FoggyInclination

The most important, obviously, is talent. But some people approach me and say, "I have a knack for this! When can I start?" When in reality, there is a butt load of work involved developing that talent through coaching, practice, and listening. Aside from that, there is a lot of hard working talent out there that don't get anywhere because their home studios aren't good enough. The sonic quality of the recording is how you present yourself to the world, so it has to be amazing. Even if your voice isn't "the best" (whatever that means), if you can mix/master or EQ yourself well, then you can compete. The delivery is always important. I find I have the best "luck" when I try to just be myself, experiment, or just do something that happens in the moment. The auditions where I have a funny little unique moment, have a fun rhythm, or just do something straight up sexy is when I land the job. Luck is for losers. I find that the harder I work, the luckier I get. There's no luck in doing 30-60 auditions a day, cold calling production houses, online marketing, and word of mouth. It takes an inane amount of work to get things going. I'm at a point now where I don't have to do that many auditions a day because there is a flow of work. I hope that answers your question. Thanks for asking bigbadwimp!! Happy New Year.

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I have an IMDB Pro account, so I can help you with his contact stuff.

hahaha... I did an asthma radio spot a few months ago. I could just use that heavy breathing. Sounds the same to my ears.

Right now, my flow of work is in the vein of "explainer," "narrator," and "promo." My biggest gig in the last 6 months was the European campaign for Sony's "Beyond: Two Souls." That one got seen by millions of people internationally, so that was a thrill. A lot of my VO heroes reached out to me and congratulated me, so that made me feel just straight up swell. The hard thing with voiceover is even the big dogs in this industry don't get a lot of attention. Even for dramatic reads that are mind-blowingly good, they aren't acknowledged in awards ceremonies, like the Oscars. I would really like to see that change, because we work our little asses off to be amazing and then get little credit for it after. But, as a result, most VO guys and gals are the most humble people you'll ever meet. You'd never know they just cashed a check for a few hundred thousand.