Talent Spotlight: Gary Crockett
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 …
Your Best First Impression: Starting the Marketing Conversation
“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 …
Working Wednesday: How to Turn an Audition into Repeat Business
Hi, I’m Robin. And this is me dubbing a cartoon at a major dubbing studio in Miami. Ahh, the glamorous VO life! The only problem was that I wanted to move to a tiny town in the mountains of Virginia …
The Periodic Check-In
As voice-over artists, we are constantly riding the wave of clients. Sometimes we’re up and busy for weeks on end, sometimes we’re floating along unaware where our next job will come from. As we talked about in last week’s Working …
What’s Your Brand?
Who are you? And by that I mean, for the people who go to your website, listen to your demos, call you in to audition, sign you into their talent rosters, pitch you to directors, or hire you to be …
Working Wednesday: Nothing to Do
These days, you may find yourself getting a little more stuck than usual. A lot of companies have slowed down production, funding has dwindled, and creative projects have been put on hold. Building a creative career comes with ups and …
Talent Spotlight: Jeremy Michael Durm
Jeremy recorded his demos with Such A Voice just over a year ago, and since then, has been on fire in the VO space as well as enjoying his life as a father and as a recording artist! Read his …
Three Tips for Understanding Audition Directions
Successful auditions are the bread and butter of the modern voice actor. While it’s true that you can book a project solely off of your demo, you’re much more likely to have to go to bat against a number of …
Why Audition Coaching is Growing in Popularity
There has never been a better or more exciting time to get into voice acting. From commercials, corporate narrations and video games, to ADR work in films and TV, there are so many opportunities for budding voice actors that it’s …
Working Wednesday: Artist-in-Residence
Peter Cameron has said of his writers’ residencies that, “One of the greatest luxuries an artist can have is a day in which nothing has to be done. No one to see, nowhere to go, just the gorgeousness of all …
Thanks For The Memories: Auditions That Stick
As you ascend the ranks of the voice-over world and find yourself auditioning for increasingly prestigious opportunities, the qualifications and skill differences between you and everyone else auditioning for the same work begins to narrow. At each new rung of …
VO Audition Basics
Aspiring actors must remember: auditions don’t judge acting ability. , they don’t define your career, and they don’t measure your potential. Auditions only answer one question: who will be trusted with the part? We all know most great actors have …