WE ALL HAVE A VOICE. CELEBRATE IT. 3rd Annual GALA WARNER BROS. STUDIOS BURBANK CA | NOVEMBER 13TH AT 5PM © 2016 Society of Voice Arts And Sciences™ WE ARE MORE THAN READY...TO CONGRATULATE MICHAEL BUFFER To the Voice Arts® Community: Thank you. Speaking on behalf of my unstoppable partner Joan Baker, and the SOVAS™ Board of Directors, I could go on saying thank you for the rest of my life and I probably will. Gratitude is all I have left after receiving the endless stream of support and love from so many within the voiceover community and beyond. SOVAS™ stands strong for one simple reason: The people who are dedicated to its mission and who commit themselves to it with heart and soul. Judi Durand is a public relations pro who observed what we are envisioning and said, “I believe you have something. I’ll do everything I can to help you reach your goals.” Judi not only made us one of her pro bono projects, but she did it out AND ALL OF TONIGHT’S of love. Artie Egendorf (energysway.com) is another angel in our lives. He has provided extraordinary spiritual guidance and life coaching on levels we could never have imagined HONOREES possible. It always comes down to dedicated people. My heart is filled with gratitude. Operating a nonprofit is a humbling experience. Almost every time you pick up the phone it’s to ask someone for something for free, followed by educating that person in the mission of your organization. With so many charities doing extraordinary work that tackles humanity’s most devastating problems in war-torn nations or regions ravaged by the forces of nature, it seems strange to ask for support for voice acting. Yet, when people consider the global impact that the human voice can have at every level, a flash of recognition suddenly shines through and a sparkle lights their eyes. Voice acting, when done artfully, has the power to engender great joy, laughter, understanding, comfort, knowledge and many other positive influences that impact our global humanity. “In the beginning there was the word.” The word is the realm of the voice actor, the artist, the orator, the singer and anyone who wants to make appositive difference. This year, we are thrilled to see SOVAS™ and the Voice Arts® Awards emerge as a new energy transforming our industry and our world for the better. The Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Honor is a gift to the realm in which our work takes place. The Environmental Voice Arts® Award is a declaration that our voices can be harnessed and unleashed for the greater good. The voice actors, writers, content creators, directors, casting directors and talent agents are the centurions of communication. “In the beginning there was the word.” I take that to mean that every time we speak is a new beginning. Sincerely, Rudy Gaskins Chairman & CEO Society of Voice Arts and Sciences™ ©2016 HOME BOX OFFICE, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. HBO® AND RELATED CHANNELS AND SERVICE MARKS ARE THE PROPERTY OF HOME BOX OFFICE, INC. 3 ORDER OF THE EVENING DAVE WALSH & WALSH VOICEOVER COACHING CONGRATULATE 4:15 pm MICHAEL BUFFER Red Carpet Arrivals on receiving ® 4:45 pm The VoiceArts Icon Award Opening Reception For Lifetime Achievement Hors’ d’oeuvres & Open Bar 5:45 pm Theater Open for Seating And to all 2016 Voice Arts® Award nominees, 6:00 pm including our wonderful voiceover clients and alumni: Voice Arts® Awards Welcome MIKE BRANG DEBBE HIRATA Award Recipients Announced DAVE FENNOY CRAIG KLEIN Special Honorees: Michael Buffer, Lonnie Ali and Erin Brockovich ALISON FREED ALICYN PACKARD Award Recipients Announced TIM FRIEDLANDER JAY PRESTON 9:00 pm Honda After Party BRADY HALES ADAM VERNER ANDREW HEYL Privates • Workshops • Branding • Consulting walshvoiceovercoaching.com walshvo.com 4 PRESENTERS Chairman & CEO Editor In Chief Sportscaster Vo Actor SOVAS™ Motor Trend Magazine HBO Voice Arts® Winner RUDY GASKINS ED LOH JIM LAMPLEY ROBERT GARSON Actor/Voice Actor Host/Vo Actor Actor/Humanitarian Voice Actor/Teacher/Author ® FRED MELAMED Voice Arts Winner Oscar® Winner Executive Producer, SOVAS™ STACEY J. ASWAD LOUIS GOSSETT JR JOAN BAKER Director Sound Designer Voice Actor Voice Actor SueMedia Productions SueMedia Productions Author Voice Arts® Nominee SUE ZIZZA DAVID SHINN Voice Arts® Winner SYLVIA VILLAGRAN JOE CIPRIANO Award Winning VO Actor/Teacher VO Actor/ MasterTeacher Actress/Director Voice Actor Voice Arts® Winner Voice Arts® Winner Awards Chaperone Voiceover Teacher LORI ALAN PAT FRALEY SKYE LAFONTAINE Voice Arts® Winner SCOTT BRICK VO Actor/Teacher Chief Diversity Officer Voice Actor Voice Actor SCOT PARKIN TBWA Worldwide Voice Arts® Winner Voice Arts® Winner DOUG MELVILLE DEBBE HIRATA DAVE FENNOY Producer/Director Performer-Educator Voice Actor/Producer Voice Actor Host, VO Buzz Weekly