Dear Stephanie, Jessica and Laurynda,
Thank you so very much for hosting last night's mixer. What a treat it was to finally meet you all! You're just as warm, friendly and supportive in person as you've always been via cyberspace. I know it was a long journey to come visit us folks in Dallas, but I assure you, it was a trip very much appreciated by everyone who attended.
Yesterday evening was a great opportunity for me to visit with local voice talent who ran the gamut from newbies "dipping a toe in the water" to seasoned pros. It's always fun to be in an environment where the common bond we all share is a love and passion for voice-overs.
Ladies, I wish you continued success and a prosperous 2010!
Warmest regards,
Annette Rainesalo
GetMeThatVoice.com
Dutch Voice Talent Melvin Vermeer Finds Success at Voices.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
I wanted to thank Voices.com for making this possible. I'm amazed by the way how this works. Since I've joined a few months ago, I have built up a contact list with people from all over the world. I have done several projects now and it has been very beneficial. In my first month I did a voiceover that basically paid for my Premium membership and I still have over 10 months to go! Also, it has helped me a lot with doing English voiceovers as my native language is Dutch.
So far it has been a great experience and I would like to thank voices.com for their excellent operation.
Many kind regards,
Melvin Vermeer
http://www.voices.com/people/melvinvermeer
The Best Part of Voices.com is SurePay
Hi Brogan,
I have been doing impressions since I was a child watching Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street. I had always been fascinated with the voices of cartoon characters. I had a very accurate ear and could easily pick out who to whom the characters' voices belonged.
Years later, my wife created a MySpace page, even though I was totally against social networking. I saw a voiceover website link there and clicked on it. In November of 2008, I auditioned and they began representing me. I started professionally in February of 2009 and by March, I had already become the voice of Texas Steakhouse, a chain on the East coast. In mere minutes, I earned more than in an entire month of working a 40 hour-a-week job.
I went on to voice movie promos, videogame trailers, internet/radio/tv commercials, toy voices, and even some characters in an animated comic. I had tried working through a competing company, but their prices were high and they did not have a guaranteed way to get paid through clients.
That is when I found Voices.com.
They had flexible payment plans that would work with any budget and offered the same services only with better quality than the other service. The best part was that they offered "SurePay" which made it easy to get paid and removed the stress of worrying about whether a client would pay or not. I began getting voiceover jobs right away with great feedback from clients.
Within a month of auditioning through voices.com, I landed a gig voicing all the male characters of an on-going political webtoon that pays $400 per 5 minute episode every other week indefinitely.
The money I have made using voices.com has far exceeded my expectations.
Voices.com pays for itself!
Jon Bailey
jonbaileyVO.net
How "Mastering The Audition" Turned My Voices.com Experience Around
Hi Stephanie,
I know it's nice to hear when things are going good with your company. I want to share something with you.
I was getting very discourage on not getting any jobs, I had 2 last summer and then hit a dry spell. I felt as if there is no way to compete with the great talent that is out there. I was getting ready to unplug the mic and hang up the headphones. I listened to a podcast on how to audition, decided to keep at it and just move forward. It was about a week later that I received a personal invitation to audition, in fact 2 of them. I did both, did not get one but I did land a gig with the other. I just finished one project and next month I will do a second for this client.
So I guess it's not that a voice talent can't compete, it's just you have to find where your talent is needed the most.
Thanks for your service and I hope to be part of Voices.com for a very long time.
Randy Anderson
http://www.voices.com/people/Randerson
Optimistic About More Gigs Booked With Voices.com
Stephanie,
I just completed a video narration. My enthusiasm for Voices.com is growing by the minute! I hope there are many more projects to come!
Not only did it pay for my membership dues, it paid about $175 over that.
I was fairly skeptical at first, due to the amount of competition on the site. But now, I'm quite optimistic that this will not be a one-off luck out.
Let's hope for more success so I can stay with ya and sing your praises!
Scott Schuster
http://www.voices.com/people/oneononeproductions
Just Completed Another Project on Voices.com
Hi Voices.com,
Just completed another project on Voices.com, and, as usual it was a slick process.
Never any glitches.
Thanks guys and Happy Holidays.
Dave Laird
http://www.voices.com/people/davelaird
Persistence Definitely Pays Off
Hi Stephanie,
I wanted to share a recent experience with a client on Voices. Aaron Pacentine puts together the OzCast series for VideosforFamily.com. I was happy to be a part of the final episode of the year as narrator, along with some other great voice actors.
The link to the holiday show can be found here:
http://www.videosforfamily.com/christmassnowdrama.htm
I have been a part of the Voices.com community for a few years now and persistence definitely pays off. For anyone who isn't getting results from their auditions (I was one of them), sometimes it just takes time and keeping at it. You never know what a client is 'listening' for when they hear your voice.
I am happy to be a part of this project and just wanted to share that feeling.
Thanks and Happy 2010!
Justin
Justin Phillips
On The Air Productions
http://justinphillips.voices.com
http://justinphillips.us
