Brian Hart Voice Overs

Sunset Over Cotton Bayou, originally uploaded by Brian Hart.

I know I know, this really isn’t a photo blog. But I had to share. One of my photos made the “Explore” page on flickr.com for March 6th. It’s a pretty big deal as they only put the top 500 photos from a given day out of the thousands and thousands received. How many? To give you some idea, I just checked the Flickr most recent photos page and it says, “There were 3,876 photos uploaded in the last minute.”

Anyway, since this image seems to be fairly popular I thought I’d share it.

Cotton Bayou is not far from my home. I was just wandering around last Saturday and stumbled into this marina. Originally, I was trying to get a shot of the blue heron (look just to the left of the middle of this photo) and snapped this one as an after thought. Go figure.

Ferris Wheel in Motion, originally uploaded by Brian Hart.

I’ve been a bit slow in the blogging department lately due to a death in the family and being very busy. Plus I’ve been playing with my new camera in my spare time. I keep thinking of this capture I made last night and decided to share it with you. It may be visual but it really speaks to me. If you really want to check it out in all it’s fantastic detail I suggest looking at the largest size.

Brian Hart Voice Overs has a new phone number. The new number is (251) 752-9221. The old 919 number does not forward so please be sure and update your records.

What radio industry websites do you go to for your news, ratings and such? I thought I’d list a few of my favorites.

All Access requires registration but it’s free. This site is simply fantastic. Lots of news, columns, tips, classifieds and so on. Plus they send out email updates and have a nifty desktop feature.

Radio & Records is an industry standard magazine that is published weekly. The companion website is very good too. Again lots of news and articles broken down by format.

FMQB Another great source with articles, classifieds. There’s some overlap in all of these sites but all are very good.

Radio-Info.com is part news source part message board. A HUGE message board with sections for the major market cities, all 50 states, and segments of radio. You’ll find me posting sometimes in the production section.

So what awesome industry sites did I miss? Please share in the comments if you like.

Randy Thomas and Peter Rofe are holding a workshop in Fort Myers, FL for working vo actors on April 12th. I’ve already signed up. Space is limited to 10 participants. If you’d like more information contact Caryn Clark.

I sent a note to a friend of mine today who I haven’t talked to in quite some time. In my typically informal fashion I used the word “Hey” as the subject line. When he replied he mentioned that he almost tossed the email out as spam without reading it because of the vague subject line. So it got me thinking about email etiquette.
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Hello and thanks for stopping by. Brian Hart Voice Overs is undergoing a major overhaul. Part of the new site will include this blog. This blog will primarily share information about Brian Hart, radio imaging, people you should know, and hopefully pass along a few tips and tricks to improve your audio productions along the way. I’ll be adding new posts a few times a week when I think I have something worth sharing.

If you create radio imaging, television promos, commercials or are another voice actor I hope you find this blog to be a valuable resource. Feel free to leave comments, share knowledge, tips, or whatever else pleases you.

And as always, please email me or call if you have any questions or would like to discuss how Brian Hart Voice Overs can help grow your business.