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Students occasionally take time out of their busy schedules to send us updates on their progress in the voice acting world. We are proud to display some of those stories here in our Success Updates section. We also welcome you to read the thoughts and sentiments of some of our upper level graduates in our Testimonials section. As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions or inquiries you may have.

Eric, I got my first job! It's volunteer, but it's national. It's the radio commercial for the YMCA Twin Cities that they will be sharing with their affiliates nationwide. You helped me revise my cover letter last week. I thought I wasn't selected because I didn't hear back from them on Monday, but this morning I sent my VFA web page with bio and demos AND NOW I'M IN, MAN!!!!
It's a start. Baby steps every day.
Thank you and all at VFA.

Patrick L. - MN

Well, I guess I am now officially a voice over person. Not too long ago I finished the Powerpoint presentation for Florock products. 54 slides, and a happy customer. Sent off the invoice, and just waiting for the check. I really had fun doing it, and am looking forward to other projects, although they're hard to come by. I do want to thank you, Eric, and VFA for the education and help in getting this launched.

Bob R. - IL

Completed an acting gig and VO project for the feature Film SPACESHIP TERROR as the voice of the "Killer Captain" The Movie has gone on to win the Seattle True Independent Film Festival's best picture Kick Ass award, and is currently a success in Japan. Completed an acting role in the feature film 68 MINUTES (still in production). As Dr. Sark. Currently acting in A HARWEN FILM'S production of a feature entitled Grimises Rising As the Grimises Demon. (There is a Page on FB, Grimises Rising)
All of which is a direct result of what I learned through VOICES FOR ALL.

Stephen L. - WA

I was speaking with an attorney, who was helping me with some legal issues, and told him I was working on getting voiceover work. He said he knew the CEO of an agency in San Francisco and wrote an email introduction to her about me. I then filed my headshot, VO demo and resume. Was called to do an audition - which I felt I had blown, but apparently had not. So don't judge yourself, we are usually our own worst critics! Then called in last week for an interview and contract.
This agency was founded 25 years ago by an actress and now employees her son and daughter. They have film and voice over studios in their offices. They are a respected agency in the SF bay area. I hope to get some acting and/or VO work with them and will keep you posted as to what I do land. It is difficult to get picked up by any agency in the area so - it's all about relationships!!

Mary Ann M. - CA

It's been an exciting year for me as I have launched my home voiceover recording services business. After taking the VFA Masters Class this past summer, I started to lay the ground work for my home business. I made some major acoustic improvements to my home studio, established a DBA through my County Clerk office, and launched my business website Please click here to take a look. I have attended a few local Chamber of Commerce meetings where I have established a few promising connections who are interested in partering with me. For example, someone who has a video production company, but often seeks voiceover talent to complement his video content. I also joined Voices.com and was awarded my first job. It was a simple, corporate outgoing phone message. I've been getting a lot of experience there with the audition process. 2011 was very foundational for me and I expect to grow this as we head into 2012. Thanks to the VFA team for the support with this new phase of my life.

Chris B. - IL

My podcast is www.wellsaidvoiceover.com. Just really playing with it right now, but plan on expanding soon. I am getting ready to record a children's book and will soon be doing telephone messages for a new company the first of the year as well as many voiceover commercials for them. Am really excited about the future and as I told you, I give you great credit for helping me get my studio up and running. I really appreciate all you did for me.

Loretta T. - IL

I recorded my first paying job yesterday. What a rush! It was an internal sales video for a company out of Chicago. They sent me the script early and how I envisioned doing it was completely different from what they wanted. I recorded it with a phone patch and it sure was odd, recording while their creative guy was talking in my ear - but, after editing, it sounded pretty good (at least that's what he told me). Thank you for all your help - it sure got rid of some of the butterflies. But the best part - My career's underway!

Jim A. -OH

Just as an update to my last testimonial this is the video for my first paying gig: Please Click Here To Check It Out!

