So, ya wanna do some freelance VO?…
“Now that I have been working in radio, I am interested in doing some freelance voicing, but am not too sure how to get into it. Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated.”
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KJ’s notes from behind the mic…It’s Alive. It’s Alive! It’s Alive!!…
About thirty years ago, in the bowels of a radio station in Edmonton Alberta, Clint’ Nichol and Tom Davies were developing one of the first ‘computer assisted’ music programming tools in North America. I had just become music director and it was my reason for staying at the station for one more year, just to be involved. It became the type of tool that would change music programming for better AND worse. A monster was being created that ultimately took control…
We’ll be right back after this musical interruption…
Do jocks really ‘introduce’ records anymore? This is the value in knowing a bit about radio’s ‘Top 40’ history. The way a record should be introduced is as if the personality was introducing the band live from the stage they were playing on. Jocks used to have a lot of experience in this…
A Radio by any other name…
A lifetime radio guy and friend of mine just sent me a link to a new radio toy - http://www.sanyocanada.com/Internet-Radios/Internet-Radio …
I was a 6’4”, 250lb African-American….
I remember when listeners were surprised at how different I was from their mental image when they met me in person. Yes, my voice belied my physical stature, but more than that, they had high expectations of me because of my on-air persona…
I’m sorry… did you say something?
A few years back, I remember spending hours with an ad agency writing and producing a commercial for one of their clients; one that would get attention and be very effective. It was voice only with a few SFX…
Sweet nothings…
On commercial radio it is rare to hear anything dramatic being done as far as a ‘bit’ or story being conveyed to the audience. This is particularly true of ‘music’ radio when there is not a lot of latitude for truly engaging the listener with spoken word. Everything is ‘announced’ and the tone and manner of the announcer is rarely interesting; not to mention the content.
It’s not magic. It’s just a trick…
I mentioned before, that as a radio listener, I will assume you are talking to me unless you burst the bubble of ‘illusion’.
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