Atlanta Voiceover Studio – Details, episodes & analysis

Brandon Rochon is the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at HZ Ad Agency. He moved to Atlanta a couple years back from Los Angeles where he was CEO and chief creative officer at Kastner & Partners, heading up creative for the shop’s longtime partner Red Bull. He joined independent Atlanta agency Hothouse as its executive vice president, head of creative and is now at HZ. He has worked with some of the biggest brands, including leading the Samsung account for Leo Burnett, Coca-Cola for Ogilvy Paris and working with Absolut Vodka, McDonalds, PlayStation, Heineken and Nissan at TBWA\Paris.

*In the podcast episode, we talk about: *

• The 5 P’s in Advertising and how knowing them can help in your script analysis
• Ad Agency’s view of AI and using it in voice over
• What role the VO plays in commercials
• What a “natural, authentic voice” means, from an agency perspective
• The life cycle of an ad and where VO fits

CLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up, for first-time members) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing

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Atlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
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Arianna Ratner is a voice actress known for video games, animation, promo, TV affiliate and creature sounds. Growing up in LA with a voice acting and art-centric family, Arianna grew up acting and performing. You can hear her on video games like World of Warcraft, Fallout 76, as Mimic Octopus in Baby Shark as well as on the Jumpin Jellyfish and Avatar Flight of Passage rides at California Adventures and Disney World. Arianna also leads a 3-week Animation and Video Game virtual class with Atlanta Voiceover Studio.

*In this episode, we talk about: *

• What it was like growing up in an artistic, and voice over focused family
• What it takes to “make it” these days in animation and video games
• How the ability to do creature and baby sounds can help your VO career
• Where Arianna sees video games and animation going in the next 5-10 years
• What people get wrong about an animation/video game career

*Follow Arianna on - *
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariannaratner/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ariannaratnervo
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ariannaratnervo

Sign up for Arianna's Animation and Video Game Class: https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.com/what-we-offer-classes-acting-for-animation-and-video-games/

CLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing

*LET’S CONNECT! *
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instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
twitter.com/atlvostudio
tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio

Atlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com

**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail

Ben Giroux stars as Nate Wright on Nickelodeon’s Emmy, Annie, and GLAAD-nominated “Big Nate '' animated series (on Paramount+). Other notable voice credits include the Emmy-winning “Love, Death, & Robots” (Netflix), “Rick & Morty” (Adult Swim), “Invincible Fight Girl” (Cartoon Network), and the role of Jimmy Olsen in “DC Superhero Girls” (Cartoon Network). Ben also starred as Robin in “Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” from Warner Brothers Animation, Mikey Munroe in Butch Hartman’s Nickelodeon animated series “Bunsen is a Beast”, and Casey in “The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners'' interactive game. He also voices multiple characters in Amazon’s “Rocky & Bullwinkle'' reboot as well as Nickelodeon’s “The Adventures of Kid Danger”, “The Loud House'', and “Blaze & The Monster Machines”. And that’s just some of Ben’s voice acting roles. He has a long list of on-camera acting roles, is a director and has over 4 million Tik Tok followers.

*In this episode, we discuss - *

• Growing up with parents that own a comic book store
• What Ben learned stepping into the role of a director
• How Ben discovered what he uniquely brings to the table and how you can discover the same for yourself
• What makes a great collaborator in animation
• How to balance wearing so many hats in the creative industry
• Ben created a social media video that got over 100 MILLION views. He gives his advice to voice actors and social media

**Find Ben Giroux HERE: **https://bengiroux.com/
**Watch Ben’s Viral 90s Comedic Video HERE: **https://youtu.be/hCfBauk2NwU?si=L-J6CxfooGdRCSTm
**For Coaching with Ben, email: **ben@bengiroux.com

*Interested in Animation? *
Check out our INTRO to ANIMATION Workshop (next date June 1st) - https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.com/what-we-offer-workshops-intro-to-animation-workshop/
Animation and Video Game Class with Arianna Ratner (starts May 7th - email admin@atlantavoiceoverstudio.com to sign up last minute OR look out for next class) - https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.com/what-we-offer-classes-acting-for-animation-and-video-games/

CLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing

*LET’S CONNECT! *
facebook.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
twitter.com/atlvostudio
tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio

Atlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com

**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail

This is the audio version of our email newsletter for Monday April 29th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.

