Rivers Of Hope TV

by Rick Tarrant on May 4, 2012

Sometimes you get to be part of something that can change lives.
Here’s a TV spot that will run in San Diego.

Produced by Flashlight Media Group

SMASH Demo

by Rick Tarrant on May 2, 2012

Rick Tarrant Commercial Reel

January 31, 2012

Rick Tarrant Commercial Reel Thanks for listening!

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Laurelwood Holiday :30

December 20, 2011

Another great job from Running Pony Productions.

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Time Warner Cable – Moments of Joy Holiday

November 29, 2011

Christmas came early for me this season when I was cast as the VO for Time-Warner Cable’s holiday ad campaign. This is another example of the “less is more” approach to VO. During the session the director asked me to “dial it back” a few notches. It “felt” subdued in the studio but it works [...]

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December Auto Demo

November 8, 2011
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Vocal Exercise – Civil War Letter

August 25, 2011

A few months ago my friend Jack Parnell shared with me how he likes to record poetry and song lyrics as a vocal workout. This might explain why he sounds just as good and performs just as well today as he did 30 years ago. While I am fairly diligent with my physical exercise, I [...]

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The “Less Is More” Voice-over

August 12, 2011

A couple of years ago, while attending a Bob Bergen (aka Porky Pig) workshop, I was instructed to pull way back on my delivery in order to have stronger impact. It’s sometimes easy to forget in a world of high energy car commercials. But here is a car ad which proves the point … less [...]

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Memphis Summer Sounds

August 5, 2011

Usually when you think of Memphis Sounds you think of the blues and rock riffs emanating from the clubs along Beale Street. But this morning I captured some Memphis sounds that you usually only hear in the dog days of summer. I’m not sure if these are cicadas, crickets or tree frogs. It maybe all [...]

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The Art Of Voice Acting

August 1, 2011

From time to time I am asked to give advice or pointers to someone who is interested in doing voice-over work. Sometimes I will have coffee or lunch with this person and give them my thoughts for an hour or so. I’m always happy to talk about something that I care about, namely radio production [...]

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