Mike Hurley is someone you could have passed in the street and have no clue who he was. But hear his voice, and you’d more than likely know it instantly. He was a living legend in the voiceover world; appeared on radio, television, countless adverts let alone all the corporate gigs he would have voiced…
Author: Rich
Pronunciation Is Everything
It’s amazing how your mind tells you you’re hearing something completely different, even though you’re not – which goes to show that clear pronunciation and annunciation is absolutely key to getting your message across if you take a look at the below video! It’s a great little commercial for KMart in the US, and by…
Mobile Voiceover Recording With The RØDE iXY
A couple of months ago I bought the RØDE iXY microphone. But alas I only received it yesterday due to the new shipment coming in direct from Australia! Everything about it looked so positive – it’s size, portability, the fact it comes with a windshield and a hard zip carry case, attaches directly to the…
Viber – Now On Your Desktop
For those of you familiar with Viber, the free messaging app for most smartphones and tablets (similar to Skype), you may be pleased to learn that it’s now available as a free desktop application too. It enables you to do text chatting, audio and video calls to any of your contacts, in a nice clean…
Another Satisfied Client
This week I’ve recorded some e-learning type material for a major well known UK examination awarding body. It’s material for adult learners, I imagine for distance learning. Quite a nice straightforward job in about 20 sections. This was my first piece of work with them, so it was rather nice to receive an email from…
This TV Advert Was Shot On An iPhone 5
A recent advert for Allied Irish Bank, AIB, was shot entirely on an iPhone 5 in Dublin. The content of the advert talks about mobile technologies, so it’s rather fitting that technology has moved at such a pace that it makes it possible for this to be done on a mobile phone at all. Granted,…
Jeremy Vine’s Radio 2 Voice Party
Last week, Jeremy Vine had a theme of ‘voice week’, everything to do with the human voice and how we use it it various ways, and indeed how it works. The week culminated in a voice party, where he invited several of the UK’s best known voices in order to guess what their trademarks were….
Apps That Really Help A Voice Over Artist
I recently blogged about a simple app I downloaded for word counting a script from your mobile; and this one takes that post a little further still. Because I now have a few apps that relate to the voice over world in some way, or help me out when I get enquiries in, I’ve now…
I Know That Voice – The People Behind The Characters
This is a documentary that I can’t wait to see; it’s a look at the people behind the characters, of shows and movies you’ve possibly grown up with. I don’t know a huge amount about the documentary’s in depth content, as I’m yet to see it over here in the UK. But I think it…
An Interview With Mel Blanc
If you’re like me, then you grew up listening to this incredible man’s voices. Dubbed ‘the man with a thousands voices’, he’s voiced that many cartoon voices and beyond over the years that it’s impossible to list them all here! But trust me, if you’ve gone through life without hearing at least one of them, then…