HEADED TO THE LAND OF CORN-FED BEEF…

I’ll be making my 3rd appearance at ANIME IOWA next weekend.  Recently got a hold of my panel schedule.  Hope to see ya there!

Q&A: Fri, 1:00-2:00 PM, Prog 2 (Coral E)

Anime Auditions: Fri, 4:00-5:00 PM, Prog 1 (Coral D)

Anime Radio: Sat, 11:00-12:00 AM/PM, Prog 2 (Coral E)

ANIME EXPO SCHEDULE

Hope to see LA and surrounding area peeps come out in full force to the gigantor, humongous Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. I will be walking around as usual but this year I got upgraded to Guest of Honor status, complete with panels and signings. Here is my weekend schedule of where and when you can catch me for sure….

Thursday, July 1st
9a -10a Opening Ceremonies
12:15p – 3pm AX Idol Audition Judging (JW Marriott)
6:15p – 7:15p Q and A Panel (@ LP2)

Friday, July 2nd
8a-9:30a Meet the Guest Reception
3:15p – 4:15p Autograph Session

Saturday, July 3rd
12:45p – 1:45p Autograph Session
8p – 12a Masquerade Co-Emcee

Sunday, July 4th
10a – 12p Autograph Session
12:30p – 1:30p Q and A Panel (@ LP1)
6p – 7p Closing Ceremonies

VOICE ACTING LESSONS VS CRITIQUES

For the past half year or so, I’ve been holding private online voice acting consultations for beginner level voice actors.  Its a performance evaluation from a working professional.   I’ve gotten glowing reviews from folks all around the US and Canada.  In a world sadly full of snake oil salesmen,  a few justifiably skeptical folks have asked “Why is someone from radio qualified to teach voice acting?”   I’d say I agree.  I DON’T feel I am qualified to teach acting nor do I feel that what I’m doing is teaching voice acting.  Learning, honing, and perfecting those skills comes from training with master veterans of the craft through seminars, classes, and in school.  My background was on the air, not the stage,  but I do have a decade of actual real world experience in numerous facets of voice over (feel free to check my credits).   I’ve seen how the industry works, and have absorbed a lot personally and through countless industry peers over that amount of time.

What I offer a beginner isn’t a class on being a better actor.  Its a 60 minute evaluation of your performance of provided script samples in animation and commercials.  Its a learn-by-doing exercise in cold reading, improv, and listening.  You can ask questions, get customized direction and feedback in a simulated audition/recording environment.  If you have a demo, I can give a detailed analysis of that as well.  Ultimately, you’ll need to take full on classes/seminars and get experience to continue down this career path.  I’m just here to help you get started.  Here is a brand new testimonial from a session I had just hours ago…….

After two years of recording alone for fan projects on the Voice Acting Alliance Boards, I felt that it was time to ask someone in the industry for help. When I discovered that Kyle was giving private consultations via Skype, I was thrilled! We had a fantastic session, and he was already prepared with a script ripe for vocal exploration. We were able to read through the lines like it would really happen in an audition. This sort of cold read-through is essential for those wanting to be a voice actor. He gave me an honest evaluation of my deliveries and told me how I could vary my interpretations to deliver the lines in a more convincing way. I was nervous at first, but as we got more into the session, I began to feel at ease as we took breaks to talk and joke around.    His criticism is done in a friendly, constructive manner and his compliments are great confidence boosters. Kyle can give you something you won’t get from friends or family: a professional and objective opinion, which are indispensable tools for those looking for self-improvement in the field of professional voice acting. Thanks again for your help, Kyle!

~Jeremy Stephen Buzash
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
If  this sounds like something you’d like to try, please feel free to read more reviews HERE.   I also have more details about signing up  HERE.

APPEARANCE UPDATE

Back from a fantastic weekend in Jersey with Anime Next.  Next stop….well, about a 20 minute drive downtown to ANIME EXPO on July 4th weekend.  Its the second largest con in the country, and with a Japan-centric lineup, I’m the sole English guest of honor and am pretty psyched to have that title bestowed.  I’ll be doing panels and signings this time as well as hosting Masquerade.   I updated the APPEARANCE page with convention stops for Arizona, Canada, and Pennsylvania.

NEW FACEBOOK PAGE

Anybody who is on Facebook (and I know that’s a LOT of you!) knows that a personal profile maxes out at 5,000 friends.  Most people don’t have that many and this doesn’t present a problem for them.  And while I don’t personally know a good chunk of the few thousands I have currently “friended” all that well, (most are people I’ve met at conventions) I am getting exceedingly high numbers of friend requests.

The solution is to create what was formerly called a fan page.  I fought against the notion of having one, because I didn’t want to seem egotistical.  Luckily, Facebook did away with that wording and now followers can “like” a page as opposed to being a fan.  Coupled with the fact that I will be maxing out my friend limits quite soon at this rate, I’ve decided to create a new official Facebook page.  As far as interaction goes, there will be no difference, just a new page to add to your feed.  You can “like” my new page by clicking HERE.