Responses To Our First Job
WOW! We are new to Voices.com. Yesterday we posted our first job with short script and today we had 61 responses from earnest and talented people. I cannot believe it has taken this long to find you - you have made our work so much easier - such an incredible service. We are so happy with this process. Incredible!
The VO will be used to narrate a short internet video for Quincy Valley (Washington) Tourism. The narrator we selected, Dave Pettitt, describes 17 million years of geologic history in Eastern Washington state in three minutes. The remaining 1.5 - 2 minutes of the video will show the recreational paradise that same area is today. It will be used on the internet, smart phones and we will likely submit it for a Telly or other awards. We were quite happy to work with Dave whom we would have never known about without Voices.com.
The target market is those who are interested in Washington State - tourists, specifically rock climbers, hikers, bicyclists, boaters, and a large crowd of people interested in geology and rocks. The video will be shared on Facebook and the Quincy Valley Tourism website.
The most important criteria for our voice talent was: Does their voice portray the story? Can they draw the audience in with their intonations and expressions in such a way that a visceral connection is made between the hearing "eye" and the image - thereby gluing the audience to what they see? Do they understand the power of their own voice and love what they do?
We (JACOL Filmworks, LLC) are a small production company in Eastern Washington. We specialize in web and training videos and when we aren't working on that, we are working on documentaries.
Kathy Kiefer
JACOL Filmworks, LLC
Just Wanted to Say Thank You
I just wanted to say thank you for a great 6 months so far as a member of Voices.com!
I joined in November of 2011 just after recently being signed to an agency for voice over. Being new, it was very slow in terms of getting auditions through my agency, too slow (being non-union does not help). It was discouraging and I began to question whether or not I made the right decision to devote time to pursue this as a career.
I wasn't sure what to do, as I was not getting much in terms of auditions, and with no auditions, there would be no practice or development. Even though I am young, I began to feel that I should go back to University, maybe throw in the towel and give up on my dreams of acting and voice over.
But a good friend mentioned you guys to me. I decided, what the hay, I'll give it a shot! And 6 months later, I have landed 30 jobs and auditioned for hundreds of scripts which have lead me to develop my voice, find my niche and build a portfolio of work that I would have never have had the opportunity to do if not for you guys.
Though its tough to have to be near a computer all the time, I love this work, and the potential opportunities you provide. For me, it has given me the confidence to know that this is possible, that I have what it takes, and that with continuous hard work, this "is" something I can do as a career.
At Voices.com, I feel you provide opportunities. Ones which allow its talent to determine and realize their potential. To understand themselves and grow as artists. Without this site, I can assure you that I would not be where I am today in voice over. I'm not even sure I would still be calling myself a voice actor.
And for that, I say THANK YOU!
The Right Tools!
Voices.com is a great place for the voice over talent to expand their business opportunities! They provide voice over talent with the right tools to pick up new clients by offering voice over auditions.
Their customer support is second to none.. and will point you in the right direction that will help you land gigs. A first class company all the way!
51 of 85 Auditions And I Got The Job!
I'm writing to share about my most recent booking through Voices.com. Specifically, I've read observations on social networking websites and reviews about how winning bookings through Voices.com "is such a numbers game, you need to submit your audition faster than any other applicants, forget about ever getting reviewed if you're not one of the first to respond..." and so on.
Now, I realize that the "Pay to Play" marketplace is not for everyone, and it is very easy to get discouraged when you see so many other talents landing jobs you "know" you should have gotten, if only you had been poised over your computer when the listing popped up, and you had the chance to beat everyone else to the audition but this really was not the case with my latest job.
I responded to an "Educational" listing by submitting my primary demo, which includes samples of my teaching and narration delivery. When the job "Closed" on the Hiring board, I was listed as submission 51 of 85. The client responded to my submission with a request for a sample reading of their text, and from that custom read, I was awarded the job.
The client shared with me that he had listened to close to 90 submissions and chose me because he liked my voice and "teaching" delivery, I had placed an emphasis on "reading to instruct," and indicated that he would like to collaborate on future educational projects!
In my experience, the Voices.com marketplace is just that - a marketplace. There is a lot of competition for the jobs that are listed, and I'm sure that many talent feel the urge that to be "first in line" is the only sure way to be awarded a job. In this case, my marketing plan of responding to a listing with a demo that was specific to the client's needs, and following up with a custom read, in a timely manner, moved me from #51 to #1!