Vega M. - OH

I was invited to audition for a an online training gig through my demos on VFA and after four months of call backs and waiting...I WAS CHOSEN FOR THE JOB! Beyond thrilled, I completed the job a couple weeks ago and received feedback from the client that they were very pleased with my work. Here's the best news...an email last week alerted me to the fact that a second, much larger project is headed my way from this same client! (In the meantime, I have also landed as a member of the VO talent library for an audiobook production company AND am in discussion with a company on the East Coast looking to produce a children's program using puppets!). Courtney and Andrea we're both absolutely critical to my success in this job. Their patience, coaching and encouragement were of immeasurable importance to me. I really can't thank them enough!!

Ellen C. P. - CA

I just finished a job for a media agency which really gave me what I had been hoping for from day 1. I had set myself up on 2 online voice over sites and did many auditions over the last 4 months. I had even been awarded some jobs but the clients never came through. 4 days ago I was contacted through one of those sites that a client wanted me to do a job. And it ended up being for a job that had been CLOSED. I never would have thought that on an audition where the listing had been closed that this would happen. It goes to show that we do not know what will happen when we do stuff today. And it proves that we should keep moving forward at all times. In the end the client loved my first recording and awarded me 2 additional jobs. I accomplished all 3 within the last 4 days and have already been paid. And the really best part is that for 4 hours of my time and a total finished recording time of under a half an hour I was paid at 2 weeks of my salary at my normal job. And the client hinted that this could very well lead to more jobs in the future. It was a GREAT way to finish out 2011. After the San Jose Class in Feb. I have worked very hard to get where I am today and I have VFA to thanks for that. I was given everything I needed to make this a reality. With my drive and passion and the VFA direction I am now doing something I have wanted to do for over 10 years. Thanks for EVERYTHING!!

Aaron F. - AZ

2011 has been a great year! I have had good success with my Voice Over business. The first job I got, was from the sound engineer who was recording my demo's! That was such a wonderful feeling to get my first job before leaving the recording studio. i then did a number of radio spots for my community, advertising it's Downtown Celebration. From there, I did some local radio spots for a school. I have also had success with the Voice Over audition websites and Craiglist. I regularly "voice" some audio learning courses for a client in Arizona. I have been a 'voice" in a short film. My biggest job to date has been the voice of the GDC online game awards show, this past Fall. I have also voiced videos for the internet market and business presentations.
I am hoping 2012 wil be even more successful. Thank you VFA for making this possible!!!

Kate R. - IL

I signed a contract with the Breakaway Group headquartered in Denver's Tech Center to be part of the narration team. Work will be ongoing for this national company that specializes in electronic medical record training implementation . Orientation and training tomorrow -- I'm jazzed. Thanks for the training and support! This wouldn't have happened without Voices for All. I'm still working to perfect my editing, but I'm getting better all the time. And, I'm looking forward to the upcoming Animation and Audiobooks Advanced Master Classes.

Cindy P. - CO

I'm so excited. I am in the process of getting my studio set up, etc. In the meantime, I did get a small telephone greeting job with the Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic of Gilroy. I did a trade, so it wasn't real money, but I enjoyed it. The owner was pleased and impressed that I did it in one take!!!! She is happy and so am I. I am looking forward to getting work and getting paid! Thank you.

Patty S. - CA

I was so thrilled to get my first VO job through Voices.com. It was a very easy process and a fun recording to make. I got hired by an advertising agency in Kingston, Jamaica to record PA announcements for a big launch party for LIME. LIME is a cable TV, broadband, telephone and wireless company that serves the British islands in the Caribbean. Tonight, my voice will be played for guests at the big event, which will be aired on four Jamaican TV stations and on Facebook. I got great feedback from the client: “A pleasure working with her, super professional, amazing voice, very, very efficient!” This is great motivation to get out there and look for more work! Thanks VFA for helping me get started!

Michele C. - MA

Just finished filming my first full-length indie film and had a blast! I was cast in a supporting role in "Tilt", a drama-thriller filmed entirely in Brained, Minnesota. Go to tiltthemovie.wordpress.com to see the teaser/trailer which was just premiered at Flyway Film Festival in Pepin, Wisconsin. Hope this role will lead to either more film or voice over work. Stay tuned for more info and the release of the full movie in early spring.

