Talent agents typically assess voice artists on their acting ability, their familiarity with the subtext of ad copy, a talent’s unique style and sometimes even their voice profile. However, there is a long standing conundrum that plagues the definitive aspect of talent. The degree of ability to act from an intuitive base is sometimes challenged […]
Read moreNew talent preparing to enter the voiceover industry are commonly allured into parting with relatively sizable payments for lessons with prominent, established artists and coaches. I was fortunate enough to pursue such an education while developing a home-based voiceover business. The business afforded me the opportunity to put what I was learning into practice and […]
Read moreWhen people ask me what line of work I’m in, it’s ironic how many times my reply is met with the secondary question, “What’s voiceover?!” I find that quite amusing bearing in mind that most of us have been exposed to a continual barrage of voiceovers since the day we were born, daily, repetitively competing […]
Read moreThe most commonly held misconception about voiceovers is that there isn’t much involved to successfully performing them. And that misconception lies very close to another, that you mostly just need to have a great sounding voice, however, nothing could be further from the truth. There’s an old industry maxim that says, “It’s not the voice […]
Read moreAs with singers, voiceover artists often specialise in a specific genre. Pursuit of a particular specialty might be decided on a passionate preference or be dictated by the strengths and/or limitations of the artist’s skills, talent or voice profile. Commercial voiceovers are used in the commercial advertisements we hear incessantly aired over our radio and […]
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