Voice Coaches News & Press

Need a job? Speak up! By Aaron Ogg | August 2009 CALEDONIA — Does an uncertain economic future have you bellowing for brighter days? David Bourgeois says your voice might have a higher purpose. Opportunities for voice-over work are abundant, said the president of Schenectady, N.Y.-based Voice Coaches Creative Voice Development Group LLC. If the [...]

Talking in Class By Nina Wegner | July 2009 The woman whose recorded voice on the phone tells you, “Thank you for your patience while you hold,” probably got paid a chunk of money just to say those words. Same goes for the people whose voices populate video games, audio books, GPS devises and instructional [...]

Berkshire Eagle By Dick Lindsay | July 2009 PITTSFIELD – Mel Blanc and Don Pardo were know best for being heard and not seen. Blanc entertained us as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and dozens of other Warner Brother cartoon characters. Pardo was the off-screen announcer for the original Jeopardy game [...]

Their voices are everywhere! By Kristin Harty | June 2009 Their voices are everywhere – on television commercials and radio shows, Internet pod-casts and video games. Professional voice actors don’t just talk. They get paid to talk. “Overall, we’ve made a transition in our field away from hiring announcer-type voices,” said David Bourgeois, owner of [...]

Naugatuck class aims to get your voice a job By CARRIE MACMILLAN | March 2009 Maybe you’ve always been told you have a great voice. Or perhaps you have some acting experience and you’re looking for a little extra income. If you fit any of those criteria, the voice acting industry is always looking for [...]