Voiceover guru, on-camera actor, and app developer David H. Lawrence XVII jams with author and Emmy-honored casting director Bonnie Gillespie about voiceover myths, how to deal with rejection, and the role of a healthy mindset in making it in this business.
What are your key takeaways from David’s interview from the SMFA Summit? Share below in the comments! 🙂
After a 36-year career in radio, David H. Lawrence XVII moved to television and has been seen on The People vs. OJ, Lost, CSI, The Mentalist, The Unit, Chuck, Good Luck Charlie, ANT Farm, Touch, The Finder, and is best known as the creepy evil puppet master Eric Doyle on NBC’s smash hit Heroes. Lawrence helps actors create their own voiceover careers with his award winning VOHeroes.com training program, and has been Backstage‘s readers’ choice for favorite VO teacher and favorite VO demo producer four years in a row. Lawrence has voiced more than 200 audiobooks and teaches specialized courses in audiobook production with a concentration on ACX and Audible work. He created the best-selling industry standard Rehearsal® Pro app for actors and VO talent, giving them a digital rehearsal studio right in their pocket. On radio, the Emmy-award winning and Clio-nominated Lawrence hosted The David Lawrence Show and Online Tonight; was a morning show talent for ABC Radio, Clear Channel, and CNET; and anchored The Net Music Countdown to more than 300 radio stations and both XM and Sirius Satellite Radio. Lawrence was at the forefront of the podcasting revolution by delivering daily RealAudio and MP3 “podcasts” via email starting in early 1995.
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“Failure is a GOLD MINE.” HUGE Takeaway!
Right on!
So thrilled I could catch up on this today – thank you Bonnie and David!
Thank you! 🙂 So glad to see you, lovely!
This was so informative and amazing! So many takeaways! Let it all go!
Hey David! Do you edit your own books for ACX or does someone do it for you? Thanks!!
And thanks as always Bon!
Also, it’s not tomorrow yet…but I can’t get the David link to work! 🙁
It’s working again yay! ☺️
Mr. Lawrence~ Whew! My head is a swim with all your great information! Thank you too for your generous offerings. 🙂