Jon Danzig

Very interesting history attached to this property https://lnkd.in/ehrhSp-G

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I think Samir Shah's thinking on regulation and the protection of the UK's unique PSB system is quite right. BUT, when it comes to training, he is wrong, depending on what kind of training he proposes. There is mass unemployment in the sector. Clearly, we don't need more people being trained for jobs that have ceased to exist. The HR departments in our industry fail; rather than leaving all HR to the hard-pressed production managers, perhaps we could train some actual HR people. Ask any freelancer, and they will tell you they have been failed on basic courtesy, let alone the employment safeguards that staff contracts afford. This crisis is not being addressed by those most likely to achieve change. The beleaguered freelance community are shouting as loudly as they can, but articles and speeches like this prove that no one is listening. Politicians and industry leaders often quote the creative industries as one of the areas that will drive growth. Please explain that to the people who are losing their homes, marriages, and life savings. Perhaps the streamers who have disrupted our industry so negatively could invest in retraining the talented people forced to leave the industry. Retraining and transferable talents are the hottest topics in online freelance forums. So, please, let's protect the wonderful services PSB provides, but please don't train people for jobs that no longer exist. #CreativeIndustries #FreelanceLife #ProtectPSB #TalentRetraining #FutureOfWork

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I know there’s a lot of gurus of VO who love to make it about THEM when it’s really about YOU the Voice Actor and what you do spontaneously- that’s the secrete sauce , No one told Hal Douglas , rip, how to read or a Paul Freese, there IS no standard read - but alot of inexperienced VO people get sucker punched in bowing to the so called keeper of a VO catagory , ex: specifically Automotive, I’ve done hundreds and hundreds of local automotive spots - and currently the thousands of local voices fronting local automotive spots have nothing in common - all are doing their own read - sorry to ruin the trade secrete Get busy creating your OWN sound As a teacher, mentor, supporter of talent - When I do engage in teaching agendas with folks like a Laurence Fridal or a Ashley J. or a Daniel Perry Fuentes , others, when I’m within that type of highly responsible position my job is to illuminate what you do uniquely. To help you find your unique Sound. To pad your confidence over the time we spend together. And most importantly reinforce that your greatest strength in this, is YOU. Not stuff you into a Box 😵‍💫 My gosh the amount of people who hopped on this phone to create 18 steps of difficulty - just to seduce YOU to sign up for a class 🥱🥱it’s beyond comical Here I’ll make it simple, as a Voice Actor you have to be able to do this 1. Get script, harness words so you can read them without error, at same time make copy your own 2. Bring a read or sev takes that illuminates your audition to the point where you make the short stack (that’s the voices being considered for booking - other 200 auditions are cut) 3. Stop trying to mimick what Voice guru told you to be - be Yourself, ever heard of that concept 4. Stop flushing the spontaneity from your soul by being a class attending, over educated, stiff VO is flying off the deep end, being risk taking, staying within what is your unique reads, it’s not being an uptight class member doing her/his best to obey the rules set down by the VO guru 😳😳🤮🖐️🛑 have a great wknd my friend #vo

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Congratulations to all the nominees at this year's British Podcast Awards. There are undoubtedly some interesting shows in the mix, and I hope that they use the nomination as a big professional springboard. But... By my - back of a fag packet, admittedly - calculations, 30% of this year’s nominees at the British Podcast Awards were produced or distributed by the BBC (48 of 162 show nominations). A single publisher representing almost a third of nominations is monolithic, and this is without most of its radio shows which are repackaged as podcasts. That's a massive bloc for most creators to compete with, and that's before even thinking about what Global, Sony, Amazon etc are doing in the marketplace (spoiler alert: taking up a lot of the remaining 114 nominations). The awards are under no obligation to recognise creative diversity. I wouldn't want them to patronise smaller podcasters or networks. And it's hard to know whether the homogeneity of the list is a product of jurors lack of omnivorous consumption, or the fact that independent publishers are not submitting to the awards (possibly a function of the very steep increase in the costs). There are some omissions from this list that are so glaring that I have to assume that the shows/companies didn't submit for consideration. Maybe I'm being too jaded. Full disclosure: Podot only submitted one show this year, and it wasn't nominated (we submitted into the Wellbeing category, which is a bad fit anyway). But inevitably the British Podcast Awards will come to represent a Best in Class list of UK podcasting, especially for those outside the narrow industry walls. I have to say, I look at some of those categories and I struggle – as a critic and consumer, rather than creator – to believe that these shows really represent the best of the business.

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🎥 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NAME IS… URIZEN STUDIOS. And we’re here to revolutionize British filmmaking in 2025. We’re not just talking about making movies; we’re talking about crafting moments. Moments that grip your soul, challenge your mind, and leave you talking about them long after the credits roll. But here’s the plot twist: we need YOU. Through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)—the most electrifying tax incentive in the UK—you can become part of our story. Let me lay it out for you: ✅ 30% Income Tax Relief ✅ Tax-Free Growth (yes, you read that right) ✅ Capital Gains Tax Deferral ✅ Loss Relief (because we leave no investor behind) Now, what are you investing in? Only the most dynamic slate of films this country has ever seen: 🎥 Undertow – A folk horror masterpiece steeped in psychological dread. 🎥 Echo – A hard-hitting music drama about finding your voice. 🎥 Chelsea Pensioners – A zombie comedy with heart, brains, and… well, more brains. 🎥 King’s Road – A documentary on the beating heart of London’s history and culture. But here’s the kicker: when you invest in Urizen Studios, you’re not just backing films. You’re joining a movement to redefine what British cinema can be. So, I’ll ask you this: are you ready to be part of something bigger? If the answer is YES, drop a comment, send me a message, or share this with someone who’s ready to make 2025 legendary. Let’s make movies… together. #UrizenStudios #EIS #BritishCinema #FilmInvestment #2025 #GameChanger #BritishFilm