Many thanks to the team at Voices.com for a service that puts me out in front to those who need the best of what I do - teach!
A Big Fan of Voices.com Talks About Hiring Talent
Ever wondered what clients are thinking as they use Voices.com to hire talent?
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with someone who had used the site to audition, cast and hire a professional voice artist.
Adam Roop of Jacob Tyler Creative Group joins me in this interview, discussing how he found the site, what mattered most to him as a client using it and why he chose the talent he did.
We thought finding the right voices for our characters would be a problem. We couldn't have been more wrong!
Sampath Menon of Semnox agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Sampath completed a couple of projects at Voices.com and hired Sophie N, a voiceover talent who specializes in Child and Teenage reads. Read more on the hiring experience of Semnox.
Voices.com connected Edvantage with German, Polish and British Talent
Klaus Petersen of Edvantage group agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Klaus completed a project at Voices.com and hired Jaroslaw Juszkiewicz and Alex Robinson. Read more on the hiring experience of Edvantage group.
Fast turnaround , Professional and Cost Effective
Gayle Murphy of Corporate Disk Company agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Gwen completed a project at Voices.com and hired Lora Cain. Read more on the hiring experience of Corporate Disk Company.
We went from panicked and reading our own material to professional VO in 36 hours
Josh Greenfield of Zapoint agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Josh completed a project at Voices.com and hired Mandy Kaplan. Read more on the hiring experience of Zapoint.
Before Voices.com we would shop our project around to local talent, now we have more options.
Benjamin J. McElroy of McElroy Films agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Ben completed a project at Voices.com and hired Jay Johnson. Read more on the hiring experience of McElroy Films
MarsWorks found voice for a rich media online advertisement at Voices.com
Anthony Whalen of MARSWorks agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Anthony completed a project at Voices.com and hired Kelli Casey. Read more on the hiring experience of MARSWorks.
Design based production company Elastic Creative found casting easy
Drew Fiero of Elastic Creative agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Drew completed a project at Voices.com and hired Dave DeAndrea. Read more on the hiring experience of Elastic Creative.
Our Best Project Yet!
Beth Sowell of Episode XI Studios agreed to answer a few questions about her experience at Voices.com and how she and her company have used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Beth completed a project at Voices.com and hired Rowell Gormon. Read more on Episode XI's hiring experience.
A professional voice took our DVD trailer to another level
Ever wondered how someone in need of a narrator to sell their educational product goes about finding a voice talent to record their script in the style of a movie trailer?
Ted Sokolowski of Sokolowski Studios LLC agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Ted completed a project at Voices.com and hired voice over talent Terry Daniel.
Watch the actual video promoting the product with Terry Daniel's voice over and read more about Ted from Sokolowski Studios LLC's hiring experience.
Houston Real Estate Expert used Voices.com to find Talking House Voice
Sergio Ochoa of RealTex Properties agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how he used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Sergio completed a project at Voices.com and hired Della Phillips. Read more on Sergio's hiring experience.
I have had great success using Voices.com to obtain the resources I needed for my audio projects.
Mary Gould of Mind Wings Audio agreed to answer a few questions about her experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Mary completed a project at Voices.com and hired Beverly Bremers. Read more on Mary's hiring experience.
TechnoPark says you better do this...
Arthur Petrenko, Marketing Director, of TechnoPark agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Arthur completed a project at Voices.com and hired Lyle Scott. Read more on TechnoPark's hiring experience.
Voices.com makes me look great!
Paul Quinn of BendingSound agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Paul completed a project at Voices.com and hired Chris Andrews. Read more on BendingSound's hiring experience.
RC PoP Art Finds the Perfect Home Operator Cartoon Character
Robbie Conway of RC PoP Art agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Robbie completed a project at Voices.com and hired Lori Taylor. Read more on RC PoP Art's hiring experience.
I can't imagine a more painless, hassle free method of finding voice talent
Kevin May of the Irish band, The Guggenheim Grotto agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how he used the service to find, select and a hire talent.
