Bret Murray Voice Over Demo

Bret Murray · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006, 15:10 (GMT) Post subject: Bret Murray voice over Demo

Hello Everyone,

Have been in the radio industry for just on two years, am getting some work over here in Australia from a few agenices Smile

so that is a nice feeling!

Wanted to get some feedback however from you with my demo from a amrketing point of view or even vocal point of view.

thanks and feel free to email me bbmurray@bigpond.net.au for any voice work u need! Be it imaging, promos or commercials.

Kindest Regards

Razz

Muz

oops I dont have the october one her I will have to upload the old August demo Razz

ill post another one tomorrow night Smile

Robert Jadah · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006, 02:42 (GMT) Post subject: On top down under

Bret:
At your invite, I lent an ear to your demo. While I'm uncomfortable commenting on the vocals from other distant colonies, I felt - and bought -the enthusiasm you bring to the text.
But the darn thing's too long by twice, mate.
Especially in light of the fact that most of the clips are clones of each other, why drub it in so?
It almost sounds as if your demo is so stretched out of as much pride in the f/x as of the voice. All those jingles, for example, seem superfluous and unnnecessary on YOUr voice demo. And speaking of f/x, the background in the opening snippet (Is it rain? rustling tin foil?) is static-y and off-putting.
I would also use the deep, 'radio-guy' voice a little more to provide range and variety.
But maybe that's just me.
Meanwhile, glad to have you aboard, mate.
Voice On!
Co-colonial Robert Jadah

Bret Murray · Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006, 16:54 (GMT) Post subject: Thanks for the feedback :)

It is hard to pull good commercials from bad copy - I work in a small station and have only those to use as demos, I have only been recently voicing nationally for 2 other agencies Smile

but the experience is great, and I will be asking them to send me the final mixdowns also!

Most Aussie radio stations hate the whole put on radio voice over style, so I have been working towards being more natural sounding. But alas that isn't the way it may be overseas. But I can see why you want a variety - have a listen to my latest demo then. Hopefully variety is better and length is defnitely shorter (the one posted before was my very first attempt at a demo).

Now those SFX in the first spot is of a shopping centre, because that was the instruction on the copy hahah!

Please feel free to add some more comments on the new demo (I have also got into the snippets quicker if you take note!).

Thanks Bret Smile