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Tips for Becoming a Voice over Artist
By Muhammad Beyhttp://www.Muhammadbey.Net Over the year I get emails asking me for my advice on Voice over and how to getstarted.I live in Philadelphia, a first rate, second rate city for Voice work, it has been quite astruggle to find work in this town but I have found some here and there over theyears.Here are some of the ideas I have suggested to others, I hope some of them areuseful.1. One thing I can suggest is trade your enthusiasm for experience, find a teacher andget more voice training if possible.If you are fortunate enough to live in a Media and Arts city like LA , New York orLondon, then start beating the street, start researching the agencies that work withVO people and call or write them for permission to send or better yet, hand deliver ademo.
2. Do not waste too much time trying to reach the Andrea Romano’s and other
famous casting directors or your favorite VO actors, their contacts or their contactscontacts through LinkedIn, facebook or other social media, I have tried it. They donot reply to emails or quires in most cases. And why should they, they all ready haveit made, why should they want to help you get in the door; they do not know you andyou are only a threat to their income or opportunities.The only way in is through your own persistence, doing grunt work, free work andmeeting people and making friends until you met the right person, under the rightconditions that will give you a
break. That’s what happen to me when i did a TV
commercial for Sovereign and Santander bank in 2009, i got the break becausesomeone else could not be bothered getting there that day! After that there was nocall from NY or Hollywood, in fact nothing happened, despite calls and posting, emailsand visits to agencies.
 
3. Do your own voice demos at home if you cannot afford a studio. Get a good micfrom radio shack or somewhere and any decent audio software and go for it.I have created my own documentary series in part so i could do some voice overwork! Be your worst critic and do the work over until it is perfect.4. Find a local studio and find out what kind of work they do, maybe they needsomeone to do fill in work. Film schools and art houses may need VO work, it may notpay much at first but you can get your name out there. You may only be able to tradework for credit at first but keep trying.5. Get some inexpensive business cards, list the kinds of work you are willing to do.Do not be shy about handing the out at media event and parties, leaving them on billboards in libraries, book stores and coffee shops.6. Know yourself and what your limitations are if any, find out what your range is soYou can do more for your clients. You may have a great character voice or two ormake a great announcer or have a fabulous leading man style, figure out what you aregreat at and start there.7. Make some demos and hit the street, look up local studios, call them, find out if they use voice artists and hand deliver your demo disks to them with your card. Sendfollow up messages and calls every few months.8. be nice to the secretary at the studio because she will be the one you have to getpast to get to the producer or casting director.9. Promote yourself on several online voice over forums and talent website.Build your own website and add the URL to your outgoing email as a signature.When you make the web site, use a picture that conveys the image of the type of VOactor you are, a character actor, straight man, announcer type or whatever.10. When you do a gig, make a video and post it to YouTube, face book andelsewhere.11. Find an agent, one that does not charge you for their services, contact agents inthe internet listing or even the old phone book.
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