Today, we're sharing a question from a voice talent. You get an email from someone asking you to audition for a voiceover job, out of the blue. Is it legit? How can you tell? That's what we're talking about today.

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VO Business, Branding and Marketing Course
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Off Mic Night Voice Over Social

This is the audio version of our email newsletter for Monday April 22nd. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.

We're sharing when in-perpetuity isn't that bad!

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This is the audio version of our email newsletter for Monday April 15th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.

We're sharing what an encouragement folder is and why you need one.

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VO Business, Branding and Marketing Course
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Off Mic Night Voice Over Social

This is the audio version of our email newsletter for Monday April 8th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.

We're sharing the last 4 of 9 Voice Over Myths and how they were busted. Thanks to the contribution of Jon Vertullo, Gabby Naylor and Edilio Diaz. If you missed Part 1, you can listen HERE or to episode 58.

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Home Studio Help
Demos

VO Business, Branding and Marketing Course
[On-Demand Voice Over Training Video Courses](www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com)

Off Mic Night Voice Over Social

Kelly Moscinski is the owner and head of casting at The Voicecaster - the oldest voiceover casting house in the country, established in 1975! She’s been with the Voicecaster since 2009 and owned the company since 2013 as only the 3rd owner since it began. With almost 20 years of experience in VO and even more in entertainment, Kelly casts and directs all things voiceover. Some recent projects include: Cap'n Crunch, Popeyes, Verizon, Walmart+, Google, Amazon, Dungeons & Dragons, Ready or Not and more!

*In this episode, we discuss - *
The biggest misconception voice over talent make about casting directors
What VO buyers are looking for these days for commercial, animation and video game projects
What makes voice over talent memorable
The through line of long, sustainable careers in voice over
How voice talent can make casting easier

CLICK HERE for 15% off a Voice123 Membership ($359 tier and up) - https://bit.ly/3uPpO8i
Terms & Conditions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcYMkdLxWfbmwbvu-mwaurLNtWYVpIBgkJpOQTYLDwc/edit?usp=sharing

**The Voicecaster Classes/Workshops/Virtual Audition Feedback and More: **https://voicecaster.com/actor-services/

*LET’S CONNECT! *
facebook.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio
twitter.com/atlvostudio
tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio

Atlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops
www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com

**Sign up for FREE weekly VO tips: https://bit.ly/AVSemail

This is the audio version of our email newsletter for Monday March 25th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.

We're sharing 5 of 9 Voice Over Myths and how they were busted. Thanks to the contribution of Jon Vertullo, Gabby Naylor and Edilio Diaz. Part 2 comes out April 8th.

*Learn more and sign up below - *
AVS Classes
AVS Workshops
AVS Monthly Script Workout

Home Studio Help
Demos

VO Business, Branding and Marketing Course
[On-Demand Voice Over Training Video Courses](www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com)

Off Mic Night Voice Over Social

This is the audio version of our newsletter that came out on March 18th. Click HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.

A big misconception about voice over is once you get your demo/agent/onlinecastingsite/etc, you just wait for the jobs to roll in. VO is a small business and in a way, you need to learn to sell yourself but that sounds so hard/weird/notfun. How do you learn to do that or get to the point where it feels easier?

That's what I cover in this episode.

*Learn more and sign up below - *
AVS Classes
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AVS Monthly Script Workout

Home Studio Help
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VO Business, Branding and Marketing Course
[On-Demand Voice Over Training Video Courses](www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com)