March Madness

Here is the poster for my upcoming theater debut. Yikes!

My first paying voiceover gig

This is it folks. My first paying gig in voice overs. It's tomorrow at a studio up in Kearny Mesa. It pays $150/hour and is for a nutritional supplement company. (Don't hate me USANA people--I gotta pay the bills somehow! I know, I know; I'm brand spanking new in the business and I've already sold my soul to the devil, right? At least there's no downward spiral to look forward to!)

Also, I'm starting a new class on Saturday given by a woman from up in LA. She's coming down to San Diego for a six week course on improv training. She also happens to be in voiceovers, which is a plus. She said she will give me some tips on getting more business there, too. It's called Pretty Funny Women, and it's a stand-up class only for women. I'm so scared though, because at the end of the class you have to do a stand up act. I'm petrified, but excited all at the same time.

I have several auditions for movies lately, none of them are paying gigs, but there here in San Diego, so it will be great experience for me if I can get hired for one of them. Plus, I'm working with my voiceover partner David and am learning SO much from him. He is really fantastic!

That's all the latest news from my quest to conquer Hollywoodland (via San Diego).

A Partner

I've been so busy networking that I've kind of forgotten to post in awhile. I went to a meeting last week of the San Diego chapter of the Media Communication Arts Internationl and it turned out to be great. I met the president who is a voice over artist. His name is Jeff Gelder and he has his own production studio. He was a wealth of knowledge about what I should be doing.
I immediately took his advice and joined a group called voiceover universe, an industry networking forum on the web. Within a day or so I ran across a guy here in Chula who has his own studio and produces jingles for commercials. He works mainly in Spanish, but has been looking for a voice for English so he can promote himself to get more work.
I met with him yesterday and we worked out a deal where he will promote me, let me use his studio, and do all the post-production for a cut of the work we do together. It was exactly what I was looking for as I don't feel prepared to set up my own studio yet, but couldn't really promote myself until I had somewhere to work. I am really excited about the partnership and feel like it's a step in the right direction. I can't wait to get started with him.
It also turns out that he knows Jeff and was using him for the few English language jobs he was getting so we may end up working together on some things. It's such a small world!