Elite Music Studios, is very proud to have been a part of Ricky Martin’s inspiring project “Santiago The Dreamer In Land Among The Stars”, the Grammy winner's new book which teaches kids to follow their hearts, this is the first of a five-book series. 

The voice actor, Daniel Lara,  will perform the leader voice in English, and Daniel Fernandez in Spanish.

The picture book was inspired by Martin's own childhood, published in English and Spanish on Nov. 14, 2013.

E-learning remains a gold mine of voiceover jobs

Today’s technology has open up vast new job opportunities never imagined 20 years ago. 

In a digital era where businesses iterate much faster, it's vital to include a contingency in your business plan for knowing when you need to shift. It’s been around for almost a decade, and the e-Learning remains a gold mine of voiceover jobs.

Major corporations are using e-Learning voice over modules to shape the mental fabric of their workforce, and are looking for voice actors who can record materials for them. So you need to sharpen your skills in terms of interpreting this copy correctly, it’s important to learn how to use the proper tone. The diction and the pace have to be appropriate for the subject matter. 

It also requires stamina because the roads can be long...

As a voice over talent, you don’t have to limit your search for work to commercial, promo, trailer, animation and audiobooks. Go after this e-learning explosion that is right there in front of you, begging to be dealt with.

As per Wikipedia, e-Learning refers to the use of electronic media and information in education. e-learning is broadly of all forms of educational technology in learning and teaching.

A big variety of e-Learning tools is available, from e-books and pdf’s, to videos and power point presentations, to interactive lessons and webinars. Many of these e-Learning methods need narrators who can bring the material alive and make the video personable.

Expressive voice character and timbres can add creative richness to the video’s message. Right now you have opportunities to find a good job if you consider using your skills as a voice actor for e-Learning services.

Look at some of the voice over opportunities that are available in this genre.

ISDN Session for HBO

Bush Garden- Radio campaign

Voiceover talents: Maria José Villa (8) & Diego Castillo (15)
Project" "Bush Garden" Radio Summer Campaign. ISDN patch session.

A great tool for your voiceover business

The market opportunities for voiceover business have been expanded over the years. 4 years ago, audio producer Bob Merkel, created Voicezam, a voiceover demo player.

You can upload your demo to the Voicezam page, then the process will splits into pieces which can be played individually, you can email, post, send, and share out anywhere. 

“It’s a player that encourages listeners to remain engaged until the very end, as a tool where every track has its moment to be heard” said Merkel.

As a member, you can have a lot of control over how the player looks, including the order, naming, and you can customize the player. 

First month is free, then you have a basic membership of $19.95.

Great application that you can have on your own. 

For further information visit: http://www.voicezam.com/public/mainpage.aspx

Listo.gov when a disaster strikes

Our family may not be together when a disaster strikes so it is important to plan in advance: how we will get to a safe place; how we will contact one another; how we will get back together; and what we will do in different situations.

Ready.gov has made it simple to make a family emergency plan.

Elite Music Studios recorded the voices for the Spanish project Listo.gov  a production work done by Human Interest Films, LA.

The power of Spanish language

According to the Pew Hispanic Center, the Hispanic population in the United States has increased by nearly thirty percent since the year 2000. That’s a huge increase and a market to be reckoned with.

Use Hispanic voice talents for your advertising campaign!

Today we are recording for Buffalo Wild Wings to US Hispanic Market. South Florida VO talents… only at Elite Music Studios

ISDN

ADR

Spanish, English, Portuguese, among other languages

Stay tune…

CC Limardo & Jonathan Ramirez hosting The U.S.H Idea Awards 2012  to celebrate the best creative ideas of the US Hispanic Market.  

Presented by Círculo Creativo in partnership with AHAA at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami.

VO Talents: Exercising your voice

Your vocal cords are muscles, appropriate exercises and maintenance will bring considerable endurance and stronger performance in your auditions and recording sessions.


Two essential things for exercising your voice: Deep breath, with control and making sound.

Work on breathing from your diaphragm will help to correct some problems. As your exercise your voice, awareness of what is happening physically is vital to develop your ability to experience yourself as you work on changing a habit.


Keeping your voice in good condition is crucial to keeping your performing abilities at their peak.

Use Spanish VO for an advertising campaigns. Spanish VO talents can reach this growing market

Choose a voice to represent your company that establishes an appropriate personality and mood

Character VO Coaching

Rob Paulsen, one of the most prolific cartoon voice over artists in North America, is offering VO coaching.

Best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this VO actor announced that, for the first time, is providing private coaching via Skype, by phone or in person in LA, and he will be hosting voice over events across the US.

The chance to learn from Paulsen has been in the hearts and minds of aspiring voice actors for generations as they’ve listened to him give life to a huge of iconic characters such as Pinky and Dr. Scratch ‘n’ Sniff from The Animaniacs, Pinky from Pinky and the Brain, Arthur in “The Tick,” Carl Wheezer from “Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius,” Jack Fenton in “Danny Phantom,” among others.

Whether your goal is to enhance your abilities and knowledge in this competitive business of Voice-Overs Pualsen is knocking and you should answer the door!

