Hello,
I am new to Voices.com and just getting set up. However, I do have a "voice" related question.
During my employment with a health care organization here in Chicago, they used my voice, on their employee verification line, without a contract agreement. I just did it, since I was an employee during the time. I am have not been an employee of theirs for many years, yet they are still using my voice.
Am I able to seek compensation?
Please advise.
Thank you,
Paula A. Sanford
Should I send demos to other agencies while waiting to hear back from one?
- Written by Marc
- August 24, 2009 at 12:45 PM
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Hi Voice Cat,
Great website glad I found it.
I just have a quick question. Long story short my hubby was fortunate that he studied with and had his demo done by the legendary Don Morrow. He is also fortunate that my 14 year old daughter has been in show business since she was 6 yrs old and has been with Abrams Artists in NYC. So right now Abrams has his demo and we are waiting to hear.
My quick question is I would like to do a mailing of his demo to other agencies and would like your advice on what a " brief summary" should consist of when I send the demo?
I would appreciate any help you can offer me.
Thanks,
Maureen Lucier
How Do People Get Jingle Singing Work?
- Written by Marc
- February 4, 2009 at 2:31 PM
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Hi, Marc -
Thanks for your blog! Really helpful. I'm not so interested in voice acting work as I am in singing - commercials, jingles, etc. I have a demo, but I'm not sure if the channels are the same for singing jobs as they are for vo acting. Someone told me that it's more word-of-mouth for jingles? Am I better suited to go through on the ad side? I also don't have a SAG card yet... how does that all fit in?
Thanks!
Melissa
Do Big Talent Agents Not Sign Talents they Really Want to Work With?
- Written by Marc
- October 9, 2008 at 12:04 PM
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How does agency repping work when they love you but won't sign?
Find out the Voice Cat's take on this now!
An agency wants to sign my daughter, are the fees they're asking legit?
- Written by Marc
- August 21, 2008 at 4:03 PM
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Q: Hi Marc,
I got a lot of info from your web site but I have a question: the agency that wants to sign my daughter for voice and on-screen wants wants me to pay the following: Are these legitimate fees?
Informational seminar on the talent industry $70
To get her on their talent web site $100 per year
Thanks,
Cindy
Do Watermarks Hinder Auditions?
- Written by Marc
- April 30, 2008 at 4:03 PM
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Q: Hello Marc,
I listened with interest to your podcast on Voices.com regarding auditioning in a home recording studio. Good information since I began doing voice overs 5 years ago after retiring from stage touring. Although Spokane is a small town, there are a number of good studios that do national work. Of the auditions I do in the studio, I get a very high percentage, yet my voices.com auditions are not yielding what I would call a similar percentage! It has been suggested to me that watermarks are "putting off" potential clients. What is your opinion on using watermarks? If watermarks are not used, should I still read the entire 60 or 30 second script?
Many thanks in advance.
—Andrea Bates, Spokane, WA
How Do I Interpret Scripts When There's No Direction Whatsoever?
- Written by Marc
- March 17, 2008 at 12:53 PM
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Recently, a Voices.com subscriber wrote in asking about direction.
Q: I’m a working voice actor who auditions a lot of different scripts, and I’m not always sure how to deliver the script when direction is provided. Sometimes they’re really explicit in what they want and other times they make no sense at all. I get a lot of copy where they ask for “conversational,” but the copy is all announce-type stuff. It’s very confusing. Also, how do I interpret the script when there’s no direction whatsoever? Any tips?
—Valerie P., Hollywood, CA
