LEADS AND READS - WEEK OF 2/25 TO 3/02

Diane Havens · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1281

Hey, that's okay, Kent -- you're just out of practice posting. Scott might very well have a wheel box in his wheelhouse -- he is very versatile.

Deby Cedars · **Voice Talent** Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 1482

Kent...Thanks for the compliments. I love the tone of your voice. The read you did was very announcer like to me. If that's what they want your in luck.

I got the Wrangler gig! They changed the script on me though and I added a last line. Here are two versions.....Let's try to guess which one they will use! strichauge

David Bosco · **Voice Talent** Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 281

Deby:

I just played your Wrangler spot. Great stuff and congratulations on landing it. Accented of course but not forced, got the whole image. You have the advantage of growing up with the accent, I guess. Is it for TV, Radio, Internet?

Oh, I forgot to guess. I think they will use the first one (no edit) and it has a little less of the accent (to my ear). Let us know how the voting goes!

Deby Cedars · **Voice Talent** Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 1482

Well it's more than 60 seconds that's for sure. It's for the Wrangler website David.

Deby Cedars · **Voice Talent** Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 1482

Well they decided to go with version 3!

Kent LaTurno · **Voice Talent** Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 212

Let's start the day with some website narration.

Caryn Clark · **Voice Talent** Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 1000

Here was a fun one from this am... a witch. I really don't play with character voices much at all... but, admittedly, this was kinda fun!!!!

David Bosco · **Voice Talent** Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 281

Kent:

I loved your delivery on the web narration. If they don't give you a '6' something's wrong. What a voice!

Caryn:

Whenever I see the term 'witch' I usually picture someone older than you sounded. But depending on the instructions that came with the lead, you could be just right. That second laugh was a winner!

Diane Havens · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1281

Kent -- Your voice sounded great on this -- beautiful job!

Caryn -- You are just the sweetest witch! However, they did say they wanted scary (but not Satanic) -- I did like the laughs, though! I agree with David.

Of course, I can't resist a witch, either. I think I may have overdone the reverb, but since it was for an amusement park, what the hey!

Kent LaTurno · **Voice Talent** Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 212

Caryn - I hear your witch on a Saturday morning kid's show. Effectively witchy - but safe for the whole family.

Diane - VERY scary. Reverb worked for me.

Scott Pollak · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008, 22:24 (GMT) Post subject:

Deby: Congrats again on the Wrangler gig! Your voice is a good fit for that. Way 2 go, girlfriend!

Kent: Man, I DO love your voice! It's like butter on satin. So smooth and soothing. I truly liked the CMA audition. Very, very nice.

Caryn: The problem is that I listened to Diane's witch first and she nailed it. Anything else will naturally pale by comparison to her audition I'm afraid.

Diane: LOVED your witch. Just loved it. VERY well done and the FX only added to an already great delivery.

Weird how this happens... but I had two reads today that couldn't have been much more similar, and both for churches. One was a recurring V123 client that hired me last year and the other is a voices-dot-com audition. Anyhoo, I kind of liked both of these and thought I'd share 'em.

Diane Havens · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1281

Thanks, Kent and Scott.

Still....I think I could have gone easier on the reverb -- but it was much too much fun -- I never get to use it!

Scott -- These are both so very well suited to your voice. Splendid!

Deby Cedars · **Voice Talent** Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 1482

I was doing an interview at studio in Milford to teach voiceover and I missed the Witches audition. Confused

Here is my Witchypoo.

Kent LaTurno · **Voice Talent** Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 212

Scott - nitpicking I think I hear a "southern twang" on the word presents in the PlainView Church piece. If it was Plains, GA; not in Oregon, maybe not a big deal. Again - that's nitpick stuff. The second piece is very much in your squeezebox, wheelbox, wheelhouse - whatever. (Is that YOUR music as production, by the way? I liked it!)

OK, off to bed, so it's time for a Dr Seuss type read on this website narration... (They wanted Boris Karloff, but I can't bring myself to that... here's my take on part of the piece.)

Diane Havens · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1281

Hey, Kent --
Glad I'm up late here tonight. That read is flat out FABULOUS!! Better than Karloff.