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Why Are You Cold Calling When There’s So Much “Low Hanging Fruit”?

by J.S. Gilbert
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If you aren’t familiar with the term “low hanging fruit”, it is a commonly used metaphor for doing the simplest or easiest work first. In sales, it often means the most obvious opportunities because they are readily achievable and do not require a lot of effort.   And yet, I see so many people making [...]

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League Of Legends – Dr. Mundo Free Ringtones

by J.S. Gilbert
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Being a voice talent has its moments, good and bad. Once, it was pretty cache to be able to tell folks that you did the voice for a commercial they had seen or an educational toy their kids might have played with or the voice in some beloved video game. These days though it seems [...]

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Just One More Elephant in the Voice Over Booth.

by J.S. Gilbert
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First, I will unabashedly say that I am among the many individuals who has been making a significant portion of my income performing v.o. for years, and is rather displeased with the direction that the voice over business has taken over the past few years. This “direction” goes beyond any disappointments that the recession by [...]

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Screw Yelp, Angie’s List and Most Recommendations

by J.S. Gilbert
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Some of us will ask a hundred people their opinion on something before we make a decision. Others seemingly can make major decisions with little forethought.  We go online and read reviews and see what others might have to say about their experiences. There are the usual problems regarding whether the person leaving a review has [...]

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Audio Plug-In Crazy with SpectrumWorx

by J.S. Gilbert
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I’ve discovered among my musician, v.o., audio engineer, video game developer and some other creative friends that we can fall into 2 camps, those who love plug-ins and must have more and more or those who don’t  really care one way or the other. A company from Croatia named Little Endian has come up with a plug-in called [...]

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Parade Magazine’s Annual Salary Survey

by J.S. Gilbert
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There are about 74 million people in the United States who routinely receive a copy of Parade magazine as a part of their local weekend edition or Sunday edition newspaper.  About 16 pages thick or should I say thin, Parade may best be known for their inside front cover which provides a factoid or two on some [...]

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A Nice Set of Headphones

by J.S. Gilbert
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Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything new to this here blog and my faithful 3 followers are no doubt sorely upset. Add to that the fact that I promised I would speak a little about my experiences at AES, which was almost 2 months ago, and I’m seeming downright lazy. So, to get [...]

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I’m a Nickelodeon “Star”, but they don’t know who I am.

by J.S. Gilbert
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Opening Screen from Go Bananas Okay, here’s the long version. A few days ago I get contacted by another poor, lost soul who had recently lost their job, spent several months looking for work and has now decided to try their hands at the wonderful world of voice over. Since my usual response is to [...]

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Working at Zoetrope with Ear Wax for Stanford Hospital

by J.S. Gilbert
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       In the middle of San Francisco’s North Beach district is a rather unique building. Besides it having been built right smack in the middle of the 1906 earthquake and being one of the narrowest office buildings you might ever see, this 7 or 8 story building belongs to Francis Ford Coppola and is the home of [...]

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How to Become a Rich and Famous Voice Actor

by J.S. Gilbert
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While I wear a lot of hats, the one that I most enjoy is being the voice over guy. But it seems as though everyone these days is trying to become a voice actor. Most will never make a nickel, but will leave a sizable donation with one or more of the many, many individuals [...]

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Plural Eyes and Dual Eyes = Great Audio for Your Video

by J.S. Gilbert
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By now, many of us have either seen or heard about the incredible footage that was shot for the 2010 season finale of House. It was completely done using Canon 5D Mach II DSLR’s, which took advantage of the cameras small size and ability to film in low light to provide some dramatic and uncharacteristicly [...]

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Jake Ludington to the A/V Rescue

by J.S. Gilbert
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I was browsing the Web recently and came across a video in YouTube by a Mr. Jake Ludington, demonstrating how to make portable recording environment. It was simplicity at its best and would be quite helpful to many pod casters, broadcasters and v.o. folks. One big takeaway from this was that he used a serrated [...]

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Bullwinkle and Rocky visit the Governator Guy

by J.S. Gilbert
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Well, for a number of reasons, I have severed relations with a site that shall remain nameless. Let’s just say that apparently the check is still in the mail. So it looks like I may be hanging up the old Governator Guy outfit even before his actual term in office is over. I think I wrote [...]

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