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misterb · Joined: 19 May 2012 Posts: 5

Hi,

I'm hoping some of you guys can give me a little advice, I'm a radio presenter from the UK who does a little radio imaging a few stations as well, nothing special or serious but I really want to try and get into the business more.

I'm willing to invest in some training and demo production, I already have a home studio.

In terms of training here in the UK I've seen Gary Teresa, does anyone have any reviews about his service, it basically offers you 3 hours to record a demo then 12 months of support.
The other I've seen is a 1.5 hour training session followed by 4 hours studio time to record a demo, that company is called silver tongued productions.

Does anyone else have any advice or suggestions?
Thanks!

ballenberg · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:38 am Post subject:

Of course, this is no reflection on your skill level since I have no idea , but in general, those options sound like rushing headlong into a demo. Depending on the performer, I'd say there needs to be a lot more coaching and a demo only when fully ready. Also, I can think of a number of cases, and I'm not going to name them, when a great coach and a great demo producer are two different people entirely.

Rick Riley · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Training and development

Bruce · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:34 am Post subject:

Until you can find a qualified coach, and who knows if there is such a thing for imaging in the UK, I'd recommend some self training. Record and listen to lots and lots and lots of imaging from the stations and networks you admire over there. Don't look at any video. Just listen to it. What was the announcer doing to sound like that? What was he or she thinking about or what was the approach to how they said what they said?

Then practice, practice, practice in your home setup.

Repeat.

Then get good at mixing your own sound and maybe you can create your own demo.

B
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Philip Banks · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:40 am Post subject:

In the UK it is the same as in the USA, there are no recognised qualifications for VO coaches so you need to be very careful with whom you spend your money.

I hired a local music recording studio for half a day, got the engineer/studio owner to stick some bits together and then took the "demo" to market. It cost me £90 ($150) and I am confident of going into profit next year or early 2016.