Why's a looker like that with such a shifty-looking character?

It’s a class — it’s an audiobook — it’s two great tastes in one!

The brainchild of Pat Fraley, world-renowned audiobook narration instructor, this unique experience affords students the chance to not only learn the skills necessary to participate in a multi-voice narration, it also allows them to appear in a fully-produced audiobook, starring opposite Pat and myself, and directed by Stefan Rudnicki.

This has never happened before, it’s completely unique to this industry, and I’m thrilled to have been asked to participate.

Check out Patrick Scott’s Smokin’ Mysteries Event — you’ll be glad you did. Oh, and make sure to click the sound icon at the bottom, it’ll definitely help set the mood. Coming your way on January 16th.

NOTE: Only twelve cast members will be in the class, so if this sounds like something you’d like to do, my advice would be to hurry. Don’t miss out!

Thanks for listening (and, hopefully, narrating as well),

Scott

Commemorating Scott's tenth year in audiobooks.

Hi everyone, Scott Brick here, again, with more updates. I know, three in seven days, we’re making up for lost time, eh?

First off, remember a few days ago when I promised I’d be posting more contest updates soon? Well, here’s your first. We just heard back from another judge with their results, so at this point we’re about 75% of the way to having all of our finalists. Soon, we promise. Soon.

Secondly, I’ve been asked many times over the past several months about whether or not I’ll be doing any more audiobook classes in the LA area. Well, for those of you looking for practice and instruction, I’ve got good news: two classes in September and October.

Scott will teach in Los Angeles on September 26.

The first will be an audiobook workshop I’ll be conducting on September 26th, 2009. It’s part of the VoiceLympics Cruise, which, if you haven’t heard about it, you should definitely click on the link to check out their site. It’s a week-long cruise, sailing from Vancouver to Los Angeles from September 21-26.

Onboard, there’ll be instruction from some amazing voiceover instructors, including the legendary Bob Bergen. Once you dock here in LA, well, that’s where my workshop comes in; I’m part of the welcoming committee, clearly. We’ll be at VoiceTrax West in Studio City — on dry land, of course. Please note that class size will be limited to twelve.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You don’t have to take part in the VoiceLympics Cruise to take part in my workshop; people going on the cruise will have first priority for places in the class, however. If you’d like to sign up for this workshop, please email me by clicking here and I’ll forward you the pertinent information.

Scott will be teaching with Pat on October 10-11.

And if those dates don’t work for you, I’ve got a second class coming up in October. On the weekend of October 10-11, Pat Fraley will be teaching a seminar in Hollywood, at which I’ll be guest-lecturing. If you aren’t familiar with Pat, you should check out his great website, I think you’ll love it. If his October seminar isn’t listed yet, you can click here to email him for information.

Both of these classes will be similar: it’ll be you, me, and the mic. A bit of lecturing, some general knowledge you should be aware of, then hands-on training with you reading at the microphone, and me directing you. Teaching workshops like this are some of the best times I have in this industry. I hope to see you there.

Thanks for your time. More updates to come soon!

Thanks for listening,

Scott Brick

Well, I’ve been asked numerous times over the years to teach a class in audiobook narration, but for whatever reason it just hasn’t worked out. Until now!

Ray Nakamoto, of Nakamoto Productions, recently got in touch and convinced me to take the trek up north to Sacramento, California to teach this class. We’ll be convening in his studio at 10:30 AM on Sunday, July 27th. The class will be three hours long, and will cover a number of topics, including:

* How to record an audiobook demo

* How to market yourself effectively to publishers

* How to differentiate character voices from narrative

* Where to do your online research

* Recognizing and interpreting the author’s voice

So, if any of you out there have ever yearned to be a narrator and will be anywhere near the Sacramento area at the end of July, I encourage you to get in touch with Ray and sign up for this class. I’m eagerly looking forward to it.

For more information on the Nakamoto’s class, click here for their PDF or call them at (916) 447-6435.

For more information on Nakamoto Productions, you can click here to access their site

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And for those of you in the Los Angeles area who are wondering when I’ll ever get around to teaching here in my home town, let’s just say I’m open to the idea, just waiting for the right local venue.

In the meantime, hop on a plane! Sacramento’s only an hour away.

Thanks for listening,

Scott