What happens when you find out you’re in a viral video about a monstrous hate figure
It was late last night. I was messaging a friend about exciting plant-based recipes. It was cold, dark and the wind was howling around the turrets of Clarke Gables. I received a notification on my phone. It was an Instagram message from my daughter. She was in the room next…
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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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“What the world needs is a podcast about radio commercials obtaining legal clearance for broadcast.”
Me and a couple of pals have created a stupid comedy podcast about the rigmarole of getting radio advertisements cleared for broadcast. Anyone who works in radio will be familiar with this arduous process (although the Radio Advertising Standards Agency is purely a figment of my fevered imagination). And if…
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Is this the most annoying voice ever?
A client emailed me. "Emma, can you sound annoying? Not just a bit annoying. We're talking the kind of annoying that people never forget. You'd be the voice everybody loves to hate." I asked my colleague, Rich Sweetman who has…
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Handy political sound effects
In these febrile political times, me and funnyman colleague Rich Sweetman thought it'd be handy for producers everywhere to have a range of sound effects to use, should the need arise. So herewith, a stock of MP-type noises for your delight. Listen and enjoy/weep. Want to hear some more stupid…
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This is the most extraordinary Santa voice you’ll ever hear.
When international voice sensation and long-time studio pal Rich Sweetman was asked to do a Santa impression, nobody guessed what would happen next. I only caught the merest hints of it through the studio door (NOT that I was crouched there listening or anything) but I'll be honest, it sounded…
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