Miss Bee for Voice Overs

08/30/2024

My web hosting company was purchased by Vistaprint. Once I decide on a new host, my upgraded and improved website will be on its way. Thanks to those giving me a heads about the failed links and erased temp page.

06/08/2024

Creators are outraged this week, as Adobe changed the Photoshop terms of service to demand the right to access any work produced from the app.

02/18/2024

The Legal Aspects of AI and VO With
Rob Sciglimpaglia!
A Free Webinar For Everyone!
This Thursday February 22nd!
@ 12 noon ET 9AM PT
Everybody in the VO business, is looking closely as AI voices become more and prevalent. How will this affect your VO business? What are some of the legal ramifications of this new technology? How do you protect yourself and how to make this an opportunity for you! You’ve heard it from many people expressing opinions on this.

NOW, World-Voices.org brings you THE top expert on this subject from a legal point of view. An insightful talk with the VO Legal Eagle Rob Sciglimpaglia, This Thursday February 22nd
@ 12 noon ET 9AM PT
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88395248534
Robert has appeared on National Television many times. He is best known as the DAD on the 2012 Chevy SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL, HAPPY GRAD.
Besides television, he has done many film projects in leading or supporting roles. He has produced 35 films and television projects, and acted in several, including “Bathtub Chronicles” and "Within and Without" where he won several best actor awards, and the films won hundreds of festival awards. He is
currently involved on the production side for “Sweeney Todd” on Broadway.
Robert has done on camera or voice overs for many recognizable brand names. Perhaps his most prominent VO project to date was as the director of the sessions for BIXBY, the voice of the Samsung Galaxy phones and products.
Robert is also the author of the book "Voice Over Legal", which hit #1, on the Amazon Best Seller List for Entertainment Law Books. He successfully represented Bev Standing in her lawsuit against TikTok in the US Federal Court, Southern District of New York, and has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence issues as it pertains to voice over and entertainment.
Besides owning his own law firm, he owns a full fledged production company called Belair Productions, LLC, and a marketing company called Belair Creative, LLC.
As far as Robert's educational background, he graduated cm laude from the University of Connecticut, with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Political Science, and he attended and graduated from Pace University School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. He passed the Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania bar exams on his first attempt and was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1991, where he has practiced law ever since. Robert hosted a local radio program back in the mid 1990's called "The Law Show", and more recently, hosted a radio show called "Ask the Lawyer"

09/27/2023

The following is a summary of the deal terms for the 2023 MBA. It is a simplified version of the Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”), which contains the full text of the new provisions.

12/22/2022

https://www.cbr.com/ai-comic-deemed-ineligible-copyright-protection/?fbclid=IwAR09rne_x4HUEvsxqbUGtBt5eZMHILTtDY8hQkFAeMFww_ka52ILi0CGDJE

Reversing an earlier decision, the United States Copyright Office rules that a comic book made using A.I. art is ineligible for copyright protection

12/16/2022

https://www.sovas.org/authentic-or-augmented-how-voice-actors-add-a-human-touch-to-e-learning/?fbclid=IwAR04GeS7cz4znFoeFnQhlRvXZ73FCnemGjJZnw38OE5F7SKUlFyfTHg2Iu0

Authentic or Augmented? How Voice Actors Add a Human Touch to E-Learning By Jes Thompson December 6, 2022 As technology accelerates and rapidly transforms our approach to e-learning, how can

11/03/2022

It's back! Our fourth PANA-Rama with a Producer session will feature Lisa Cahn from Hachette Audio and will be held TUESDAY (yes that's different!) November 15 at 1pm PT/4 pm ET/9pm BT.

PANA members are invited to join Hillary Huber in a relaxed conversation about getting cast in audiobooks. Each one-hour live event will feature a producer. Sometimes two! There will be a little conversation and then three narrators at varying levels, selected via lottery, will have the opportunity to read a short excerpt and receive feedback from the producer on how to strengthen their read. This series is presented every other month and aims to educate and encourage PANA narrators.

