They should also have plenty of references for you to check out, in addition to a demo of their own for you to listen to.
#Todd schick demos professional
What should I look for in a voice coach?Ī good question many people don’t bother to ask.įirst and foremost, a good voice coach should have a ton of experience as a professional voice talent including voicing, broadcasting, copy writing, acting (good, but not a “must”) and the recording process. You’ll get an honest assessment from me at a reasonable, fair price, allowing you to make an informed decision as to whether or not you want to go ahead and invest the time in further coaching with someone else and demo production.
Not-so-honest coaches and casting directors (or those solely in the business of coaching and/or producing demos) can and will take your money regardless of your talent, coach you for months and produce your demo at costs I don’t want to even think about. At the end, I guarantee you’ll have a very good idea of where you stand, the work you need to do, where and for how long.Ī critique will save you a ton of time and money.
#Todd schick demos pro
You will be run through your paces like a pro talent would – no holds barred. This is the real thing – no smoke and mirrors. That said, the critique is geared toward the premise of whether or not you can actually turn a dollar doing VO. In short, I didn’t feel right about taking money (ANY amount of money) from people who clearly didn’t have the chops for the work. I used to do critiques for much less, but I found that there were simply too many people who showed up that were “curious” as opposed to “serious” about doing VO for a living. I charge $250.00 for In-studio and Internet critiques. After, I take another 30 minutes to tell you then and there whether or not you’ve got the chops to make a demo, how much work you need to do and where, along with a realistic evaluation of your chances in making a run at the business – along with other relevant information. My voice critiques usually take one hour. It’s really a good bit of fun and a neat look into the world of a professional voice talent. Then, I gleefully slice you up into little tiny pieces until your ego is totally deflated and you begin to consider a career in media distribution (Translation: newspaper delivery). I have you come over to my studio with the big honkin’ super expensive microphone and I toss a whack of scripts in front of you to read.
I insist on doing them for a number of reasons – the most important ones being time and money. Voice Critiques and Voice Coaching FAQ's cont'dĪny qualified, reliable voice coach or professional voice talent should offer voice critiques. It’s unheard of in the services-to-voice-talent industry they’re almost all scam artists.īelow, you’ll find some info on my voice critiques and also some useful content on what to look for – and what to look out for – in a voice coach.įor the record…I don’t coach I only mentor people who have the chops and the drive….and I’m very particular with whom I choose to travel down that very long road. So, a coach isn’t going to do voice critiques – if they do, they’d just tell every single student they need more work. There’s a reason voice coaches don’t want to tell someone they don’t have the chops, because they want to sell a course.
Since then, I’ve done about 200….maybe 250 voice critiques? I lost count after 100.įunny thing…I don’t know of anyone – anywhere – that does voice critiques. There was a lot of “window shoppers” so I raised the rate to $250.00 to focus on only those who were serious about the work. Word spread fast and I couldn’t keep up with the voice critiques. My thinking was that I might help a few people from getting ripped off by voice coaches and demo mills.įor a long time, I would do voice critiques for $100.00 and gave $25.00 to the engineer. We talked about it in the days afterward and I came up with the idea of offering short, quality voice critiques. Voice coaches in general have awful reputations I’d never wear that hat. I told him that the idea of coaching VO was tantamount to sticking a knitting needle in my eyeball and it wasn’t going to happen.
After the session, the engineer said I was a natural at coaching others and suggested I pursue the work.
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