Weekly Skills Spotlight: What's It Really Like to Record a Professional VO Demo With Great Voice?
Some years ago I was called down to Madison Avenue to audition for a voice over for a candy bar commercial. There was no script. All they wanted me to say was “Oooo!” “Ahhh” as many different ways as I could. I didn’t get the job. And although I was a failure at expressions of…
Just stepped out of the voice booth where I did a job for one of my best customers…again. It’s an amazing feeling when you build momentum in your voice over business. First one customer, then another and another. And when they keep coming back for more….ahhh. Heaven! But this doesn’t happen by magic. You have…
Auditions. Love ’em or hate ’em, they’re a fact of voice over life. The key to auditioning successfully is to do the best you can and get them out of door… fast. Then forget about them. It’s rare to get feedback and they’ll find you if you book the job. But did you know most…
I didn’t think it would ever happen to me. I’ve always taken great care of my voice. I don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t yell. I drink lots of water and I eat vegetarian. Yet a few months ago I started to get hoarse. Not so bad that I couldn’t teach or do my voice over…
Last weekend I went to Birdland, a top NY jazz club, to watch a show by a friend of mine, the singer Alexis Cole. (www.alexiscole.com) She and her trio knocked it out of the park and as she sang and scatted her heart out, I was struck by how hard musicians work to perfect their…