Audiobook Narration by AI

There have been many conversations over the last few days about AI in audiobook narration. There is an idea that artificial intelligence will narrate audiobooks and put narrators out of jobs. let me tell you what i think. There is a huge benefit for text to speech in our lives. We use text to speech constantly, when we write messages, … Read More

Audiolibros en español

Escribi un articulo en la revista The Buzz sobre El Crecimiento del Audiolibro en Español Adoro el mundo de los audiolibros. Soy una narradora bilingüe y, afortunadamente, el mercado del audiolibro se está extendiendo. A medida que se produce más y más contenido en el idioma local, el audio va floreciendo en todo el mundo. La sección de audio de … Read More

Spanish Audiobooks

I wrote an article for The Buzz magazine about The Growth of Spanish Audiobooks I am in love with the world of audiobooks. I am a bilingual narrator and luckily for me the audiobook market is spreading. As more and more local-language content comes into play, so audio is blossoming worldwide. The publishing industry’s audio section is growing year on … Read More

Podcasting

In March 2018 I was invited to sit down with Casey Trowbridge and discuss audiobooks and the life of an audiobook narrator. (Sadly Casey no longer runs this programme and the audio appears to have been temporarily lost.) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-audiobooks/e/53725315 I sat down with Casey over Skype to talk about audiobooks. Casey had some interesting questions that led me to tell … Read More

That’s Voiceover

And so, on to LA! Apologies for the name drop fest, but this trip was all about getting to know people. I was invited to meet up with VO coach Robin Armstrong for a wonderful chat in his studio and then on to my vocal coach, the inimitableNancy Wolfson for a one-to-one session, brilliant in person! That’s Voiceover day started … Read More

Mid Atlantic Voiceover Conference #MAVO2016

Val Kelly is a superstar! There is a micro conference that takes place in November in Washington DC, filled with talent and inspiration (btw: the next one is November 2018) This year I got to go along and I had a ball! I arrived in DC, for the first time, and, as an experienced traveller was thrilled to find DC … Read More

Auralex

I have just bought and put up the Auralex Roominator Kit and I’m thrilled! It has cost every penny of VO work that I have earned so far and it has been worth it. The guys at DolphinMusic.co.uk could not have been more helpful and Auralex have a free personalised room analysis service where you send them your dimensions and … Read More

GA Talk on “Branding yourself for your career”

Thursday 18th June 2015, 10am PDT 1pm EDT = 6 O’Clock in the evening MT (my time) Sitting down to listen to Tony Conrad, creator of About.Me give this talk I was struck by the modernity of sitting in North Devon at my computer screen listening to a man talk in Los Angeles. Truly international educational development! He will discuss … Read More

Writer’s, no, Voice Over’s Block

I can’t get it together. I have no voice. No studio output today. I am physically well but the sound I am making is not pleasing to my ear. I am assuming this is some kind of transition phase during which all my insecurities will attempt to de-rail me. Today, it’s working, so let’s see what tomorrow brings!

Accent Workshop

Yvonne Morley, Vocal Coach, ran a 3 day accent Workshop in London.  A remarkable three day course,full of fun, by the inimitable Yvonne Morley, exploring all things accent. Day 1 The day began with a request for us to bring a pen, notepad and mirror – facial articulation and body language were the order of the day. We gathered to … Read More