BobBergen.com MARC GRAUE Voice Arts® Nominee Voice Arts® Winner BOB BERGEN ALICYN PACKARD Partner Partner CHUCK DURAN Schulman Lobel Schulman Lobel NORM SCHULMAN RON MYERS 6 7 HONOREES You deserve a microphone that delivers all the natural color and character of your voice. Explore Co-founder Social Worker/Public Speaker Consumer Advocate Ring Announcer the full range of options Muhammad Ali Center Daughter of “The Champ” Environmental Voice Arts® Icon Award LONNIE ALI MARYUM ALI Voice Arts® Award MICHAEL BUFFER available from Sennheiser ERIN BROCKOVICH and Neumann - including the new Sennheiser MK 4 digital and MK 8. www.sennheiser.com ANNOUNCERS www.neumann.com Live Announcer Live Announcer Pre-recorded Announcer Pre-recorded Announcer ® Voice Arts Awards Voice Arts® Winner Voice Arts® Winner Spanish Language REBECCA REIDY BEAU WEAVER LISA FLANAGAN FRANK RODRIGUEZ 8 1016_ThatsVoiceover_Ad.indd 1 10/24/16 2:50 PM Schulman Lobel is proud to and honored to protect the integrity of the Voice Arts® Award balloting process. Congratulations to the Voice Arts® Awards nominees and all who open their hearts to the greatness within. Good luck to all the nominees! www.AliCenter.org WWW.SCHULMANLOBEL.COM JURORS Narrator Award Winning Voice Actor Audiobooks Voice Actor Casting Director President EM ELDRIDGE Voiceover Teacher Speakeasy ADR SCOTT BRICK SONDRA JAMES Sound Designer Talent Agent Voice Actor Audiobook Producer Voice Actor/Producer Executive Creative Director VO Actor/Writer Casting Director SueMedia Productions President (Spanish/English) Deyan Audio MARJORIE KOUNS patiolantern productions Producer, Director Voices Voicecasting DAVID SHINN TGMD Talent SYLVIA VILLAGRAN DEBRA DEYAN PAT OBERMEIER (Spanish/English) MARYLYNN VANESSA GILBERT BARBARA RANSOM WISSNER Voiceover Producer Audiobook Producer Award Winning Voiceover Coach Voice Coach Producer, Actor Producer/Director Writer, Producer Director Director Director Voice Actor Author President Teacher, Author John Marshall Media DAVID LEWIS ARTHUR G. MAY WUTHRICH Voiceover Teacher 2 Time Grammy Winner Braintracks Audio JANET WILCOX ZANE BIRDWELL INSANA DAVE FENNOY PAUL REUBEN NANCY WOLFSON Voice Actor Casting Director/Voice Director Producer Voice Actor/Producer Voice Actor Voiceover Talent Promotion Manager Voice Actor Narrator Donna Grillo Casting SCOTT SHERRATT MARC GRAUE Producer Spanish Language Disney CBS Los Angeles English & Spanish language DION GRAHAM DONNA GRILLO FABIÁN TORO GEORGIE KIDDER LISA LANE FARMER HERNÁN DE BÉKY 12 13 JURORS Spoken Word Artist VO Actor/Teacher President, Talent Management Director Producer/Director Talent Manger Talent Agent J.T. STEWART DEB DOETZER Workshop Creative Celia Siegel Management Family Guy Audio Works Talent Express AVO Talent SETH BERKOWITZ CELIA LONG SIEGEL ANDI KLIEN KIP KAPLAN LORNA RAINEY ILKO DROZDOSKI Narrator Producer VO Actor Talent Management Audiobook Producer Narrator Audio Engineer Audiobook Producer ABBY ELVIDGE Emmy Award Wnner Author, On-Air Ivy Rock Management Full Cast Audio BOB SOUER ANTHONY ERICE LINDA KORN ANN CIPRIANO JOE CIPRIANO ANN KELLY BRUCE COVILLE VO Coach Chief Diversity Officer Booth Director Agent Actor/Voice Actor Voice Actor, Voice Actor Creative Director Walsh VO Coaching TBWA\Chiat\Day AVO Talent Umberger Agency Japanese language Audiobook Narrator Acting Director Breaking Brand DAVE WALSH DOUG MELVILLE EVERETT OLIVER JEFFREY YOSHI AMAO CAROL MONDA CHARLIE ADLER DAVE MACIOLEK UMBERGER 14 15 JURORS Animation Producer Voice Actor Creative Services Producer, Director Author/Blogger Podcast Host Creative Director Voice Actor/Founder Electric Lip Praoductions JAY BRITTON Comcast Sports Net Acting Coach MARY BURKEY Book Guy Show Roundhead Creative Group The Voiceover Network IAN FULTS JAY WADHWA JEFF HOWELL PAUL ALVES PHIL ALCABES RACHAEL NAYLOR Agent VO Talent Manager Author Narrator Narrator Director/Producer Voice Actor Creative Director CESD Talent Johnna Gottlieb Consulting Audio Editor JV MARTIN RC BRAY SueMedia Productions Spanish & English Executive Producer JOHN “HOSS” JOHNNA GOTTLIEB JOYCE G. SARICKS SUE ZIZZA Language VENUS DENNISON HOSSENLOPP TOMAS MACKEY Narrator Casting Director Talent Management Audio Producer KAREN COMMINS Liz Lewis Casting Partners The Talent Express DuArt Media LIZ LEWIS LORNA RAINEY LOU GUTIERREZ 16 17 ™ Voice Actor: Chris Tergliafera Voice Actor: Chris Fries VOICE ARTS AWARD NOMINEES Product: Chris Tergliafera Promo Demo Product: “Mako” Client: Chris Tergliafera Client: SeaWorld Voice Actor: Neil Wilson Voice Actor: Andrew Heyl Voice Actor: Craig Klein Product: Neil Wilson Promo Demo Product: UW Health, Remarkable OUTSTANDING NATIONAL TV Client: Neil Wilsonn Client: UW Health COMMERCIAL, BEST VOICEOVER Product: 2015 Golf Channel Teasers Client: Golf Channel OUTSTANDING ANIMATION