In the voiceover world, your demo is your calling card. More important than your business card, or website, it’s a reflection of work you have done or are capable of doing. A voiceover demo then, becomes your audition to audition. It needs to be good. It needs to reflect your skills and your range. … [Read more...] about How to Make Audio Demos that Get Voiceover Work
How VOICEOVERVIEW is the Best CRM for my Voice Over Business
My love of my craft of voice over arts (and my family) are my motivating factors to be and stay organized. Thank Heavens for my people and VOICEOVERVIEW. ‘Cause left to my own devices, I would forget to invoice clients, wallow in stacks of empty coffee mugs, trip over piles of discarded clothes and … [Read more...] about How VOICEOVERVIEW is the Best CRM for my Voice Over Business
How to Run your Professional Art like a Small Business
Business. The word alone used to send icy shivers down my spine. But, to be a professional artist, as in be able to write “artist” or “musician” or “dancer” or “actor” on your annual tax forms (aka more money coming in than going out) you must understand your talent or product IS your business. … [Read more...] about How to Run your Professional Art like a Small Business
Dream Counsel: How to Find a Mentor in the Entertainment Industry
Breaking into the entertainment industry whether voiceover and acting or music and producing is not a clear-cut path. It’s not like medical school or studying for the bar. The road is circuitous and different for everyone. Like the traditional professions, it does take an investment of time and … [Read more...] about Dream Counsel: How to Find a Mentor in the Entertainment Industry
Voice Over Rates: How to Find the Razor Sharp Edge of Pricing your Professional
After sorting out how to find the right voice with top notch audio quality and a quick turnaround time, the big question for producers hiring voiceover professional is rates. How much does it cost to hire a voice actor to narrate your material? The simple … [Read more...] about Voice Over Rates: How to Find the Razor Sharp Edge of Pricing your Professional
Voice Over Insights: A Behind the Scenes Look at Audio Description
Applications for voice work are many and multiplying and every few months I’m delighted to discover another avenue within my field. A couple of months ago, I worked on a pitch for a large Audio Description project. You might have accidentally come across Described Audio, Described Video … [Read more...] about Voice Over Insights: A Behind the Scenes Look at Audio Description