From the grill

Here's a commercial I filmed this summer, and just received last week. Not only does it feature the Burger prominently, but the product is... well... perfect.

Enjoy!

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Let me talk you into something.

An update, as promised:

The meeting was a success! While I haven't signed any contracts (I get the feeling they don't really work that way anyway), I can say that I'm represented by DPN for voiceover work. What this really means is that I'll be called in (hopefully) 2 or 3 times a week to audition for any number of commercial radio and TV spots. And this is good. They get the good ones. Which means I'll get the good ones. At some point, I'll be out there convincing you to buy something you didn't know you needed. And you won't even know it's me. And I'll be like, "Suckah!" And you'll be all, "No way!" Yup. Totally.

So no. I wasn't getting Punk'd.

Thanks again to all y'all. I really love and appreciate all of you! Everyone should be as fortunate as I am to have the support that I do.

Also, enjoy my two favorite recent onion articles:

Womo

iPhone

No Representation Without Demonstration

Where have I been? Where have you been?! Where any of us has been is irrelevant. Where am I going? Ah, now that's a good question.

I am going to a meeting.

I'll explain:

I recently finished my (long-in-coming) voiceover demo, and sent it off to a dozen of the most reputable voiceover agencies in LA. That was on October 8.

I've been working on this thing for a long time. It's gone through a lot of changes, but at its core, it's either real work I've done, or stuff I read out of magazines one late night in New York about 4 years ago (thanks, Pete!!). So being "finished" feels pretty weird. It's not like I've written a dissertation or anything, but it has been occupying that "I should really work on..." slot in my brain since I moved out here nearly 3 years ago. So just being able to say that I'm done is a relief.

I did a similar mailing in New York 4 years ago, with nearly the same demo, and heard nothing back from anyone.  So my expectations for this mailing have been... well, let's just say I didn't really have any. The first thing you learn in this business is to do the damn audition (make the damn demo), give it to your guardian angel, and go about your business (do yoga, see your trainer, grab a latte, work on your tan, whatever). So yes, I was surprised to get a call two weeks later from one of the most reputable—ok, maybe the most reputable voiceover agency in Hollywood—asking for a meeting.

So as most of you are on your way home from work tomorrow (Monday), I'll be headed in to Beverly Hills to see the nice folks at DPN. Now, listen!! This doesn't necessarily mean anything. They could hip-pocket me for a while. They may just want to put me on some back burner until they have an opening. Maybe they're having a guess-the-VO-guy's-weight contest in the office and I'm headed for the scales. Maybe I'm being Punk'd.

Yeah, I don't think so, either, but I feel a little superstitious writing about it like this before I get there. Regardless of how things go, the fact that it got their attention at all is a huge validation; particularly given that I self-produced the demo (with lots of help; love you guys), which is kind of a theoretical no-no.

So I'll be back with an update.

Also: Thanks for your patience burger readers. I've missed you. :-)

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