VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

[Voice2007]

Dear all,

Asian or Chinese accented English has been confused me a little bit, I'm not sure that if the US or European market regard those demos are good VO examples for Asian/Chinese accented English or how do you think my VO friends performed ?? Your comments are highly appreciated!!! Pls (right)click those links to (save)open mp3 files. Thanks a lot in advance!!

E3-Female-Chinese-Accented-English

E6-Female-Chinese-Accented-English

P38-Male-Chinese-Accented-English

E5-Male-Chinese-Accented-English

PS: What in my mind is E6 spokes fluently than E3 girl , E5 male though got strong accent, I just don't really feeling like it, if it's the same for you? pls feel free to submit the mini poll above.
And what kinda project do you think the stronger or slighter accented voice targeted to ?
Moreover, if you are agency or producers , who likes their performances, are very welcome to download and contact me if any projects related.

my mailbox: 4urvoice(a t)gmail.com

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[bobsouer]

Barbara,

Welcome to the VO-BB. Between the two males, at least to my ears, P38 has much more accent than does E5.
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[Bruce]

The first female and the first male on the list both had much stronger accents.

In all cases their accents and their unusual (to our ears) pronunciation of many words might make it difficult for an English speaker to listen for very long. Do you know if there is a market for strong Asian accented voice work in English speaking countries, or even in Asia? I would find that hard to believe, but I am happy for you if I am wrong.

In all cases, practice, practice, practice will make their performance better and eventually marketable to a wider audience. I imagine you have many American and British television programs available to you on the Internet.

Good luck to you all.

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[Voice2007]

Hey,both

Thank you for the comments, yes practise makes perfect, I agree with you , Bruce. However, it's a little bit pity that if the words they pronounced are hard to understand or difficult to the ears for the moment.

Will feedback to them and thanks again for the help~
All the best on your business as well.^^

Bar.
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[asnively]

I also suspect that there isn't a market for Chinese-accented English anywhere. I'm sorry to say that I found all of these very difficult to understand and it would be too challenging for me to listen for more than a minute or two. It would be easier to understand if I could read their lips, of course (and say "What?" sometimes!)

I'm sure that biligual speakers are in high demand in other industries, however. Being able to speak understandably in English is a tough chore, but I imagine it could lead to exciting opportunities. Following Bruce's advice about using television to reduce one's accent is a terrific idea!

Good luck!

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[Mike Sommer]

Enunciation and pronunciation is paramount, no matter what language one is speaking. Also the audio quality is rather poor on the Male voices. There is to much room resonance, and it is over powering their voices making it more difficult to understand.

In Los Angeles there is a huge asian market, but the radio and TV stations are speaking the native language of the community in which they are targeting. And because these stations are mostly working with small budgets, if they are doing english commercials or spots, they are done in house.

Also there is not much call for asian accented VO, the last one I saw was for a video game.
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