Archive for June 2011
Radio Station Sound Engineers
Working at a radio station can be a great source of voice over income and enormous fun…but there are a set of skills you’ll need to be pretty damn good at, before you get a look in. For the low-down, read this.
Read MoreThe Voiceover Demo
For those of you who really want to be working as a voice artist and are ready to make a demo…or feel your demo is letting you down, read this!
Read MoreReady For A Career In Voiceover?
You may well be, but before you leap, let’s take a look at what you’ll need to be skilled at..or know, to become a successful voice over artist!
Read MoreDon Bridges
My voice over career had stalled. I used to do 2 or 3 a week and it had been a couple of years since I’d had any work at all. I consulted Abbe. She listened to my old demo, made some very constructive criticisms about what worked and what didn’t and we agreed on what…
Read MoreNicola Paull
Abbe is not your average buddy, and she’s not your average voice over professional either. She has an amazing ear for nuance and atmosphere and a depth of insight into the making of a good recorded voice outcome, unsurpassed by anyone I have ever known and an uncanny ability to communicate that to people she…
Read MoreErik Chess
As a voiceover artist working mainly in the retail side of the business, I was keen to pick Abbe’s brain to learn more about script analysis and finding my voice for natural and character reads, so I did the ‘One Day Studio Intensive’. Abbe’s talent at teaching how to pick the relevant and important words…
Read MoreBen Prendergast
Abbe Holmes is a living voice legend, not in a Wizard of Oz kind of way, but in a real human-who-you-trust-with-your-career way. I’ve worked with Abbe now for years, from voice coaching, to voice-over theory and practice, to crafting my current (and best ever) demo, and consistently she has given me the insight and confidence…
Read MoreElke Osadnik
After working with several voice over coaches, no one comes close to Abbe. She’s not interested in you becoming a ‘good’ voice artist with a ‘good’ demo – she wants you to be brilliant. Abbe has a ridiculously finely tuned ear and she’ll ‘tweak your work until you nail it.’ Abbe is not about gimmicks…
Read MoreLiza Dennis
Abbe is an extremely generous woman, mentor and coach… I can’t recommend her highly enough to anyone wanting to break into the industry or needing to brush up on skills & vocal techniques. The One Day Studio Intensive was invaluable to me giving me great technique skills for working with scripts in a studio environment. Abbe assisted…
Read MoreCam Ralph
Abbe is the sort of coach you always wish for – someone who’s knowledgeable, forthcoming and above all encouraging. She’s been crucial in helping me find my feet and make a solid start in the industry. Her extensive knowledge and experience coupled with her warm and incredibly friendly nature make her the ideal voice coach.…
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