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Michael Apollo Lira
Nov 22, 20219 min read
How it Started and How it's Going: The Booth
It's said that the most important part of your audio's quality comes from your recording environment. Any voice over artist worth their...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Nov 15, 20213 min read
You don't know what you don't know
There's a saying out there that goes "you don't know what you don't know". It's simple, yet it speaks volumes when one starts to...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Oct 23, 20217 min read
The people you know
I'm going to start this blog off with a memory and a few thoughts of mine to go with it. If everything happened according to plan, what...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Oct 9, 20216 min read
Mastery
I've seen it said that it takes 10,000 repetitions of a skill to master it. I've also read that it takes 10,000 hours of time to master...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Sep 14, 20214 min read
Where are you right now?
I have a busy mind. It's frequently preoccupied and distracted - more often than it ought to be, in all truth. I often find myself...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Aug 25, 20213 min read
A watched pot never boils...
...and watched auditions don't get heard. At least that's the conclusion I've come to. Conventional wisdom in the voiceover and voice...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Aug 12, 20219 min read
Sir Reginald
One year for her birthday, Karina told me she wanted a pet hedgehog. Her obsession with hedgehogs had begun around the Christmas prior;...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Jul 22, 20214 min read
What do dentists and voiceover coaches have in common?
Skills and knowledge are just some of the things that are constantly changing and evolving in many fields. Did you know that nurses are...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Time will tell. And in the meantime, time will heal.
This song is a FEEL. The soft, sleepy and sultry voice. The indolent pace of the melody and instruments. The half-awake feel that...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Sometimes the poison picks you
There is a lot we get to control in life. But I'll argue that there is a LOT that we don't get to control. That's simply what it costs...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Jun 9, 20213 min read
What are we entitled to?
If you or somebody you love have a history of talent and acting, you may be entitled to... ...what exactly? It ain't mesothelioma...
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Michael Apollo Lira
May 28, 20213 min read
"I just want to look at the train"
I love my father. I love my mother, too - both are wonderful people and I've truly been blessed with an incredible set of parents. ...
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Michael Apollo Lira
May 2, 20215 min read
The reason I put a slash through my zeroes
Short answer: BECAUSE I CAN. Long answer: (DEEP BREATH) A long time ago, I decided to start putting slashes in my zeroes when writing...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Apr 6, 20212 min read
"Let the weak die"
"Let the weak die and nature will sort itself out." "If you're healthy, you have nothing to worry about." I remember reading the...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Mar 21, 20216 min read
An Unexpected Journey
Some of the biggest opportunities in life sometimes present themselves unexpectedly. And you may not always recognize these unexpected...
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