“I want to hear the sexy.” The joy of giving direction to a professional voiceover.
I love it when clients are passionate about what they do. I love it when clients give me direction. I ask them to imagine I'm the audio equivalent of plasticine; I want them to shape me into whatever form they prefer. Many clients take giving direction to a…
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A selection of Christmas characters
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. In the world of the pro voiceover, it's Christmas all year round to be honest. I did my first Christmas ad for 2016 in the first week of January. It's always Christmas in commercial-land. I was asked…
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Have a listen to my brand new showreel
It dawned on me last week that I haven't done a new showreel for...well, let's just say quite some time. Getcha ears around this one. It's a mashup of some of the voices I've been asked to do lately. All lovingly produced by the brilliant…
[Read more]Essential listening: The importance of accurate, responsible radio advertising
Nobody wants to hear rubbish on their radio, do they? Well, I don't. And radio commercials need to uphold the values and standards that customers expect. When we broadcast a radio ad, consumers must trust the content. For broadcasters, fair and accurate commercial production…
[Read more]Scripts I really can’t voice
Sometimes I'm asked to voice things I just can't voice. Or at least, I can't voice them straight off. Mainly because I'm an emotional ball of teary snot. I really struggled with these commercials. They're very hard-hitting (they have to be) and they're gut-wrenching. The scenarios they describe are terrible.…
[Read more]One of the most bizarre but brilliant ads I’ve ever recorded
This bizarre but brilliant ad is one of the daftest things I've recorded this year. And by God, that's saying something. The producer emailed me. "Phone me," said the message. This is rare. Usually people email you with…
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