Dave V. - MN

"I couldn't of done it with out you..." Thank you V.F.A. for giving me the know how and motivation for landing my first gig! My first client was half way around the world in Estonia. They found me because I took V.F.A.'s advice and ran with it. It was so important to have my home studio up and running.The quality recording methods that V.F.A. taught me really sealed the deal. I mean it when I say that I couldn't of done it with out you. A Million Thanks!

Ryan S. - CA

This job paid for my Voices.com membership!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gclEjjCDTZA

Tara V. - FL

Just wanted to drop a line and let you know that within a few days of publishing my website, I received a job doing the voicemail greeting and prompts for a company out of Tennessee. I spoke to them in length over the past few days and they mentioned that they heard my demos on voices123 (or voices.com cant remember which) and they then contacted me directly through my site instead of submitted an audition request. This shows me that even though you may have your demos on voices and voices123, having your own site is definitely a plus. Many potential customers dont want to pay commissions and have to weed through 50 or more voices for something such as a voicemail greeting. So, having my own, easy to navigate website, has already paid off for me. And my fee has already paid for 6 months of hosting. I would strongly suggest anyone thinking of getting their own site, to do it. Thanks again VFA! I have once again, turned your teachings into profit.

Paul F. - IL

While trying to work through some equipment set up failures I had to pass up on submitting an audition, because I couldn't make the deadline. That was really disappointing for me, because I felt my voice type was perfect for that particular job. Drats! Feeling as if I would never get my VO business off the ground I received a phone call the very next day. I was asked to record an intro for a mega church in the area called Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Every Saturday, they do a broadcast on KDYA Radio (1190-AM) and recently increased from providing three services each Sunday to five services (in order to accommodate their growing congregation of five thousand). The :30 second spot was to highlight the additional services and introduce the weekly broadcast. Needless to say, I was thrilled to get this opportunity for an ongoing message on local radio. Last year (before my VFA grad training) I recorded a :15 sec. radio spot at that church to promote an event. The church media ministry staff remembered me and called me for this new job. A true blessing and a testament of a satisfied previous client! In January 2010, I was laid off from an engineering director position in higher education after 16 years of service. It was a difficult time, but I was happy for my new-found time freedom (no more business travel) and to explore my passion for doing voice over. After enrolling in the VFA Grad course, I was eager to set up my home studio and get my business started. Then life got in the way and I was sidetracked for a couple months. I felt so behind in my intended progress. Courtney Thayer's continued encouragement was just the boost I needed. I reviewed my notes from class and remembered the analogy that Eric Hunt uses, "When you get a flat tire on the road, what do you do? Do you get out of the car and flatten the other three tires or do you take out a jack and fix the one bad tire?" Point taken. Thanks Eric!
Now that I am back in the drivers seat; I always wanted to get more involved in my community. So I auditioned for a local production of The Wiz by Ivory Arts, Inc. After embarrassing myself with the singing portion of the audition the director, Terrence Ivory, decided to cast me as the live voiceover announcer to begin each show and introduce the cast at the end. The seven performances will start in February 2011. Fortunately, my speaking voice is more impressive than my singing and I am excited to be apart of the cast and crew. During one of the rehearsals a cast member approached me to solicit my voiceover services. She is in charge of the advertising for an upcoming National Bible Conference held in California this year. We discussed the project during the rehearsal breaks and I gathered all the information I needed to prepare a comprehensive invoice for the job. I am happy to report that I also negotiated the privilege to write the scripts for the :15 second radio spot and the :30 second TV spot and I'll record VO for both. I discovered I have pretty good script-writing skills and its advantageous to record messages from words and phrases I strategically arranged. At this point, I am waiting for the scripts to be approved and then I'll eagerly record them. At the completion of this project I will have commanded enough income to cover the cost of my protools equipment already purchased. All this - after only five months in the business. This is one of the best Christmas gifts I received. I look forward to more variety in my growing list of satisfied clients. I'm ready to roll up my sleeves, turn on my mic and breathe voice into any audio messages in the New Year.
To listen to this spot, click on this link: National Bible Conference Spot

Marie M. - CA

Have had one paying job, but also did some pro bono work yesterday for a local state representative who is up for election next week. He is a friend, so was glad to do it for him.

