Setting Up Your Home Recording Studio
Now that I am of a “well-seasoned” age, I like to reflect back upon the “good old days”. The days when a recording studio covered a city block that sold for millions. An audio mixing board was 8 feet long …
Nailing VO Auditions Online or In-Person
Years ago, while meeting with a soon-to-be-new talent agent, I was told something that I had long come to know but never actually considered so clearly: “The job is auditioning,” he offered, matter-of-factly. It was not a surprising statement – …
Using Pay to Play VO Websites
If you are just starting out in voice acting, you may have heard the term Pay to Play websites, and are wondering what that means. Pay to Play sites, like Voices.com and Voice123.com, charge voice actors a yearly fee …
VO Billing: How to Get Paid Every Time
There are many things to love about the voice over life. Collecting money from your clients is not one of them. It’s such a pain, right? First, they email you out of the blue, say they love your audition and …
Voice Over Technique: Breathing, Posture, and Alignment
Good posture is so important for our well-being, but it is essential in voice over. Many of us roll our shoulders inward, let our head and neck jut forward or fall back and let our abdominal muscles slack. This is …
Mastering the Live In-Person VO Audition
As the voice-over industry has changed over the last decade plus, the epicenter of casting calls has changed with it. In the ‘old days’, most auditioning took place in person at the offices of casting directors and in recording studios. …
VO Audition Tip: It’s All About Choices
A casting director recently tweeted, “It’s your job to shake things up.” I take it she was talking to all actors – including voice. It got me thinking. Does that mean, generally speaking, we are not shaking things up? …
Career in Voice Overs: Is it for you?
Recently I had an engaging conversation with someone who had scheduled himself into my call calendar for a courtesy voice over evaluation. This is a complimentary service we offer here at suchavoice.com for people who are exploring the profession of …
Recording Audiobooks: Getting to the heart of the story
One of the things I find amazing about the voice-over industry is how many different genres there are. It can be a bit overwhelming when examining them, and deciding what area you would like to focus on. One particular …
Inside Tips to a Great Voice Over Audition
An essential skill that every voice-over talent must posses is the ability to audition well. Although you can (and should!) book directly off your demo, you’ll get the majority of your jobs based on an audition. Auditions can be used …
Getting a Voice Over Talent Agent
Voice over talent agents are an integral part of many voice actors’ careers, and can be an entryway to exciting, high-earning gigs. Most major national commercial campaigns, high-profile documentaries, film trailers and the like get cast through talent agencies. So, …
Standing Out From the Crowd – Voice Over Tips
When you’ve grown to the point as a voice actor, where you are “ready” to audition, you will notice the daunting truth that there are lots of other actors auditioning too! The sheer numbers of folks going after the same …