Late voice-over payments. The bane of any voice actor is doing great work, only to have the client forget, delay, or skip out on payment! As a voice actor, you’re self-employed, meaning you don’t have a billing department or upper …
I hear a lot from people outside of Los Angeles talk about how much they aspire to work in a studio, especially on an animation project. Although our trip to Peach Music to record Shaboom is located in downtown L.A. …
Being able to work from home is a big perk of being a voice actor, but as we addressed last month in our Working Wednesday segment, having your own workspace away from others can be isolating. One way to connect …
Join me (Katie Leigh) and Mark Chen as we drive to a studio in downtown Los Angeles and chat about voice acting in Los Angeles, networking with other VO talents, taking care of your vocals, and getting voice-over work. We …
We’d like to put the Talent Spotlight this month on program graduate, Kirsten Dunn. Kirsten completed our voice-over training program back in December of last year and began searching for work the next month. She got invited to be a …
A lot of people aspire to work in animation voice-over. Over the next month, I will be providing some insight into the process of booking and working in animation voice-over in Los Angeles. In this week’s video, you will hear …
Here at Such A Voice, we talk a lot about how having a great sounding voice is not the only thing you need in order to thrive as a professional voice actor. Yes, it’s definitely a desired plus, but employing …
Before jumping into my voice-over career full-time, I worked as an Academic Recruiter for a large university. I would give presentations almost everyday to huge groups of high school students about the college admissions process. I was constantly surrounded by …
Voice-over coach Megan MacPhee made an important point the other week: training your voice is a lifelong process. The same goes for listening to your body and figuring out what it needs in order to stay healthy and energized. What …
I often suggest voice acting exercises to my students to break them of resistance, to expand their vocal range, and to teach them to feel uncomfortable until their muscle memory kicks in (much like how a professional dancer uses their …
We all know success is better achieved with set goals. However, it can be difficult to figure out the process that works perfectly for you. Organizing my voice-over goals and making to-do lists are just a few of the …
Vocal training is a lifelong process. It’s necessary to have discipline and awareness in order to learn and maintain healthy vocal techniques. As a voice actor, your body and voice are your instruments and you must be consistently practicing, training …