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KENTUCKIANA PAGES RELATING TO BANDS, MUSIC, & VOCAL RESOURCES AS THEY RELATE TO CINEMATOGRAPHY


KENTUCKIANA BANDS'/ MUSICIANS' PAGES


Tim Barsten
Indianapolis, IND


Kentucky Home Front


Gareth Jones
Guitarist, Sound engineer, teacher. Louisville, Kentucky


Patrick Henry Hughes

Patrick is a remarkable young man who was born without eyes and without the ability to fully straighten his arms and legs, making him unable to walk. Additionally, two steel rods were surgically attached to Patrick's spine to correct scoliosis.

Despite circumstances that seem overwhelming to you and me, Patrick has overcome these physical issues to excel as a musician and student. Patrick started playing the piano at the age of only nine months, and also plays the trumpet and sings. He even participates in the University of Louisville School of Music Marching and Pep Bands with help from his father (Patrick John Hughes), who tirelessly maneuvers his wheel chair through the formations with the other 220+ members of the Cardinal Marching Band. Patrick is usually a straight 'A' student, having received only 5 'B's' since 6th grade up to and including his freshman year of college.

A virtuoso pianist, vocalist and trumpet player, Patrick has won or finished very high in numerous competitions, as well as winning awards acknowledging the circumstances he has overcome to achieve these heights. He has been featured on ESPN, ABC-TV, Oprah, CBS-TV, FOX-TV, CSTV, People Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and many, many others. Patrick has made appearances from California to Chicago to New York and Miami and countless points in between, even performing in South America and Europe.


Louisville Recording Arts
This is an impressive operation that ranges from technical courses; to private sound engineering courses; to recording sessions. Take a close look at this site!

Oak Street Productions Louisville, KY.


Danny Kiely and In Room One Studio

Founded in 2003 by Danny Kiely. In Room One is dedicated to assist in advancing the careers of unsigned artists and bands by providing a wide range of services including recording and production services as well as business and legal services. In Room One has a unique relationship with the law firm Frost, Brown, and Todd LLC which assists In Room One and its artists.



The Rogue's Consort: Kitchen Musicians
This page is their newer location where data seems to be migrating. Be sure to visit their downloads!!! Erlanger, Kentucky


Kitchen Musicians' DOWNLOADS PAGE
Erlanger, Kentucky




Tim Krekel


Harry Lewman Company
Louisville, Kentucky


Dean Magraw

Michael Stollaire
Louisville Music Industry Alliance All proceeds will go to local Louisville charity, Stomp Out Cancer ~ I was interviewed the Friday before leaving for LA by Street Blast Radio here in The Ville, and learned of the charity, which was created by Jake Wheat, a great individual: Stomp Out Cancer


Some of Ron & Sarah Elizabeth Whitehead's Upcoming Events...

Ron Whitehead is poet, writer, editor, publisher, organizer, scholar, professor. Sarah Elizabeth Whitehead, singer, musician, recording artist, actress, and writer, has performed her work in seventeen countries but has called Kentucky home all her life.


John Williams Music
John is on the left and Dean Magraw is on the left. He resides near Chicago, ILL and performs all over the world.


KENTUCKIANA CINEMATOGRAPHY--MUSICAL (SCORE) COMPOSERS


News Article about Duncan Bohannon

http://www.duncankirkbohannon.com/

Duncan on YouTube, New Albany, IND. Duncan on http://www.bohannonfamily.com/. Duncan on Virb.

Danny L. Jones He has composed music for the Christian 10-part video series called "H2O" with "City on a Hill Productions." Danny has also written music for VSM Productions' motion picture called "Breaking and Entering." While music has been a life long pursuit for Danny, he is now writing music for motion pictures and loving the experience. Contact him directly from his webpage.


Louisville Music Industry Alliance

Joel Timothy: Louisville


BLUEGRASS MUSIC

The Cumberlands (Bluegrass/Country) Shelbyville, Kentucky

Kentucky Blue (Bluegrass/Country) Shelbyville, Kentucky


Kentucky Fried Pickin
(Bluegrass/Country) Louisville, Kentucky


Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder


BLUES MUSIC


Robbie Bartlett (Singer)
Louisville, Kentucky


CELTIC MUSIC


Celtic Harp Music by Anne Roos
South Lake Tahoe, California 96151 USA. Phone 800-255-6318

The Fiddler's Companion Descriptive Index of North American and British Isles Music for the Folk Violin and Other Instruments.


Guilderoy Byrne


Father, Son & Friends
1119 Taywood Rd Clayton, Ohio 45322


Louisville Pipe Band
Louisville, KY


Pale Stout & Amber
Lexington, Kentucky


CELTIC RADIO MUSIC


Radio Celt
AccuRadio is the world's leading independent , multichannel Internet radio station,* featuring over 280 channels and subchannels of really cool music. Plus, you can customize each channel to your tastes, and it's free!


CHORAL MUSIC


The Thoroughbred Chorus
is a not for profit 501(c)3 charitable organization, dedicated to excellence in singing a cappella harmony music. As a chartered chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the Thoroughbreds have sung for dignitaries, civic functions, sporting events and all sorts of music extravaganzas. Audiences range from small, private groups to crowds as large as 13,000!


Voices of Kentucky

VOICES of Kentuckiana, Inc. (VOICES) is a voluntary, not-for-profit community chorus. VOICES is Kentuckiana's fully inclusive, self-affirming chorus. Our membership is inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and heterosexual friends. VOICES is organized to provide the opportunity for gay, lesbian and supportive others to sing together.

VOICES will:

-Perform relevant music for the education, enjoyment and cultural enrichment of our audiences and ourselves.

-Be identified as an organization of individuals who are making a positive contribution to the entire community.

-Commit ourselves not only to our musical goals, but also to aesthetically deepen and enrich our lives.

While striving to achieve these purposes, VOICES also seeks to provide social and fellowship experiences for its members.


IRISH MUSIC / BANDS


Cloigheann

For the past 15 years it seems Cloigheann (pronounced klog-in) has had as many member configurations as it does possible ways to misspell the band's name. The band's unique blend of "Bluegrass/Greengrass" makes them a one-of-a-kind traditional Irish and bluegrass roots ensemble - generating a solid mix of original composition and traditional Irish reels, jigs, aires, songs and more.

The band members are Larry Green (fiddle, backing vocals), Cathy Wilde (flute, whistle), Donald Caffrey (bodhran, bones), Mike Schroeder (mandolin), Steve Cooley (banjo, dobro, backing vocals) and Mark Rosenthal (guitar, vocals).

