Read, or enjoy the audio version of my 250th Voiceover Blog! https://www.supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Just-Adapt-Already-Will-You.mp3 Adapt or Die. Adapt and Overcome. Be Adaptable. ADAPT ALREADY, DANGIT! Burn The Books Used by permission from Om_Om_Om via Pixabay I never took a Business Guidance Course. They were always advised for people at my various schools who sought to […] ...
Get Ready…Get Set…SLOW!Get Ready…Get Set…SLOW!
Read, or enjoy the audio version below... https://www.supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Get-Ready-Get-Set-Slow.mp3 Used by permission from Pexels via Pixabay A Buildup to a Letdown Hard Liquor at 9am I was so excited. I mean it! Not like “This Is Us” excited…but more like “I am pretty sure Jesus is returning today” excited. (My apologies to all […] ...
Voiceovers: A Career full of Belly-LaughsVoiceovers: A Career full of Belly-Laughs
Read, or enjoy the audio version below... https://www.supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Voiceovers-Belly-Laughs.mp3 Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. It’s Just Funny, OK? "Laugh it up, Fuzzball." Han Solo voiced that to Chewbacca in The Empire Strikes Back, and moviegoers howled. Chewie was having a good laugh, and it was well-deserved. He was laughing it up. I myself am a fuzzball, […] ...
A Studio Is BornA Studio Is Born
Read, or enjoy the audio version below... https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/A-Song-Is-Born.mp3 I Humbly Present: BubbyTown Studios! Downgrades, Upgrades, Sidegrades and Othergrades It isn't that I did not utterly love my StudioBricks. I did. And it isn't that I did not utterly love my corner booth before that. I did. And it isn't that I did not utterly love […] ...
Be a Brent – The World Needs More BrentsBe a Brent – The World Needs More Brents
Read, or enjoy the audio version... https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Brent.mp3 The Gift Of Giving He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Ex-Former-Step-Brother-In-Law With my Ex-Former-Step-Brother-In-Law Brent It was 2003. I was having a rough go of it. By "rough go" I mean destitute, frustrated, and that was the year they irritatingly kept playing “Calling All Angels” by Train. […] ...
The iPhone: Smoke & Mirrors and The Golden Path To SuccessThe iPhone: Smoke & Mirrors and The Golden Path To Success
Read, or enjoy the audio version below... https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/iPhone-Golden-Path.mp3 The Smartphone That Almost Wasn't Used by permission from OpenClipart-Vectors via Pixabay 15 Years Ago, History Was Made "Steve Jobs" by acaben is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 The Apple iPhone. You know it and love it. Unless you are an Android-lover, in which case you probably also like […] ...
My Life as a BirdMy Life as a Bird
Read, or enjoy the audio version below... https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/My-Life-As-A-Bird.mp3 Fly, Fly Little Wings… Used by permission from jggrz via Pixabay Yet Another Riveting Blog about Death Welcome to Death Blogs, Part 2. Before we proceed, this blog is not particularly weighty as in the death of Paul Strikwerda’s precious friend & VO colleague Bliss Michelson. […] ...
Here’s The Truth: I Am DyingHere’s The Truth: I Am Dying
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An Almost Hope-Filled Message For The New Normal Death Is But A Heartbeat Away Used by permission from Katzenfee50 via Pixabay I am dying. I mean it: about 8 different colds seem to have joined forces and ceaselessly attacked me, gleefully laying waste to my health since end of November. Please do […] ...
When A Voice Talent Is Rendered SpeechlessWhen A Voice Talent Is Rendered Speechless
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Words Escaped Me Sometimes you just have nothing to say. "Cat got your tongue" by wakefielddavid is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Like when a cat has your tongue. Or your tongue has a cat and so it's busy with that. Or when your tongue for some reason gets caught in the gears of a combine and […] ...
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix itIf It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix it
Read, or enjoy the audio version! https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/If-It-Aint-Broke.mp3 Put The Fix Down...And Back Away Slowly Used by permission from stevepb via Pixabay It takes a Big Man to admit when he is wrong. I am not a big man. "Fractal wrongness" by the mad LOLscientist is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Ever meet those people who just […] ...
