Voice-Over Summit 2012 Benefits

The Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab

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The Voice-Over Summit 2012 kicked off this evening with an All Star cast of Celebrity talent Moderated by
Scott Rummell. The Summit benefits The Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab at the Hollywood SAG Offices.
This is the first of an 8 week series for SAG members with a different theme and panel each week. This
weeks session about Promos & Trailers, was informative and entertaining.

SESSION A

Feb 21: PROMOS & TRAILERS

Moderator: Scott Rummell (Hugo, Haywire, 21 Jump St.CBS, Fox, ABC)

Panelists:
Mike MCcoll (ABC, NFL on FOX. Voice of E, Trailers: The Debt, 30 Minutes or Less)
Brad Roe (Vice President/Creative Director On-Air Advertising and Promotion CBS)
Jennifer Hale (Revolution on ABC, Jeopardy on CBS)
Phil Terrence (Trailers: The Descendants, Safe House and Chronicle. NBC & SciFi)
Jim Tasker (Trailers: Underworld Awakening. The Amazing Race, CBS Sports)
Ben Patrick Johnson (FOX, CBS, Nickelodeon / Trailers: Rio, We Bought a Zoo)
Jason O'Donovan (Producer/Editor Aspect Ratio "Tron Legacy", "We bought a Zoo", "Mirror Mirror")

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The 2 part series also includes the following line-up:

March 6: COMMERCIALS
Moderator: Josh Daugherty (Voice Artist, “Honda”, “Bud Light”)

Panelists:
Margaret Easely (Voice Artist, “HP”, “DirectTV”)
Vanessa Gilbert (Agent/Co-Owner, TGMD Talent Agency)
Cathy Kalmenson (Casting Director, Kalmenson & Kalmenson Casting)
Jonathan Yarbrough (Former Sr. Creative Director for RPA Ad agency)
Jeff Fischer (Voice Artist, “McDonalds”, “Verizon”)

March 20: MARKETING, DEMOS & REPRESENTATION
Moderator: Stewart Wilson-Turner (Founding Member Voicebank.net, Producer/Talent Consultant)
Panelists:
Wes Stevens (Managing Director at Iconduit, Inc. and CEO of VOX, Inc.)
Chuck Duran (Owner/Head Producer & Voiceover Director at World Digital Studios)
Dave Sebastian Williams (Owner Dave and Dave Recording and Voice Over Resource Guide)
Nicole Balick (Voice of Style Network and Sundance Channel, Wheel of Fortune and Discovery ID promos)

April 3: ADR, VOICE MATCHING & VOICE REPLACEMENT
Moderator: Rif Hutton (Voice Artist “Rango”, “NCIS”, “Green Zone”, “Battlestar Galactica)

Panelists:
John Reynolds (ADR/Sound Editor, Emmy Winner, Warner Bros. Studios)
Bridget Hoffman (Voice Actor: “Tangled”, “Shrek”, “Bride Wars”, “X-Files”)
David Cowgill (Voice Artist: “ Friday Night Lights”, “Moneyball”, “Avatar”)
Edie Mirman (Voice Artist: “CSI”, “Smallville”, “TRON: Legacy”, “Despicable Me”)
Doc Kane (Sound Mixer, 4 time Academy Award Nominee, Disney Studios)
Anna McKenzie (ADR Editor “Bourne Identity”, “Fast and Furious”, “It’s Complicated”)

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SESSION B

Feb 28: CASTING DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS’ POINT OF VIEW
Moderator: Carroll Kimble (Casting Director/Owner – Carroll Casting)
Panelists:
Terry Berland (Casting Director/Owner – Berland Castin)
John Murphy (Creative Director - DG Entertainment)
Kevin Motley (Agent with TGMD)

March 13: HOME STUDIOS & VOICE-OVER TECHNOLOGY
Moderator: George Whittam (DLF VO Lab Co-Founder/Owner ElDorado Recording Services)
Rebekah Wilson (Director of Technology – Source -Elements)
Kirk Harnack (Telos/Omnia/Axia)
Mike Varela (DLF VOL engineer)
David H. Lawrence XVII (Voice Actor/National Chair SAG Technology Committee)
Dusty Wakeman (Mojave Microphones President, Producer and Audio Engineer)
Andrew Feliciano (Owner: Voicetrax West)

March 27: VIDEO GAMES & ANIMATION
Moderator: Bob Bergen (Voice Artist/Emmy Nominee. “Porky Pig”, “A Bug’s Life”, “Cars”)
Panelists:
James Arnold Taylor (Voice Artist- “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, “TMNT”)
Gregg Berger (Voice Artist, “Garfield”, “Duckman”, “Halo Wars”, “Wolverine: X)
Terri Douglas (Casting Director- Loop Troop) “Tangled”, “Bolt”, “Medal of Honor”)
Jay Bastian (Vice President, Series Animation, Warner Bros.)
Candi Milo (Voice Artist, “Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius”, “Dexter’s Laboratory”)
Andrea Romano (Casting Director, Voice -Director "Batman: The Animated Series",
"Tiny Toon Adventures", "Animaniacs")

April 10: NARRATION & AUDIO BOOK
Moderator: Beau Weaver (Voice Artist- American Loggers/Discovery)
Panelists:
Documentary Narration:
J.V. Martin (Documentary Voice/Producer)
Bill Ratner (Documentary Voice and DLV Advisory Board Member
Kay Bess (Voice Over Artist)
Audiobooks:
Pat Fraley (Voice Artist, audio book coach)
Scott Brick (audio book talent and coach, Grammy nominee)

*Panelists are updated regularly and subject to change

All events will be on Tuesdays from 7-9pm.

Sources: SAG Fountain