VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

craigsvoicetalent · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:54 am Post subject: Thank you for the last 5 years!

I just wanted to say thank you to all of those on this board who have helped me on my journey. I first posted in Oct 2016 in the critique section. The feedback I got was honest and essential to my growth. I took Philip's advice and had a few Skype sessions with him and then coached with Nancy Wolfson for the last two years.
More importantly, I listened. And I listened to everyone saying that this is a marathon not a sprint. I learned to respect those who are successful in this and started to understand they have the best intentions.
I don't post much here as those with more experience have much better advice to share. But I still come regularly to keep me grounded.
I am now going into my 5th year and really starting to make a success of this. I even waited until last year to have my first professional commercial demo made by Nancy and her engineer. Here is the link if you have the time to listen:
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/c99b4f_12bec54a7a35463c83e9b1ec6e423353.mp3
But most of all, I just wanted to say thank you all, once again. You really changed the trajectory of where I was heading.
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Bish · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:14 am Post subject:

Was that five years ago? Crap... I feel old.
I always say that it you can actually do this VO thing... it's still going to take you five years to get a strong foothold in the business. I know how important this place both was (and is) to me. Grounded is a good word.
Well done.
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todd ellis · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:06 am Post subject:

i've been doing this "vo thing" full time for 20 years and still feel like i barely have a finger hold --- never mention a FOOT hold. but ... hey ... i see guys digging ditches in the rain ... so there's that.
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Bish · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:22 am Post subject:

Bruce · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 11:41 am Post subject:

I’m so glad you found support you needed here. Once again, mission accomplished.

Very nice demo too!

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craigsvoicetalent · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:28 am Post subject:

And amazing how 6 years in and I am still learning lessons.
I never really liked this demo. I didn't like the process. I didn't like that I wasn't actively involved in the scripts. It just didn't feel like me.
I relied heavily on my coach to do all of these things for me, thinking that they knew better. I didn't speak up. It was not their fault. My coach was a fantastic coach but I was scared to raise any issues. That is on me.
But I learned. I was fortunate that I had a good enough year that I had spare cash to replace this demo. In doing so, I found a great team with Rob Bee in the UK. I got involved with the script-writer. We went back and forth for a few weeks before we both agreed we had what we needed. The recording session was a collaborative joy. Input was given, reads were changed and performances were tweaked. The collaboration extended to the choice of some of the music beds and the order of the final demo.
The outcome? Something I am proud to put out there. Something I don't need validation on. Something that is me.
For anyone who is just getting ready to have their first professional demo produced, please take heed from my mistakes and make sure that you are an important part of the whole process. Your demo is "YOUR" demo. Please don't forget that very critical point.
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