The Day I Almost DiedThe Day I Almost Died
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Read, or enjoy the audio version: https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/The-Day-I-Almost-Died.mp3 Almost Did; Grateful That I Didn’t. Thanksgiving: A Reason to Voice Thanks It was the spring of my senior year in high school, 1991. I was 17. My parents were divorcing, and it was a difficult time. Not that High School is a difficult enough time already; […] ...
The Voiceover ArmageddonThe Voiceover Armageddon
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Read, or enjoy the audio version: https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Voiceover-Armageddon.mp3 Welcome to the new domain for all things Joshua Alexander: www.supervoiceover.com! Now back to our regularly-scheduled program already in progress.... What to do when it all turns to crap Stormy Weather Used by permission from WikiImages via Pixabay I am one who prefers […] ...
So You Wanna Be A Voice Actor, eh? (Part 2)So You Wanna Be A Voice Actor, eh? (Part 2)
Read, or enjoy the audio version: https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/So-You-Wanna-Be-A-Voice-Actor.mp3 More Resources for the Growing Voiceover Artist! If you missed part 1, it can be found here. When Zach Hendrix recently asked me for a list of some of my most helpful blogs to be featured in upcoming supporting articles for voice talent, it served three purposes: […] ...
Why I Completely Switched from an iPhone 13…to an iPhone 13Why I Completely Switched from an iPhone 13…to an iPhone 13
Read, or enjoy the audio version: https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/iPhone-13-Snafu.mp3 And something in between... Corn on the Jobs Used by permission from GDJ via Pixabay I already know this is a longer read. So you better get started. 🙂 I like technology. Call me a geek, and I will not take offense. I am an […] ...
Indiana Phones and the Readers of the Lost ArtIndiana Phones and the Readers of the Lost Art
Read, or enjoy the audio version below: https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IndianaPhones.mp3 Voiceovers, Fedoras & Whips A sense of Daring. A hunger for Adventure. Snakes! Tarantulas! Guns! Pits! Rolling boulders the size of Tina Turner’s hair! Voiceovers are an ongoing and fulfilling adventure. Every day we are faced with incredible experiences, victories, defeats, challenges, successes, failures, opportunities both seized […] ...
Voiceoversss, Yesss My PreciousssVoiceoversss, Yesss My Preciousss
Read the blog, or enjoy the audio version below: https://supervoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Voiceovers-Yes-My-Precious.mp3 Slave to The Precious Used by permission from E1St0rm via Pixabay. Voiceovers have the ring of truth Used by permission from paxillop via Pixabay. We all know and love The Lord of the Rings. It is one of the most hallowed series […] ...
A Little Shel Silverstein Voiceover MagicA Little Shel Silverstein Voiceover Magic
Read the blog, or enjoy the audio version below: Powerful Storytelling "You've got to give it to Shel Silverstein for putting this mug on the back of a children's book." by ultramega is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 Where The Sidewalk Ends, there’s A Light In the Attic that has a Giving Tree, Falling Up with Every […] ...
What do Ted Lasso and Pinballs have in common?What do Ted Lasso and Pinballs have in common?
Adapt or Die Bounced Around Used by permission from Vladvictoria via Pixabay. My wife and I have been watching Ted Lasso. This is a recent show on Apple TV+, which is a service that provides you endless entertainment in exchange for all your money until the end of the age. The titular […] ...
My Secrets To Voiceover SuccessMy Secrets To Voiceover Success
They Are Eight-Fold You Want My Secrets Here is what I wish to know: I wish to know what sorcery they are putting into Red Robin seasoning to make me so addicted. I desire to know what they are putting into the BBQ Chicken Pizza at Claim Jumper that makes me feel […] ...
Stu-Stu-Studio… Whoa-oh-oh…Stu-Stu-Studio… Whoa-oh-oh…
All it takes is Taste, Panache, and a Sweetwater Budget Scruffy. No Style At All. General Zod mentioned those four words as a hostile intruder in the Man of Steel’s home-slash-giant-deformed-igloo. “Scruffy. How morbid! A sentimental replica of a planet long-since vanished.” That’s what he said, and it was somewhat deserved, because Supe-Baby had […] ...
