Mic’s Blog

A Guided Meditation for the Voice Actor

by Melissa Moats | Aug 10, 2018 | Melissa Moats - Mama VO!

I'm just a gal on a journey of her own. I love every minute of voicing, mentoring and sharing. Another thing I love to do is write. I have something special I created, blending all of my passions together. I wrote and narrated a guided meditation specifically for the...

Marketing Moats-ivation

by Melissa Moats | Jul 10, 2018 | Melissa Moats - Mama VO!

I hope you know I think of you often. As your mentor, as I go through my day as a full-time voice actor I often catch myself thinking... This would be a great thing to share with my students! And 'marketing - aka self promotion’ - is at the top of that list! The most...

Listen Up

by Melissa Moats | Jun 8, 2018 | Melissa Moats - Mama VO!

Blog Love from Mama VO I’d like to introduce you to a part of your body that’s as equally as important as your voice. What on earth could be equally important!? I am a voice actor! Clearly, it's all about my voice! Mmm-hmm. I’d like to introduce you to your ears....

Jacked Up: Deliver on Your Promises by Communicating

by Jack de Golia | Jul 24, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips

When my two sons were in high school, I had a rule: Tell me where you’re going and when you’ll be back. Call me BEFORE you’re late. In any business, clients can’t read the minds of those they hire. But they do judge behavior. If you’re friendly, easy to work with,...

Jacked up: Talk and Tips

by Jack de Golia | Jul 10, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips

Mistakes Most of us can’t remember what it was like when as babies, we learned to walk. In fact, research has found we can’t remember much about life before age 3. That’s probably a good thing. There’s a lot of hard-knocks learning going on in those years. Wobble a...

Joy’s Talent Spotlight: McKenna Roberts

by Joy Kingston | Jun 8, 2018 | Joy's Talent Spotlight

Hello, my awesomely amazing fellow voicers!! Yes, I may seem to be extra happy this episode and I have good reason to be so…. I just feel very fortunate to have found TVAS. Knowing Mama VO, all our coaches and all of you has brought such joy to my life! And now I’m...

TVAS – Community Love!

by Melissa Moats | Jul 24, 2018 | Melissa Moats - Mama VO!

Last month we took some time out for some camaraderie and VO social-ness! We ate, we laughed, and enjoyed some live music out on our patio. This was our very first social at TVAS 2.0, and it did not disappoint! Many of you brought loved ones along to share your...

Joy’s Talent Spotlight: Dustin Ebaugh

by Joy Kingston | Jul 10, 2018 | Joy's Talent Spotlight

Hi my fellow voicers! In this issue I want to tell you about the amazing conversation I had with our talented coach, Dustin Ebaugh. Dustin hails from Kansas and in Kansas is where he began his voiceover career. For 14 years Dustin was a radio DJ and station program...

Jacked Up: Jack’s Tips for Organizing and Archiving

by Jack de Golia | Jun 8, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips

At some point in your voiceover journey, you’re going to start auditioning and booking jobs. You’ll be producing audio files—remember to record, edit, and process in .wav or .aiff formats—not in mp3—you may deliver an mp3 to the client, but your work is in one of the...