ARE SOFT PUPPETS JUST FOR KID AUDIENCES?
Believe it or not, some vents in countries outside the United States actually believe that the only true ventriloquists are the ones who use the standard hard figures. While I have no problem with vents using the wooden, composition, or fiberglas figures made of hard...
Where Do YOU Make Your Performing Money?
The statement I just made at the beginning of this column really asks an important question..where DO you make the majority of your performing dollars? Chances are you are making it in your regional market, the area that is manageable for you to mine to find the...
A POINT TO REMEMBER…
I am a student of comedy and a big fan of the comedy writer Robert Orben. In the late fifties and early sixties, right through to the seventies, Bob Orbon published many books on comedy one-liners as well as some books on how to write and perform comedy. He...
SHELF CLUTTER OR GOOD EQUIPMENT?
I think any well-respected vent has a certain amount of “shelf clutter”, but is it really clutter or just stored equipment that will be called into play for a show in the near future? That, my friends, is the question, and the subject of this discussion this...
TRUNK OR SPECIAL CARRYING CASE?
I know this might sound silly to some ventriloquists who may say “what’s the difference?”, but it’s how you transport your characters that makes a huge impact on your audiences and your show. I’ve seen some vents just throw their partners in an old suitcase , with...
PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR “CREATIVE TEAM”
It’s the beginning of a new year and time to review your website, mailing pieces, artwork, really anything and everything that helps you create your “brand”. I have always found that putting together and keeping a “creative team” was one of the most important things I...
Happy New Year From Maher Studios!
Wishing all our friends and fellow ventriloquists A Very Happy & Successful 2015! We'd like to share a very important post over on the Learn-Ventriloquism Blog today. If you haven't seen this, click this link to read it now!
A NEW BEGINNING..A NEW YEAR !
Do you know what I like about starting a new year? You get a chance to wipe the proverbial slate clean and start over again. Old bad habits can be replaced, new habits formed, and it’s even a time to review and refresh some of the things ventriloquial that you have...
Having Dinner With Clients..Yes or No?
Now the title of this particular blog sounds relatively easy to which to respond. Dinner is dinner, right? Not so fast as I think we need to explore this a little bit. My strict rule for over 30 years was to NEVER eat a meal with my client(s) before a show. Why? I...
BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS STARTING FOR VENT HAVEN CONVENTION 2015
This is the first in a series of announcements giving all of you inside information on what’s happening at the Vent Haven International Ventriloquists’ ConVENTion. First, one of the biggest suprises is the appearance of AARON WILLIAMS and FREDDIE. This premier...
