Sound Advice: Encyclopedia

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The new fourth edition of The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover is available now for only $35 plus shipping and handling.

In 2002, The Wall Street Journal stated voiceover work increased 400% since 1999, due in part to 500 satellite stations, rampant Internet use and a dramatic upsurge of promo, animation and corporate narration production. It's probably increased another 100% since then.

Today, voiceover has become the ultimate way to subsidize your budding theatre, film or television career.

The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover and the Business of Being a Working Talent by Kate McClanaghan is currently on its fourth edition this year. If only you had learned in school half of what this book offers – no telling where you'd be now! It's vital to stay current. Order your copy and you'll have the single most-current reference this industry has to offer!

Our witty, thorough, no-nonsense reference includes:

Guidelines to study the medium of voiceover and television to determine what sort of work you're most likely to land commercially (both on and off camera).
A vast and very detailed terminology section.
Vocal Aerobics™ – vocal warm-ups that will expand your range and stamina. (Approved by Certified Speech Pathologist, Lynette Maas.)
How and where to replicate your demo in the most effective, economical way.
Little-known but expected protocol talent are expected to follow on an audition, from a coach as well as on the session.
Vital information NO ONE will tell you, but you're expected to know and have down pat as a professional.
A truly effective and extensive game plan to getting and keeping a professional talent agent.
The difference between Union and Non-Union work and how it effects you.
An effective promotional campaign to apply to your career and allow you to REPEATEDLY land work and become a steady, working talent!
And a great deal more!

If it pertains to voiceover, and becoming a working actor in America, you'll find it in The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover and the Business of Being a Working Talent.

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Looking for free info on how to jump-start your voiceover career? Look no farther than our Frequently Asked Questions page. Or give us a call at 773.772.9539 (Chicago) or 323.464.0990 (Los Angeles) and ask the experts! We're here to help.

Debbie DiVerde

"I wanted to thank each and every one of you, especially Kate, for not only helping me make an exceptional voiceover demo but also for helping me to launch my professional acting career. I never thought when I walked through the doors of your studio what opportunities would be available and open to me. Not only am I doing voiceover but I am now successfully landing on-camera and print work as well. By following what Kate (and the SOUND ADVICE crew) taught me through coaching, her book (The SOUND ADVICE Encyclopedia of Voiceover & The Business of Being a Working Talent), the SOUND ADVICE Approach to acting and through continued encouragement, I have signed with several agents (across the country). Applying what I learned to this 'business' gave me the opportunity to become a bona fide professional. SOUND ADVICE is not only the place to make a great voice over demo, it is the exact stepping stone for anyone who is serious about being a working talent. It can happen! It's happening for me! Thank you again!"

Lynne Magnavite

"I did a gig yesterday and man, was it a challenge--which I rose to, of course! Your SOUND ADVICE on how to maintain calm, and keep in the moment really helped! I had to re-record a spot that someone else did. (I presume they couldn't get the original voiceover talent.) The client wanted me to sound exactly, and I mean, exactly like her--I guess the commercial tested extremely well in their market, so to change anything would be detrimental to the potential new sales...So I spent about 4 hours in the studio replicating the former talent's voice patterns, sounds, tone, etc.--it was just like taking a piece of music and singing all the notes exactly as written! I did what the client wanted and ultimately they were very grateful, but I guess I wanted to stress how important it is to keep your ego out of the room and give the client what they want--if they want you to sound like Mickey Mouse, you do it! The session was very much how I envision looping to be--a skill I now seem to possess! Thanks as always for your awesome advice--even though I had my demo done in 2003, I still use your tips and suggestions to this day!