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  Topic: voice123 new format
Rick Riley

Replies: 32
Views: 17280

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:14 am   Subject: voice123 new format
It's been my experience that having a solid professionally-produced demo can go a long way towards getting an agent.

Not to be a naysayer, but I’ve never acquired an agent with a demo. I have six a ...
  Topic: Things Are Tough, But Really??
Rick Riley

Replies: 20
Views: 8312

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 3:04 pm   Subject: Things Are Tough, But Really??
Giving the people who do the work a pay cut should never be the long term answer for a well run business.

Mind if I just forward this to a certain agency???
  Topic: Things Are Tough, But Really??
Rick Riley

Replies: 20
Views: 8312

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 11:26 am   Subject: Re: Things Are Tough, But Really??
One of my main talent agencies has announced it's not making enough money so they're raising their non-union voiceover commission from 20% to 25%.

I was waiting to see if or when someone would post ...
  Topic: voplanet
Rick Riley

Replies: 15
Views: 7758

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 4:49 pm   Subject: voplanet
My experience with VO planet has been negative from day one. I mentioned it on a FB forum some time ago when Kevin West was in the process repackaging the product and was heavily promoting it. He cont ...
  Topic: having a hard day?
Rick Riley

Replies: 6
Views: 2628

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:18 am   Subject: having a hard day?
I just found out have a torn meniscus.

I was on track for surgery when a new ortho suggested trying a hyaluronic acid injection. If it didn't work, he said, I could always do surgery. I was skepti ...
  Topic: having a hard day?
Rick Riley

Replies: 6
Views: 2628

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:35 pm   Subject: having a hard day?
Interesting post. I just got off the phone with the doctor. I just found out have a torn meniscus.

I had a vacation planned to go to Indian Wells for the tennis tournament in three weeks and to pl ...
  Topic: You Never Know Who You'll Run Into
Rick Riley

Replies: 3
Views: 2127

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:52 pm   Subject: You Never Know Who You'll Run Into
I like GG in small doses so I’ll spread it out.

This is the first podcast of his I've checked out and I felt the same way prior to listening, however his presence takes a back seat as the guests pr ...
  Topic: Commerical Demo Critique
Rick Riley

Replies: 6
Views: 14092

PostForum: Critique   Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:56 pm   Subject: Commerical Demo Critique
OK, so it was done by someone who does demos. Well I don’t want to malign them, but it doesn’t sound professionally produced. The first clip is way to short. It says, ‘here’s a voice’ but nothing more ...
  Topic: You Never Know Who You'll Run Into
Rick Riley

Replies: 3
Views: 2127

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:37 pm   Subject: You Never Know Who You'll Run Into
Gilbert Gottfried, has a podcast, ‘Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast’. Someone recommended to me so I scrolled through to something I thought would be interesting, and I landed on ‘Bob Berg ...
  Topic: Commerical Demo Critique
Rick Riley

Replies: 6
Views: 14092

PostForum: Critique   Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:28 pm   Subject: Commerical Demo Critique
Hey Kris,

I rarely visit VO-BB. It’s a great place, but trying to prioritize in the new year, so it’s an occasional stop for me.

I saw your request for a critique. I can’t believe you’ve had ov ...
  Topic: No More iTunes... What Next?
Rick Riley

Replies: 9
Views: 3707

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 8:08 pm   Subject: No More iTunes... What Next?
...everyone who works for or near apple and their entire families are horrible, sadistic people who are likely carriers of coronavirus and keep puppies on a heavy chain in the back yard even in winter ...
  Topic: No More iTunes... What Next?
Rick Riley

Replies: 9
Views: 3707

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 1:19 pm   Subject: No More iTunes... What Next?
I have a rack mount CPU from Sweetwater using Windows 10, so I have no knowledge of MAC or skin in this game. But why would Apple do this? ELIMINIATING iTUNES… REALLY???

I too have used iTunes for ...
  Topic: Hey (current and former) radio guys
Rick Riley

Replies: 16
Views: 6226

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:56 pm   Subject: Re: Hey (current and former) radio guys
Which of you are either current or former radio guys?


I spent 29 years in radio and that got my attention.

For the first ten years I was voice affected. Crank up the headphones and hear how c ...
  Topic: After much thought...
Rick Riley

Replies: 5
Views: 3302

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 8:49 am   Subject: After much thought...
Bruce wrote a sticky note about contributing to the VO-BB. I didn’t see it because honestly, I only come here when I need something. But I got an email from Bruce as well, with basically the same info ...
  Topic: Oh Boy. Another P2P.
Rick Riley

Replies: 9
Views: 4526

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 8:28 am   Subject: Oh Boy. Another P2P.
We did not need P2P sites, we do NOT need P2P sites and we CERTAINLY do not need ANOTHER P2P site... What we all need to do is start talking, properly to the people who need to hire us, would like to ...
 
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