Anybody who knows Rosi and me knows that we were performing musicians long before we embarked on our voiceover career. This year, in fact, we’ll celebrate 20 years with our current ensemble, Sol y Canto (www.solycanto.com) and 30 years that Rosi and I have performed Latin music together. With such longevity in our musical endeavors, why the switch to voiceover? Well, there are a couple of reasons. First, our babies grew into teenagers, and we realized they needed us more than our touring schedule would allow. The second reason can be summarized in an old adage: How do you make a small fortune in the music business? Start out with a large fortune. Once we threw ourselves fully into building our VO business, one of the most pleasant surprises was “Hey, you can actually make a living at this!”
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