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A new Letter from Scotland on Substack - link in the comments

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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣....? The tube takes me everywhere I want to go, it's brilliant! I go out with friends straight after work and have a blast. Broadcasting House and Bush House become my second my home. But then I notice the yellow film in the air. The miserable faces on the tube. The fact that it takes two hours to get anywhere. I begin to yearn for space and fresh air. I move. I can breathe again! I work with clients all over the world. Have done for decades. Big brands and small. From Pepsico and Pfizer, ITV to Netflix - and the local Physio. It really doesn't matter where I'm based. Joy! But some clients still have a thing about 'London'. I wonder why? And I wonder if it'll ever change? 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯? ******** 𝐼'𝑚 𝑆𝑎𝑟𝑎, 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑡ℎ. 𝑉𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝐴𝑙𝑧ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟'𝑠 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦, 𝑃𝑓𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑟, 𝐵𝐵𝐶, 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡, 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑃𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑜. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 '𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔', 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡, 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. ⭐𝑊𝑒𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒: ℎ𝑡𝑡𝑝𝑠://𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔.𝑐𝑜.𝑢𝑘/ ⭐𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓? 𝑫𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒎 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒍. #voiceover #storytelling #advertising #videoproduction #humanconnection

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This is an unfortunate piece of journalism from The Guardian, given that just the day before, on June 25, the United Nations' Famine Review Committee published its third assessment of famine risk assessments in Gaza and found "the available evidence does not indicate that Famine is currently occurring". This opinion piece instead relies on out-of-date claims already dealt with by the Famine Review Committee's second review of food supply assessments, published on June 4, which found that claims made about famine in Gaza were not plausible "given the uncertainty and lack of convergence of the supporting evidence employed in the analysis". This unfactual, misleading take from The Guardian shows the potency of "knowledge laundering", whereby unfounded and dubious claims are endorsed and repeated by experts, who are then cited by media organisations, turning their claims into statements accepted by many as truth. The FRC's third review: https://lnkd.in/gDbq_XAm The FRC's second review: https://lnkd.in/gfYV9iKj

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If you can't stomach listening to me for 5 minutes 🫣, turn the volume down and read the captions. 😂 It's a really interesting project. #voiceactor #britishvoices #englishvoiceover #britishvoiceactor #HomeStudio #HomeRecording #FreelanceVoiceOver #VoiceOverStudio #VoiceOverBusiness #MaleVoiceOver #ProVoiceOver

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#Songwriters & #composers, a genuine question for you...... 1. If you use #MusicLibraries, who do you use and do they work well for you financially? 2. Would you sign an 'exclusive' deal with a music library that wants 50% of the song, without an advance? 3. Do you find that libraries in other countries often best suit your particular music style? 4. Have you ever had a sizeable income from a music library placement?

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Alarming that Ofcom fails to understand that the freedom of the press and plurality of media ownership are different and distinct things. Fortunately the government has chosen to disregard the regulator’s advice to treat those considerations as if they were one and the same by removing the consideration of freedom of expression. #media #press #publishing #mediabusiness #freedomofthepress #freespeech #regulation

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Moral criticism is always legit, but also tricky, as we have a fundamental geopolitical problem, which has the world community facing a deadly triage problem. Wich of the suffering peoples should one help first? The people suffering in Ukraine, Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, the Congo, Mali, etc..? Russia is the designer of all these problems and more, and while supporting Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthi, Russia is an extremely racist country, now posing as a 'friend of the global south'. If we eventually mean to save Palestine we must, shall and will therefore first shut down Russia's current role and influence completely, and permanently by force. Only than will the world be able to solve any of these injustices. And also, Slava Ukraine.

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I have been following https://provereno.media for a while now, and recently I have asked Pavel Bannikov for a small conversation around verification tools, and it was really insightful and helpful for me. Provereno is a fact-checking platform that works to clear up misinformation and provide reliable information. It deals with various topics like political news, social issues, culture, and any major events. The platform uses detailed, evidence-based methods to check the accuracy of widespread claims on the internet and social media. What I like the most about Provereno is that they use a unique system of image stickers to help quickly determine the reliability of different facts. They choose not to use a simple binary scale of "True" or "False" because information often falls somewhere between these extremes, and using just two categories could mislead readers. I can’t recommend them enough as reading their posts and articles is quite an insightful and useful for any fact-checking professional.

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The things you don't see... A script lands. I cast my beady eyes over it, noting the pile of long medical terms. Some, I recognise.... they've rolled around my beak before. Others, are new. And longer. I check pronunciations. Mark up the script. Peck away at them until they're solid. When the session rolls around? I'm ready to fly! That's the work the client doesn't see. If you ever think, I want my money's worth, that didn't take an hour! It's worth remembering, that the experience (30 years in my case) and the prep are what make the job seem easy. If someone gives you the gift of time? Take it! You won't find it in the shops. And you never see all the work that goes into the finished piece ;) I actually enjoy medical narration. I'm genuinely interested in that stuff. "Crazy bird!" I hear you say. 😂 ****** With thanks to all of you beauties who take the time to share your feedback. ****** I'm Sara, your bird in the booth. Wrapping my beak around everything from medical to commercial and everything in between. Pfizer, Bosch, PepsiCo and more. It's never 'just talking', it's all about human connection. Listen over on my website, you'll find some stuff here too ;) DM if you'd like to chat. #voiceover #medical #pharma #pharmaceutical #humanconnection

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