Mark your calendar for March 10-11 and head to Groundcrew. Lynda and Nick are back from Hollywood with the best Voice Over workshop in the industry…period.
If you are just starting out, “Core Basics” Saturday March 10th is for you. $350 for the day.

Core Basics – Details

If you have taken Core Basics, and/or want to polish up your skills, book more jobs, make better read choices – Intensive Workouts are for you. $250 for a half day (with several options). March 10 and 11.

Intensive Workout – Details

Classes are already half-filled so call Katherine Goforth (704) 342-9900 or email: kat@groundcrewstudios.com to book your reservation. We do accept credit cards.

See you in a month! Let the Groundcrew VO Workshops help you “Sound Great”!

VO Classes, Voice Acting, Voice Over Classes, Voice Over Workshop

Longtime Charlotte personality and spokesperson Nelda Simpkins emerged from semi-retirement to promote “Queen’s Feast”, also known as the popular “Charlotte Restaurant Week”. Nelda of course is also known as John Causby, national voice actor and owner of Groundcrew Studios. John is also the announcer voice in these spots… The Groundcrew’s amazing Ross Wissbaum handled sound design (there wasn’t really a trash can on set)… And we love this entire campaign helmed by Bruce Hensley and his public relations and marketing agency Hensley Fontana. Stuart Owens and his team at Paradox Films produced them, Craig King and Kingdom Post handled the editing, and shout-outs wouldn’t be complete without kudos to makeup artist and stylist Sandy Fix for helping Nelda look her best!

Here are several versions – - enjoy!

Charlotte Restaurant Week – Nelda Simpkins – TV Spot 1 :30

Charlotte Restaurant Week – Nelda Simpkins – TV Spot 2 :30

Charlotte Restaurant Week – Nelda Simpkins – TV Spot 3 :15

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Exceptionally talented Dean Whitworth shares his rendition of “T’was the Night Before Christmas” with sound design and engineering by Groundcrew’s Gerar Batrouny.

Enjoy!

Twas The Night Before Christmas Featuring Dean Whitworth

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This spot for the YMCA features the talented Andy Boswell doing BOTH voices. Engineer Gerar Batrouny mixes the two voices perfectly. Just listen!

It’s a holiday spot that stands out and also goes the distance:
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE YMCA SPOT “FRUITCAKE”

About Andy Boswell: Renaissance Man and fantastic Charlotte NC talent Andy Boswell was a child star extra in Spielberg’s “The Color Purple” and is one of our area’s standout actors. Andy has also worked extensively in special effects makeup on films such as “The Patriot” and “Evil Dead II”.  Additional trivia fact for old-school Charlotteans: Andy’s family owned the original White Horse on East Boulevard. He’s also one of the creative restaurateurs behind Boswell’s Sandwich Salvage Company.

Charlotte Talent, gerar batrouny, Holidays, Radio

Bill Thomas, a great friend and voice talent passed away recently. We will always deeply treasure the years spent working with Bill and enjoying his rare talent for acting, life and friendship. He was truly a one of a kind. Here he is with John Causby in only one of many great spots they did together. Bill is the therapist, John is the poodle trapped in a man’s body:
Bill Thomas and John in a Spot Called SHRINK

Thanks for your wonderful gift, Bill. We will miss you.

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Listen to this very spooky and hilarious little Halloween joke — Just click on the blue link below:

GC Happy Halloween 1

THEN, submit your own spooky and hilarious Halloween joke.

The spookiest and most hilarious will win a fabulous prize.

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The Public Department of Fun ranks Chuck E. Cheese #1 for families. Katherine Goforth as a Sue-Sylvester-type and John Causby as a hapless employee of a not-as-much-fun family eatery.

Chuck.E.Cheese.RADIO

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Dynamic duo Lynda McCarrell and Nick Omana return for their bi-annual (twice a year or so) Groundcrew VO workshops October 22nd and 23rd. (Saturday and Sunday!)

Sound great to you? Same here. And what may sound even better are details like this:

• Lynda and Nick are experts! Click below to check out the fliers with their bios!

• These are limited-class-size, personalized opportunities to either pick up the “Core Basics” or engage in a “VO intensive workout”. Click below to see the same fliers just mentioned above to learn even more!

• The cost to you? Let’s think more about how much it may cost you to NOT take one of these workshops. It takes training and regular, consistent practice to do anything — win a Superbowl or simply voice the tag on a Superbowl spot. You know what we’re saying! Click below to find out more!!

VOICE OVER WORKSHOP Core Basics

VOICE OVER WORKSHOP The Intensive

Your teachers, Lynda & Nick:

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The workshop that will really help your Voice Over career is back this fall. Lynda McCarrell and Nick Omana are teaching several beginners and Master classes at Groundcrew Recording Studios. Here are the details.   Core Basics – Beginners Intensive Workout – Master Class Call Katherine Goforth to reserve your space (limited to 10 per class.) I look forward to seeing all of you and meeting new Voices too!

VO Classes, Voice Over Workshop

The wonderful folks at PBS are using Groundcrew and John Causby for their PBS Kids network. The most recent is a campaign for “Dinosaur Big City: The Dinosaur Train Movie.” You can hear more at www.johncausby.com Click this link to see the promo: Dinosaur Big City: The Dinosaur Train Movie

John Causby Voice Over Talent