Founded in 1991 by Mark Rosenthal and Roy Livingston, Cloigheann has been playing in, around, on, and in some cases under the regional Irish music scene ever since. From festivals to pubs to concerts to house parties and weddings, it's all the same to us - great music, and great craic wherever we make it.


Culchies
Indiana

Derby Boys Irish Band Louisville, Kentucky


Liam's Fancy Irish Pub Band
Louisville, Kentucky

Riley School of Irish Music
PO Box 53303 Cincinnati, OH 45253. (513)588-0036.
Columbia Baptist Church 3718 Eastern Avenue in the Columbia-Tusculum area of Cincinnati


My Darling Asleep
Louisville, KY



Siochain Irish Band
Indianapolis, IND.


IRISH RADIO STATIONS


AIR FM DUBLIN Irish music to the world
Dublin, Ireland


Midwest Irish Radio


NATIVE AMERICAN (NA) MUSIC

Terry Cultice (Native American Flute Music) Springfield, Ohio

Three Moon Flutes (Native American Flute Music)


KENTUCKIANA MARKETING FIRMS

Via Studio

CREATIVE / MARKETING / TECHNOLOGY

VIA Studio
1201 Story Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 583-8611


KENTUCKIANA MEDIA DISTRIBUTION

Media Distributing Whole Seller of videotapes and other media. 1621 W. Main Street Louisville, KY. 502-561-9651


KENTUCKIANA MEDIA TRANSFER

Treadstone Duplication: is your premier source for optical disc and videotape production. Combining twelve years in the video production / post-production industry, Treadstone Duplication offers the best in quality service and expertise to every customer with every order. From broadcast master duplication to DVD authorization, original high-quality color label / print design, a wide variety of unique packaging, short-run and mass copying, every project is as important to them as it is to you. They utilize the most current, high-end equipment and technologies. Treadstone Duplication has expanded regional services to offer quick turn around for all formats including Beta SP, VHS, S-VHS, 1-inch, 3/4-inch, foreign conversions, and all forms of digital video as well as mass duplication of CDs and DVDs.


KENTUCKIANA ORCHESTRAS

Lexington Philharmonic OrchestraLexington, Kentucky.


Louisville Orchestra
Louisville, Kentucky.


KENTUCKIANA PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Branding solutions; content creation)

Bridge Solution


KENTUCKIANA PROMOTIONS & EVENTS COORDINATING

Bisig Impact Group

Production Simple


KENTUCKIANA RECORDING / SOUND EQUIPMENT


Guitar Emporium


Mom's Music of Louisville


KENTUCKIANA RECORDING STUDIOS

Debauchery Records


Downtown Recording Studios
Louisville, KY.


Gareth Jones
Guitarist, Sound engineer, teacher located in Louisville, KY.Louisville, KY.


Lexington Recording School.
The Lexington School for Recording Arts. "It's important to recognize music and the recording of music, as an art."

The Lexington School for Recording Arts is the only licensed audio engineering school in Kentucky, We instruct you in the process of recording and mixing music, not in a sterile classroom, but in live recording sessions. You learn how to use a variety of equipment including compressors, digital delays, gates, and limiters.


Louisville Recording Arts
This is an impressive operation that ranges from technical courses; to private sound engineering courses; to recording sessions. Take a close look at this site!

Oak Street Productions Louisville, KY.


Louisville Recording Arts
This is an impressive operation that ranges from technical courses; to private sound engineering courses; to recording sessions. Take a close look at this site!

Oak Street Productions Louisville, KY.


In Room One Studio

Founded in 2003 by Danny Kiely. In Room One is dedicated to assist in advancing the careers of unsigned artists and bands by providing a wide range of services including recording and production services as well as business and legal services. In Room One has a unique relationship with the law firm Frost, Brown, and Todd LLC which assists In Room One and its artists.


AMERICAN AUDIO/VISUAL/VIDEOGRAPHY MAGAZINES


Computer Video Editing Magazine


"Keep Louisville Weird"
A band of unique businesses in Louisville, Kentucky that are proud of their local flare and diversity and wish to celebrate that diversity.


AMERICAN MUSICIANS
(Nationally/Internationally known)


Celtic Harp Music


Ken O'Malley
Irish musician, composer, musical director, festival producer, and historian. He lives in California, but performs around the nation.


AMERICAN MUSICAL COMPOSERS
(Nationally/Internationally known)

Ronald Owen of Orlando, Florida (movie page below:)

Beyond The Gates Of Splendor

(music samples below:)

Beyond The Gates Of Splendor

Every Tribe Every Nation

(movie page below:)

End of the Spear


AMERICAN MUSICAL RESOURCES
(Nationally/Internationally known)


The Indie Bible


The Indie Venue Bible
The Indie Venue Bible is a live music venue directory that was created with the needs of the touring/live performing artist in mind. It lists over 32,000 venues and 3,500 booking agents in the US and Canada.


AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVAL AUDIO/VISUAL/VIDEOGRAPHY CLEARINGHOUSES

British Pathe Welcome to Version 3.2 of the world's first digital news archive.

Now you are here you can preview items from the entire 3500 hour British Pathe Film Archive which covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970.

You can also license higher resolution copies of the same items for Presentations, Web Publishing or Private Use. All content is free of charge for use by UK Maintained Schools in the classroom.

Footage.net


AMERICAN AUDIO/VISUAL/VIDEOGRAPHY MAGAZINES


Computer Video Editing Magazine


"Keep Louisville Weird"
A band of unique businesses in Louisville, Kentucky that are proud of their local flare and diversity and wish to celebrate that diversity.


INTERNATIONAL MUSICIANS/BANDS

BAGPIPE MUSIC


Abpa - Forum: Kommunikationsforum der Austrian Bagpipe Association

CELTIC MUSIC


Géza Frank
I was born in Vienna in July 1987. I went to school at the "Lycée Francais" in Vienna and joined the Austrian Army shortly after having finished school. Currently, I am Sgt of the Reserve. Since several years I am playing the Scottish Highland Bagpipes, with the main focus being placed on solo piping, competing and composing. If you are interested in my Compositions, or if you want to hire me for an event, please contact me via e-mail: g-f-k@gmx.at



Shadow Pipes
(Celtic / Folk / Experimental) Mein Name ist Karl Wallner, geboren am 11 March 1983 in St. Pölten, und wohne derzeit in Wiener Neustadt.


