The Helms Agency ~

Back in the Studio

Britt — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:29:49 +0000

I’m back from the last family holiday of the year before school starts. It was my pleasure to help a couple of my clients with immediate voicing needs while I was away using my portable recording setup.

Now I’m back in the main studio and ready to do your vocal bidding. (980) 428-6423 is the magic number. I am waiting for your call.

Out of the Studio in August

Britt — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:13:52 +0000

I will be away from the main studio from August 8th through the 15th.

I will, however, have my portable studio with me while I’m away – for any clients that might have an emergency voicing need.

Out of the Studio this week…

Britt — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:28:56 +0000

All my regular clients know that I’m away from the studio this week, and unfortunately for those that might try to contact me, I don’t have cell signal here at Boy Scout Camp Raven Knob in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

Please leave me a voicemail message and I’ll return your call as soon as possible once I return to civilization.

And That’s The Way It Was…

Britt — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:40:20 +0000

Farewell to Walter Cronkite who delivered the news of the day to the world for so many years. He set the standard that news anchors strive to reach. “And that’s the way it was….”

New Phone Number

Britt — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:48:34 +0000

Be sure to update your contact list with our new phone number. It is (980) 4-A-VOICE (428-6423) and is through a new web-based service called Google Voice.

You can also have the service initiate a call between us by clicking on the ”Call Me” widget found at the top of the right side of this website.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

In A World Without Don LaFontaine…

Britt — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:50:50 +0000

I woke up to sad news this morning, the passing of Voiceover legend Don LaFontaine. You may not have recognized him if you had passed him on the street, but had he opened his mouth, you would have been left wondering “where have I heard that voice before?”. The answer…just about everywhere.

God must have had some voice work which required only the best, so he called Don home to handle the task. We will surely miss Don and wish the best to his wife and immediate family as well as to the voiceover family that loved and learned so much from Don over the years. That’s a wrap, Don. Job well done.

Most people will recognize Don from this TV ad for Geico Insurance:

For more information about Don LaFontaine, do a Google search or search for more examples of his work on YouTube.com.

www.VoiceTalkers.com

Britt — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:04:08 +0000

Recently I was listening to one of several podcasts related to voice overs (VOX Talk, Voice Overs On Demand and Voice Over Experts) and Stephanie Ciccarelli made mention of a YouTube video that was getting rave reviews. Of course, I just had to go check it out (and add to the now over half a million views it has enjoyed). I just couldn’t stop laughing as it poked a little fun at the voice over industry.

There are some among us in the voice over community that are blessed with a natural speaking voice that is perfect for VO work. Most of us, however, have to “turn on” our working voices when it is time to perform. There is nothing wrong with that, I mean, Kiefer Sutherland doesn’t run around shooting up Hollywood 24/7 either. Like Kiefer, when it is time to perform, we call on our experience and our training to provide the best possible performance for our clients.

After watching the Voice Talkers clip on YouTube, I decided to see if anyone had taken ownership of www.VoiceTalkers.com. To my surprise, it was available…..so I took ownership and directed it to my “The Helms Agency” website. Lets face it, there is more to marketing yourself as a voice actor or voice over talent than word of mouth (pun intended). If popular sketch on YouTube can send potential clients my way, why not. Here is the clip. Enjoy…

New Site Up And Running

Britt — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:33:33 +0000

Many thanks to Rodney Wallin of the Belmont Design Agency for helping me get the site “turned up a notch.” Rodney can do wonders for you too. The Belmont Design Agency can do so much more than just websites. Get started by clicking on the link above and you’ll be glad you did.

The new site will be so much better than the previous version of the site which was so very under developed. As I learn to manage the new site and enable some of the many plugins available, it will only continue to get better.

In the mean time, please pardon the dust of a complete overhaul and remodel of the site and feel free to contact me for your voicing needs.