Do you remember how you felt when you got your A Level results? Today’s such an important day for so many, and it’s sad to see that there is a potential shortage of places available according to the papers I’ve been reading this morning. I remember my A-Level results...
Ahhh the golden ticket. A job that keeps coming.. it's what you dream of as a voiceover and I've just finished working on the latest series of History 101 for Netflix (If you hear an American VO you need to switch you default language to British ) We started working...
Imagine if you'd started doing the thing you love doing, as a kid. Maybe you did, if you're a musician who started playing as a kid and made a career out of it, or maybe you always loved animals and work with them now, or you always built stuff and are working an...
Voiceover always surprises me with its diversity and opportunity, which is why I love doing it and find it a privilege, especially when you get an email from one of your producer contacts, asking you if you'd be happy to answer the following questions: What barriers...
I've been invited to speak about being a voiceover artist by I Can Be a registered charity that brings 7- and 8-year-old girls into the world of work, introducing them to inspiring women and helping them to discover the breadth of opportunity around them. I love the...
I love it when I get to work with people locally and being a Manchester based voiceover means there is such an exciting digital hub to connect with. Being able to work virtually with clients around the world is amazing, don't get me wrong yet there's something special...
Sounding natural, being conversational and authentic is a pretty common request in a lot of the voiceover work I do. Having worked as a radio presenter for nearly two decades and often having 'reads' to deliver it certainly became second nature whilst on air. I...
When I had space to build a booth I wanted something fun and my carpenter pal Joe, set about creating a 3 sided box, with a weighted curtain fashioned to look like an old-fashioned red phone box. Such an iconic piece of our landscape that I'm still in love with it...
What can you add to the mix as a voiceover during a pandemic? During lockdown it has been fascinating to see how the pandemic has been reflected in the work I've been voicing. The eLearning focus quickly changed to being much more concerned about people's home...
Landing your first global voiceover As a voiceover there are always certain moments that are always certain milestones you hope to reach. for me they include: When my voiceover booth was finished and all my shiny kit arrived; when I recorded my first job in my...
With another three weeks in lockdown, are you feeling OK about it? I am to be honest of course I miss my pals and my family but I want us to come out of this safely. I've been having more conversations with potential new clients, who are thinking they might have to...
As cliche as it sounds, I woke up yesterday thinking it was all a bad dream. There is so much uncertainty it's hard to concentrate and all around us things are being cancelled or postponed. The little kids are in heaven, the bigger ones not sure whether to stress out...