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Arielle Negrin, Promo and Trailer Agent at Atlas Talent

auditions, casting, conferences, VO talent tips /

This was an informal session where Arielle gave us background on the state of the promo and trailer genres in VO, and answered our questions before we read scripts for her. She works in the L.A. office. Auditioning She picks who she sends auditions to. Promos: Commercials: Trailers: The promo portion begins at 00:41.

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Go From No to Whoa in Commercial Auditions with Kelly Moscinski

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Kelly is a casting director at Voicecaster. They receive 80% non-union (NU) work. She asked, “Why do you book?” It’s because you found the connection. Then you perform with confidence. When you read the specs and it says “conversational,” what does that mean? Relatable, with personality. Imperfections and flaws also contribute to relatability. So bring

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Damon Alums, The Urban Legend (ColorVO Collective series)

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Damon Alums, the Urban Legend of voiceover, celebrated his birthday with me on the podcast. It’s been ages since I interviewed a man on this show, but I had to do it! In this first of my ColorVO Collective series highlighting talented, unknown Black voice actors, we had a blast talking about doing VO part-time,

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Political commercial voiceover

auditions, casting, conferences, marketing /

Presented by J. Michael Collins at the 2024 Euro VO Retreat in Barcelona, Spain In political advertising, there has been a significant increase in spending, with a growing importance of regional targeting and careful marketing to avoid offending potential clients. Inclusivity is increasing in political voiceover as well, where non-white voices have a major advantage

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