Random Acts of Culture – A Good Cause and My Turn
If you listen to NPR, you have probably heard of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, if only in the underwriting acknowledgements that are delivered in the dulcet tones of Frank Tavares. One...
View ArticlePower of Human Voice – Your Gifts
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA45TnJQxhU]The last few weeks I have posted a “Power of the Human Voice” post, spotlighting some vocalists and performers that I thought I wanted to to share....
View ArticleChristmas Eve Music
My wife Katherine and I were asked to sing at St. Mark’s ELCA Church here in Charlotte for Christmas Eve, and since we have not gotten many opportunities to sing in the same room recently (we have to...
View ArticlePower of Human Voice – Eddi Reader and the Scottish Parliament
Eddi Reader is one of my absolute favorite pop singers. Born and raised in Scotland, she was a member of the band Fairground Attraction before striking out on a solo career. One of the high points of...
View ArticlePower of Human Voice – Hi, Ella
Hi, Ella. It’s your daddy. I’m that low rumbly sound you hear talking to you through you mommy’s belly. I try to talk to you every day, so you know what I sound like when you make your big arrival in...
View ArticleYour Backup Plan
Via Scoop.it – voiceover and voice acting My friend, voice artist and engineering rock star Dan Friedman has posted a short and sweet article on the Sound4VO blog about having a backup plan for home...
View ArticlePersistence of a Newborn
“Oh, looka there.” These were the words of a nurse at about 5:31 on Thursday, October 27. My wife Katherine had just delivered our daughter, Ella Aminah, 11 minutes before. She had just been taken to...
View ArticleLearning from the Lantern
John Stewart, Green Lantern You have the ability to overcome great fear. - Hal Jordan’s power ring, “Green Lantern: Secret Origin,” DC Comics Back in March, I received an email from one of my agents,...
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