Karl Wallner
(Celtic / Folk / Experimental)


IRISH MUSIC


The BeerMats Irish Folk and Ballad Group
located in Dublin, Ireland, but traveling the world to share their music.

BeerMats Irish Folk and Ballad Group ON BEBO, called Celtic Sounds

BeerMats Irish Folk and Ballad Group FAN SITE


Tono Brennan
, member of The BeerMats (second from the left)

Friends of Irish Music

Other recommended links:

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Additional Irish sites

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Numeric

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79 Cortinaz

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Afro Celt Sound System
Aine Tyrrell
Altan
Anam
Anúna
Aquarius Music
Aslan
Jose Atance
Arch Stanton
Brian Aherne
Tim Ambler
Age
Eamon Ambrose
Aphid
Arizona
Agiven
Accidental Tourist
Arcanadh
The Array

B

Mick Brady
Bagatelle
Barberskum
Bardis Music
B*witched
Big Generator
Colin Blakey
Bone Idle Wasters
Boyzone
Paul Brady
Brando
Máire Breatnach
The Brilliant Trees
Michael Brunnock
Bulldog
Niall Byrne
Peter Baxter
Nicola Battista
Cormac Breatnach
The Bleeding Culture
Moya Brennan
Blind Eye View
The Bards
Ronan Browne
Steve Bayfield
Babyjenks
Keith Burke
Annette Buckley
Bluetide Music
Marian Bradfield
Ken Bolton
Vinny Baker
Ross Breen
Blood or Whiskey
Maria Butterly
Banda Zingara

C

The Café Orchestra
Fil Campbell
Karan Casey
Paddy Casey
The Cassidys
Celestial Jukebox (Barry Kinane)
Cellar Club
Celtic Heartbeat Records Ltd
The Chieftains
Francie Conway
Contemporary Music Centre
The Corrs
Cosmic
Cosmic Recording
The Cranberries
Crashed Music
The Crayonz
Ken Cotter
Edd Charmant
Jim Cahill
Celine Carroll
Cavanagh Brothers
Vincent Cross
Sean Crosson
Pete Courtney
Paul Casey
Charis
Tadhg Cooke
Cran
Mick Carroll
Lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola
Owen Casey
The Citadels
Chaser
Tracey Cullen
Johnny Cronin
Celtic Ninja
Patsy Cavanagh
Caitriona
Pete Courtney
Cino Resso Communications

D

Daithi Rua
Dervish
The Devlins
Madeleine Doherty
Dolphin Traders Ltd.
Keith Donald
Hugh Doolan
Leslie Dowdall
Andy Dunne
Danceline Records/Publishers
Nicola D'Agostino
Piernicola Di Muro
Brendan Devereux
Dave Dwyer
Matthew Devereux
Philip Donnelly
Eoin Delaney
Patricia Daly
Declan de Barra
Duped
Daves Radio
Eamonn Dowd & The Racketeers
Dry County

E

Engine Alley
Echo Indiana
Ellison 9
Elaine K

F

The Fleadh Cowboys
Philip Fogarty
The 4 of Us
The Frames
Fil Campbell
Foxrockmusic
Rory Faithfield
Gavin Friday
Factor X
Sarah Franklyn
Fresno
Fiach
Catherine Farrell
Finbar Furey
Martin Furey
Julie Feeney
Dave Flynn
Femmepop

G

Kieran Goss
Paul Grant
Douglas Gunn
Jack Groenland
GmMusic
Danny Guinan
Richard Gilpin
Mark Greville
Sean Garvey
Ginseng
Lou Gogan
Greengroove
The Ghostwood Project
Carmel Gunning

H

Sharon Hussey
Mick Hanly
Ronan Hardiman
Roy Harper
Graham Harte
Mickey Harte
Brian Hassan
John Hogan
Klaus Harvey
Hangingjudges
Stephen Housden
Jack Healy
Horsies
Mike Hanrahan
Andrew Handrick
Hyper-Borea
Liam Harrison (Littlewood)
Hi.Rise
Colm Heaney
Hothouse Flowers
Hummingbird
Hani Hijaz

I

Irish Flute (Garry Shannon)
The Irish Weavers
David Irwin

J

Jordan
Junkster
Joan of Arse
Julius Geezer
Alice Jago
Juno Falls
Josh Johnston
Jangaleros

K

Dolores Keane
Brendan Keeley
Paddy Keenan
Kíla
Kutmusic
Dawn Kenny
Richie Kavanagh
Bill Kennedy
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Maggie Keane
Kraven
Una Keane
Ki Kame
Louise Killeen
Sean Keane
Cormac Kenevey
Will Kevans

L

Jack L
La Rocca
Lúnasa
The Lennies
Matt Lunson
Leya
Latido Music
Lucas
The Last Post
Lost
Large Mound
Gerry Larkin
Lazarus Soul
Lieselle
Lotus Lullaby
Bobby Lee
Linsfortmusic

M

Eoghan Mac Aogáin
Matt Manning
Conor McCarthy
Eleanor McEvoy
Susan McKeown
Dr Millar
Mixtwitch
Mr Sunshine
Thom Moore
Johnny Mulhern
Michael Joyce
Marvin
Luigi Meloni
Melrose Music
June Molloy
Michael Marks
maSamba Samba School
Fintan McManus
Mundy
Mainline
James McGrath
Jimmy MacCarthy
Sarah McQuaid
Dennis McCalmont
James McGrath
Emer Mayock
Moodjazz
3 Minute Heroes
Mad Pooka
Meav
The Marshal Stars
Manach
David MacKenzie & Josh Johnston
Mark McCabe
Mark Murphy
Tomás Mulcahy
Mickey MacConnell
Larry Mathews
Moesley
Johnny McCauley
George Micansky
Dave Marytn
David Muldrew

 

N

Northcregg
Martin Nolan
Flaithrí agus Eoghan Neff
Nomos
Sean Needham
Kevin Nolan - KNECT
Niall Quinn & The Pennywhores
Gunnar K. A. Njålsson
John Nagle

O

Brendan O'Loughlin
Gerry O' Beirne
Niall Ó Callanáin
O' Carroll Music Publications
Frank O' Dwyer
Peter O' Malley
Martin O' Sullivan
Michael O Toole
Eamon O'Tuama
Owl Records
Patsy O' Brien
Optophonic
One Week Of Days
Benny O' Carroll
Declan O' Rourke
Úna O Boyle
Steven O' Neill
Organics
Sean O' Connor
Liam O' Maonlai
Gerry O' Connor
Colm O' Loughlin
Barry O'Brien
Conor O Tuama
Shane O' Riordan

