New 2014 Voice Reel Released Into The Wild

A new year. A new voicereel. By the end of last year I was startled to realise I hadn’t updated my main reel since that January. So, action stations; there’s plenty of new material I could include from the previous year’s VO jobs, the major job is picking the right bits and compiling it all!…

The Wise Words Of Director Paul Feig

As a voiceover, I receive a lot of scripts of from all sorts of industry types, genres, complexities; you name it, I’ve probably seen it and voiced it. For the most part, they’re usually very well written and engaging, as a lot of them will have been written by professional writers and/or PR or ad…

Project Cast Study – GSMA Europe

Sometime last year I was commissioned to voice a project for the GSMA. The GSM Association (GSMA) is an association of mobile operators and related companies devoted to supporting the standardising, deployment and promotion of the GSM mobile telephone system – Wikipedia It was to highlight some of the new technologies available and in the pipeline to show how…

World’s First Wearable Microphone

Behold! For I have within my possession, the world’s first wearable microphone! Ok, so it doesn’t actually record – but it sure as hell looks amazing! I had this specially made, commissioning the sister of a good mate of mine, Lianne Berploudest, who is a crochet ninja – she really can make ANYTHING. Seriously, you…

Voice Message Me With SpeakPipe

Today I have installed a plugin on my website called ‘SpeakPipe’. It’s a service where you can send me a voice message through my actual website. It will be particularly useful if you’ve sent me a script which needs a couple of pronunciation explanations, maybe an unusual company name, technical/medical terms, unfamiliar jargon etc. All…

Why Maude In Accounts Should Stick To Her Own Job

At times, I just don’t understand some people. On the odd occasion, a client or prospect will come to me enquiring about having a voiceover recorded for a video they’re producing. [And by the way, more often than not, these videos aren’t exactly bargain bucket basement prices; we’re talking thousands of pounds worth of production.]…

The Apple Effect: A Lesson In Customer Service

The other day, my iPhone went a bit faulty – the earpiece stopped functioning so I couldn’t hear anyone on a call, I either had to use loudspeaker or the handsfree cable. Obviously, not exactly brilliant. Made an appointment at the Apple Store’s Genius Bar in Birmingham to see what they think the problem is….

Recent Client: Morrisons Supermarket

This is the end product of a job I recently voiced for Morrisons. It shows off plans to redevelop a plot of land just outside of London; building a new supermarket with adjoining Premier Inn hotel next door. This video is to demonstrate the positive impact this regeneration will have on the local area, being…

NEW Logic Pro X

2 weeks ago, Apple announced & launched the latest version of it’s pro audio recording software, Logic Pro X. It’s been a long time in the making since it’s last iteration in ’09 – although it had continued to be a powerhouse in recording function. However this time round, they have improved it even further….

AmazeWall – A Recent Client

This is a video of a recent client’s promo I voiced, showing off their product, the ‘AmazeWall’. It’s a great bit of technology that’s used at events and business shows all across the country, using the event’s hashtag etc; which displays a live stream of all the social interaction to do with the event, broadcasting…