I now am doing VO work all over the globe and I have heard great compliments in regards to the quality of my demos.
Your high quality of work speaks volumes and is really helping me get voice over jobs.
-JD Allison, Voice Over Artist
A professional voice over demo is one of the greatest tools in a voice actor's arsenal with the potential to win you jobs and make valuable connections.
It's almost hard for me to believe I'm now a 20+ year veteran of the voice over industry. I have hundreds of - jobs cast, students trained, and demos produced - working as casting director, coach, and producer respectively. I say this not to "toot my own horn," but to offer some credence to the following statement:
Having a current sounding professional voice over demo that effectively demonstrates the qualities of your voice, your vocal range, and your voice acting abilities is super important.
You may be asking why? The short answer is, that other professionals in the industry, such as producers, creative teams, talent agents, and other casting directors will expect you to have a rock solid demo. And they will want to use this demo to help them decide whether or not they would like to work with you.
If done right, your demo should be a compelling case for why a prospective client should work with you.
Of course there's the flip side to this. If done wrong, your demo can be just as compelling of a case as to why they shouldn't.
This is why we spend so much time in the pursuit of perfecting the craft of demo production. Who are we anyway? I am Rob Holt, the guy who was tooting his horn above, and Chris Zurzolo is my production wingman and sound engineer extraordinaire...the dude has a gosh darn Grammy...but he's super humble, so pretend I didn't just say that! 😉 Accolades aside, Chris was an established production 'audio guy' when I met him close to 20 years ago while working on voice over jobs. We teamed up in 2015 and immediately began producing high quality demos.
The most important things to know here are that both Chris and I have a passion for high end production and demo creation that would be hard to beat. We're a little obsessed over here! Just the kind of people you want pouring over every detail of your demo and making sure we get it right.
Our fundamentals of excellent demo creation (told you we were obsessed)
- An all-inclusive service
-Providing everything you need. You bring your voice and skills. - We set you up for success
-Fostering a relaxed comfortable environment and process to bring out the best performances. - Build the demo around your individual voice and skillset
-Template type 'one size fits all' simply will not do. We play to your strengths to craft your own unique story. - Custom written scripts
-Given a demo's short format, what you say is as important as how your say it. - Record with excellence
-Using top shelf gear and a lifetime or recording experience, we capture your winning performances with the best possible sound. - Produce at the highest level.
-Audio sweetening, music pairing, appropriate sound design, mixing and mastering to exceed industry standards. - Deliver Multiple File Formats and Configurations
-Providing a number of popular file formats as well as each individual spot on it's own for maximum flexibility when posting, submitting, or sharing.
Following this formula, here are a few of the results!
Bob Gatchel - Commercial Demo
A seasoned vet returning after a hiatus, Bob needed a new demo for his relaunch.
One that could showcase the depth of his experience in a modern context. We crafted his demo with a backbone of classic fundamental styles, while also showing off his great acting range. An wow, what a voice! The Sennheiser 416 loved him!
Jenna Pinchbeck - Character Demo
A longtime theater actor and singer, Jenna was looking to take those skills and transition to a career in voice over.
She trained with us and then we worked on creating several demos, among which is this character demo.
To date this has been one of my favorite projects to write and produce.
More examples below!
Our Demo Packages
Full Pro Demo Package - Commercial or Narration
Cost: $435 for 3 monthly payments, or $1295 one time payment
Our industry standard length, full-sized demo containing 8 commercial, or 5 narration pieces.
Also includes:
- 2 hr. recording session
- Custom written scripts
- In-studio direction
- Professionally selected music beds and/or sound design.
- Professionally mixed and mastered
- Full demo containing all spots in a seamless mix
- Individual files of each spot
- Preproduction run through of scripts via Zoom in advance of recording session
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Full Commercial Demo and Narration Demo Package
Cost: $799 for 3 monthly payments, or $2390 one time payment
Record two full demos and save $200!
Ultimately you should have one style of demo for each type of voice work you are pursuing. There are so many commercial and narration opportunities out there, why not go for both?
Includes:
- 2 – 2-hr. Recording Sessions or 1 4-hour Session with break.
- Custom written scripts
- In-studio direction
- Professionally selected music beds & sound design where appropriate
- Custom written scripts
- Professionally selected music beds
- Professionally mixed and mastered
- Full demo containing all spots in a seamless mix
- Individual files of each spot
- 15-minute preproduction run through of scripts via Zoom in advance of recording session
Shorty Demo Package
Cost: $255 for 3 monthly payments, or $749 one time payment
Our most affordable option has all the professional quality of our full demos but is shorter. Package includes 4 commercial spots or 3 narration spots.
Also includes:
- 1 hr. recording session
- Custom written scripts
- Remote direction
- Professionally selected music beds
- Professionally mixed and mastered
- Full demo containing all spots in a seamless mix
- Individual files of each spot
- 15-minute preproduction run through of scripts via Zoom in advance of recording session
Character Demo Package
Cost: $499 for 3 monthly payments or $1495 one time payment
Do you have a bunch of character voices and are looking to market yourself to the animation/gaming side of the industry? We create, write, and produce original pieces to showcase you in cartoons, video games, anime, fantasy genre, child learning websites and more. This demo usually contains more spots than a commercial demo and a whole heaping amount of production!
- 2 hr. recording session
- Custom written scripts
- In-studio direction
- Professionally selected music beds and sound design
- Professionally mixed and mastered
- Full demo containing all spots in a seamless mix
- Individual files of each spot
- Preproduction run through of scripts via Zoom in advance of recording session
Here is another great example of an effective character demo!