P

The Pale
Padraig Parker (CD/DVD Duplication)
Tommy Peoples
Picture House
The Prayer Boat
Press the Thingy
The Ben Prevo Band
Berni Philbin
Wally Page

Petronella
The Pennywhores
The Prescriptions
Page27
Sarah Packiam
Giles Packham

Q

Colm Quearney
Aisling Quinn

R

Pádraig Rushe
Ringvillemusic
Rain
Reelraw
Marc Roberts
Roesy
Rubyhorse
Redwing
Johnny Reynolds
Rig The Jig
Damien Rice

Renko
Ben Reel
RUA
Rhiannon
Reel Trad
Reverie
The Radiators
Padraig Rynne
Reemo
Ridgewalkers
Redskymusic

S

The Saw Doctors
Colin Scallan
Davy Spillane
John Spillane
Pete St. John
Shane Supple
Stand
Jimmy Smyth
Semi
Shea Fitzgerald
Jimi Slevin
Sessions From The Hearth
Sutras
Scientific Laboratories
Martin Sneyd
Sinead Stone/Gerard Farrelly
Super AD
Doug Sheridan
Sevens
Studio Loop Records
Song-Central
SKD
Snailcake
Sundogs
Sundrive
Stoneloader
The Shipbuilders
Steel Tormentor
Santoria
Rob Smith
Solitaire Studios
Paul Solecki
Stagger Lee
Saving J

T

Terry
Colin Thompson (Skibbereen)
Junior Thompson
Paul Tiernan
Dan Toher
Terry Topley
Tinselitis (Sean McCarthy)
Paco Terio
Luke Thomas
3 Minute Heroes
Ro Tierney
Taz Treacy
Niall Toner
Gerry Tully
Emma Kate Tobia
Tonethief

U

Über

V

JJ Vernon
Vesta Varro


W

John Wynne
Eddie Who
Garrett Wall
Ciaran Wynne
Walnut to Zurich
The Walls

Patsy Watchorn
Westlife
Bill Whelan
The Wolfe Tones
Carl Wyatt
Woodstar
Whysonics
Billy Woods
Mark Walsh
John Wynne
Tom Walsh
Ian Whitty
Joan Walsh
Kairen Waloch

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Y

Yellow Room
Yngve

Z

Zrazy
Zeppo
Zaira
Zoes Dream

Irish Industry Links

Irish Associations

AIC - Association of Irish Composers

CAI - Copyright Association of Ireland

RAAP - Recorded Artists and Performers Limited

IRMA - The Irish Recorded Music Association is a non-profit making association set up by record companies and companies carrying on associated trades in the Republic of Ireland

Irish Government

Artists Exemption Scheme

Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment

Irish Legal Resources

Irish Law Site

Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors

McCann FitzGerald Solicitors

A&L Goodbody
LK Shields Solicitors

Irish Licensing Bodies

Broadcasting Commission of Ireland

PPI - Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Ltd.

Irish Resources

APRA - Works Search (on-line repertoire database)

ASCAP - Searchable Repertoire Database

Australian Music Nuts & Bolts - Music Industry Trade Directory & Links

BMI - Hyper Repertoire Database

CMC - Contemporary Music Centre

Chicago Trax - Local Music Resource Site

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann

Djembe Ireland

Enterprise Ireland

SESAC - Repertory On-line

Songwriters Resource Network

The Arts Council

Federation of Music Collectives

Music Network

Irish Music Handbook Online - Comprehensive Music Industry Trade Directory

Music Collaborators

Scoiltrad - The Virtual On Line Music School

Mostly Modern - Contemporary Classical Music Series

MadForTrad - MadForTrad.com is a Traditional Irish Music Portal offering Tutorials, News, Session & Festival Listings, Artist Biogs and Tour Dates, and a CD Shop.

IRMA Trust - Is an independent, non-profit organisation and was established in order to enhance opportunities for young people who wish to pursue a career in music.

InsideSessions - Songwriting and Music Publishing Resource

Journal of Music In Ireland

Band Family Tree musicians of every level throughout the world are able to record their playing history, experiences and details for everyone to see on this site.

Nimic The Northern Ireland Music Industry Commission.
Irish Showbands Directory
NiceandNasty - Independent Irish Dance Label

JAM Label
- Celtic Music Downloads
IrishSongwriters.net - music resource
TRIGALLIA: Biennial fantastic Celtic Festival in the town of Argenta (Italy)
CELTICA MAGAZINE: The 1st and most important Italian magazine concerning celtic culture and music
Musicians Benevolent Fund
Ballyfermot Rock School
MusiCraft - Songwriter Workshops Nationwide
Breaking Records - Blast Beat Program - Transition Year Students Record Label
Culturenorthernireland - online cultural atlas, covering music, literature, sport, heritage, dance, theatre, fashion and the visual arts
Strings.ie - Ireland's only dedicated supplier of musical instrument Strings and Accessories.
Pianos Plus - Ireland's premier piano retail organisation

IrishRockers.com - For all things Rock & Irish

Associations

Irish Business & Employers Confederation (IBEC)

84-86 Lower Baggot Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 01 6601011
Fax: 01 6601717
Web: www.ibec.ie

Irish Hotel and Catering Institute (IHCI)

Daniel O. Connell Building
Griffith College Dublin
South Circular Rd
Dublin 8
Tel: 01 4546050
Fax: 01 4546165
Email: admin@ihci.ie

Irish Hotels Federation (IHF)

13 Northbrook Rd
Dublin 6
Tel: 01 4976459
Fax: 01 4974613
Web: www.ihf.ie

Irish Retail Newsagents Association

21 Priory Hall
Stillorgan
Co Dublin
Tel: 01 2883284
Fax: 01 2887224
Web: www.irna.ie

Irish Small & Medium Enterprises (ISME)

17 Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 01 6622755
Fax: 01 6612157
Web: www.isme.ie

Licensed Vintners Association (LVA)

Anglesea House
Anglesea Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Tel: 01 6680215
Fax: 01 6680448

National Off-Licence Association (NOffLA)

1/3 Sandford Road
Ranelagh
Dublin 6
Tel: 01 4979286
Fax: 01 4910172
Email at admin@noffla.ie
Web: www.noffla.ie

Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI)

