You Gotta Have Friends, Part Deux…
Stacey Fong and Vicki Baum had the chance to work together on a live demo for Voxeet (a new, innovation conferencing company from France) at a recent tech conference in Silicon Valley. Stacey excitedly tells us, “The live aspect of the demo added to the nerves, so it’s a good thing I had the experience from classes to recover quickly from any missteps or unforeseen circumstances that are a part of live performing. It was great to work with Vicki and we helped Voxeet to the Demogods Award.” Bravo, ladies!
Kicking A$$ and Taking Names…
Steven Kearney is making his mark in the San Francisco voice over market. Believe us when we say this is just a smattering (we’ve always wanted to use that word) of his recent bookings, but it’s representative of the range of work he’s been hired to do. Recent gigs include an online customer training manual for Hitachi, announcer for bunch of TV and radio spots for Round Table Pizza, a series of TV commercials for CA State Parks, multiple characters for Wells Fargo call center Employee Training video, multiple characters for a Facebook video game, where he was lucky enough (?) to work with Chuck Kourouklis, a kooky/brainy 8th grade science teacher for a Hot Springs Spa web commercial and a newsreel guy doing dozens of scene lead-ins for another video game.
Whew!! So, how does Steve do it? We asked him about his mindset… “I'm relaxed in the booth, my confidence is surging, and I feel like I'm approaching all of these auditions I'm fortunate to have sent to me, from a position of genuine strength. It’s as if I've been preparing to do this my whole life… I'm aware of it and not afraid of it. No hesitation. I hit the send key on my computer submitting all of these auditions and I know that most of the work I'm sending in is competitive. Not every audition would be a "3" from Samantha, but I'm working on it. People ask me what I do and I don't hesitate with my reply: ‘I'm a voice actor.’ Not just a voice actor, a working voice actor. I'm grateful to have spent so much time at Voicetrax, working with Sam and the Guest Directors. I feel like I'm representing Voicetrax when I go out on these jobs. I'm a proud Samantha Paris University Alum and I tell anyone who asks.”
Don’t miss learning about Steven’s journey as he participates as a panelist (along with current Voicetrax student Vicki Baum, and former Voicetrax student Matt Moy, who is currently starring the CBS hit sitcom, 2 Broke Girls) in the live seminar A True Voicetrax Story on July 14th. Sign up now while there’s still room! It’s FREE!
5/17/12
