The birth of the $750 voiceover demo.
Though voiceover is a very difficult business to get into and make reliable income, some voiceover demo producers are charging higher and higher prices for this essential audio calling card. Even beginners, people who have very little chance of making a living with their voices, were forking over two or three thousand dollars — or more — when the chance of recouping that investment were very small. Having produced demos for many union and non-union talents in my production studio over the years, I decided to provide a sane alternative to what I think are sometimes overpriced voiceover demos . (Yes, I know about the guy — is there more than one? — who’s charging three hundred bucks. I’ve been auditioning in Chicago for fifteen years and never heard of him. But give him a try if you want.)
Though there are people that might still want to pay to have a million dollar studio produce a one-minute voiceover demo, there are other people who understand that a voiceover demo doesn’t have to be diamond-studded perfect. It just has to be good enough to do what any voiceover demo is supposed to do: get paying work for the voiceover actor.