It’s My Way Or The Highway!It’s My Way Or The Highway!
Dealing With Control Freaks Used by permission from mohamed_hassan via Pixabay You Are Not The Boss Of Me Used by permission from NatArt_12 via Pixabay "You Are Not The Boss of Me." I'll take "Things To Say To My Wife That Will Not Improve Our Marriage" for $500, Alex. "Trebek In Jeopardy!" by Russ Allison […] ...
There Is Nothing New Under The SunThere Is Nothing New Under The Sun
Same Ol' Same Ol' Used by permission from aitoff via Pixabay It's A Whole Different Batch Of Same Used by permission from aitoff via Pixabay. What does it take to be different in this world today? I am going to go with "being a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest," Because whenever I […] ...
Should I Change My Domain Name? Ehhhh….No.Should I Change My Domain Name? Ehhhh….No.
Switching Voiceover Websites? Just watch me propagate! "www" used by permission from Rubber Dragon licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Creative Commons The only constant is change They say “the only constant is change.” I used to feel differently, but now I agree. I think you see what I did there. Change is […] ...
Whaddaya Know? I’m OmniscientWhaddaya Know? I’m Omniscient
I know everything! (Because, uh, that is what omniscient means) "Why?" Used with permission from PublicDomainPictures via Pixabay I have a 5-year-old. His favorite question is “Why?” to absolutely everything these days, which A) requires that I give an answer, and B) means that I should do well on a witness stand because […] ...
With Great Power Comes Great ResponsibilityWith Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
REAL HEROES DO NOT WEAR CAPES Used by permission from Viresh Studio via Pixabay NOTE: This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, "Voiceovers: A Super Responsibility", slated for release in the fall of 2021 HINDSIGHT AND FORESIGHT Used by permission from 愚木混株CDD20 via Pixabay It is time to get […] ...
Voiceovers, Mobile Kits and Mai Tai’s Oh My!Voiceovers, Mobile Kits and Mai Tai’s Oh My!
Inebriation & Preparedness Are Good Bedfellows A Much-Needed Getaway We recently went to Kauai. We are back now, which is why I am finally able to publish a new blog, since being on a trip with a 5-year-old and 2-year-old requires that I forfeit my laptop for: Moshi’s SleepyPaws for Brennan Superman II for […] ...
Voiceovers: A Career To Kill For. A Career To Die For.Voiceovers: A Career To Kill For. A Career To Die For.
Either way, it's in the blood Fourteen Jobs "Pinball", used by permission from Charley3D via Pixabay NOTE: Sending this a little early as we are heading off to Kauai for a 2-week vacation, paid for entirely by voiceovers. See you in 14! From the early days of 2003 to the sunny […] ...
The $1000 I Will Never See AgainThe $1000 I Will Never See Again
The Copyright Trolls are Alive And Well Some People Exist Only to Make Others Miserable The Voices In My Head is a satirical blog. It is intended to be amusing and encouraging edutainment. However, on occasion an issue comes to light that necessitates that I stow the satirical and the funny, and address […] ...
Why can’t I lose weight? Oh, right.Why can’t I lose weight? Oh, right.
A Heavy Topic My Whale of a Tale The truth? We have all struggled with weight at one time or another (or in my case, every day since conception), and most of us would not even consider trying to fit into one of those swimsuits that look like they are apparently made of dental […] ...
I Lost My Cool And Things Got HeatedI Lost My Cool And Things Got Heated
This is not a cooked-up story "Cooling off" by The U.S. Army is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Thank God for A/C "Cooling off" by kevin dooley is licensed under CC BY 2.0 "A/C." Two letters paired together that are about as satisfying to hear as “Never-ending lobster.” “Sleeping in.” “All Michael Bolton music now outlawed.” Ahhhhh, A/C, my dear […] ...
