Hello everyone! What a happy anniversary this is. This month marks my one year anniversary of discovering the voiceover world. I look back on that day in fondness. A lot has happened since then. Please join me as a reminisce.

How It All Started.

As I described in my first blog post, I met Brian Cummings while attending FanX in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was my first Comic Con convention, and my first time meeting Brian. I had never thought about doing voiceover work. Like with acting, I saw it as a fun dream job, but one I couldn’t ever do with a family. But I enjoyed the voiceover artist panels more than meeting the onscreen movie stars.

As we walked past all the booths there, we happened upon the Saturday Morning Rewind booth. They were sponsoring Brian Cummings there. Instead of being in celebrity row, and only speaking at the panels, he was out and about with everyone else. I tried not to take too much of his time. I know that celebrities can get annoyed by fans talking their ear off. But as we spoke I found that he and I had a lot in common.

As we talked I mentioned that I had thought about doing voice acting, but didn’t think I could make it work. He told me to follow that dream, even if that dream only ends up being me making my kids laugh. That is what started my journey. It took the gentle push of a veteran actor to help me gain perspective and begin the journey.

What I wish I wish I knew then

Looking back a year ago there are a few things I wish I would have known then. I wish I would’ve taken more acting lessons. I have had acting lessons in the past, and I later took lessons from Brian Cummings. But what I neglected to do after that was to get more. Because of that it has been much harder for me to hone the acting aspect of voiceover.

I also wish I would have taken more time to connect with voiceover groups. They have been a huge help, and could have assisted me in those first few months.

What I am glad I learned

There are also some things I am glad I learned early. I am glad I spent some good money on a microphone, but not too much. Getting a decent mid grade microphone is the perfect first step. Getting a good demo early on was also something I am glad I learned right off the bat. It saved me so much pain and frustration to have that done right away.

Looking toward the next Happy Anniversary

As I look forward I plan on getting some more acting classes done, and creating one or two more demos. This has been a fun ride, and I am excited to continue the journey. I hope you all continue it with me, and thank you for joining me!