87 Augustin Street
Dublin 8
Tel: 01 6779901
Fax: 01 6718414

Small Firms Association (SFA)

84-86 Lower Baggot Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 01 6601011
Fax: 01 6601717
Web: www.sfa.ie

Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI)

5 Upper Pembroke Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 01 6761690
Fax: 01 6619213

Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI)

Castleside Drive
Rathfarnham
Dublin 14
Tel: 01 4923400
Fax: 01 4923577

Societies Affiliated With IMRO

ACAM

Costa Rica Asociacion de Compositores y Autores Musicales de Costa Rica

ACDAM

Cuba Agencia Cubana de Derecho de Autor Musical

ACUM

Israel Societe D'Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique

AEPI

Greece Societe Hellenique Pour La Protection De La Propiete Intellectuelle SA

AKKA-LAA

Latvia Copyright and Communication Consulting Agency/Latvian Copyright Agency

AKM

Austria Staatlich Genehmigte Gesellschaft Der Autoren Komponisten Und Musikverlager

ALBAUTOR

Albania Société albanaise pour les droits d'auteur de musique et d'audio-visuel

APA

Paraguay Autores Paraguayos Asociados

APDAYC

Peru Asociacion Peruana De Autores Y Compositores

APRA

Australasia Australasian Performing Right Association

ARTISJUS

Hungary Bureau Hongrois Pour La Protection Des Droits D'Auteur

ASCAP

USA American Society of Composer Authors and Publishers of Music

BCDA

Congo Bureau Congolais du Droit D'Auteur

BMI

USA Broadcast Music Inc.

BUBEDRA

Benin Copyright Society of Benin

BUMA

Netherlands Het Bureau voor Muziek-Auteursrecht

CASH

Hong Kong Composers and Authors Society Of Hong Kong

COMPASS

Singapore Composers and Authors Society of Singapore
COSCAP Barbados Copyright Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Inc - The Barbados Society

COSGA

Ghana Copyright Society of Ghana

COSOMA

Malawi Copyright Society of Malawi

COTT

Trinidad and Tobago Copyright Society of Trinidad and Tobago

EAU

Estonia Eesti Autorite Uhing

FILSCAP

Phillipines Filipino Society Of Composers Authors & Publishers

GEMA

Germany Gesellschaft Fur Musikalische Auffuhrungs Und Mechanische

GESAP

Georgia Georgian Society of Authors and Performers

HDS

Croatia Hrvatsko Drustvo Skladatelja

IPRS

India The Indian Performing Right Society Limited
JACAP Jamaica Jamaican Association of Composers, Authors & Publishers

JASRAC

Japan Japanese Society For Rights Of Authors Composers & Publishers

KODA

Denmark Selskabet til Forvaltning af Internationale Komponistrettighederi Danmark

KOMCA

Korea Korea Music Copyright Association

LATGA-A

Lithuania Lietuvos Autoriu Teisiu Gynimo Asociacijos Agentura

MACP

Malaysia Music Authors' Copyright Protection Berhad

MASA

Mauritius Mauritius Society of Authors

MCSC

China Music Copyright Society of China

MCSN

Nigeria Musical Copyright Society Nigeria

MCT

Thailand Music Copyright Thailand Ltd

MESAM

Turkey Turkiye Musiki Eseri Sahipleri Meslek Birligi
MSG Turkey Musiki Eseri Sahipleri Grubu Meslek Birligi

MUSICAUTOR

Bulgaria Bulgarian Society of Composers and Authors for Performing and Mechanical Rights

MUST

Chinese Taipei Music Copyright Intermediary Society of Chinese Taipei

NASCAM

Namibia Namibian Society of Composers and Authors of Music

OSA

Czech Republic Ochranny Svazz Autorsky Pro Prava K Dilum Hudelbnim

PRS

United Kingdom Performing Right Society

RAO

Russia Russian Authors Society

SABAM

Belgium Societe Belge Des Auteurs Compositeurs Et Editeurs

SACEM

France Societe Des Auteurs Compositeurs Et Editeurs De Musique

SACM

Mexico Sociedad De Autores & Compositores De Musica

SACVEN

Venezuela Sociedad De Autores & Compositores De Venezuela

SADAIC

Argentina Sociedad Argentina De Autores & Compositores De Musica

SAMRO

South Africa South African Music Rights Organisation Ltd

SAYCO

Columbia Sociedad De Autores Y Composittores De Colombia

SAZAS

Slovenia Slovenian Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

SBACEM

Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Autores, Compositores e Escritores de Música

SCD

Chile Sociedad Chilena Del Derecho De Autor

SESAC

USA Sesac, Inc

SGAE

Spain Sociedad General De Autores De Espana

SIAE

Italy Societa Italiana Degli Autori Ed Editori

SOCAN

Canada Society of Composers Authors & Music Publishers Of Canada

SOKOJ

Yugoslavia Savez organizacija kompozitora Jugoslavije

SOZA

Slovakia Slovensky Ochranny Zvaz Autorsky

SPA

Portugal Sociedade Portuguesa De Autores
SPAC Panama Sociedad Panameña de Autores y Compositores

STEF

Iceland Samband Tonskalda Og Eigenda Flutningsrettar

STIM

Sweden Svenska Tonsattares Internationella Musikbyra

SUISA

Switzerland Schweizerische Gesellschaft fur Urheberrechte an Musik-Auffuhrungen und-Sendungen

TEOSTO

Finland Bureau International Du Droit D'Auteur Des Compositeurs Finlandais

TONO

Norway Norsk selskap for forvaltning av fremføringsrettigheter til musikkverk

UBC

Brazil Uniao Brasilera de Compositores

UCMR

Romania Uniunea Compozitorilor si Muzicologilor din Romania
UGADU Uruguay Associacion General de Autores del Uruguay

ZAIKS

Poland Stowarzyszenie Autrow

ZAMP

Macedonia Macedonian Musical Copyright Society

 

International Societies

CISAC - International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers

European Commission

EMO - European Music office

GESAC - Groupement Européen des Sociétés D’Auteurs et Compositeurs

WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organisation


SCOTTISH MUSIC


Ewan
Member of the Glengarry Bhoys


Glengarry Bhoys
from Ontario, Canada

Glengarry Bhoys Biography

A passion inspired by their respective musical backgrounds; skills honed in the Glengarry melting pot music scene; an against-the-trend-pig-minded-approach to playing their self-penned songs in the battle scared pubs of Eastern Ontario, were the necessary ingredients that spawned what is now an internationally acclaimed alternative-roots band: the Glengarry Bhoys.

