About VOICE

The VoiceOver International Creative Experience (VOICE) began as an idea in the mind of Penny Abshire around 2002. Her idea was to bring the fragmented world of voiceover talent together in an effort to build a community of like-minded creative performers. In November, 2006, Penny and James Alburger were introduced to Frank Frederick (the 3rd founder of the conference) and over the next five months the original VOICE 2007 conference was put together with the intention of creating a one-time-only event. In March, 2007 135 voice actors traveled to Las Vegas to attend the first-ever conference dedicated to raising the standards of voiceover through a combination of education, technology and community. During the ensuing year and a half, James and Penny built on the experience of VOICE 2007 and developed what has become the major voiceover event - the VOICE Conference.

In August, 2008, more than 500 voiceover professionals, aspiring voice actors, equipment manufacturers, and support services attended the second VOICE conference in Los Angeles. It was clear that talented performers at all levels of experience wanted to meet their peers and be part of something that takes their work well beyond the confinements of their home studios. Attendees traveled from nine countries to attend, and many of the biggest names in the world of voiceover participated in various conference programs or attended the pre-conference Red Carpet Reception.

Because the information taught at VOICE is applicable for all types of actors and performing artists, we anticipate a much larger attendance at VOICE 2010. With the economy as it is today, it’s more important than ever to be armed with accurate and actionable information and skills - and this is exactly what conference attendees get when they attend VOICE.

For VOICE 2010 we’ve chosen mid week dates for the conference because we can get a better deal on the hotel rooms, and by ending on Saturday night, you’ll have Sunday free to see the sights of Los Angeles, or as a travel day. If you were at VOICE 2008, you know that the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza is a perfect hotel for our event. For VOICE 2010 we’ve once again been able to negotiate an excellent room rate with the hotel. Plus... when you book your entire conference stay at our event hotel, you’ll receive the complete collection of VOICE 2010 conference recordings for FREE, included with your tuition. If you’re not staying at the hotel, we will have the recordings available at a discount for VOICE attendees.

We look forward to seeing you in Los Angeles in June 2010.

The VOICE Producing Team

James R. Alburger
Penny Abshire
Curt Byk
Connie Mustang
Sonnie Brown