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 – …
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 …
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? …
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 …
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 …
Focus on the Listener: Improving your VO Reads
One thing that is universal about voice over artists is that we want to do great work. We want to ‘sound great’. But sometimes it is exactly that desire to sound awesome that can get in the way of the …
Want to Get More VO Work? Get in Good with Producers
As a voice actor, you want to book as many gigs as possible. Obviously. But you don’t want to spend the rest of your life stuck in your studio, auditioning for every cheap car commercial and tech tutorial that moseys …
How to Record While on the Road
The following is from the Such A Voice archive, written by Catherine Marshall. The lifestyle of a voice over artist is fabulous. You get to be your own boss, you can grow into a niche of your choosing, and you never …
Inside the Voice Over Audition Room
When you begin your voice over journey, you are going to be discovering that there are so many ways to find work and auditions in this business. Occasionally you can book work straight through your voice over demo. Quite frequently …
Voice-Over Marketing Tip: Market Your Skills, Not Your Title
The following is from the Such A Voice archive, written by Catherine Marshall. When you’re just getting started in the voice-over industry, we recommend that you let everyone know that you are a “professional voice-over artist.” This title means that you …
Voice-Over Success: Quality vs. Marketing
The following is from the Such A Voice archive, written by Catherine Marshall. When you hear the name Britney Spears, chances are many things come to mind. There was her hit video in the Catholic school girl’s outfit, her outrageous kiss …