Described as bold, unorthodox, vibrant, and evocative, the Glengarry Bhoys hybrid of Canadian Highland Scots and French Canadian musical idioms has evolved into a sound that is weighty, authoritative, and extremely entertaining.

Graham Wright, the charismatic songsmith's material, although edgy and challenging, never strays too far from his native Scottish roots. His colleague, Gaye Stuart Leroux (Ziggy), is also a graduate of the "Graham Wright Band." He cut his percussive teeth in drum corps such as the 1980's successful Grade 1 Dunvegan Pipe Band, ceilidh bands like the Brigadoons, underpinned by a healthy exposure to Glengarry kitchen ceilidhs throughout his youth: A rhythmical palate that assisted in building this unique world-beat Glengarry Bhoys danceable groove.

A Glengarry Bhoys show is both a musical and visual experience. Blending old and new their music is stirring and unerringly nuanced always within earshot of the melodic Scottish tradition!

Their years of determined touring and consistent output have cemented their status at the top of the independent alternative-roots scene. In the United States, they are a marquee act on the Music Festival circuit, as well as their concert and club shows, which draw crowds usually associated with significant pop acts of today. In Canada, their appeal is much at the same pace, most tellingly evidenced by their continual placing in top ten purchases made through major online retailers such as "Maple Music."


Colin Grant-Adams (Glasgow, KY) (performs all over the world). One Man, One Guitar, One Captivating Show. Colin was born and raised near Winchester, England in a predominantly Scottish community, was exposed to the culture and heritage that would shape his career. Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, and a gifted musician himself, Colin's father was an early influence on his musical career.


Old Blind Dogs


LYRICAL RESOURCES


Lyrics 2007


MUSICAL RESOURCES

Canadian Casual Kilts

Digital Juice (Downloadable music)

Dot On Shaft Guitars


Elderly Instruments


House of Musical Traditions


Irish Music Magazine
For further information contact: Irish Music Magazine, 19 Clare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Telephone: +353 1 66 222 66.


Irish Music Rights Organization (IMRO)
IMRO's aim is to enhance the wellbeing of all those whom it represents. It does this through administrative excellence, innovative management, high quality and superior service.

IMRO is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members - songwriters, composers and music publishers - and on behalf of the members of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it. IMRO's function is to collect and distribute royalties arising from the public performance of copyright works. IMRO is a not-for-profit organisation.

Music users such as broadcasters, venues and businesses must pay for their use of copyright music by way of a blanket licence fee. IMRO collects these monies and distributes them to the copyright owners involved. The monies earned by copyright owners in this way are known as public performance royalties.

IMRO is also prominently involved in the sponsorship and promotion of music in Ireland. Every year it sponsors a large number of song contests, music festivals, seminars, workshops, research projects and showcase performances. Indeed, IMRO is now synonymous with helping to showcase emerging talent in Ireland.

McLellan Bagpipes

Pipelander bagpipe supplies

Public Domain Music Resource

http://www.louisvilledulcimers.org/ Louisville Dulcimer Society: their site is down and will be updated as soon as it is back online.

Royalty free musicRoyalty Free Impressionistic Improvisational Piano music by Composer, William Cushman.

Ultratoneonline.com


VOICE/VOCAL TALENT

James Alburger
James Alburger is the author of the book that is considered by many to be the bible of voiceover: The Art of Voice Acting. He is comfortable on both sides of the mic as voice talent, producer, writer, and director, and is the recipient of 11 Emmys and numerous other awards for performance, copy writing, and production. James is recognized as one of the top voiceover and performance coaches in the U.S. Joan Baker and http://www.secretsofvo.com
Joan Baker is a sound to be reckoned with as one of New York's premier voice-over actors. The We Network, American Red Cross, American Express, ABC News and Sports, NBC, Roadrunner, SPIKE TV and Disney (she positively ROARED for the Lion King's national radio campaign!) How about HBO Family, ESPN Classic, WNBC, Nickelodeon, Chase Bank, SHOWTIME, Fox 5, NBA Entertainment, NICK at NITE, Imus in the Morning, and countless more. (Did we mention the ABC Super Sign in Times Square?) Joan's extraordinary talent has generated the spotlight with feature articles in the Hollywood Reporter, Back Stage, Media Week, ADWEEK and Broadcasting & Cable to mention a few. By the way, Joan is the author of SECRETS OF VOICEOVER SUCCESS, Compelling stories of the top voice-over actors in the industry, including the one and only, Don LaFontaine. All proceeds benefit the Alzheimer's Foundation.

Angela C. Brown
Los Angeles native Angela Carole Brown has been a veteran of the L.A. music scene for two decades as a vocalist, recording artist, and songwriter. She has recorded voice-overs, movie cues, jingles, and CDs for herself and other artists, including Josh Groban's hit single "You Raise Me Up" on his Closer CD for Warner Bros. Records; for South Park's Matt Stone and Trey Parker; and for the political documentary Running with Arnold. She has worked theatre, clubs, concert halls, television, and radio, in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, including the lead in L.A. Music Award's "2004 Best Rock Opera of the Year" Symphony of the Absurd with Elvis Schoenberg's Orchestre Surreal at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, and her critically lauded Off-Broadway, one-woman show, The Purple Sleep Cafe, at Primary Stages' 45th Street Theatre in New York City.

Joe Cipriano
Network Promo Voice: Fox, CBS, NBC and Food Network Radio Imaging Voice and Trailer Narrator Show Announcer: Deal or No Deal, 1 vs 100, Identity and Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Quote: "We only need 3 things in life, Something to do, someone to love and something to hope for."

Jonathan Cook
Jonathan Cook is the only man to have read a piece of copy "live-to-air" while skydiving from the space shuttle. In addition, he has won the Nobel Prize for Enunciation, an Emmy for his work on a show that, due to ongoing arbitration, can not be named, and is a Roads Scholar (no affiliation with the actual Nobel Prize, The Emmys, or Rhodes (duh!) Scholar associations/organizations is intended...this is sarcasm, kids. Anyway, I mean he is a reformed DJ from Chicago who has the dubious honor of being the last DJ/On-air personality...whatever...to say "97.1 THE Classic Rock Station, KLSX" before signing it over to the talk format....that one's actually true. Thanks for reading this. Be well! My email is jonathan@jonathancook.net.

