Can I, Can't I, Should I, or Shouldn't I?
Okay so after a career in sales/retail and hospitality where I voiced hundreds of commercial spots with my English accent for my companies/businesses, I was regularly asked to do VO's for others but declined. After the death of a long-term retail outlet, I finally considered doing some VO work.
I approached a local TV production company and they said they felt I had a unique voice, also that my impersonations and 'oddity' voices could make me a new career - they advised buying a good mic/mixer and starting out with demos and submissions (here).
My question is this, is it best to do your normal voice to start, or do as many variations and impersonations as able to get proper feedback?
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Thank you for your interest in working with us, Andy!
I would suggest you do what comes naturally to your voice, because we've had cases in which a Pro has uploaded a sample that makes him force his voice too much, and it actually happened to be favorited by a lot of our clients, which has taken its toll on him because it's damaged his vocal chords and affected his productivity.
As long as that variation/impersonation does not represent an extreme effort from your side, you should be alright. Remember that all samples must comply with our quality standards. Apart from that, you should try to upload at least one sample per each one of the purposes/categories we've got.
Does that help or am I on the wrong wavelength? Let me know. Here to help!
Best,
Oscar