Thursday, July 26, 2018

So.  Updates all round then.

Had to move to a new place in December all without any preparation.  We've mostly moved into our new digs, but the studio room is still all packed and for the most part, un-set up.  So it's mostly a good thing that I've not had MUCH to do in Outpost this last few months.  I expect that'll change.  And steps have been taken to see if I can still produce while the room gets set up.

Cos. last Christmas, my brother-in-law and his good lady wife took time out of their busy WE'VE GOT A NEW INFANT schedules to buy me this great big microphone foof I've been wanting as a Christmas gift.  And if it works as advertised... I might could get some good recording done without the booth set up.  Cos as far as that poor condenser mike inside that thing is concerned, it should sound like I've just soundfoamed the whole house.

I do still mean to put a wiggle on getting the booth set up.  But this may be a nice temporary solution to getting things done in the meantime.


In other news, I've found a few sites for perhaps getting some paying audio work.  I'm still in North Carolina, so I'm taking that with the requisite degree of salt since the McCrory administration and his leftover state assembly-creatures chased our burgeoning entertainment industry away to Atlanta.  But there's rather a section for voiceover work on Carolina Talent's website.  I do see that they require "Professionally Produced" demos.  I am a professional with a professional setup.  So I'm hoping that doesn't translate to "We expect you to get your demo recorded in a studio that costs the earth to record in.".  We shall see. 

I also found some want ads where some local stations were looking for "On-Air Personalities".  I'll be the first to admit, I am a nerd.  I am also nearly 50, so what constitutes current popular music may always be a bit beyond me.  But one does not learn without trying.  So I mean to do them a commercial demo and see if that's to their liking for an interview.  How many interviews or applicants might they ever get?  Is it that cutthroat?  I hope not.  Would they be willing to train?  We shall see.

I also put my YouTube channel in order.  I had a nice long conversation with my wife last week about the idea that I should be posting SOMETHING.  ANYTHING where people can hear me so they can decide whether or not they'd like me to read something for them.  Looking at the state of my YouTube channel where I've been putting demos.  All two of them, I was justly mortified and resolved that was going to change.  So... now that I've got the foof and no excuse to not be recording.  ("A... B... R...  Always be recording.  ALWAYS.  BE.  RECORDING.  EDWARD YOU PUT THAT GAME CONTROLLER DOWN.  NO MAN'S SKY IS FOR CLOSERS!  YOU GOT ME?")  I should be able to start recording more demos, new general and commercial demos, memes and tumblr and reddit posts that strike my fancy.  Basically stuff that cries out to be recorded.


Moreover, I took that a step further.  I created me a Patreon page.  Essentially a place people can go from my YouTube page and maybe commission me to read stuff for them too.  Or maybe just tip me for the things I do already.  There's creators of bad videogames out there with Patreons that gain them more money than I make in a year on a monthly basis.  And I'm TALENTED.  (At least this is what I am told by people I trust.)  So if there's a way to circumvent the Voice123's and Voices.com's race to the lowest bidder, how about I sign up for it!  ("They got some money out there... they're givin' it awaaaay!  I'mma do what I want'n I'm gonna get paid!"  -Tom Waits 'Goin' Out West')

I also found this page here regarding techniques to find voice work.  Which sounds like a LOT of networking pounding the pavement.  Honestly, I'd rather have an agent to do this, as I am a lazy creature by nature.  But if this is the sort of thing that garner's results in the present day from home, who am I to say different.

Anyway.  That's it for now.  More as I think of it, or events demand.  Excelsior, True-Believers!