You’ve got a voice. You’ve got a microphone. You’ve got a recording rig. Could you be doing voiceover work from your home studio?

Ryan Drean’s voice has been heard in commercials for American Airlines, Coors Light, Long John Silver’s, Chevy, Intel and countless other “big name brandsâ€.

Operating from home and pro studios in Dallas, Texas Ryan’s experience in radio has given him a unique look into how individuals can generate income doing voiceover work.

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In this interview Ryan discusses the technical basics to doing voiceover work from home, we speak about the current market for voice work and he talks about the variety of experiences he’s had finding, auditioning, and executing voiceover gigs.

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• (10:46) Getting into Radio
  
• (14:30) “Swings†in payment for voice work
  
• (19:00) Radio Branding and Imaging Definition
  
• (23:00) Difference between radio and television “imagingâ€
  
• (26:10) Learning production and “tech†to diversify
  
• (27:50) Recognizing “good creative†vs “radio creativeâ€
  
• (34:20) Expected pay for voiceover spots
  
• (35:20) Using production chops
  
• (35:50) Voiceover for American Airlines
  
• (36:40) Using agencies for representation
  
• (42:40) Taking direction for voiceover
  
• (46:20) Why good voiceover is actually “voice actingâ€
  
• (45:40) Importance of getting feedback and proper coaching
  
• (50:10) Gear talk: comparison of mic and signal chains
  
• (55:10) Voiceover mic technique
  
• (59:40) Working for Westwood One
  
• (1:00:20) Bumper Music
  
• (1:01:10) Using Production Music libraries in radio
  
• (1:07:10) Use of “fringe†and “novelty†music vs “generic†from Production Music Libraries
  
• (1:09:40) Advice for individuals wanting to do voiceover work
  
• (1:14:00) Using Voices.com for find auditions
  
• (1:17:00) The downsides of doing voiceover from home
  
• (1:18:10) Breaking down scripts
  
• (1:18:40) Natural voices are getting the gigs
  

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Voicebank.net

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Komplete Audio 6 by Native Instruments

Focusrite Saffire

Waves – AudioTrack Plugin

Elias Arts

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Voice123.com

Twisted Wave

I Know That Voice – Documentary

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