Gravy For The Brain

5th November - 8.00am GMT (London) / 0.00am PST (Los Angeles) / 3.00am EST (New York) / 7.00pm AEDT (Sydney) / 9.00pm NZDT (Wellington) / 6.00pm AEST / 4.00pm AWST

Jeff Danis is one of Hollywood’s hottest celebrity agents - having cast the role of Elsa in Frozen, Supplied voices for Toy Story, The Simpsons among others - and his agency DPN talent is the largest supplier of voiceover talent in the United States. Join Toby for a casual chat with Jeff as they discuss the past, present and future of voice agents in Hollywood, and what voice artists can do to catch the ear of agents.

26th November - 8.00am GMT (London) / 0.00am PST  (Los Angeles) /3.00am EST  (New York) /  7.00pm AEDT (Sydney) / 9.00pm NZDT (Wellington) / 6.30pm ACDT / 4.00pm AWST

This is one of the most followed, interesting, and contentious areas of the voiceover trade. Toby Looks at some of the traditional ways of charging in various countries and territories and invites people to offer their own way of charging. Then Toby outlines a new way of charging he has come to use.

3rd December - 8.00am GMT (London) / 0.00am PST  (Los Angeles) /3.00am EST  (New York) /  7.00pm AEDT (Sydney) / 9.00pm NZDT (Wellington) / 6.30pm ACDT / 4.00pm AWST

Toby sit’s down with sound designer, voice director, casting director and award-winning producer - Kirsty Gilmore. Original from New Zealand but currently London based, Kirsty has recently won numerous awards for her voice reel production, and involvement in gaming audio projects. They discuss what casting directors are looking for in a character voice, how to direct talent (and how talent can self-direct), as well as how voiceover artists can improve the audio they supply to sound designers and add value.

17th December - 8.00am GMT (London) / 0.00am PST  (Los Angeles) /3.00am EST  (New York) /  7.00pm AEDT (Sydney) / 9.00pm NZDT (Wellington) / 6.30pm ACDT / 4.00pm AWST

There are many tempting toys and trinkets, both physical and virtual aimed at Voice Artists these days. Toby picks 5 bit’s of technology from his professional workflow and explains what they do and why he has them.

7th January - 8.00am GMT (London) / 0.00am PST  (Los Angeles) /3.00am EST  (New York) /  7.00pm AEDT (Sydney) / 9.00pm NZDT (Wellington) / 6.30pm ACDT / 4.00pm AWST

Lani Minella is an incredible voice who has lent her talents to many, many video games and character projects and has a voice range of 4 octaves! In this casual chat Toby asks how she started in voice and what her approach to creating truly original voice sounds is.

26th January - 8.00am GMT (London) / 0.00am PST  (Los Angeles) /3.00am EST  (New York) /  7.00pm AEDT (Sydney) / 9.00pm NZDT (Wellington) / 6.30pm ACDT / 4.00pm AWST

It’s rather confusing when you start out in voiceover as there are so many things to learn and to do! In this beginners webinar, Toby will tell you what path you need to walk in order to become a successful VO artist.

7th February - 8.00am GMT (London) / 0.00am PST  (Los Angeles) /3.00am EST  (New York) /  7.00pm AEDT (Sydney) / 9.00pm NZDT (Wellington) / 6.30pm ACDT / 4.00pm AWST

Winner of an Audie and Audiofile audiobook awards, Derek Perkins has narrated an astonishing number of audiobooks, with a near-perfect style! Toby Interviews him about his career and his approach to delivering audiobook narration.

18th February - 8.00am GMT (London) / 0.00am PST  (Los Angeles) /3.00am EST  (New York) /  7.00pm AEDT (Sydney) / 9.00pm NZDT (Wellington) / 6.30pm ACDT / 4.00pm AWST

Originally given live at the 2019 One Voice Conference , this webinar gives you ten tips to take your VO career to the next level in the areas of craft, tech and business. Strap in to catapult your voice career to the next level!