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Hope you're having a great summer! We are away until August 15th, returning to the studio August 16th. We've had a record month for student demos, session and auditions... Thank you for your business and your trust! Now time for some R&R! #VancouverRecordingStudio #childrensvoicereel #Voiceoveraudition #childrensanimationvoices #KidsVoiceActing

Oh no! my son’s voice is changing! Have no fear, its a perfectly natural part of growing up. Of course it can be of concern if your child is a voice actor and if he’s doing a cartoon series as a young and sweet character with a high pitched voice! I recently had one of my talented students, David Raynolds, go through exactly that. David started working with me at Halfyard Studios when he was a mere lad of 10. He had great acting instincts and a very high pitched little boy vo

I get asked this question a lot from clients young and old. Most agents will ask for a commercial demo first, and I tend to agree as this is where the bulk of auditions and work comes from. I know many voice talent got into the industry because they love cartoons! I am actually one of those people! Like many of us actors and voice actors, the draw of being a quirky character in an animated series can be a lot of fun. We all grew up with cartoons as a huge part of our culture

In todays voice over world, voice actors are asked 90% of the time to audition from home, and that can pose a challenge. There are issues of background noise (kids, cars etc) and the recording equipment and editing process itself. iPhone recordings can be used if you do not own a pro mic, but you'll need a few things on your checklist: Headphones. I can't stress enough how vital decent over-ear headphones are to a voice actor (especially when home recording and editing). Inve

Meet 'Sugar'! our resident studio mascot! Every studio it seems has a mascot ( or should have!) She's our lovable pup who loves to hang out during sessions, but sometimes we need to get her to sit still, to avoid the 'clicking' of her toenails when wandering around during recording. If you get a chance to meet her, let her come to you as she is a bit shy around new people. She's a rescue pup and thus a tad timid. But don't let that deter you, just hand her one of her favorite

12 year old learned an authentic British accent for this custom voice-over demo: The Mummy's Tomb'

Don't be fooled by 'Big Names' in the voice over world asking for thousands of dollars for a demo!