It has been quite a moment in time here in California. The mass shooting in Thousand Oaks and then into all this. As the fires still rip, an ominous vibe hangs in the air. People are shaken, disquieted. Here in the Central San Fernando Valley, the air is heavy and so are my lungs. That…
If you’ve been in the VO industry for the past ten, fifteen, twenty years, you will have noticed massive changes. I’ve noticed changes just in the past five years! Jobs used to pay more. There were more campaigns and long-term contracts. There were less voice actors and hardly anyone had a home studio. If you did have one, you had a serious advantage. And if it sounded good, even doubly or triply so!
It was 10 years ago today that I set out on a plane with two bags and an unknown future ahead of me. I landed at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in Studio City for a week long “audition for the LA agents” week that ended up being the next decade of my life.
I remember I woke up early the next morning and took a walk down to Ventura. I was looking for something to eat and stumbled upon the big Ralph’s grocery store. I went inside where I immediately saw William H. Macy in the produce section. Wow, stars really are everywhere! I smiled at him but was afraid to say hi.
August is always a special month for me. I find myself in reflection mode. Not only is it the happy month of my wedding anniversary, but it’s also the month I moved to LA and started my incredible West Coast journey. I had always wanted to live in California. I had been living in NYC…