Recently Kevin completed a project at Voices.com and hired Marian Hussey. Read more on Kevin's hiring experience.
LAD4 Creations Inc makes professional videos affordable with the help of Voices.com
LeVern Danely of LAD4 Creations Inc., agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how his company used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently LeVern completed a project at Voices.com and hired Lora Cain . Read more on LAD4 Creations’ hiring experience.
Finding the ideal voice talent is prompt and stress-free with Voices.com
Tami Joca of Onsite Property Manager agreed to answer a few questions about her experience at Voices.com and how she and her company used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Tami completed a project at Voices.com and hired Janice Downes. Read more on Tami’s hiring experience.
Smartsettle leverages voice talent to launch new interactive telephone system
Mike Chalmers of Smartsettle agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how they’ve used the service to find, select and hire talent for their voiceover needs.
Recently Mike completed a project at Voices.com and hired Nick Summers. Read more on Mike’s hiring experience.
Easy, convenient and my talent was better than I could have imagined!
Jeff Cale, a freelance musician agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how he used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Jeff completed a project at Voices.com and hired September Day. Read more on Jeff's hiring experience.
Voices.com is my “goto” source now for all of my voice-over needs. I don’t need to make 20 calls now to get what I need!
Michael Schrengohst of izonemedia agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how he’s used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Michael completed a couple of projects at Voices.com and most recently hired Lora Cain . Read more on Michael’s hiring experience.
When I need a voice over talent for a job, and I need it fast, Voices.com is where I go!
Kyle Neale of AdExpress agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how he used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Kyle completed a couple of projects at Voices.com and hired Joe Mc Millan. Read more on Kyle’s hiring experience.
Actors help provide Education through Animation Voiceovers
Corby Simpson of Whatever Media agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Corby completed a couple of projects at Voices.com and hired several talent for one project - : Jason LeBlanc, Scott Montiel, Jeffery Kafer, Laura Post, Melissa LaFore, and Jeffrey Holz. Read more on Corby's hiring experience.
Voices.com gets the job done right the first time and every time!
Karen Fong of Swift Internet Inc., agreed to answer a few questions about her experience at Voices.com and how they've used the service to find, select and hire talent.
Recently Karen completed a couple of projects at Voices.com and most recently hired J.Scott McElroy. Read more on Karen's hiring experience.
Pulling in readers is all about a good hook!
Matt Koumalats of Reader Hook Productions agreed to answer a few questions about their experience at Voices.com and how they’ve used the service to find, select and hire talent. Recently Matt completed a couple of projects at Voices.com and recently hired Dick Terhune. Read more on Matt’s hiring experience.
Talent listed at Voices.com help me take my productions to the next quality level!
Graydon Smith of Redhead Media Solutions agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how he used the service to find, select and hire talent. Recently Graydon completed a couple of projects at Voices.com and most recently hired Tom Pagnotti. Read more on his hiring experience.
I had a number of great responses to my posting!
Ron Hancock of the Rock Remembered radio show agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how he used the service to find, select and hire talent. Recently he completed a couple of projects at Voices.com and hired Alex O'Neal and Jennifer Johnsey. Read more on his Voices.com hiring experience.
We tell our Clients where we find our Voice Talent
Beth Sowell of Episode XI Studios agreed to answer a few questions about her experience at Voices.com and how she and her company have used the service to find, select and hire talent. Recently she completed a project at Voices.com and hired Dan Dunlap. Read more on her experience.
Voices.com is an intelligently conceived and user-friendly system
Diane Mack of Diane Mack Advertising agreed to answer a few questions about her experience at Voices.com and how she used the service to find, select and hire talent. Recently she completed a project at Voices.com and hired Lili Wexu. Read more on her experience.
Finding talent at Voices.com really is that easy!
Greg Cox of DB Group Inc agreed to answer a few questions about his experience at Voices.com and how he uses the service to find, select and hire talent. Recently he completed a project at Voices.com and hired Jim Greulich. Read more on his experience.
Voices.com has been indispensable in finding the perfect voice for my client’s job
I used Voices.com to search through several talents’ demo’s, to find the right one for the job. I used the “search female talent” for this specific job. Since it was a very confidential job, I contacted the talent directly, and then posted the job privately. I ended up hiring Janice Downes for this particular project.