Rick Dees
The host of the weekly top 40 show, the number one DJ in Los Angeles for nearly twenty years, and the host of the morning show on Movin' 93.9 FM in Los Angeles.

Jack Dever: The Home Solutions Show

Cedering Fox
Cedering Fox has lent her voiceover talents to countless commercial campaigns including E.P.T., Cadillac, Toyota, Lubriderm and Fresh Step. Fox made network history as the first woman at ABC to do everything the men do, launching and voicing promotional campaigns for morning, daytime (all of ABC's soap operas), primetime dramas, comedies, specials (The Academy Awards) and late night shows. She also has worked extensively for NBC's Entertainment division (numerous soap operas, dramas and specials including The Emmy Awards with Don La Fontaine) and NBC's News division (including The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Dateline), CBS (Movies, Mini-Series, Specials including Victoria's Secret Lingerie), and CNN. Her voice is heard on more then a dozen affiliate stations from Sacramento to Boston and she has an extensive resume voicing Democratic political ads, documentaries (such as last year's award winning A Face for Yulce), and live award shows including The People's Choice Awards. It's been said that her voice has a unique ability to cut through, exuding a certain male-ish authority with the natural warmth of a woman. Cedering is the Artistic Director of WordTheatre, a literary salon in LA, NY and London that features world class actors and writers performing stories live.

Ben Patrick Johnson
Ben Patrick Johnson grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He escaped at age 22 and moved to L.A. to become Director of Production for KABC radio. Several years of embarrassment, humiliation and scrapping have resulted in Johnson achieving some marginal degree of success in voice-overs, most notably at CBS, FOX, Starz!, CourtTV and for a variety of movie trailers. It is rumored that Johnson is also a somewhat accomplished novelist, but we were unable to find anyone who's actually read one of Ben's books. Now, at age 37, Johnson lives in the Hollywood hills with a mixed breed wildcat, six tortoises and a lizard.

Don LaFontaine died on 1 September 2008

John Leader
John Leader is the voice that launched a thousand romantic comedies, scores of Merchant- Ivory films, and countless television dramas. John lives in Northridge with his wife Pam, their dog Wizard and a modest collection of vintage Porsches. If you're looking for a voice to "explain something complicated," John Leader is your guy. Represented by SBV.

Les Marshak
Les Marshak has been the voice of some of Network Television's biggest events. He has been the live announcer of the Academy Awards three times during the 90's--the voice of the Tony Awards for 21 consecutive years, and most recently the SAG Awards. He has recorded thousands of commercials for Macy's, having been their lead voice for over 19 years. Les can be currently heard each morning opening the Today Show on NBC and as Narrator on the Psychic Detectives series on Court TV.

Knightyme Studios, Inc.
My thanks to Tom Knight and his brilliant staff at Knightyme Studios for the spectacular job of creating this new website!

Greg ONeill
Greg O'Neill, the Discount Don LaFontaine. He has a face tailor made for voice OVER, I've been content picking up Don's leftovers much like the guy making rude noises at the race track, scouring the grounds for mislaid winning tickets. The voice of Fox News and the literal voice of Stihl, I can be contacted at gregoneill@roadrunner.com or you can try my agents at Atlas Talent in NYC and see if they return YOUR calls.

Paul Pape
Paul's voice has been heard in almost every media imaginable including commercials, narrations, promos & trailers, television series, feature films, movies of the week and video games. He is considered one of the leading voices in the ADR field (Automated Dialogue Replacement), having worked on over 90 television series and many of the biggest blockbuster movies of recent years. Paul recently received an award from EA Sports for both his voice-over and on-camera work on "Black", a number-one video game that has sold over two million copies in the U.S. and Britain. Other recent credits include promos for the Starz Channel and Fox Sports Network, as well as for industrial clients such as Raytheon and the Boeing Corporation. Paul's favorite gig of the last few years was narrating the video for the Key Arts Lifetime Achievement Award that paid tribute to his old pal, Don LaFontaine, at the Kodak Theater in 2005.

Bill Ratner
Bill Ratner got his start pushing buttons on a radio console at age twelve, and when his voice finally changed there was no stopping him. From grimy black-box theaters in Minnesota, to "Flint" on G.I. Joe, to voices-that-will-never-die in Disney World, Bill keeps moving his Hollywood lips for pay, and although Jeff Bridges once told him, "Cool voice, man," Bill has kept his swelled head to a manageable size. His proudest professional moment was tagging A Don LaFontaine promo by saying, "Tonight."

Anika Noni Rose
Anika played Lorelle in "Dreamgirls" co-starring with Beyonce, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx and Jenifer Hudson. Anika won a Tony Award for "Caroline and Change." Those who watched the Oscars this year will remember those beautiful high notes she hit during the Dreamgirls production number.

Rodney Saulsberry
Rodney Saulsberry is one of the top voice-over talents in the country, and author of two books, You Can Bank on Your Voice and Step Up to the Mic. For more than a decade he has given voice to many successful commercial campaigns, including Toyota Camry, Twix, Zatarain's and numerous movie trailers such as, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and Dumb & Dumberer.

Ashton Smith
Ashton Smith is one of the busiest voices in the movie trailer business. He has voiced promos for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, TNT, TBS, CNN, Court TV, A&E, AMC, HBO and ESPN. He was the voice of National Geographic Channel's Seconds from Disaster and Ripley's Believe It or Not. He is an instrument rated pilot and a collector of tropical palm trees. Ashton and his family reside in Palos Verdes, California.

DB Sweeney
D.B.'s films include Gardens of Stone, Memphis Belle, Fire in the Sky, The Cutting Edge, No Man's Land, Spawn, The Darwin Awards, Yellow, Roommates and Eight Men Out (as Shoeless Joe Jackson). He makes his debut as screenwriter, producer and director with Two Tickets to Paradise. For many years D.B. was the voice of Bud Lite and Lincoln cars. His many long form narrations include over 70 episodes of Fox's "Beyond the Glory." Those with kids may recognize his two Disney characters: Aladar in "Dinosaur" and Sitka in "Brother Bear." I can be reached through Eric Seastarnd at William Morris: 310 859-4289, or email: ejs@wma.com

Randy Thomas
Randy Thomas, one of the most recognized female voices in America, is the first person, male or female, to announce the Academy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards all in the same year. Making headway for women in the business, she was the first female to announce the American Film Institute Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Miss America Pageant. Randy is heard daily with Don on Entertainment Tonight and The Insider for Paramount Television. Randy is also heard on Disney Channel's "Project Playtime," and also does radio imaging for many of America's radio stations. She recently completed her first book, "VOICE FOR HIRE: How to Launch and Maintain a Lucrative Voice-Over Career" in collaboration with voice-over artist Peter Rofe'. It is due to be released in Spring 2008 by Watson-Guptill and Billboard Book Publications.