Complete Voiceover Shopping List: Rocket Packs and Magnetic BootsComplete Voiceover Shopping List: Rocket Packs and Magnetic Boots
Add To Cart Credit: https://pixabay.com/users/alexas_fotos-686414/ Contradictory Complimentary Commentary Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/users/qimono-1962238/ “Fly high and proud.” “Keep your feet on the ground.” “What are you waiting for? Spread your wings and soar!” “Get your head out of the clouds.” Thanks for the mixed messages, everyone. Not ambiguous in the slightest. I will now […] ...
How To Survive Voiceover Directed Sessions. Hint: Crows, Fire Ants & Ice Cream.How To Survive Voiceover Directed Sessions. Hint: Crows, Fire Ants & Ice Cream.
DISCLAIMER: This is a satirical blog. As such, fun is often poked, and exaggerations are often employed. Please note that I would never publicly disparage or identify a client on my website with whom I had an unpleasant dealing, unless of course I was paid quadrillions of dollars and entered into witness relocation. Then I […] ...
Pardon Me, Your Ass Is ShowingPardon Me, Your Ass Is Showing
Dear Mr. Sag: Stop. "Sagging" by Tobyotter is licensed under CC BY 2.0 A long time ago, I decided to grow up There came a time in my life where I had to make a choice. Either continue in my immature ways, or do the unthinkable and subscribe to AARP. Faced with these two choices, I chose a […] ...
Please, Can You Please Say Thank You? Thank You.Please, Can You Please Say Thank You? Thank You.
A Study on Manners Politeness. It is Simply Too Much To Ask. I am a Businessman in the employ of Voiceovers, and as such I employ manners with my customers and colleagues. But there is a conundrum that continues to perplex me. Correct me if I am wrong here, but I was taught by […] ...
So…You Wanna Be A Voice Actor, Eh?So…You Wanna Be A Voice Actor, Eh?
"I was told I have a good voice." So? So what? Not being mean but....well........ SO? A good voice does not a good voice actor make. The first step to becoming a successful voiceover artist is being teachable, and learning. So...are you teachable and ready to learn? Then let us proceed. I am confident that the […] ...
Please…For Your Own Good, Get a Voiceover ToddlerPlease…For Your Own Good, Get a Voiceover Toddler
It May Just Save Your Life! Learning To Talk I once wrote a similar blog entitled “Please…For Your Own Good, Rent My Child.” It stands the test of time as one of my favorite blogs because it is all about how toddlers can help you perfect the art of storytelling. I am told […] ...
Pssst! Hey, Sellout! Yeah, you! Over here!Pssst! Hey, Sellout! Yeah, you! Over here!
WARNING: LONG CONTROVERSIAL CALL-YOU-ON-THE-CARPET BLOG FOLLOWS! GRAB YER POPCORN AND PREPARE TO HAVE YOUR FEET HELD TO THE FLAMES! Here Comes The Suit, Doodle-Doo-Doo This one is not funny. I usually aim for them to be funny. This one is not funny. And here is why. Daughter of an Advertising Executive. Many hours in […] ...
Maybe Depeche Mode had it right all along…Maybe Depeche Mode had it right all along…
Enjoy The Silence. A Farmer I Am Not "Farmer José Pablo" by Nestlé is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 I do not pretend to be a farmer. Do not call me a farmer. Straw hats would look about as good on me as a Michael Bolton song would look in any playlist of […] ...
A Long, Long Time Ago, Thinking Was InventedA Long, Long Time Ago, Thinking Was Invented
...and Planet Earth would never be the same again Open Your Mind to Me, Quaid. You know him! You love him! Let me start over. You only just know him and do not even wish to! That squishy little belly mutant protruding out of some dude's tummy in Paul Verhoeven's 1990's […] ...
I Cannot Tell A LieI Cannot Tell A Lie
Voiceover Pinocchios "Vote for me & I promise to ?????????" by CJS*64 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 As with all of my blogs...read and enjoy...there is a make-sense message at the end. Stay with me! The Proof is in the Pudding This section is about pudding, because it is pudding, and that is enough. I […] ...
