My Voiceover Journey
My Voiceover Journey At the beginning of the Pandemic, I had a lot of people coming to me asking me about voiceover; How do I get started in it? How do I set up a home studio? How do I get work? And I was happy to help out when I could and answer whatever questions I could. And I found that the question that was being asked a lot of the time was, how did I get started in voiceover? Well, that journey began many moons ago. I graduated from college after studying theatre, then moved to New York city, seeking fame and fortune on stage, on screen. I was gonna be a STAR!!!! Then...the cliches began. I started waiting tables, doing extra work, and doing what I guess you could call “off-off-off-off-off Broadway”, because I was doing plays in places like Brooklyn, Poughkeepsie, church basements, things like that. And it was fine...you know...I was “finding my way”. But after a while, reality started setting in, and I [...]
International Women’s Leadership Summit
2021 NABFEME International Women’s Leadership Summit Sep 16, 12:00PM to Sep 18, 8:00PM NABFEME is the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment, Inc. A membership based nonprofit, networking, empowerment and resource base for women in the business of music and entertainment. Operating twenty (20) Networks in the USA, Canada and Africa… the mission of NABFEME strives to advance the female agenda of education, equality and inclusion. The NABFEME Summit is a virtual affair emanating from three (3) pivotal NABFEME locations… Atlanta, Memphis, and Los Angeles. Our theme, High Heels in High Places® recognizes the power of women in business, the workplace, and in the community. We've lined up a bevy of activities that include eminent industry leaders, seminars, and key influencers in social media, music, film, television, radio, fashion, sports, and technology… plus, with our sisters checking in from across the USA, Canada, and Africa this promises to be an empowering weekend! Sept 18, 2021 | 2:30 pm EDT | Saturday Speaker: Karen Murray, Voice Actor [...]
Ahab Talent’s “Voice of the Month:” Karen Murray
So honored to be Ahab Talent’s first ever “Voice of the Month”! Ahab Talent (part of Penguin Random House) connects top talent and agents with content creators all over the world. Listen to a clip read by our Voice of the Month, Karen Murray (@karenmurraynyc), and the one essential item Karen needs in the recording booth in the thread below! pic.twitter.com/MvPCsuYaNH— AhabTalent (@AhabTalent) April 22, 2021 “We're pleased to announce April's Voice of the Month is Karen Murray! Ahab Talent: How did you get started in voiceover? Karen Murray: Years ago, while hoping for my "big break" in theatre, TV, and film—a patron at a restaurant where I was waiting tables told me I had a nice voice and said I should meet her friend, Paul Alan Ruben who produced voiceover. At the time, I didn't even know what voiceover was! But I said, "Sure!" and met with Paul (who is now a 2X Grammy-winning audiobook director), and he wound up hiring me for jobs consistently for almost a decade, [...]
