Voiceover Jobs I Have Declined #1
A customer asked me if there were any jobs I'd turned down. "HELL YES," I said. So here's an audio blog telling you about one memorable job I declined to voice. This is the first in an irregular series! :) NB - NSFW or children. Want to hear more stupid…
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New character showreel. Take a listen.
Here's my brand new, hot-off-the-press character showreel. It's a smattering of types of character voices but is by no means definitive. I love to create characters by changing pitch, pace, tone, accent, vocal quirks. The task is to create a fully imagined personality in just a few syllables. I often…
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TV Confessional – a piece of music in progress
I've been writing a piece of music that's not quite finished yet, but it's interesting (for me, at least) to see how a piece evolves and develops over time. (I guess this part of my blog is a kind of composer's notebook). The shape of it's there and it's as…
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Have a listen to my new general showreel
It's always tricky doing a showreel. You need to show what you can do, but you don't want to overface your audience, bore them, become self-indulgent or try to demonstrate the full, comprehensive spectrum of what you can do - all in under two minutes. I tested out various opinions…
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I’ll warn you, this is a tear-jerker
I *love* cats. For the first time in my life, after the loss of our noble Einstein (pictured left, in 'weekend' attire) I am without a cat. I have a dog, who I adore, but I miss being owned by a cat. So I was delighted to be…
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How to cope in these crazy times? Write some music.
We're living in strange times. Untruths are reported as facts. The questionable acts of leaders go mostly unchallenged. Up means down, empty means full and elephant-in-the-room facts go largely ignored and in some quarters, even unreported. Reality isn't really part of our national (international?) debate any more. How to…
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