Bringing the voice over artist and client together is one of the main objectives of DirectVoices. No filters between them, no brokers, no intermediaries. The Internet voiceover market is now mature enough to allow this one-on-one contact. We know that forging closer relationships between these two parties will ultimately lead to greater understanding, enhanced trust …
Voice over actors, remember these 6 etiquette tips before you step inside another recording studio!
If you get in the habit of speaking with a relaxed tone your deeper voice will come out automatically
Display your basic VO prices and be proud of them! That’s the advice DirectVoices would like to give to voice over talents. To be taken seriously you have to answer the question everybody asks in any transaction, how much does this service cost?. Don’t get nervous about it. Rates are not written in stone, you …
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If there was a way that a voice over artist could liaise directly with a voice over client without the need for an agency or intermediary wouldn’t that be a good thing? Bringing VO talent and clients together, really? Yes, of course it would I hear you cry! Consider this: the whole transition would be …
Many people in the VO business will say that you have to be ‘thick-skinned’ to survive in this industry. You will need to be able to handle rejection because you are going to get a lot of it! It’s hard to argue with that. Most voice over artists will have to deal with multiple rejections …
The client has contacted you because they like your work and they want to engage your services. This is the best scenario for you as an independent voice talent. You know you have arrived in the VO industry when this happens! This client has contacted you direct without having to be actively marketed to and …
Derek Chappell started his voicing career at a very young age as announcer at a FM radio station in Kansas City. His legal perspective is a bonus when it comes to writing his blog “The Voice of your Business”.
If you are new to the voice over industry one of the main questions that go through your head is what should you charge for your voice over services? If you are an established voice talent, this post might also be of interest to you. Rates are a recurrent and controversial topic because we are …
Christian Pfadenhauer is a young German voice talent with a deep and positive voice. He belongs to a new generation of voice artists that have witnessed the transition towards the online market.