Now Hear This! - 2009, June is busting out all over!

[JoeActor]

Whoa! June already?!?!?

Ok, here's where you can post your audition mp3's and sundry audio for others to listen and comment!

(the prior one is here: http://www.voice-overs.com/forum/leads-reads/2724-now-hear-2009-may-maia-if-youre-greek.html)


Have at it,
Joe J Thomas
www.JoeActor.com (http://www.JoeActor.com)
www.SoundsGoodToYou.com (http://www.SoundsGoodToYou.com)

[PierceVoice]

The feller at Voices.com wanted a "Most Interesting Man In The World" (Dos Equis campaign) sound-alike. Well... it was a fun challenge, anyhoo (I don't sound as "mature").

Next is a bit about "Lawyers" from V123 (1:45 in length).

Final one's just a plain ol' burger joint radio commercial.

Thanks!

[Emorgan_Voiceovers]

Nice reads Chadd. I especially liked the "Most Interesting Man" read.

[James Lorenz]

Nice reads Chadd. I especially liked the "Most Interesting Man" read.
What Eric said! Good stuff!

[Michael J. Schoen]

how 'bout medical!!!

[Chrisrice]

Here's 3 reads of an audition for a technology-based web video... the lead didn't have any copy, just a link to the kind of sound they were looking for (some Discovery Channel promo) so I just threw together some generic tech-ish copy. Now that I'm getting more comfortable with this type of read, I think I need to incorporate it into some of my demos, because I'm seeing more jobs looking for this type of sound.

[Michael J. Schoen]

and mine for the most interesting man

[Jon Morss]

Nice reads everyone.

Chadd -- Very cool stuff. I dig the Fatz Cafe spot.

Chris -- Awesome dude. Sounds like you are really nailing those techie type reads. Keep it up.

Michael -- Nicely done on both postings. I wish I could read those medical spots like that.

Well, Chadd and Michael set the bar on the Most Interesting Man impression and I sent in my take on this as well. Funny, I used some of the same material as Michael.

Also, I sent in for multiple characters for a pre-vis of an upcoming animated movie. The first was a younger 18-25 fast talking nervous bird that gets eaten in the end, the next were an Wise old Owl and a 25-45 confident sincere Snake and the last two were a couple of Squirrels (#1-Dim-witted, bulky, tough/#2 - Rough, gravely voice). I did what I could with them.

[Lee Gordon]

Naturally, if Jon submitted a character audition, that means so did I. This time we didn't go for exactly the same charcters. I did the two squirrels, the snake and the owl.

[JoeActor]

Hey Gang - wow! I'm way behind here.

Those are some interesting, uh, most interesting man reads!
I wasn't clear if they wanted the VO or the actual Most Interesting Man voice.

Chris - I like those Tech takes... good variety.

Cool squirrels Jon and Lee ;-)

Ok, so, it's Friday - how can I resist a Stewie audition (see below)
Let me know if I'm in the ballpark!

Cheers,
Joe J Thomas
www.JoeActor.com (http://www.JoeActor.com)
www.SoundsGoodToYou.com (http://www.SoundsGoodToYou.com)

[Jon Morss]

Joe -- Awesome Stewie. Nice touch with the arm hair. I submitted for this as well.

[Michael J. Schoen]

Couldn't resist these characters.
I did five of them, Leroy, Squirrels, Snake and Owl.

Lee lots of range in your version

[JoeActor]

Joe -- Awesome Stewie. Nice touch with the arm hair. I submitted for this as well.

Thanks! Yeah, the arm hair one is a fave of mine.

I especially like your "Mom!" (I didn't quite know how to pitch that one).

In a Stewie,
Joe

[lanceblair]

Here's my Stewie...I duffed the "But Mooommm" and read "But Mmmmmm" because Stewie doesn't really say the former ever. She's Lois or That Infernal Woman. Oh well.

[Jon Morss]

Here's my Stewie...I duffed the "But Mooommm" and read "But Mmmmmm" because Stewie doesn't really say the former ever. She's Lois or That Infernal Woman. Oh well.

Oh, on the contrary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkp4QF3we8

Nice read though.

[Michael J. Schoen]

A couple of fun spots we did for Turtlewax car wash
Diane Dimond as the complaining wife
Me on the rest of it.

[Scott Pollak]

Hey guys, I decided to spend my Saturday morning cup 'o' java #2 by listening to the last week or so of what you've posted and overall I just wanted to say there's a buttload of good talent out there! I won't bother to dissect any individual ones other than to say that to my ears Lance wins the Stewie impersonation contest. That one was dead-on to my ears.

But I was just sitting here realizing there are a LOT of super-talented people posting here now.

Wonder where the ladies have all gone, though??:cool:

[Kenneth_Bruce]

:crazy2:
First is a mashup of commercial demos
Second is imaging demo
Third is a sample of voices I can do

[JoeActor]

Hey Kenneth,

Thanks for jumping in the pool!

I hear a lot of good stuff in there. Definitely got some radio chops.

On the commercial demo, I'd lose the imaging stuff, and try to add in some variety. Would like to hear more conversational stuff, and less presentational (ie. radio voice).

For the characters, think characters instead of funny voices. Each one should have a life of their own, and be distinct from all the others. They also follow the same general guidelines of who, what, where for the scene and stuff.

Just my 2 cents,
Joe J Thomas
www.JoeActor.com (http://www.JoeActor.com)
www.SoundsGoodToYou.com (http://www.SoundsGoodToYou.com)

[JoeActor]

Closing down this thread, but don't despair!

The fun goes on here:
http://www.voice-overs.com/forum/leads-reads/2848-now-hear-2009-june-its-whats-happening.html

See you there,
Joe J Thomas
www.JoeActor.com (http://www.JoeActor.com)
www.SoundsGoodToYou.com (http://www.SoundsGoodToYou.com)