Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales, a former delegate to the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSYEAP), gives an inspirational talk to the 28 Filipino delegates of this year’s SSEAYP, September 24.

The VoiceMaster talked about his experiences as a delegate and as the head of the Cultural Committee during their batch and he lead the performances of the entire delegation which was comprised of numerous song and dance numbers in different countries.

SSEAYP is a diplomatic and cultural exchange program sponsored by the Cabinet Office of Japan and happens with the help of the member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

It is an annual program which joins more than 300 youth from ASEAN countries including Japan and gives the delegates the chance to live together while on the Japanese cruise ship MS Fuji Maru for more than 50 days. SSEAYP started in 1974.

This year’s batch is already the 38th. The delegation is composed of 28 youth from all over the countries, representing different regions together with a national leader.

Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales invaded this year’s Young Entrepreneur Summit held at the World Trade Center, Pasay City, September 23.

Being an award-winning entrepreneur, the VoiceMaster supported the said event in which he met people who have the same advocacies which is centered on the youth’s involvement in entrepreneurship. The VoiceMaster met people like Phil and James Younghusband, Sam Conception, Gab Valenciano, Injap Sila (owner of Mang Inasal), Johnlu Kua (owner of French Baker), and a lot more.

Together with the other influencial bloggers in the Philippines, Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales participated in Blogapalooza at Fullybooked Bonifacio High Street, September 17.

Blogapalooza is an event where selected Filipino Bloggers interact with the business community who promote their products and services through blogging.

The VoiceMaster, being a blogger and an entrepreneur at same time, promoted CreatiVoices Productions.

Nothing is too early for the VoiceMaster for he does not choose time to move and inspire people through his voice and thoughts that are really moving. This was what he proved during his talk during the first day of Y4IT at the University of the Philippines Film Institute, September 20.

A perfect opener and mood-setter, the VoiceMaster shared his knowledge in voice acting and its relevance in the world of information technology. He even emphasized how voice acting makes information technology applications make the world colorful and more inspiring.

Apart from his talk, he also challenged the participants to create voices. Among the ones who accepted the challenge, it was Johan Laurence Rivera of Lyceum of the Philippines Cavite who won. Johan will be given a voice acting and basic dubbing scholarship.

CreatiVoices Productions congratulates Solo Lirios Galura, the winner of the “Who Wants to Be a Voice Artist?” Voice Acting Contest held during the 2011 Best of Anime at the SMX Convention Center, Sept. 17.

Ten individuals accepted the challenge and underwent two stages of showdown in voice acting after which the top four was chosen for the final round. The top four also included Raki Diga, Charmaine Laude, and Jeffrey Remo.

Solo, the winner, will get 10k worth of scholarship in VoiceWorx! Basic Voice Acting and Dubbing Workshop which will begin on October 1.

CreatiVoices would like to thank all the participants in the competition as well as the VoiceWorx alumni who helped in judging, hosting, and organizing the event.

Due to unforseen circumstances, “Who Wants to be A Voice Artist” Voice Acting Contest has been moved tomorrow, September 17. The contest will be held at the same event at 2pm. Also, apart from the registered contestants who submitted their forms online, we would also accept walk-in participants on the contest day. For more information on the event and the contest, just visit http://creativoices.net/voices/?p=1230.

Do you pay so much attention to the voices you hear from radio and television commercials, films, animes, messages on hold, and other voice over applications? Do you love imitating voices from these or simply making voices? You may be interested in voice acting.

The good news is, you do not have to resort to simply imitating the voices for you yourself can be a voice artist. Who knows, you might be one of the voice artists to give voices not just to videogames but to other media forms which are powered by voice overs.

This is because The VoiceMaster Pocholo Gonzales is giving away 10k worth of Voice Acting Scholarship. All you have to do is make your own video making voices (as many as you can), upload it on Youtube, like the VoiceMasters’ page on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TheVoiceMasterOnline), post the link of your video on VoiceMaster’s page, and finally, ask your friends to vote for it through liking. The most number of likes will win the competition. Voting will be until December 24, 2011, at exactly 11:59pm and the winner will be announced on Christmas Day.

The winner will get VoiceWorx! Basic Voice Acting and Dubbing Workshop Scholarship and a chance to become a part of CreatiVoices Productions and dub for its upcoming projects. Also, he will have a chance to be one of the successful VoiceWorx graduates who are now in the voice acting industry.

CreatiVoices Productions is inviting interns from different colleges and universities. Interested applicants should be creative and have interest in voice acting, video productions, and writing.

CreatiVoices is one of the most ideal places for on the job trainings because here, we do not just let you watch us as we do something; we let you do them. Through this, real time and intensive training is ensured and the interns are truly exposed to the real world of voice acting and productions. Meanwhile, applicants who are more interested in writing can take their part in the company’s current steps in starting changes in the world of writing.

Apart from the learning related to the respective fields they are majoring in, interns are also sure to learn other life lessons that would be helpful not just in their future careers in also in their daily living. Also, they can get a chance to meet many people who can inspire them in their endeavors.

Applicants may email their resumes to [email protected]. For more information, they may also call us at (02) 239-6468 or simply drop by with their resumes the CreatiVoices Office at 3rd Floor, Light Building, 1745 Dian St., Palanan, Makati City.

It was on the third of September, a Saturday. More likely, it was an ordinary day for most of the people at the Greenbelt 3. The sound of the laughter, or children screaming out of excitement, as well as the sound of the partly busy street in the noontime—these were all typical except from the 22 individuals who, at that time, were on their way to RedBox on the third level of the mall, excited for what was going to take place in a few minutes.

Two months ago, they were also excited. But, that time, they were excited for the beginning of something new in their lives. They have just accepted the challenge; they gave their firm answers to the question: Who wants to be a voice artist?

Two months ago, they started their journey to the translation of their dreams to reality—they enrolled in VoiceWorx! Basic Voice Acting and Dubbing Workshop. And for two months, they underwent intensive training under the country’s best voice artist, tapped their potentials, and tested their limits. They went through exercises challenges and exercises they never imagined they would and could do. Not just that, they were also tested as individuals.
They did a number of live performances. They made voices of different characters and approaches. They spoofed commercials. They tried dubbing. They got nervous. They got excited. They got nervous and excited and happy all at the same time. It was a roller coaster ride while learning.

For two months, they were taught not just the basics and the essentials in the world of voice acting. In the same way, they were also made sure to absorb some life lessons they will need as they continue with their endeavors. And above all, they were given help to know more of themselves—and, to get out of the box in which, for a long time, they might be imprisoned.

Two months have gone by so fast, that they almost did not feel it. And finally, on that day, despite the ordinariness perceived by the other people around, they could really feel its significance and specialness. It was their VoiceWorx graduation day after all.

Yet in the contrary of what others might have found sad about that day, that it implied so much of an end, it was actually more of a new beginning. After this, to them, more things would eventually come. This, indeed, has been proven and tested. Besides, it was happening for the 18th time around. Yes, for it was the 17th batch (technically the 18th since Voiceworx started with batch 0).

Truly, their lives are just one of the many ones that have already changed—lives whose dreams were given the chance to be realized. Even their certificates and the letters printed on it are not enough to capture how they have felt for having done such a wise move in their lives. And now, as this new batch faced their graduation, more things await them.