John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Barry Moore-Barry@TenorTime.com
"Good morning to you, Barry........it's been a while since we talked.  I just saw it was your birthday sooooooo, Happy Birthday!  Hey, how did that Japan gig everturn out? Things here are ok, still doing this partime earning "my gas money" each…"
Jul 18, 2012
John Michael Hourigan commented on Terry Daniel's video
"Amazing!"
Mar 16, 2010
John Michael Hourigan commented on Rodney Saulsberry's video
"Hey man, good stuff....I always enjoy listening to and learning from a pro!"
Nov 15, 2009
John Michael Hourigan commented on Ed Weigle's video
"Very very cool. You sound great!"
Nov 15, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Barry Moore-Barry@TenorTime.com
"Hey Barry,
I guess the earthquake set the gig back. Good luck with it. Have you done anything else yet? I'm taking this very slow and methodical. I did get a small gig on being the voice of a mafioso type character for a computer animation engineer…"
Sep 21, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Tom Sheffield
"Hey there Tom, how have you been? Hope all is good. Have you been in touch with SAV since we "graduated"? I see Trish all over the sites, and have talked with Barry a few times on VU. Talk to you soon..........................John"
Aug 27, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Linda Bard
"Thank you Linda for your guidance and expertise. My plan is to go slow, learn and apply all that I grasp. I want to do it right. I don't want to do "NO JUNK"!
Peace"
Aug 17, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Linda Bard
"Linda, I agree with everything said. Even though this has been a long time dream of mine, making the demo back in Feb. was the first time I ever spoke into a mic. And as I have been getting some audition time in, I have noticed exactly what you're…"
Aug 17, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Barry Moore-Barry@TenorTime.com
"Hey man, have not heard from you for a while, are you back from Tokyo? Give me a shout and let me know how your trip was. Syen Nara (yea I know the sp. is probably wrong....Adios!)"
Aug 14, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Linda Bard
"Hi Linda,
Was wondering if you had a gold nugget of knowledge to share with this new VO guy I know real well who is going after his dream?
Thank you.................................................................John"
Aug 3, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Linda Bard
"Hey Linda,
I saw on Barry's page it was your birthday, SOOOOOO Happy Belated Birthday! I really like your stuff............Oh yeah, Hi Linda, my name is John. LOL."
Aug 1, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Don Morrow
"Pesistence paid off. I just got the first sound of myself on local radio doing a few commercials. The experience outweighed the monetary value by far. Thank you my friend.............................JH"
Jul 31, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Barry Moore-Barry@TenorTime.com
"Dude, I'm trying to look Japanese so I can land a sweet all expenses paid gig! Barry, good luck with Tokyo, it sounds like a once in a life-time thang. When do you leave? Got to go to work, talk to you later................"
Jul 30, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Barry Moore-Barry@TenorTime.com
"Hey man, Happy Birthday Barry! Things are going well here, how about you? Just got my first gig, it airs tomorrow on local radio. Have you heard from anyone? Stay in touch."
Jul 18, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for John O'Hurley
"John,
I just started my long awaited desire in this business, throw me a gold nugget of wisdom, please.
Thanks......................John"
Apr 21, 2009
John Michael Hourigan left a comment for Daniel Johnston
"Hey Daniel, how's it going? Any word from S.A.V. about the demo? Hope all goes well for you. Talk to you later.....................................John"
Apr 21, 2009
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  • Hi John!

    I know you’ve been a member of Voiceover Universe for some time, but I wanted to introduce one of our groups to you.

    I hope you'll check out and join a group called MARKETING FOR FUN AND PROFIT. It's a group dedicated to discussing ways we can market ourselves - what works; what doesn't. You’ll find some very interesting ideas and concepts there! And we would appreciate your input. Click here for the link: MARKETING FOR FUN AND PROFIT!

    Thanks for your time! I trust our paths will cross soon!

    Best to ya!

    dan (daniel eduardo) hurst
    www.DanHurst.com
  • Hey John,

    Thanks for watching my video. Please stay in touch.
  • Hey JMH,

    What's up?

    Haven't heard from YOU in a while.

    The Japan gig is still on. 2 weeks from now. They just ran late.

    Hope you and your family are well.

    B
  • John-
    If you've done any paying gigs (provided they fall into the niche you're trying to establish), you might be able to get copies of the spots and edit them into a short demo along with one or two of your old demo cuts. That's how I started. The field is competitive for sure, which makes you want to pay big bucks to create a demo. But you definitely are still riding the learning curve and you want to have your chops together before you do that. All the production values in the world can't save a bad read or interpretation. :-)
    For having just stepped in front of a mic for the first time in February, I was impressed. You'll be a quick learner!
    Linda
  • Hey John -

    Got a chance to listen to your demos. I actually liked your narration demo better than your commercial one. Not that your commercial one was bad, but it had a very similar feel throughout. You have a wonderful quality to your voice, but you might want to experiment with bringing out the different shades and tones rather than relying all the time on the smoky, slightly gravelly thing you got goin' on. (I'm speaking here as a fellow smoky, gravelly kinda gal).
    You could easily smooth it out and get one sound, then rough it up a bit with a little projection and attitude and get a Chevy truck kinda thing. Try playing around with stuff like that.

    Interestingly, your voice works great with narrative copy. I think perhaps it's because you're not "selling" something, you're telling a story. And that's when your natural qualities of honesty and trust get to shine.

    Lastly, I will say to you - do something with your website!! You can do a basic web template yourself these days... doesn't have to be anything fancy, but it does have to look like you aren't holding up a cardboard sign. :-)

    Hope this helps!
    Linda
  • BTW, John.

    It might be wise if you set up an account on http://www.linkedin.com

    There are quite a few VO talents on there, including yours truly, Tom Sheffield, and Trish Basanyi.

    Here's my home page there: http://www.linkedin.com/in/barrylmoore

    There are a number of groups there to interact with.

    Keep in touch,

    Barry
    john.it
    This domain may be for sale!
  • John,

    Looks like I will be leaving next weekend.

    Got the passport updated, but waiting on them to get the transportation and accomodations down. They had a 7.6 earthquake this week, followed by a typhoon, so it probably wasn't the optimal time to go anyway. Still a sure bet, though.
  • Hey, John -
    Thanks for swinging by my site and leaving those birthday wishes! Nice to hear you are pursuing your VO dream. Go for it, dude!
    Linda
    P.S. Barry is right. you are squinting in your photo. :-)
  • Excellent John! Congrats!
  • BTW, you're sqinting in your picture. Use a different picture, dude. Open your f'ing eyes.

    ;^)

    Barry
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