Steve Blum's Blog

There's one thing you'll figure out quickly when you decide to learn Voiceover. The voiceover business and the entertainment business in general can be wildly unpredictable. At times it seems like an endless marathon of hoops you have to keep jumping through, just to get noticed, let alone to thrive. This may seem counter-intuitive, but ...

Long before we had the internet, if we wanted to get a job in voiceover we had to market ourselves the “old-fashioned” way. At the time I got in it was all about submitting cassette tapes. Not long after that, it went to CDs, which you did if you wanted to get noticed. We paid A LOT in postage for mass mailings ...

Your health – mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually – can affect your ability to perform. In life, relationships, work and yes, even in your voiceover career. Simply put, when you feel good, you’re better able to express yourself. When I suggest to my students to let go of the fear and judgment they’ve been carrying around . . .

We’re called upon to trust often in the voiceover business. Trust the process, trust that our teachers aren’t full of crap, trust that if we do the work, something will come of it. We need to Trust that we’ll be remembered when we’re great and not forgotten when ...

So I recently wrapped one my favorite shows ever, Star Wars Rebels. This year marked the 4th and final season of an incredible odyssey, and the opportunity for me to play in a universe I loved as a kid, though I couldn’t possibly have imagined “growing up” to become a ...

Steve recently sat down with the amazing folks over at Sideshow Collectibles, the dream team that bring your favorite characters to life in real, 3D form. Sideshow...

You have to understand the importance of taking care of your instrument. There are some great products that I recommend that can help you maintain the health of your voice. For those of you not in class with me we have a list of product recommendations on the website. I talk alot in Class about the importance of diet, exercise, rest, rejuvenation. You might think ...

When it comes to Voice Acting, making friends with your own voice is an extension of self-love. It's one of the reasons I chose that topic as a Blumvox Studios Community Facebook challenge back in March 2018! By the way, thank you to all who participated. It ain’t easy, so pat yourselves on the back for your bravery!

In the beginning, Bebop was the scariest thing I’d ever done. I was certain they’d cast the wrong guy and I had a ton of personal stuff to work through including feeling like I was gonna throw up or worse the first day of recording. I talk a lot about this with the students in my VoiceOver class because I didn’t feel worthy of the part. That happens to a lot of new Voice Actors, and ...