Sign-ups to participate are open until Friday November 11th. Those selected to read will be notified via email by Sunday November 13th. All others will receive a Zoom link via email the night before the event.

*Note that if you signed up for previous PANA-Rama lottery drawings but weren't selected, those previous attempts remain in the lottery drawing, so you have a better chance in future lottery drawings! Only one sign-up allowed per session, however. (Extras will be deleted from the doc.)

09/18/2022

Attention All Union Colleagues Who Do Audiobook Narration Work

Important Notice Regarding: Essential Audiobooks, LLC
This company produces audiobooks and was signed to a contract with SAG-AFTRA.

After failing to pay performers, SAG-AFTRA filed first a grievance and eventually for arbitration in accordance with the contract. Essential Audiobooks did not respond to any communications from either the union or the American Arbitration Association.

Following a favorable award from the arbitrator, SAG-AFTRA filed for judgment in the Supreme Court of New York State and subsequently executed upon the judgment on Catherine O'Brien and Essential Audiobooks. Also, on May 5, 2022, SAG-AFTRA notified Essential Audiobooks, LLC that the union was exercising its right under the Contract to terminate the Agreement upon ninety (90) days written notice.

To date, there has been no response from Essential Audiobooks and the arbitration and subsequent court awards have not been satisfied. As such, with the unanimous support of the SAG-AFTRA Audiobook Steering Committee, the Executive Committee of the National Board of Directors has voted to issue a “No Contract, No Work” order against Essential Audiobooks, LLC.

Therefore, SAG-AFTRA members are hereby informed that no member may accept work with this company until such time as its debts under the contract are paid in full, and a new contract is entered into between SAG-AFTRA and Essential Audiobooks, LLC, and that violation of such order may result in disciplinary action in accordance with the SAG-AFTRA Constitution.

09/04/2022

09/04/2022

So...

My ex-hubster is insanely talented. His writing is top-notch. His poetry is amazing.

But what he can do visually always floors me. From his photographs to what he creates when he's just playing around with computer programs.

This is a piece he made Turner-esque from a picture of Clevedon Pier (and seeing the pier makes me homesick for England...but I digress).

I think this is breathtaking. I could write an epic fantasy series around this one picture.

I love it. So much, I asked him if I could share it with you. He said yes.

I mean, isn't this FABULOUS!?

Enjoy...hope you're having a great Saturday and...

Rock On!

06/17/2022

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/books/2022/06/02/afrofuturism-reading-guide-janelle-monae-octavia-e-butler-nk-jemisin/7476818001/?fbclid=IwAR3HarntzgWANog7lbRWEh2c5ORcPyObpNr3vy86dUi7V95q1sZRRWPM43Y

05/08/2022

Ahhh. Something for would be narrators. Think about it.

05/05/2022

This came across my desk this morning. I don’t have any information about the source. The info provided is slight. What recipients or grantees will receive beyond the ability to pay a discounted fee for publications is not stated.

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“Black artists are underrepresented in the voiceover and audiobooks industry, and as the industry works to change that, we seek to help more black artists prepare for work in this arena.

We call for projects to be cast authentically.
We call for more black stories to be produced.
We call for growth in opportunity for underrepresented voices.

In response, we are offering 10 grants for The Great Audiobook Adventure, an online course/experience to learn the craft and business of Audiobook Narration.

We love you. We support you. Please keep creating. Our industry and the world needs your voice.

Full details at audiobookadventure.com/grant.

DEADLINE for applications is Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 11:59 p.m. EDT.

Update: Since the grant was started in June 2020, recipients have gone on to narrate books with Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Tantor, independent authors and more! We are still raising funds for the equipment fund, so please share and send donations to the fund here so we can help our grantees build out their home studios.”

Black artists are underrepresented in the voiceover and audiobook industry and as the industry works to change that, we seek to help more black artists prepare for work in this arena.