The Lazy Voice-Over

The Laziness is Coming to an End

Several months have gone by since this blog has been active. Part of it was intentional as I made the decision to focus more time in front of the mic and less time in front of my computer. This blog has always been about using technology in order to create ...

Show me the goods behind your TinyURL

Many of you are already familiar with TinyURL. It's what I consider to be a blessing and a curse; A blessing ,because it saves quite a bit of space - especially for tweets and status updates - and it helps cloak links; A curse, because as a surfer I have ...

Hiring Google to Filter Your Email for Free

It's no secret that Gmail has one of the best spam filters around. It's also no secret that Gmail is one of the most reliable and efficient ways to use email. That's why when I see a fellow voice-over artist use their Gmail instead of their own domain's email, I ...

Open Letter To My Fellow Lazy VO’s And A Lesson In Outsourcing

A few days ago, I received an email from a colleague who I respect not only for her talent, but for her approach to “quieting things down.” Everyone knows how hectic this business of VO can be, and those who really know me understand how much I believe in unloading ...

Overlooking The Don

Thanks to my friend and Movie Marketing Madness (M3) blogger Chris Thilk, for posting this article on how Don Lafontaine was overlooked by The Academy. Thanks again, Chris. The Don deserves to be recognized in so many ways for his contributions not only to movie marketing, but to the culture ...

Share… A Little.

It seems like ages ago, that I was in the music business. And in any business there are just as many, if not more, online chat forums (i.e., time-vampires). Well, this morning I had a flashback about a musical collaboration I had with another forum member/artist. You can read about it ...

Thanks For The M4VO Referrals

I know it's been quite a while since I posted. And I promise that I'll be back in full force before you know it. Voice-overs are a strange beast to tame. Just when you think it's going to be busy it's slow. But the best is when you think it's ...

A higher resolution

The Lazy Voice-Over has been quite lazy lately; not blogging much. I’ve chosen to spend less time on the computer and more time with my family. My three-year-old daughter refuses to let go of Christmas. Who can blame her? I feel that way myself. So much holiday-build and then there’s ...

The space between the space

From Meditation to Voice-Over to The Lazy Voice-Over, the message is, "create more time through meditation and automation in order to do what you claim to love – voice-overs." That is, in its simplest physical state, to read copy in front of the mic. By doing so, as I detail ...

Calm amidst the storm

The old studio was in downtown Jersey City. An increasingly diverse area with an abundance of energy, downtown Jersey City was, to me, therapeutic. It anchored me. It sobered me. The daily commute was, in hindsight, a blessing in disguise. I met people on the bus, the train, in the ...