Vo talent

David Kaplan is a Source-Connect user since 2007 and we are really lucky to have interviewed him! A successful VO artist based in New York whose voice has been used for brands like Apple, Panasonic, Dominos Pizza, Airbus, Kaiser Permanente, and many more.  ...

We head south of London, to the warmer climes of “the rainforests of Brighton & Hove” and go Brazilian with international voice actor Susie Valerio. We get very booth-y, discover our love of the right German mic, and “talk amongst ourselves in a padded room”. There are no percentages held back as we discuss agents, rates in the market and the representation of Brazilians....

In this episode we go down under and meet Thomas G Burt, one of Sydney’s most up and coming young international voice talents. We talk Nicole Kidman (“she’ll be right mate”), confuse Tinder and Tumbler, get “mouldy” and discuss being “director proof”. We talk tech, learn of Tom’s nuggets and why you should “do the thing”....

We find out just how Source-y LA actress, voice artist and choreographer Tania Possick is. We laugh a lot and debate the relationship between dance and voiceover, the fine line of when to finish an artistic project (watch out for the “sting in the tail”), ….and remote working and auditioning during the pandemic. We discuss market changes in voice style, we vaunt how to learn, we get ‘Tania Tech Time’, and we celebrate the enjoyment of performance. Find out just who is “the ginger guy”, and how is your relationship with your agent? (talent not secret)....

In this episode we go truly international with masters educated bilingual voice actress Aixa Kay, a native Arabic and English speaking Saudi Vancouver-ite. We talk about being a person of colour in the industry, and how to succeed in niche markets. Find out the incredible subtilties of Arabic and just what is the “threat board”. We talk trade unions, the power of community, and growing up as a Saudi woman vs the culture of self-promotion....

In this interview we met voice actress and award winning podcaster Cecelia Ramsdale from Melbourne. We discovered she is an ex-radio producer; her love of hob-nob biscuits and that she breathes through her nose really well (yeah really!). She shared with us her story of starring as “a Lady Gaga Probiotic”. We discussed taking direction, tips on how to humanize your performance and how to…well……. pause for volume as well as effect....