Wish You Were HereWish You Were Here
(...VO Atlanta) 753 Days Later I boarded the plane bound for the southeast, passing by those in First Class and briefly thinking to myself, "Snooty rich folk in their snooty seats! I want one." I dimly noted the look given me by one of the snooty passengers as I, the lowly steerage, made my […] ...
An Easter Egg Hunt To Dye For (Get it? GET IT???)An Easter Egg Hunt To Dye For (Get it? GET IT???)
Candy, eggs and bunnies, oh my! Note: No! No! Look at the KIDS! Not the fat man, the KIDS!!! Addendum: Picture was taken with a wide-angle lens. Disclaimer: I had just eaten a bowling ball for lunch. Sidebar: The KIDS, dangit, the KIDS!!!! Room to move…and hunt Most of my readers know that we […] ...
HELP! I’ve been SHOT!HELP! I’ve been SHOT!
But C3PO: see? 3 hours...not PO’d Hit me with your best Shot It was finally time. Pardon me. Allow me to rephrase that. FREAKING FINALLY, IT WAS FINALLY FREAKING TIME. It had been over a year since an epidemic had graduated to pandemic status, and the start of the barrage of sweet reverb-laden piano […] ...
I’d like to introduce you to The Greatest Voiceover Artist Of All TimeI’d like to introduce you to The Greatest Voiceover Artist Of All Time
You may already know Him "Question mark made of puzzle pieces" by Horia Varlan is licensed under CC BY 2.0 I am envious, and I like it Look. All blogs from The Voice Actor Blog are supposed to be a comical interlude to your week. A refreshing break from the maddening norm of auditioning-marketing-recording-rinse-repeat. Inspirational in nature. […] ...
Are you a Voiceover Dinkleboo?Are you a Voiceover Dinkleboo?
Yes. I said Dinkleboo. That Personal Touch I was about six or seven years old, I think. My uncle was very generous, and he gave us three boys a gift that I remember to this day. Where it is now, I cannot tell you, because I am sure, like many things in life, it […] ...
An Unbloggy Blogless Voiceover Blog full of Bloggy BlognessAn Unbloggy Blogless Voiceover Blog full of Bloggy Blogness
The Best of the Recent Rest "BLOG IDEAS" by owenwbrown is licensed under CC BY 2.0 You know you're busy when... Ever have no time to blog, or do any other precious activity? Well. As it was my wife's and my 9th wedding anniversary this past week (do I hear a Beatles "Number Nine" coming on?)... ...and […] ...
Jimmy Crack Audio, And I Do CareJimmy Crack Audio, And I Do Care
Snap Crackle Pop "Cool audio waves" by qubodup is licensed under CC BY 2.0 How a Space Shuttle got sick ^ The above is a picture of me the day I surrendered my masculinity and bought a minivan. ^ I love my van. I do not pretend to be a masculine, burly, Ford F150-loving He-Man, although […] ...
The Hokey-Pokey Voice TalentThe Hokey-Pokey Voice Talent
"FICKL" by ♔ Georgie R is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 Put your Whole Self in, why don't you? There is no Try "Yoda Fountain at the Presidio, San Francisco" by sw77 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 You know him. You love him. He is small and green, and frankly, adorable. I am not talking about Regis Philbin. […] ...
No Thanks. I Already Know Everything.No Thanks. I Already Know Everything.
Arrogance at its Finest All Hail The Know-It-Alls He is known only as…Know-It-All. Dressed in yellow pajamas, with short-cropped hair and bullet-proof glasses that magnify his nearly-crossed eyeballs into the size of small moons, Eddie Deezen’s character in The Polar Express is simultaneously obnoxious, cute and annoying. Obnoxious: because he knows everything and […] ...
Please Don’t Encase Me In CarbonitePlease Don’t Encase Me In Carbonite
Or Ziploc. Or Hibernation. Or Suspended Animation. Or Anything. I don't want to get stuck. First things first: let us settle a little debate. The Empire Strikes Back is the best Star Wars movie of all time. For those of you who feel that The Attack of the Clones is the best one, the trap […] ...
