-support membership:
Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George.
Membership starts at 75 dollars per month.
Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com
The new EWABS Mini Pop Stop is now available for ordering as a group buy.
George explains.
Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com
George, and Dave have a brief discussion regarding next week's guest Bill Smith of Auralex.
George will be on VO buzz weekly October 21st, and October 28th.
George discusses a chance to win a Charter Oak S700 mic. ....viewers should send a video to VO Buzz Weekly about why they love East West Audio Body Shop.
Gabby Nistico will be speaking in Dallas Texas October 20th.
George's birthday is Thursday, Happy Birthday George !
Visit Dan at homevoiceoverstudio.com/
Please welcome this week's special guest: Tara Strong.
George interviews Tara at her residence.
George's wife Amy assists the production.
Tara discusses how George aided in her studio's construction.
- Watch Tara audition from her studio.
- Tara discusses how much work is done from home, versus larger production studios.
- Tara shares her work flow, and how her home studio is a key element.
- Tara shares some career stories.
- Tara discusses her work on My Little Pony.
- How Tara begin her career even as a child.
- Tara performs a sample from Hello Kitty, and discusses her work on Rugrats.
- George asks about Tara's usual day.
Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voiceover Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com
Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED.
George, and Dave discuss how genuine, and professional Tara is, and the talent of her children.
George shares that Tom Kenny voice of SpongeBob, is a potential future guest.
Dave relates some pertinent information regarding WOVO. the first round of invitations for applications are out.
John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm
George relates that Focusrite has come out with the Itrack, a plugin interface for the iPad, mac, or pc.
Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest.
Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com
The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to sign up for the EWABS Facebook group.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/EWABS/
Thanks again to our sponsors.
Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com
Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm

Special thanks to the shows producer Katherine Curriden.
Also, thanks to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes.
Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box.
Go to ewabs.com for details.
Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com