Final Tremor Video Spot

I can only hope to be half as interesting as that guy------>


If you find my video clips interesting in the slightest, please check out the third and final installment of my Tremor Video collection.  Again, props to Joanne and Kevin Joella at Joella Arts for recording the spot.  Have fun!

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Lookin' sexy over there, huh?  That picture is from our honeymoon in Napa, California.  Rachel and I got to canoe the Russian River.  Beautiful scenery and easy canoeing!

I guess I really wanted to share the next video with everyone, so it will be available at the end of this post.  The work was for Tremor Video by way of Get-Kinetic.  I recorded the spot at the home studio of Joanne and Kevin Joella, who have been amazingly supportive and helpful in moving my career forward and coaching me through some of my recordings.  Much love to them!  By the way, they both play with another friend of mine named Krissy Johnson in a band called Bosslady.  Go see them whenever you get a chance!

So here's the video.  Enjoy!

Hey Y'all,
If you got my tweet the other day, you'll remember that I did an audition yesterday.  It was for an intro spot for a segment on HGTV.  I should find out soon, so I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime, here's some of my work from a few months ago.  The end user of the audio is a company called Tremor Video.  Here's one of the segments that I did for them:

That's kinda fun, huh?  I'll be putting up the other two sometime in the next few days, so be on the lookout!  Thanks for checking out the site.  Remember that you can find a bunch of my recordings at www.owenmccuen.com.  And remember also that I am a starving artist of sorts.  So if you know anyone who works in audio or video production, animation, television, Hollywood, or intergalactic travel, please spread the word!  Link them up to my site; Give them my Facebook and Twitter info; contact me so I can send them a cd... HOOK A BROTHER UP!!

These voices are still in my head, by the way, and I'll be doing some fun stuff coming up.  When it comes to fruition I will be sure to make it available.  Thanks for listening!

Hey Everybody,

I've been really busy with a lot of crazy crap lately.  I went to Portland, OR for the second American Beer Bloggers Conference (#BBC11 for those of you who dig hashtags) and had a blast!  Right before I left, I recorded a voice gig.  The end user was Tremor Video.  I'm not sure where exactly the recordings will end up, but I'm pretty certain they aren't for the general public, but rather companies who are involved in the process of contracting Tremor Video.  Either way, it was a worthwhile venture.  I'll take this opportunity to shout out Kevin Joella as a great sound engineer!

I'm not particularly fond of photographs of myself.  I really don't like posing for pictures.  But so far, everyone I've spoken to in the voice acting community has told me to get a head shot for possible on-camera gigs as well.  So here it is.  Without resorting to downright sorcery, Jack Elberson has made me look like a respectable citizen.  Thanks, Jack!

What I really wanted to share with everyone is a link to Giant Food Stores "Passport to Nutrition."  I recorded this gig about a year ago and I'm just now getting it out there.  If I can gather up all the links in one spot one of these days, I'll update you.  But for now, it's worth a look-see.  It will take you to the beginning of the "Learn" segments.  Just click on the different lessons and go to the animated stuff.  I appear as all of the kids and most of the sound effects (all the chomping, zooming, running, writing, measuring, etc.).  Actually, if you have kids of your own, spend some time with the lessons and watch the live-action segments as well.  I only appear in the animated ones, but there's a lot of info for parents and kids to keep everybody healthy.  Enjoy it!  Here's the link:
Passport to Nutrition

Thanks again, friends, for spending a moment with the Voices in My Head.  Hopefully you'll be hearing more and more of them.  I have been.

New Gig

Hey All,

I know you've been holding your collective breath waiting for me to get famous... Well don't breathe yet.  I have done a few gigs since I first began my quest began around the 4th of July, but I'm just getting started.  So, while I'm not exactly famous, my friends and family can hear my voice on the radio.  I am  appearing in a commercial for a new restaurant in Philly called Lacroix.  I haven't been there yet but you can give me your reviews.  When you hear the commercial, you won't be able to stay away!  Trust me, it's very convincing.

The spot is playing a few times a day on B101.  If you're not much for radio listening, you can hear the finished commercial here:

http://owenmccuen.com/audio/Lacroix_'Double%20Talk'_60_mix%203.mp3

Thanks for keeping up with me and listening to the Voices in My Head.  Now my voice can be in your head for awhile.  Let me know what you think.  Feel free to comment on the blog, message me on Facebook, or shoot me an email.  Also, keep listening for some fun "celebrity" readings of literature, poetry, recipes, or whatever strikes my fancy.  I promise never to take myself too seriously.  Thanks,

Owen


btw, I "liberated" the above image from newscopy.org, found on a Google image search.

Charlie and Ian Strike Again

After quite a bit of fiddling with my gear, I finally have a recording setup that I can deal with.  Lots of stupid imaginary conversations will undoubtedly be popping up in the next few months.  Maybe it will only be one silly comment, but at least there will be some voices that you can recognize saying some ridiculous things.  This little tidbit is something I've been thinking about, and someday I'll write an actual script for Charlie Sheen and Ian McKellan to use instead of just randomly dropped sound bites.

I just can't stop saying, "I'm on a drug... it's called Charlie Sheen!"

Of course, after saying it like the Vatican Assassin himself I began experimenting with Ian McKellan

and I can't decide who is more convincing.  Sir Ian can be pretty authoritative, so you'd believe him in a heartbeat... but Charlie swears that one's face would melt off after doing the drug.  And does Mr. McKellan's face look melted to you?   Well, maybe he's holding it onto his skull in the photo but he appears to be in good health otherwise.

Wanna hear what they might say to each other:

http://owenmccuen.com/audio/Charlie%20and%20Ian.mp3

And here we...GO!!

Owen McCuen is now available full time for voice over work!  Thassright... After a crazy couple of weeks (including an awesome Show Week at The Little Gym, wedding preparation, the wedding itself, and a fantastic honeymoon) I am ready for action.  This has been brewing for probably about 30 years, so I guess it's about time.

What do voice actors do?  Well, we act with our voices.  Just turn on the radio and listen for a commercial.  When a construction worker waxes poetic about his morning coffee or a child finds a mythical beast in her mom's laptop computer, those people are most likely actors  (I know, you didn't really want to see under that veil, but reality hurts).  Whenever a message wriggles its way through the thick crust of media and leaves a lasting impression on the listener, the creative forces behind that message are at the top of their game.  I offer my voice(s) to the creative process!

Who could use a person like me?  Sound studios need a bank of competent voice actors to breathe life into scripts.  Marketing folks may be searching for something specific, an "Oh yeah, that's the guy!" moment.
Film and editing, online productions, television, animation, radio stations, voice mail... Feel free to share my information with anyone who might want to hear my commercial demo, character demo, or the other recordings I've done.  You can share my Facebook info, Twitter handle (@owenmccuenvoice) or a link to my blog (you're reading it right now, so that's a no-brainer!), but definitely direct interested parties to my website:
www.owenmccuen.com

Thanks so much for listening to the Voices in My Head.  There will be more posts coming soon with audio or video in the content.  Drop me a line!

Thanks,

Owen