To know more visit his web page www.robpaulsenlive.com

And his podcast Talkin Toon

JAN 2ND, 2011 Today's Celebrity Birthday

Gabrielle Carteris, born on 1961, is an American actress known for her role as Andrea Zuckerman on the early seasons of the 1990s television series Beverly Hills, 90210.

Voice-overs

Batman: The Brave and the Bold - (2011) Vicki Vale

Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits - Nafia

Bionic Commando - Jayne “Mag” Magdalene / Radio Operator

Icewind Dale II

La Pucelle Tactics - Angelique

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Elektra, Enchantress

Tia Carrere, born on January 2, 1967, is an American actress, model, voice artist, and singer.

Voice-overs

The Night of the Headless Horseman (1999)

 Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Stitch! The Movie (2003)

Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (2005)

 Lilo & Stitch: The Series

American Dragon: Jake Long

Cuba Gooding Jr, from The Bronx, New York, born on 1968.  He is an American actor, best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Rod Tidwell in 1996 film Jerry Maguire.
Voice-overs

Starring roles: Home on the range 2004 “Buck”

The land before time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends 2007 “Angelique

Taye Diggs , born on 1971. He is an American theatre, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Broadway musical Rent, and the television series Private Practice.

Voice-overs

Historical Panther 2  

The Superhero Squad Show: Black Panther

Paz Vega born on1976. She is a Spanish actress. The 2001 film Sex and Lucia brought the actress to the attention of a larger audience. She then became much better known in the United States after appearing in a supporting role in the 2004 film Spanglish opposite Adam Sandler.

Voice-overs

Wanted: Weapons of Fate “Araña” video game

Kate Bosworth, born on 1983. She is an American actress. She became known with a leading role in 2002's Blue Crush.

Voice-overs

Video games

2006 Superman Returns Lois Lane

2010 CR: Superman Returns Lois Lane

The Man of a Thousand Voices

Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc is regarded as one of the most influential people in the voice-acting industry. He was an American voice actor and comedian, best remembered for his work with Warner Bros as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Woody Woodpecker, Speedy Gonzales, Tom and Jerry and hundreds of others.

Blanc was the first person to play Toucan Sam in Froot Loops commercials, using a slightly cartoonist version of his natural voice.

Blanc is regarded as one of, if not the, most prolific voice actor in the history of the industry.

He was the first voice actor to get credit in the ending credits and ushered in a new era for voice actors, where they were regarded as a significant part of the creative process, rather than easy-to-replace finishing touches.

Many episodes of the short-lived The Mel Blanc Show are now available on YouTube

What Do Some Of The Top Growth Industries Have In Common? Voice Overs

According to a new report by IBISWorld USA, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) leads the list of the ten industries expected to see the highest growth rate between 2010-2016. Also on the Top 10 list are video games and Internet publishing.

This is good news for the voice over industry. These sectors regularly require voice over talent for their audio needs and could become major contributors in the job market for voice talent as they grow.

The voice over industry is said to be over $11 billion strong which is divided across a huge span of niche markets including Business, Cartoons, Documentaries, Educational Video, Internet, Jingles, Movie Trailers, Music, Podcasting, Radio, Telephone, Television and Videogames.

Corporate projects currently lead the bread and butter jobs for the voice over industry. An increase in voice over jobs for video games would give talent the opportunity to stretch their creative muscles more often and with the growing popularity of Internet publishing as a new method for entertainment programming voice actors may see more opportunities to work on projects in online broadcasting.

Over the last two years Voices.com has seen an increase in Internet job postings which seems to suggest that there is the potential for these growth industries to lean more toward e-commerce sites to search for, audition, and cast their projects.

The future is looking bright!!!

More info at: http://www.voiceovertimes.com/

Dubbing Services English-Spanish

Dubbing work done at Elite Music Studios-EMS by Miami voice over actors. Filmed in Spanish, dubbed into English.

Actors: Margarita Coego, Cristina Figarola, Manolo Coego, Jeannette Lehr, James Keller, CC Limardo, Lenny Rabinowitz.


Dub Version



Original Version

Dubbing

Dubbing work for The Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation

"A good actor can do a thousand vices because he finds a place in his body for his voice and centers his performance from that place". Charles Nelson

Celebrities & Cartoon Voice Acting

Less than 20 years ago, voice acting was almost exclusively the realm of voice actors—people specifically trained to provide voices for animated characters. The rise of the celebrity voice actor can be traced to a single film: Disney's 1992 breakout animated hit Aladdin, where Robin Williams voiced the film's hyperactive Genie.

The celebrification of voicework can be traced through the films Disney released in the years after Aladdin, from The Lion King (Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones) to Home on the Range (Roseanne Barr, Dame Judi Dench). But the trend has been most prevalent in the computer-animated films that have dominated family-friendly cinema since Pixar released Toy Story in 1995.

The marketability of a big-name celebrity voice actor gave way, perhaps inevitably, to an even more insidious trend: directly basing a character's appearance on the famous actor providing its voice. With the marketing machine growing larger by the day unfortunately, conventional voice actors rarely get the chance to helm a contemporary animated film. Banderas's voice is perfect for Puss—the character was tailored to it, after all—but in the end, Banderas has one voice, and when the best voice actors have "a thousand voices," it's hard not to feel like they're being wasted.

EMS Elite Music Studios wants to share this great article:

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/10/how-celebrities-took-over-cartoon-voice-acting/247481/