I want to use my broadcasting education to do voice overs where can I go to get my demo's out?

Question

Since I was in high school people have told me I have a great radio voice. I went to broadcasting school after college and I made some demo's in the past but left them in Spain when I lived there and I am planning on making some new ones but I know that the radio business is tough to break into and doesn't pay a lot so I was leaning towards voice overs. The funny thing is I still get the "You need to do something with that voice!" and I even have had radio DJ's say it like Elliot from DC101 when I called in 1. I would love to get into it but I don't know where to send tapes to get going! Please any help would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!

Answer 1

there are talent agencies for voice talent.  you will need a sample tape with "straight" voice work and then if you have samples of accents or other unique abilities, you can include those as well.  materials can be anything from traffic reports to commercials to reading children's stories.  it's up to the agency if they will accept you as a client.  that's where i would start.  good luck.

ps.  you should NEVER have to pay a legit agency.  EVER

Answer 2

Depends on what state you live in but Voices.com http://www.voices.com/ is a universal site & they're always hiring.  Give them a look-up.  Good Luck!

Answer 3

You can send your tapes to a variety of places.  The radio business is really easy to break into if you know your stuff.  Send a tape to production departments at radio stations, go to clubs and give them a demo to DJ or announce,  go to stadiums, advertising agencies, etc.  If you are trying to get into the radio side of it though,  just call them, ask who to talk to about production/ voice overs, and at the very least they could give you advice of where to go to get started.

Answer 4

Many of the "image" voices are actually a jock at a sister station in another city or working at the corporate offices doing voice-overs for many or all the stations for which he/she "fits." There may be several people at one of these central studio locations.

The people registered at big NY agencies like Wm Morris are more for nationally-heard commercials. They'll be the voice of Audi or Panasonic - and have many years of experience.

The radio guy who goes, "You're listening to Go-95 FM, Sheboygan!" is a "house voice" working or corporate or at another station owned by the same company.

There are other agencies that specialize in Voice Over talent, some are listed below. If you want my "How to get into Radio" standard answer, feel free to email me and I'll send it to you.

-a guy named duh