I found a site called the Voice-Registry, and signed up. The site has 2 memberships, Silver, and Platinum, the Silver is FREE and the Platinum is $7 bucks. The best part about the membership is that with the Platinum you can participate in the Weekend Workout. The Weekend Workout is hosted each week by a different VO Mega Talent, Agent, Director, Coach, or someone well connected in the business.
Now to take the pressure off…Each Friday by 6PM the copy is posted on the site, and you have till 11:59PM Sunday to upload the audio for review by the guest host.
This past weekend was the first Workout I participated in, with Bill Ratner featured as the guest host.
He responded with his critique by audio, where most agents and others just respond in written form. Your audition is posted in public with an adjacent critique. Bill’s critique of my audition was more than kind, I could never thank him enough for taking the time to listen and review my audition. Bill also took the time to do the same for about 60 others who participated in this past weekends workout, this is the type of guy who I aspire to become.
Back to the site…it’s part of Voicebank.net, in fact it’s the bridge in between, you will understand this after you have spent time on the Voicebank.net searching agents, or listening to demos of the best voices in the business. The simple thing to do is buy a membership on http://voiceregistry.voicebank.net build you simple page, attend the workouts, and hope that you get that exposure to the people who make the decisions in the business.
In the mean time continue to study, read daily, relish who you are, and perfect that talent that you have!
P.S. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, I ONLY HAVE 8 SUBSCRIBERS, OR LET ME KNOW THAT YOU ARE READING THIS BY POSTING A COMENT!!!
As always… “Thanks Bill”!
No…Thank You, out of all 10 subscribers, you rank way up in the top 3! Who LuvYa Bud!
Absolutely, I love weekend workout, haven’t done it in a while. Have you checked out the edge studio weekly contest as well. Always fun to do.
Not yet, thank you for the heads up…if it’s anything like the Voice Registry, sign me up!
Will chek into it today!
Hey there, Bill. I’ve done a few weekend workouts myself and have always found them extremely useful. Thanks for writing about it. Glad you’re getting some useful info from it too! All the best, — Jodi
Jodi,
As strange as it sounds, I have found that I spend more time in preparation and interpretation of the copy than I usually do on most auditions for paying jobs. As a result of this realization, I have been investing more effort into my auditions, landing more bookings, resulting in more $$$. This has been the best $7 investment to date! Thank you for your response.
Bill…just linked over here via Dave Courvo’s blog. I’m just getting started with some coaching, and I don’t have my studio fired up yet, but when ready, Voice Registry sounds worthwhile. Keep up the good work!
Jerry
How do you record yourself on the weekend workouts? I don’t have a home studio or affordable access to one. Is there a way to do it online?
Marie,
No, the only way is to record with your computer. You can buy a headset for about 10 bucks at walmart, and give it your best to get started.
Tnx! Bill