Keri Tombazian
Warm, real, commanding, and sultry, Keri Tombazian blows up the notion that women can't cut through, having voiced promos for NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, the Fine Living Channel, E! Entertainment, Animal Planet and trailers for films such as Sideways. Her voice is heard nationally on commercials for Borders Books, Penzoil, Aleve, and the fast talking legal chick of Infinity cars. Keri's keen ear and golden voice bring all the rich meaning of the written word to life.

Sylvia Villagran
SYLVIA VILLAGRAN...the voice of today's Latina. She is the first, and only, woman to do a morning radio show, en espanol, in Los Angeles on KXOL, "el Sol" 96.3 FM. She was the first Latina reporter for the TV show Hard Copy and the west coast entertainment reporter for several Telemundo shows including, Ocurrio Asi, Primera Hora, and Alta Tension. Sylvia is the 'voice' of many commercials, promos, and awards shows in both English and Spanish, like: Mun2 (dos) Television, Starting Over on NBC, 2006 Writer's Guild Awards (live), 2006 Latin Billboard Awards (live) on Telemundo, 2006 MTV Latin VMA's (live), and 2005 X Games for ESPN Deportes. She's also on ABC, VH1, TLC and TCM. Sylvia is the only Latina featured in the book "Secrets of Voice over Success. Top Voice-Over Actors Reveal How They Did It." How does she do it all? She answers "I just do."

Voice Over Resource Guide
In 1988, it started out as a folded piece of paper in Dave Sebastian Williams back pocket. Now, it's blossomed into the Los Angeles Newsstand Voice Over Resource Guide. The only publication for the Voice Over Industry with current LISTINGS of VO; Recording Studios, Casting Services, Talent Agencies, Training, Demo Producers, Union Contact Numbers and Session Fees & Use Rates. It continues to grow daily on-the-web by adding more regions at http://www.VoiceOverResourceGuide.com/.

Beau Weaver
Beau Weaver has performed in more different media and venues than practically any other voice actor in Hollywood. He was the voice of Superman and Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four, in the animated television series, but today works mostly in film and television marketing, trailers and promos. One of the west coast VO guys to work from a home studio, Beau splits time between LA and the Ojai Valley.

Nita Whitaker
Groomed in gospel, trained in opera, honed in pop, Nita's voice is a remarkable instrument that's difficult to define, but when you hear her power chops and sweet high tones, you know you are in the presence of greatness. Pulling all these elements together, Nita has found a beautiful blend of music that soothes the soul and shares stories from life on this her latest CD LifeStories showcasing her songwriting and producing abilities as well.

Dave Sebastian Williams and http://www.VoiceOverResourceGuide.com.com
Where does he get his timing? From Mr. Bolerjack's H.S. Music Class, (drummer since 4th grade), Mr Snyder's Public Speaking Course, conducting the marching Band as Drum Major at football games and parades, or, from "Hittin'-The-Post" of Top 40 hits on the radio. He didn't make the 'Service' but, wanting to do his part, Dave got himself invited to join a USO Show, drumming, singing & dancing for our troops on a tour of France, Italy, and Germany. Could some of his timing come from those long evenings at Ringo's Sunset Plaza home where he actually sat at "The Ed Sullivan Show set of drums" and traded 8's with Mr. Starr? When timing is of the essence he's always been there for his fellow VO Actors, especially during his tireless 18 years of coaching some of the VO Industry's timeless voices. In the mid 90's the timing was right when he opened Dave & Dave Recording Studios and started publishing the Newsstand Voice Over Resource Guide. The chosen last Jock on 93/KHJ Boss Angeles and one of the first to ISDN & Record from home (under the staircase in a coat closet), Dave is most recognizable as the un-recognizable voice of thousands of campaigns.

Matt Wright and http://www.sound-advice.com
Santa Claus brought Matt his first tape recorder when Matt was just six years old. Matt discovered his calling--amazing his friends and annoying adults with taped tall tales. He's still doing it as Creative Director of the award winning radio production company, Sound Advice, and now as the voice of numerous movie campaigns, TV promos for ABC, TNT, Fox, CBS, and many others, and enough home entertainment campaigns to fill up your Netflix queue for a month.


PERFORMING VOICE OVERS

# How do I get started in the business?

To begin, remember that it's not the quality of the voice that counts, it's the quality of the delivery. For those just starting out, I suggest you find a good VO class. This may not be easy in many parts of the country, but if you live in or near Los Angeles, New York or Chicago, you should be able to find a choice of classes. Some also exist in other cities, but be sure to check out the credentials of the teaching staff before you commit. If classes are not available (and even if they are) I recommend a few books that I believe will give you a running start in the business.

"Secrets of Voice Over Success" by Joan Baker features the viewpoints of more than a dozen working Voice Actors, including myself. You will learn from their experiences, and receive terrific guidance in the areas of acting, studio techniques, client relations, and many other areas.

"Step Up to the Mic: A Positive Approach to Succeeding in Voice-Overs" and "You Can Bank on Your Voice" by Rodney Saulsberry. These books explore critical aspects of VO from the viewpoint of one of the most successful Voice Actors in the business.

"The Art of Voice Acting" by James R. Alburger. Step by step instruction on developing a voice over career, including exercises to help strengthen your instrument.

Remember, practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

# What kind of equipment do I need?

It's a lot less complicated then it was when I was starting out. Today, all you really need to get started is a computer and a good microphone. There are a number of software programs that you can purchase or download that will allow you to record, edit and enhance your voice. I suggest you investigate your options based upon what you can afford. There is new technology that is emerging that will allow you almost instant computer access to your clients. ISDN Digital Phone lines are used by most of the top Voice Actors. This technology can work from your home studios to virtually any place in the world with the same eauipment.

# What can I do to improve my voice?

Singing lessons always help. You may never perform in Carnegie Hall, but you will improve your breath control, and expand the range of your vocal delivery. Also, simply using (not abusing) your voice by reading out loud will, over time, improve the quality and strength of your instrument. Do not think that smoking and drinking is going to help you develop a deep, rich tone. Smoking and drinking will help you develop cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. Take care of your voice, and it will work for you.


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