Gravy For The Brain

19th January - 08.00am GMT / 00.00am PST / 03.00am EST / 9.00pm NZDT / 7.00pm AEDT / 6:30pm ACDT / 6:00pm AEST (QLD) / 4.00pm AWST
How to build one, how to improve one, how to get the best sounding voice recordings at home! From beginner to professional. All questions welcome - please email with pictures in advance to toby_ricketts@gravyforthebrain.com

16th February - 8:00am GMT / 00:00am PST / 03:00am EST / 07:00pm AEDT / 9.00pm NZDT /
What is it? How do you do it? Where do you find work in it? All your Commercial VO questions will be answered as Toby Ricketts dissects this VO genre and explains its workings.

24th February - 8:00am GMT / 00:00am PST / 03:00am EST / 07:00pm AEDT / 9.00pm NZDT /
With 17 Audio awards under his belt, more than any other male VO in single-voiced titles, Simon Vance is an Audiobook legend. Join Toby Ricketts and Simon Vance for an in-depth chat about the world of Audiobooks, and how a spectacular and improbable coincidence brought them together!

9th March - 8.00am GMT / 00.00am PST/ 3.00am EST / 7.00pm AEDT / 9.00pm NZDT
Juliet Jordan, JJ, has been a voice artist in Australia for over 35 years, being represented by RMK for most of that time. She's now started a voice training company and online voice agency and is representing Australia at The Open Voice Network - set up to represent voice artists interests within AI voice and TTS development.

23rd March - 8.00am GMT / 1.00am PST/ 4.00am EST / 7.00pm AEDT / 9.00pm NZDT
It's on almost every brief these days... Most directors have asked for it... "Can you make it more... Conversational"?
But what does this mean? and how can you go about this read? Find out with Toby Ricketts!

13th April - 1.00am BST / 5.00pm -1 PST / 8.00pm -1 EST / 10.00am AEDT / 12.00pm NZDT
It's on almost every brief these days... Most directors have asked for it... "Can you make it more... Conversational"?
But what does this mean? and how can you go about this read? Find out with Toby Ricketts!

20th April - 10.00am BST / 2.00am PST/ 5.00am EST / 7.00pm AEDT / 9.00pm NZDT
Join Toby Ricketts for an in-depth chat about the world of character voicing for gaming. What casting directors are looking for and how to perform in a character or gaming session. Jeremy Birchall casts and directs talent for Path of Exile, which is an award-winning fantasy action role-playing game with millions of players worldwide.

22nd April - 10.00am BST / 2.00am PST/ 5.00am EST / 7.00pm AEDT / 9.00pm NZDT
It’s hard to get feedback these days on your voice audition audio - nothing from P2Ps and rarely from agents or clients. Send a recent audition mp3 along with the job and voice brief to toby_ricketts@gravyforthebrain.com and Toby will give you feedback on your performance and recording quality as well as offering constructive feedback to improve.

11th May - 10.00am BST / 2.00am PST/ 5.00am EST / 7.00pm AEDT / 9.00pm NZDT
Join Toby Ricketts to discover 5 different techniques that can improve your sound quality and help you win more auditions.

8th June - 10.00am BST / 2.00am PST/ 5.00am EST / 7.00pm AEDT / 9.00pm NZDT
Join Toby Ricketts as he interviews Paul Strikwerda, the Dutch native, US based Voice artist and one of the most prolific writers and critics in the voiceover business!