The Road to My First Gig

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

I promised everybody I'd post, so here it is.....

Wednesday November 21, 2007, I respond to a lead for a tag on a corporate presentation. Just a 7 second line, pays $100. Weird thing about it, it was in Spanish! How did I get a Spanish lead? Turned out the seeker was from Spain and looking for a North American English voice. I brought the text to a Google site that translates mosts languages into another as you specify. So now I knew what I had to read.

I was 0 for my first 40 auditions so Why Not? Sent it in.

Next day, Thanksgiving. A houseful of company coming over. About 10:30 I check e-mail. It's from Madrid, I won the audition! Not only that, they now want me for a two page $300 job!
Woo-Hoo!! High as a kite on my first win. I e-mail back, thanks, I'll put this together for you first thing Friday morning, I have company here all day today.....

.....check e-mail again at 2:30, Sorry David, my boss needs this done today.... (remember, there is no Thanksgiving Day in Spain).... but I'll keep you in mind for other things down the road. Well, my kite crashed pretty hard.

Since that time I had gotten a couple of e-mails from some other seekers in resonse to auditions but no jobs. I also kept in touch with Madrid via e-mail just to say Hi and keep my name in there.

Early this past Sunday morning, Madrid e-mails a request from a different company for a two page corporate presentation (not via Voice123) pays $280 but "it has to be done by Monday morning" I e-mail back 'no problem, I'll get on it at 11:00AM Eastern' (I was scheduled to read at mass that morning!) I get back from church and go right to work on it and....

Lo and Behold..... Ladies and Gentlemen of Savvydom.....

My First Gig!

Dancing

So Cool....

John Bigl · **Voice Talent** Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 905

damn !!!!

Way To Go, David ...

Done Well

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

That's wonderful, David. More happy stories to come.
Congrats and enjoy,

Scott Pollak · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008, 02:40 (GMT) Post subject:

That's great, David. Congrats.

See, it's all because you went to Mass!
Wink

(from a former Catholic who actually was an altar boy at High Masses! LOVED that incense!)

Tom Pagnotti · **Voice Talent** Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 220

Felicitaciones, David! Smile

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

Muy Buene......Now can you dance like Ricky Martin too??? LOL roll smilie

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

Deby:

While I'll can't dance like Ricky Martin, I'm perfectly happy to be Livin' La Vida Loca! irre

Tom, Diane, John:

'Gracias' is about all I can muster from two years of high school Spanish, along with "Un senorita bonita" (referring to the teacher)

Scott:

Thanks! Yeah, I love the incense too, except when I'm doing the readings and I start to CHOKE!

Anthony Williams · **Voice Talent** Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 663

Great Job David,

Keep up the good work. There's more to come!!

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

David, very cool! May there be MANY, many more!

Gaston Taillefer · **Voice Talent** Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 11

its always a good suprise to win an audition ! Very Happy

isn't it ?

When I read your history I say myself that I am lucky.. 40 auditions 0 gig.... Since i'm a premium subscriber (December 12) I sent 12 auditions for 2 gigs ! But i'm french and we are not many subscribers here.. Razz

Buena suerte y enhorabuena ombre !

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

Gaston:

Thank you for your encouragement (Good luck and congratulations, Dude)

I cheated again, went to Google for the translation Rolling Eyes

Colin Campbell · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008, 05:28 (GMT) Post subject:

Persistence pays David. Congratulations and good luck in the future. Stick with it my friend.

Rajiv Hasan · **Voice Talent** Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 355

Great to hear of your success, David. You can never beat the first time! Cool