Stories From The Biz

Losing A Friend You’ve Never Met

September 9, 2010 by Rowell

I heard about Doc’s death the same way I first heard from Doc himself…on the internet. That didn’t make it any easier to know a good friend is gone. Doc Phillips worked in radio a long time, also making the transition to freelance voiceover talent and producer. He was still doing weekends on the air […]

Dress (down) For Success

September 8, 2010 by Rowell

Friend Caryn Clark (the hip chick) commented on Facebook about leaving her usual home-studio setting for a session at another recording facility. Her note of joy about the fact she wouldn’t have to “dress corporate” for the appointment reminded me of some early advice I got from an old agency pro. Mike Silver was one […]

Why You Don’t Want To Break Into VoiceOvers

September 4, 2010 by Rowell

If you’ve been at this sort of work any time at all, you’ve probably heard those dreaded words: “How Can I Break Into Voiceovers?” First, let me post a disclaimer. I’m probably not qualified to answer this question anyway. I didn’t really Break Into Voiceovers. I sort of sneaked in the side entrance. (*see previous post about my transition […]

They Know What They’re Doing…But What Were They THINKING???

September 2, 2010 by Rowell

For the beginning of National VoiceOver Appreciation Month (see website for details), I offer the following fantasy. Does the fact that VoiceOver artists are getting our own month mean we get to tell our “voice seekers” what style of Director we’d like to hear in the talkback? I mean, can we specify up front: “I’d […]

Movable Wisdom

August 31, 2010 by Rowell

A lot of times, the stuff people forward to you in an email is hardly worth the time it takes to delete. But once in awhile a gem comes along that you’d never seen before. I got one of those today from friend and fellow voice actor, Tom Jones. You may already know it, but […]

My Cat Is Not Dead.

August 27, 2010 by Rowell

So many times, I only learn about someone’s treasured animal friend (some call them “pets”) when there’s a loss. I figured I’d buck the trend and mention my cat, Dodger, isn’t dead. In fact, although he’s around 17 years old in people years, he’s in surprisingly good shape. He’s long been a studio fixture, and his […]

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