Author name: Bill Stage

I didn’t know what a voice over artist actually was when I first became one. It was 1995. I was 19, working at a radio station in Sterling, Illinois. A production director named Jay was staying late one night, building music beds from scratch, pushing sound effects off carts. I watched him put together a

How long does a voice over take? The honest answer is: faster than most people expect, and it depends on a few things worth knowing before you plan your project. I get this question from clients and agencies fairly often. Sometimes because they’re under deadline pressure. Sometimes because they’re building out a production schedule and

This is the story of getting started in voice over — the session that first showed me what it could be, and why I ignored it for a decade. A salesman set it up. I had no idea what I was doing. It was a real studio. A producer in a booth giving direction through

How to Write a Voice Over Script That Works Knowing how to write a voice over script that actually works is something most clients figure out the hard way. Knowing how to write a voice over script well separates the clients who get a great read from the ones who get a competent one. I’ve