VO Buzz Weekly

Chuck Duran & Stacey J. Aswad•vobuzzweekly.com

VO Buzz Weekly is the Voice Over web show that gets YOU up close and personal with all the top voice actors as well as voice over agents, directors, marketing gurus and many others.

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EP 113 Maggie Wheeler: Voice Actor

Superb advice for all voice actors to help you get your thinking right. Actor, singer, songwriter, Golden Bridge Choir director, Maggie Wheeler takes time out of her busy schedule to chat with Chuck and Stacey J. about how she got started in voiceover. Maggie shares her approach towards on camera and voiceover work and discusses her amazing CD, Sweet Time. She talks about how she takes care of her voice and tells a wild story about working with a mysterious healer. Maggie shares what advice she ...

Jul 16, 2016•25 min

EP 112 Fred Melamed: Voice Actor

Solid advice and tips to those who want to have success in VO and life. The conversation continues in Part 2 with Fred Melamed who offers solid advice and tips to those who want to have success in voice over and life in general. He talks about his love of music, what record he played guitar on and who his influences are musically. Fred shares stories about being on the hit comedy, Curb Your Enthusiasm and working with the show’s creator and star, Larry David. We find out more about Fred’s curren...

Jul 16, 2016•31 min

EP 111 Fred Melamed: Voice Actor

Delivering strong auditions and how to find the message in the copy. Chuck and Stacey express their sincere thanks to all who have donated to help support VO Buzz Weekly. If you would like to join the other generous benefactors, go to the Support Page to make a one-time or recurring donation. This week’s guest, veteran film and voice actor, Fred Melamed, shares the fascinating story of how his performing career began. From the Yale School of Drama to the Broadway stage, Fred candidly discusses h...

Jul 16, 2016•35 min

EP 110 Carlos Alazraqui: Voice of Rocko

Sound advice and ideas for how you can get things started on your own. Chuck and Stacey continue their conversation with Carlos Alazraqui who talks about doing voice over work in Spanish and how his stand up comedy and on-camera acting experience helps him in his voice over career. Carlos shares stories from some of his favorite moments playing Deputy James Garcia on Reno 911 and what he still wants to accomplish in his career. He talks about his sky diving adventures and describes what success ...

Jul 16, 2016•23 min

EP 109 Carlos Alazraqui: Voice of Rocko

Fun stories and great tips & advise for a successful voiceover career. Actor, Comedian, Carlos Alazraqui talks about his first big break into the voice over world with Rocko’s Modern Life and how his stand up comedy experience helped him do it. He shares the kind of childhood he had and how it nurtured his fascination with different accents and dialects. Hear about some of Carlos’ upcoming personal appearance and the process he goes through when auditioning for new projects. Carlos talks abo...

Jul 16, 2016•24 min

EP 108 Richard Horvitz: Voice of Zim

Good and bad habits that can help or hinder success in the business. The conversation continues with Richard Horvitz who talks about taking control of what you can in auditions and the importance of telling the story. He shares some good and bad habits that he sees in voice actors that can help or hinder success in the voice over business. Richard reflects on some of the characters he has played over the years and why they are so special to him. He explains why teaching is one of the most reward...

Jul 16, 2016•28 min

EP 107 Richard Horvitz: Voice of Zim

The 5 Step approach to auditioning for animation for voice actors. Richard Horvitz of Invader Zim, The Angry Beavers and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, tells how his acting career began at ten years old in TV commercials then led him to the Broadway stage and doing voiceover. In between all the fun banter and singing, Richard explains his teaching philosophy and how he can help actors recapture the art of, playing pretend. He offers some great tips for someone starting out in the voice ...

Jul 16, 2016•30 min

EP 106 James Arnold Taylor: Voice of Fred Flintstone

An Interesting approach when auditioning and slating your work. James Arnold Taylor’s trailer for his amazing one-man stage show, Talking to Myself, opens the second episode and James talks about how he landed the role of the voice of Fred Flintstone. He shares some of his current projects and gives sound advice to those who are in the voice over business. James talks about his experience hosting one of the largest Star Wars fan events at Walt Disney World and reveals that he watches Stacey’s Mu...

Jul 16, 2016•32 min

EP 105 James Arnold Taylor: Voice of Fred Flintstone

James shares his formula for learning celebrity impersonations. The brilliantly talented James Arnold Taylor, voice of Fred Flintstone, Johnny Test and Obi-Wan Kenobi, takes us back to his childhood to talk about being the class comedian and how it lead him to a career in radio, stand up comedy and voice acting. He shares some of the changes in the business that he likes and dislikes and how his experience working in radio helped him as a voice actor. As the author of the inspirational book, JAT...

Jul 16, 2016•33 min

EP 104 Kristine Oller: Personal Organizer

Information and advice that can help you shift your career into high gear. Part 2 with Kristine Oller is loaded with golden nuggets of information and advice that can help you shift your career into high gear in 2014. You’ll learn tangible ways to find support, accountability and inspiration and hear Kristine’s perspective about the obstacles that prevent people from making positive changes in their life. Kristine talks about the other free online resources she provides to help grow your busines...

Jul 15, 2016•28 min

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