I’ve made the decision to change my hosting provider, which may cause some disruptions in my website’s availability. I hope the transition is a smooth one!

As to why I’ve been quiet lately, I was pretty ill for a week or so, and then catching up on my “real” job has been a major focus. I’ve got some plans for taking some voice acting classes next month and working with a voice coach to produce a couple of demos- saving up my pennies for that!

I’m going to do a semi-regular feature here on The Voice of Cyclometh; when I add new entries to the blogroll, I’ll write up a post about the new links and why they’re on the list.

Today’s featured entries

• Jeffrey Kafer’s Voice Blog– Jeffrey is a voice talent in the Seattle area, who formerly worked at Microsoft as a software developer. He was laid off from Microsoft and made a sucessful transition to a great voice career. His blog is both interesting and informative, and provides some great insight into the work of a very talented individual.
• The Voiceover Boblog– Bob Souer has a fun, friendly blog that mirrors his style, and is very informative to boot. Frequently updated, Bob provides lots of links to voice-related resources- stuff like how a Neumann mic is made, which I find fascinating.
• Amy Snively’s Blog – Amy is one of the main driving forces behind Faffcon, an “unconference” for voice artists. Aside from that, she’s an accomplished VO artist and her blog is a lot of fun to read as well as having a lot of good information.

I have a ton more to add, so watch this space.

Via Jeffrey Kafer’s blog I found that there’s an “un-Conference” called FaffCon coming up in Portland, OR for VO artists. It’s on September 11th and 12th, 2010.

Sadly, I can’t make it, as I’m already committed to a bunch of stuff in September and didn’t hear about FaffCon until it was too late to change said plans, but I sure wish I could go.

Ah well, there’s always the next one- as a longtime con-goer for various topics, from gaming to fantasy, I love what you can accomplish at a convention/conference and I’m sure FaffCon will be a success. Also, I’m not sure how much I’d get out of it at this stage, but in another year I expect to be much better prepared to really dig into something like that.

Ah, what a weekend. I spent most of it flattening my site- the one you’re visiting right now- and rebuilding it with the goal of documenting my journey into the world of professional voice work.

My name is Corey Snow and I’m a software developer by trade, a geek by choice, and have wanted to be a voice actor since I was about 20 years old. Like many others, I’ve heard the “you have such a wonderful voice” or the “you should be on the radio” comment from friends and acquaintances many, many times over the years.

I finally decided to put up or shut up, to really make a push into the world of commercial voice work. The purpose of this blog is to document my steps- even the ones that falter- into this new vocation.

I’m not going to be quitting my day job or anything, but I will be working diligently to accomplish my goal of becoming a serious voice actor and artist. To that end, I’ve spent a lot of time setting up demos and working on my skills as a sound editor. I’ve also created a “60 characters in 60 seconds” demo, which I hope you’ll give a listen to.

What can you expect from this blog? Well, I’m not totally certain yet. I have some ideas in mind, such as writing about what I’ve found really works for me for recording, editing, and so forth. I have a home studio recording booth I’m building in another week or two and I plan to document that process. Also I’ll be talking about the ins and outs of the voice acting “world”, for lack of a better term.

It’s an interesting one so far, and I hope you find my insights, such as they are, useful and entertaining.