Best Personal Branding Finalists 2008
February 11, 2008
The Best Personal Branding Award honors voice actors who have been working full-time in voice over as a professional for three or more years who place great emphasis on their marketing materials, logo and other branding materials. The finalists in the category of Best Personal Branding the 2008 Voice Awards are…
Best Personal Branding Criteria
December 8, 2007
The Best Personal Branding Award honors voice actors who have been working full-time in voice over as a professional for three or more years who place great emphasis on their marketing materials, logo and other branding materials.
Criteria:
- Voice actor may self-nominate or be nominated by a voice over coach, colleague or client
- A recent sample of their voice or voice over work must be hosted on their Voices.com website
- Has studied for a period of time with a voice over coach or has attended multiple workshops for voice acting
- Each voice actor needs to have a professional headshot or graphical image representative of themselves or of their work to be used for promotion on Voices.com web properties and complementary voice over sites
- Voice actors must provide links to all branding materials such as photos of their stationary, promotional materials, logo, slogans, and so on.
Julie Williams, 2008 Voicey Awards Judge, Best Personal Branding
December 7, 2007
Julie Williams
“Voice-Over Chocolate”
Julie Williams is celebrating her 30th year in voice-overs. She has voiced thousands of commercials, narrations, video games, infomercials, documentaries, and other types of voice-over. Julie has been heard all over the world, and nationally on HGVT, WE, and other media outlets.
Julie Williams boasts such clients as Coca-Cola, Pampers, Pizza Hut, Billy Graham, The US Army, US steel, Imperial Sugar, Sunny Delight, Dominos Pizza, Adobe, and thousands of others. Currently, Julie is heard on national Eyeglass World commercials, The New Body Shaper infomercial, and Skincerity Skin Care Product ads, as well as hundreds of regional and local spots, and non broadcast flash productions. In addition, she’s the voice of the video game “Stevie Learns Pool Safety.” Samples of Julie’s work can be heard at http://www.voice-overs.com.
Bruce Barker Wins Voicey Award for Best Personal Branding
May 8, 2007
Bruce Barker has enjoyed a number of fabulous opportunities in the world of voice over, but it didn’t start out that way. For a time, Bruce tried to do it all, utilizing his wide range of vocal abilities as a voice over handyman. However, he soon realized that he could better serve niche markets by narrowing the vocal field a bit. Embarking on a journey whereby establishing a solid brand and to discovering his signature voice, Bruce followed the audio component up with some swanky artwork to complete the overall presentation of his vocal talent, reinforcing his original brand – branding that won him the prestigious honor of Best Personal Branding at the 2007 Voicey Awards from the leading voice over marketplace, Voices.com.
Bruce’s brand imaging has served him well, creating a unique packaging for his versatile voice. Everything that goes out the door with his name on it bears his distinctive logo, a brightly beaming yellow donkey carved from wood complete with a striking blue harness and a contagious smile. As the owner of a state of the art broadcast and voiceover recording studio, Bruce has commissioned multiple logos and branding pieces catering to his company and his unique voiceover services in particular.
In an acceptance speech, Bruce acknowledged Nancy Wolfson of Brain Tracks Audio (http://www.braintracksaudio.com), stating, “I’d been doing voiceover for a very long time, but Nancy’s THE person responsible for getting me to the next level and the next and the next. That girl can do anything, and I’m living proof. Oh, and props to her artwork and web design go-to guy, Jason Sikes of VillageGreenStudios.com. Once we’d established the voice branding, Jason came up with the ultra-goofy (and absolutely perfect) donkey logo.”
Voices.com and Voicey Awards co-founder, Stephanie Ciccarelli says, “Bruce’s unique style and branding, both vocal and visual, are stunning and we’re proud to bestow this honor upon him as the first winner in the Best Personal Branding category.”
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About Bruce Barker
While still a freshman in High School, Bruce entered the entertainment world as a small-town radio DJ in Western Alaska. In 1987 he moved to Southern California, and quickly expanded into voice work for Television, as well as Narration and Industrials/Corporate presentations. Launched full-time in 1999, Bruce’s audio production company, RightAfterThis.com, generates everything from Internet TV shows to live radio broadcasts to audio books, all from a four-studio complex in North Hollywood, CA.
Bruce Barker’s partial client list includes: Sony Playstation / Walmart (TV, National), Proflowers (Radio & Internet, National), Disney’s Little Mermaid Platinum Edition (DVD), Pacific Life Insurance (TV, National), Green Light Financial (TV, Southern California), Muscle Car - Spike TV (National), and eHarmony Marriage Minutes (Radio, National).
Best Personal Branding Finalists 2007
February 1, 2007
Julie Williams
Voice-Over Chocolate with a voice that’s clear and smoothe like chocolate!
Caryn Clark
Caryn is the very real sound of today’s woman - she is THE Hip Chick Voice
Jamie Buck
Jamie is an International Voice Talent (and yes, some say Man of Mystery).
Bruce Barker
The nice guy next door with the killer pool, who actually lets you swim in it whenever you want.
Johnny George
Johnny’s character and personality ensures proper voice branding for your project.
