The short answer: Yes The slightly longer answer: Yes. A Voice Over Demo (Also referred to as a “Voice Reel”) is a showcase of your ability as a Voice Over Artist. This valuable tool gives you the ability to quickly demonstrate your abilities in a short space of time, giving a potential client a good idea of what you are capable of and how you might sound on their project.
Even if you have the ability to record a custom sample for a would-be client (and many do request this with online casting platforms) it still makes sense to have samples of your voice that they can listen to first. In fact, at least in Australia, for Voice Over Artists that are signed with an agent (such as EM Voices, RMK, Scout Management etc) it’s mostly your Voice Over Demo that get you hired.
If you’re ready to put yourself out there, come and work 1 on 1 with Andy Wells to create your Voice Over Demo. As part of the process Andy will source all the scripts best suited to your talents that will then be recorded in a 2 hour session. Following this is about half a day of post production on each recording plus editing of the final compilation.
Here are some of the Voice Over Demos produced by Andy over the past few months.
It has been a busy start to the year with the first 4 Introduction to Voice Over workshops now fully booked up to the start of April. It’s been great to meet so many new people, off all ages, interested in exploring the world of voice over and giving it a go.
If you missed out on booking into one of our first workshops of the year, we have just opened up bookings for workshops from late April to July. Each workshop has a maximum of 5 participants so places tend to fill up fast and we fill that most workshops are fully booked at least a month in advance.
Saturday April 30 – 10am – 4:30pm Sunday May 22 – 10am – 4:30pm Saturday June 18 – 10am – 4:30pm Sunday July 24 – 10am – 4:30pm
If you have been online searching for a “Voice Over Course” in Melbourne, this is a great place to start. If you’d like to know more about the workshop please feel free to get in touch using the live chat feature on the website, using the contact form or calling the phone number at the top right of this page.
We hope to see you in the studio for our next workshop!
If you come along to one of the Introduction to Voice Over Workshops you’ll meet Cecelia Ramsdale. Not just a great Voice Over Coach, Cecelia is an in-demand Voice Over artist with EM Voices in Melbourne.
If you’ve yet to meet her, you can get to know Cecelia better by listening to the Source Elements “On the Mic” podcast where she was recently interviewed. It’s a two part interview.
We’re excited for 2022 with bookings open for workshops in February, March and April!
Here’s the line of Introduction to Voice Over Workshops and place availabilities. February 19, 2022 – Introduction to Voice Over *Bookings Open – 1 Place available* February 27, 2022 – Introduction to Voice Over *FULLY BOOKED* March 26, 2022 – Introduction to Voice Over *Bookings Open – 1 Places available* April 3, 2022 – Introduction to Voice Over *Bookings Open – 2 Places available*
As you can see places are filling up well in advance of the workshops taking place so if you’re keen to jump in and see what you can do with your voice in 2022 then I’d suggest booking sooner rather than later.
During out Introduction to Voice Over workshops we often talk about setting up to record yourself at home. This is great for practise when you’re just starting out but then for when you are ready for the world to hear your voice and start auditioning.
This can be quite a technical discussion and you will find varying opinions and recommendations on what you need to set yourself up for voice over recording at home. Honestly you can easily spend as much money as you have in your bank account in this area, but when you’re just starting out we suggest a low-budget setup is a more sensible option.
On that note Andy has put together a basic ‘Starter’s Kit’ for voice over. This includes: Yeti Nano USB Microphone Microphone Shock-mount and Pop Sock Extended micro USB lead (10ft) Microphone Stand AKG K52 Closed Back Studio Headphones
Watch the video below as Andy takes you through the setup and, most importantly demonstrates how it all sounds.
This ‘Starter’s Kit’ costs LESS THAN $300 however it’s worth noting that you still need a room to record in (which may need acoustic treatment) plus you’ll need a computer for recording and editing.
If you are interested in getting one of these kits we have two available and ready to go.
How do you get started doing character voices for animation and video games? Everyone’s story is different but we sat down with @DaisyDoesVoices to talk about hers.
Andy Wells with @Daisydoesvoices in the studio talking about getting into character voice work
“How do I get started doing characters voices for games and animation?” We get that question A LOT at Voices of Tomorrow, and there’s really no single answer, no one path. Everyone’s journey is different so here’s one we’d like to share.
Daisy came to Voices of Tomorrow wanting to get into character voice work earlier this year. We just have her a little nudge but she did the rest. Have a listen to her story below.
With COVID-19 restrictions easing in recent times we’ve been able to open up and run our final Introduction to Voice Over workshops for 2021. With places being snapped up quickly in the last of our workshops for the year we can now announce that bookings are open for the first workshops in 2022!
We’ll continue to focus on workshops for beginners in February, March and April next year, however there are still also options for those of you who may already have more experience but really want to ramp up your efforts. If this is you then chat to us about 1 on 1 sessions or finally getting your first demo produced.
A Place in a Voice Over Workshop – The gift that keeps on giving. If there’s someone in your life that may be interested in giving Voice Over a go, consider gifting them a place in an upcoming workshop. Once you book in we’ll be in touch and can send you a special ‘entry pass’ that you can print out and put under the Christmas tree (or even in a Birthday card). We’ve done this quite a few times of the past year with that ‘gift’ helping someone to get started on their voice over journey.
Each group workshop is open for a maximum of 5 (Fully Vaccinated) participants working with two voice over coaches in a spacious, professional studio environment.
If you have questions about the workshops or other coaching options we offer, feel free to get in touch any time via the contact form or call the phone number at the top of the page.
As you continue on your Voice Over journey, you may get to a point where you feel you’re ready to put your voice out there to start getting some paid work. One of the most valuable tools to help you do this is a Voice Over Demo (Also called a Voice Over Reel).
For experienced voice over professionals, a Voice Over Demo contains recent samples of actual paid work they’ve done, however if you’re new to Voice Over then you won’t have this so instead you need to record material to showcase your voice. This is something we can help you with.
Have a listen to some of the latest Voice Over Demos we’ve created…
Steve
Catherine
Michael
Emma
Ronn
Cameron
When you’re ready to record your first demo, get in touch for a chat or go ahead a book in for a Demo Creation Session.
As we moved out of restrictions at the start of this month we’ve been able to lock in our final Voice Over workshops for the year after months of not being able to run them at all. Now, places are limited if you’d like to get started in Voice Over in 2021.
We have our popular Introduction to Voice Over Workshop running on November 27 and December 4. Both of these dates have just ONE place available.
If you’ve already done one or our workshops or coaching sessions and are looking to get back into the studio to “level up” then our Next Step workshop is a great opportunity to do it. We have just TWO places available for this workshop running on November 28.