Pieces of audio gear can be a bit like people: each has their own personality. It’s the same for the audio device called the microphone – the first link in your home voice-over studio’s “audio chain”. Some mics are warm …
You’ve got to be good with a script to be a voice actor, but what may be less obvious is how good you have to be without one in a session. Now, if you stop listening right here I’ll be …
Amy started with Such A Voice towards the end of 2016, and between then and now, has made herself into a full-time audiobook narrator! Let’s get an update from Amy to see how she got here. What were you doing …
Cue any random day in the first year of my voice-over business. I settled into my studio with a zest for life and a mind set on knocking out my daily “to-do list.” Because I’m a responsible, mature business owner …
Our neighbors are taking a stand, and making it clear that the rampant racism that has proliferated throughout our country must come to an end, and that our elected officials and law enforcement must address the systemic pitfalls that ignore …
Our world is…busy, to say the least. With a global pandemic still changing our daily patterns of living and worldwide protests fighting for justice, it’s easy to become exhausted or worse, apathetic. Our job as artists is to create and …
It seems a pretty likely assumption to say that we’ve all been on our own more than usual lately. Which, for a voice-over artist, is saying a lot! We’re used to being alone most days. Creating offers, submitting auditions, narrating …
“I can predict the long-term outcome of your success if you show me your daily habits.” -John Maxwell When I first started in voice-over, I did it as a part-time job on the side. I had a full-time job and …
You might be new to working from home, or this might be something that you’ve done for a long time. Maybe you’re someone whose day just naturally runs like clockwork and you automatically get everything done on schedule, just like …
Social media is about staying connected with your online community, and can be a powerful tool in the world of voice-over in a number of ways. It’s great for getting yourself out there and letting people know what you do, …
Gary Crockett recorded his demo at the beginning of 2020 and has been recording some audiobook projects since then, and is working to have is VO career take off in 2020. Let’s check in with Gary and see what he …
“I love junk mail!”…said no one. Well, maybe if you’re gathering starter materials for a bonfire, but for the rest of us, those generic marketing ploys don’t exactly warm the heart. There are a thousand reasons why, but in the …