Linda H. - IL

I've had a wonderful year motivated by my experiences at Voices for All. I have a weekly program reading selected excerpts from Worcester Magazine for Audio Journal, a radio station for the blind or visually handicapped. By doing this volunteer work, I branched out to their Speaking Volumes program which airs each month and is a book discussion group. In addition, along with some others we have revived Audio Journal's Radio Active Theatre which records radio dramas for airing each month complete with sound effects and music. We have a group of 25 mostly amateur actors who are having a great time recording in our studio, often playing more than one role. I have a background in teaching and directing but after retiring I probably wouldn't be doing any of this if I had not taken the class with you. Not getting paid money, but getting rewarded in many other ways.

Catherine T. - MA

Hi Andrea,
I hope this message finds you doing well. I'm doing fine and very busy. I wanted to let you know that I was selected to be the voice of the company I work for. This is a corporate firm statewide and international. I submitted recording sample of my voice to the script provided by the IT Manager in our San Francisco office. I'm not sure how many tried out but I know it was a few. Anyway I got a call this morning that the Planning Committee selected me to be the voice for all of the 25 offices. I just wanted you to know that I am still moving forward and pressing towards being in this wonderful world of voice over. This will be my 3rd architectural firm I've done voice over for. I'm so excited and I wanted this position really bad. Guess what I read it in one take!

Dear Ms. Thayer, Earlier this year I was asked to do a narration regarding a presentation for the firm I presently work for. I've also have done some voice mail greetings for a couple of businesses out of state.

Denise M. - CA

Completed my first invoice to a client. Small job and a first paying job. Was available and known to client via demo and website. Had expertise and background necessary for the 3-4m narration, including narrating questions with already-recorded answers. Worked with a local studio were I live; home studio in my future.

Paul R. - MN

My first gig was offered to me just a few days after the demo's were posted and my equipment was set up. I found a posting on craigslist asking for a female voice over for a hair salon. I submitted a link to my demo's, and then went about my day.
I was so estatic when I got an email later that night saying that they wanted to use me for their Hair Salon Video! I was literally jumping up and down in my seat with excitement and amazement!!! My first VO gig, and so soon! We worked out the terms over email, he sent me a script. It was recorded and edited it that same night, sent off as a wave file, and two days later, my salon commercial was on You Tube! And true to their word, I received payment in the mail just a few days later.
I can't wait until my internship is over and I can devote more time to Voice Over. I want to work on my animation/gaming/ character demo, and have been developing some distinct 'voices'. I also want to start submitting myself for more gigs, to agents, and to studio's and companies.
I'm certain that more success stories are sure to follow!

Heather G. - CA

I am really thrilled about my budding voice over career! I spent a few weeks learning to use my Home Studio. It takes awhile to learn the fine points of editing, but I am improving all the time! One way I've honed my skills is by doing lots of auditions for jobs on voices.com. I also worked my first full day for a company called Digital Education Productions. They create a series of ESL teaching DVDs called "Easy: The ESL Series." I love the flexibility of the work, and it is very gratifying to be paddling my own canoe. I'm working on my New Yawk accent.....unearthing it from my growing up years in New Jersey. I'm working on creating promotional materials, doing lots of networking, and donating my services to a local school auction, as well as bartering, to get my name out there! I've never had more fun while working in my whole life! Thank you for the excellent training, and the invaluable follow-up support.
Hi Again Wonderful Teachers! I just had to tell you the good news. After 300 or more auditions, which really honed my editing skills, I landed and completed a job for an animated healthcare video for the Los Angeles Unified School District. The job was offered through Sodium Entertainment. I worked hard on it and am really excited to be working in my new field! Thanks to all of you for nurturing me through the early stages of this satisfying new venture.

Sande A. - CA

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