For as long as I can remember, I’ve stressed the value of having effective Systems of Thought and Systems of Execution. How we think about what we are supposed to be and do is critical to our success as voice talents. I mention this because I’ve noticed a pattern in the questions that aspiring voice talents ask me as well as posts on various social media platforms. As a whole, new voice talents (and some veteran voice talents) think too much about the wrong things. What I mea

Here’s an example of effective branding in action… Last night, I and my much-better half went to see her brother Doug’s band Portland Cello Project perform at Le Poisson Rouge in Greenwich Village. The lineup consisted of six cellists (one of which is Doug), one drummer (who has played with Prince and Stevie Wonder), one bass player, one trumpeter (who has played with Bootsy Collins and George Clinton), one French horn player, and singer Patti King (keyboard player for The Sh

While I was taking notes about the thought processes of voice talents and voice seekers, the perfect anecdote fell right in my lap… As I was prepping this blog post, I noticed an “en-flamed” post in a closed Facebook Group. By en-flamed I mean the thread became argumentative and feelings were hurt. Since it’s a closed group I’ll respect the privacy of the participants but I’ll give you the gist. The originator of the thread is an aspiring voice talent asking for input on an e