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What Twenty-One Years in Voice Over Taught Me About Coaching

May 26, 2026 by Dane Reid

Twenty-one years in voice over will teach you things no single class, webinar, or YouTube tutorial ever could. When I think about how far I’ve come as a voice over professional, I don't think about the auditions I booked or the clients I produced commercials for — I think about the times I almost … [Read more...] about What Twenty-One Years in Voice Over Taught Me About Coaching

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Why Fiverr For Voiceover Especially Pisses Me Off

January 16, 2023 by Dane Reid

Fiverr.com has long billed itself as the solution to all creative challenges that anyone in need could face. But for many years no one could ever think of Fiver as a threat to their business. When I first heard about Fiver in 2010’ish someone informed me about it as a cute way of getting followers … [Read more...] about Why Fiverr For Voiceover Especially Pisses Me Off

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Fake Accents In Voiceover & Why I Hate Them

January 7, 2021 by Dane Reid

Early in my career, I approached a producer about doing a demo for me. He was not a professional voiceover demo producer. But he claimed to have knowledge in the field. So he grilled me on a number of things about my capabilities. And one that seemed to stick with him was accents. Particularly, the … [Read more...] about Fake Accents In Voiceover & Why I Hate Them

Filed Under: Black Sounding Voiceover, voiceover, Voiceover Auditions, voices Tagged With: accents, British Accent, Culture, culture and voice acting, Jamaican Accent, Language, Patois

My 7 Step Voiceover Audition Process

September 1, 2020 by Dane Reid

A colleague of mine once said to me "The job of a Voiceover Talent is to wake up every day and voiceover audition." Well, I'm terrible at my job. I do not audition often. My career as a voiceover talent has never been about auditioning. It has always been about marketing, personal relationships, and … [Read more...] about My 7 Step Voiceover Audition Process

Filed Under: About Voice Over, audio, voiceover, Voiceover Auditions, voices Tagged With: Atlanta Voice Over, Home voice over studio, Jeffrey Umberger, Networking, Top Rated African American Voice Talent, Voice Actor, Voice Over Agencies, Voice Over Audition, Voice Over Professional, Voice Talent, voiceover, voiceover career

Everett Oliver – What The Hell Is A Booth Director and Why Do I Need One?

December 2, 2019 by Dane Reid

Everett Oliver is a shy, introverted booth director who got his start 25 years ago in the animation world..... And if you know Everett you know that there is absolutely nothing shy nor introverted about him. Everett is a no holds barred, unfiltered, instinctive voiceover coach and booth director who … [Read more...] about Everett Oliver – What The Hell Is A Booth Director and Why Do I Need One?

Filed Under: About Voice Over, Interviews & Insight, Uncategorized, voiceover, Voiceover Auditions, Voiceover Career, Voiceover Events, voices Tagged With: Animation Voiceover, booth director, Breaking Into voiceover, everett oliver, recording booth, Top Rated African American Voice Talent, Voice Actor, Voice Over Agencies, Voice Over Professional, Voice Talent, Voiceover Coach, Voiceover Training, Voiceover Workshop

5 Things I HATE About Being A Voiceover Talent

November 20, 2019 by Dane Reid

On the surface of things, I may seem like the luckiest guy in the world. I’m a digital nomad who makes a living with my God-given talent, my voice. My voice has allowed me to travel all over the world, freedom to decide how I spend my days and has set me in the company of some pretty famous and … [Read more...] about 5 Things I HATE About Being A Voiceover Talent

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