VOICE ACTOR recomMendations and RESOURCES
Recommendations
Top 25+ Recommended Books for Voice Actors: https://amzn.to/3oGeV7B
Gear I Actually Use and Recommend: https://amzn.to/3LrFR3Z
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Stand the F*ck Out - For creative freelancers - By Louis Grenier https://sparklp.co/p/936b2896dd
General VO Resources by Mandy Fisher: https://www.astoriaredheadvoiceover.com/resources
Voice Over Xtra: https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/
VO Pro Resources
7 Steps to Starting and Developing a Career in Voiceover: https://welcome.paulschmidtpro.com/7-steps-resources
Top 10 Voice Actor Website Design Tips: https://welcome.paulschmidtpro.com/web-tips-resources
The Move Touch Inspire Newsletter: https://vopro.pro/newsletter
educational Content
On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vo-pro
The Pro Podcast: https://vopro.pro/podcast
The Pro Blog: https://vopro.pro/blog
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vopro.pro/
recommended Voice Actor Communities
The VO Pro Community: https://vopro.pro/vopro
The VO Freedom Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vofreedom
NAVA Members Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/navamembers
VO Booth Besties: https://www.facebook.com/groups/756101365897795
LIVO Takeover: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533192523873076
VO Virtual Fans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/VoiceOverVirtual
Global Voiceover Artists Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/globalvoiceovertalent
Courses and Coaching
The VO Freedom Master Plan: https://vopro.pro/vo-freedom-master-plan
NEW! VO Rates 101: https://vopro.pro/vo-rates-101
VO SEO: https://vopro.pro/vo-seo
Industry Rates Resources
GVAA Rate Guide: http://vorateguide.com
Gravy For The Brain Rate Guide: https://rates.gravyforthebrain.com/
The MEAA Rate Guide (Australia): https://www.meaa.org/download/commercial-voiceover-rates/
SAG/AFTRA VO Resources and Rates: https://www.sagaftra.org/contracts-industry-resources/voiceover
NEW! Voiceover Usage Rights: Everything Voice Actors Need to Know: https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/voiceover-usage-rights-explained-76226/
Voiceover Licensing & Usage: A Guide for Hirers: https://www.gravyforthebrain.com/voiceover-licensing-a-guide-for-hirers/
Why I Don’t Worry About Fiverr Anymore: https://globalvoiceacademy.com/why-i-dont-worry-about-fiverr-anymore
The Problem with In Perpetuity, by Jack Dundon: https://www.jackdoesvoices.com/blog/the-problem-with-in-perpetuity
AI & Synthetic Voices Resources
The National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) AI and Synthetic Voices Page: https://navavoices.org/synth-ai/
SAG/AFTRA AI Resources: https://www.sagaftra.org/search/artificial%20intelligence
Voice Theft in the AI Age: A Conversation with Cissy Jones & Keith Farley | Booth Junkie Podcast https://youtu.be/M6JRgsikI68
Vice Motherboard article: ‘Disrespectful to the Craft:’ Actors Say They’re Being Asked to Sign Away Their Voice to AI https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d37za/voice-actors-sign-away-rights-to-artificial-intelligence
Wired article: Audiobook Narrators Fear Apple Used Their Voices to Train AI https://www.wired.com/story/apple-spotify-audiobook-narrators-ai-contract/
Kotaku article: Your Favorite Voice Actors Call Out AI Sites Copying Voices Without Consent https://kotaku.com/ai-voice-actors-steve-blum-elevenlabs-contracts-sell-1850108292
Voice actors speak out about AI https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/02/27/ai-voice-actors
From attorney and voice actor Rob Sciglimpaglia: Don't Commit 'Career Suicide' In AI: How To Keep Control Of Your Cloned Voice https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=BJSOS5GG
The Open Voice Network: https://openvoicenetwork.org/
Recommended Podcasts
The VO Pro Podcast: https://vopro.pro/podcast
VO Booth Besties: https://www.boothbesties.com/podcast
This Week in VO: https://www.jmcvoiceover.com/podcast/
The VO School Podcast: http://www.voschoolpodcast.com/
The VO Breakfast Show: https://podbay.fm/p/the-vo-breakfast-show
VO Sermons: https://www.spreaker.com/show/voice-over-tips-with-terry-daniel_1