Voice Acting and The Periodic Table of Ideas – The Not Silent Blog 04/27/2021
The Periodic Table of Ideas is here! I had the pleasure of narrating this fascinating audio book thanks to my friend and author Ben...
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- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
Voiceovers and Google Drive – The Not Silent Blog 3/23/21
I love Google Drive. I bring this up because as recently as last year I posted this blog about cloud storage and Google Drive was one...
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
Voiceovers and Plugins – The Not Silent Blog 2/16/21
Plugins. This is a topic that is extensively discussed in every voiceover social media group I’m a member of. Here is how Wikipedia...
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
Voiceovers and Data – The Not Silent Blog 1/19/21
Data has always been in short supply in the voiceover industry. Nobody knows how many voice actors are out there, how much money they...
- Nov 17, 2020
- 3 min
Voiceovers And Microphone Gear – The Not Silent Blog 11/17/20
Quality microphone gear is almost as important as the microphone itself. Check out these two recent purchases… The first is a pop filter....
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
Voiceovers And Scratch Tracks, Part 2 – The Not Silent Blog 10/13/20
Last week we talked about listening to scratch tracks. This week let’s talk about narrating scratch tracks. What’s the difference between...
- Oct 6, 2020
- 3 min
Voiceovers And Scratch Tracks, Part 1 – The Not Silent Blog 10/07/20
Let’s talk about scratch tracks. There are two perspectives for this: As a voice actor who listens to scratch tracks As a voice actor who...
- Sep 29, 2020
- 2 min
Voiceovers and Voiceweave – The Not Silent Blog 9/29/20
Voiceweave is a new way to market yourself as a voice actor. To quote their website: “Voiceweave allows potential clients to...
- Aug 11, 2020
- 3 min
Voice Acting And Notes – The Not Silent Blog 8/11/20
I take a lot of notes. Not just when I’m taking a class or hearing someone speak, but when I’m at home doing research. You would be...
- Mar 31, 2020
- 4 min
Voiceovers And My New Computer, Part 3 – The Not Silent Blog 3/31/20
I got a new computer! Again! This is Part 3 of the epic saga: “Tom vs. Technology and why Technology Always Wins”. You can read Part 1...
- Mar 3, 2020
- 2 min
Voiceovers And 2016 Blogs – The Not Silent Blog 3/3/2020
2016 was a good year for the Not Silent Blog. You know what that means: I’ve had a crazy week and I’m going on vacation so no blog next...
- Feb 25, 2020
- 3 min
Voiceovers And Progress – The Not Silent Blog 2/25/20
Here’s a quote about progress from a 2018 blog entry… Effective voice talents demonstrate progress. Maybe you haven’t demonstrated...
- Feb 4, 2020
- 2 min
Voiceovers And 2015 – The Not Silent Blog 2/4/20
2015 was a good year for the Not Silent blog. If this sounds familiar, I penned a similar blog a few months ago about how wonderful 2014...
- Jan 14, 2020
- 2 min
Voiceovers And Cloud Storage – The Not Silent Blog 01/15/20
Cloud storage is a necessary, if not critical, part of an effective voiceover business in 2020. The ability to save, store, and deliver...
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
Voiceovers And VoiceZam – The Not Silent Blog 11/26/19
Do you know about VoiceZam? Just like it says, VoiceZam is an interactive voiceover demo player. And no, this isn’t a paid endorsement....
- Nov 5, 2019
- 4 min
Voiceovers And Demos – The Not Silent Blog 11/12/19
Voiceover demos are a critical tool for voice talents on a variety of levels. Why are they important, how important are they, and how...
- Oct 8, 2019
- 2 min
Voiceovers And 2014 – The Not Silent Blog 10/8/19
2014 was a good year for the Not Silent Blog. Back then it was called the GKN (Good Karma Network) Weekly Update. The branding has...
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
Voiceovers And VOcation NYC – The Not Silent Blog 9/17/19
I had the distinct honor and pleasure of speaking at the Voice Actors of NYC’s inaugural (and one-of-a-kind) voiceover business &...
- May 21, 2019
- 3 min
Voiceovers And Your DAW – The Not Silent Blog 5/21/19
Today, let’s talk about something I’m barely qualified to talk about: your Digital Audio Workstation, or DAW for short. For those of you...
- Apr 16, 2019
- 3 min
Voiceovers and Knowledge – The Not Silent Blog 4/16/19
Have you ever heard the term “scarcity of knowledge”? Recently, my friend and Agent 1.22 co-producer Angelo Panetta sent me a fascinating...
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