VOnow Blog Series

Get ready to be a VO Pro on the Go!

November 14, 2017 by Debbie Irwin

On Saturday, December 2, 2017, I have the distinct pleasure of being a guest voiceover coach at the VO Pro on the Go workshop, which is happening at three different studios in NYC from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

If you’re interested in attending and mention my name, you can get a 10% discount off the registration fee.

#VOnow BONUS — A Voiceover Artist who Grew up to be a Talking Machine

February 3, 2016 by Debbie Irwin

We recorded for 30 hours (3 hours per day, 5 days a week, for 2 weeks), where I sat and read phrases from a computer screen — over 6,000. And contrary to most voice acting, this work required a “flat” read — the acting and emotion had to be kept out of the voice.

#VOnow — It may not be the World Series, but it is the end of this Voiceover Series

October 28, 2015 by Debbie Irwin

Thank you for joining me on this voiceover series journey. Like the classic Russian Dolls, over the past few months, we’ve uncovered layer upon layer of voiceover topics to discuss. If you want to refer back to any particular issue or pay forward any insights you gleaned here, this synopsis of the voiceover series will […]

#VOnow — Voiceover Money

October 20, 2015 by Debbie Irwin

“When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.” — Oscar Wilde So why do we have such a hard time talking about voiceover money? THE NUMBERS A 2014 survey from Wells Fargo & Co found money to be the […]

#VOnow — How do you know what your voice is worth?

October 13, 2015 by Debbie Irwin

Is Your Voice Raw, Ripe, or Rotten? Many people ask me how to determine what their voice is worth, and I provide this comparison. When you’re standing in the produce section, eyeing the avocados, do you like to pick and choose? I do. I know what I like and I know when its ripeness is […]

#VOnow — Voiceover Auditions

October 8, 2015 by Debbie Irwin

Audition, Audition, Audition Whether people realize it or not, voiceover auditions are 95% of a voice actor’s job. That’s the world we live in. In the good old days, people were ‘booked off of their demos’ (hired after someone listened to a demo of their work). Nowadays, almost everybody wants to hear their copy auditioned, […]

Debbie Irwin

Voiceovers