Why Voice Over Demo Production is Critical

A voice over demo is the voice actor’s business card, portfolio and sampler all in one. It showcases the voice artist’s craft and how they deliver messages, whether commercial, corporate, eLearning, explainer, telephony, gaming, animation or audiobook. A great demo shows a voice seeker what the actor is capable of and is one of the most important marketing tools a voice actor will invest in.

JMC Demos + Kim: A Top Notch Voice Over Demo Team

After 10 years of directing and producing excellent quality voiceover demos for voice over actors, Kim is now referring all demo production work to the elite team at JMC Demos (jmcdemos.com), where she also offers her coaching services as a trusted affiliate coach for the genres she specializes in.

Why should you trust JMC with your demo? J. Michael’s production work isn’t just for demo purposes. As an award-winning national commercial copy writer and commercial producer, J. Michael regularly works with major brands to produce commercial spots for air from scripting, to voiceover, (including casting other actors,) and then fully producing the ad for distribution nationally. Trust your demo production to a pro who produces real work for real clients.

Recording from your home studio or a professional studio of your choice, J. Michael will direct you live via video in a fun, time-unlimited recording session guaranteed to capture the very best of your ability as a talent. With an on-call team of award-winning master sound engineers, J. Michael will select the best reads of the session and assemble them together with the highest standard of FX and mastering to create a voice over demo reel designed to elevate your career. JMC Demos clients dominate the rosters of top LA & NYC agencies and talent management companies, to say nothing of dozens of others throughout the USA and internationally. In addition to the testimonials above, J. Michael and his team have won more awards and nominations for demo production than any other producer, judged by dozens of the industry’s leading agents, casting directors, talent managers, and buyers.

A long time prolific and successful voice actor herself, Kim knows on a cellular level what a demo needs to capture a clients’ ear. With 35+ years of experience as a top commercial voice over earner herself and industry respected for her insight into corporate, medical and eLearning narration, Kim understands a voiceover artist’s demos need to honestly showcase the best a voice talent has to offer.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

Kim is terrific to work with and helps create great demos at a fraction of the cost of other producers. From script selection to live direction to production choices, she walks you through the entire process wonderfully.

-Voice Actor Donny Baarns

“After several years away from the v/o world, I needed a new voice demo to kickstart my re-entry. I am so grateful that I had Kim’s expertise and mentorship to guide me through this step. She so willingly shares her knowledge of the industry and her being a successful woman helping other women to achieve their level of success is so commendable!”

-Actor Kate Hutchison

“I really enjoyed working with Kim on my voice demo. It was such a speedy return on my investment! I booked a job from my demo alone within a month of recording it. I made my money back on that one job.
I learned a lot about voice work and the industry in Montreal. Kim has so much experience to share, it’s like a proper mentoring experience; not just a demo recording. Kim got to know me as we spoke over the phone a few times. She developed original material that would suit my voice and type and I think she was spot on. Kim was a wonderful director for the session, and I learned so much about my own range and sound. The final product is a professional demo that I’m proud of and I can’t recommend Kim enough.”

-Erika Rosenbaum

I am so grateful to have Kim as a coach and for demo production. She will give you specific exercises so you can master a variety of reads for every genre.

-Judie Yuill

“My demos are just EXCELLENT!!! ‘m really amazed and excited about what Kim and her team did…and so appreciative. Kim brings such focus to her demo production, creating custom tailored scripts to show your strengths and personality, and pushes until she’s confident you’ve given your best. The most important thing to her, is for you to be a success! Her standards are impeccable and her demo production is just one more proof she excels in everything she does!”

-Voice Actor Henry Harrison

Are you ready for your voice over demo?

If you’re a full time professional (aka people pay you for your services) voice over talent and you book regularly, you are probably demo ready. If you're new to the industry, you probably need coaching first. In either case, the first step to demo production is a consult.

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A Consult

In a demo consult you discuss your needs, niche, markets you’re in and markets you’d like to get in. You and your demo producer (in this case JMC Demos) reach agreement on what deliverables you’d like exactly and a timeline within which to lay that down. Next, we have…

Coaching/Pre-Recording Direction

Coming out of your consult, you'll have an option to get coaching to make sure you present your best performances in your demo recording session.

Custom Copy Written Just for you

Each cut is written with you, your voice, your performance and marketing goals in mind. The JMC team are industry pro's and have written thousands of scripts for demos. You get the copy with directions ahead of time and then you book your…

Recording Session

You record in your studio so the material produced on your demo is a faithful representation of the audio quality you will deliver to your clients. J. Michael Collins directs you and takes the time needed to pull out your best takes, just as any director worth their salt would in a studio session. Then…

Production Begins

Working with a top-quality sound engineer, is critical to producing the best sound mix for your demo. After recording your best performances, your team does a music and sfx search and review which takes to use and which cuts go where. The sound engineer does his mix and your producer reviews, then sends copies for…

Your Review

You listen and love. If at this point you have any tweaks to propose or suggestions, your demo production team notes them and goes back into production to sort that out with the sound engineer. And finally, you get your…

Deliverables Sent

Go forth and book!

Custom Solutions

Every voice actor is different and there is no one size fits all answer to how many sessions may be required to bring you to being demo-ready. You may need one session, or you may need ten. The goal is to help you get to the point where you can consistently deliver great performances, like the ones you will showcase on your demo, so you can book voice work.