Gravy For The Brain

5th August - 10.00am BST / 2.00am PDT / 5.00am EDT / 9.00pm NZST / 7.00pm AEST / 6:30pm ACDT / 5.00pm AWST

"Europe’s largest Voice Marketplace. Join Toby and Armin on a journey to find the roots of Bodalgo, where it is going in the future, what the differences are between the european / british and American markets, and how to get more jobs from Bodalgo!"

19th August - 10.00am BST / 2.00am PDT / 5.00am EDT / 9.00pm NZST / 7.00pm AEST / 6:30pm ACDT / 5.00pm AWST

In this session Toby will outline how to give potential clients your best reads, and how to package your audio to best suit the platform. After outlining the step Toby will illustrate these points on the 3 largest pay-to-play platforms.

9th September - 10.00am BST / 2.00am PDT / 5.00am EDT / 9.00pm NZST / 7.00pm AEST / 6:30pm ACDT / 5.00pm AWST

Voices.com is the world's largest online voiceover marketplace, carrying the majority of online voice work in the world. Having received millions of dollars in capital over the last few years, it has risen from the controversies of it’s past and is now expanding into offering a wider range of services under the voices brand. Join Toby and David for a friendly chat about the past present and future of voices.com

22nd September - 10.00am BST / 2.00am PDT / 5.00am EDT / 9.00pm NZST / 7.00pm AEST / 6:30pm ACDT / 5.00pm AWST

Toby explains and gives examples of each type of voice genre. From Commercial to Meditation, to promo and imaging, to voice of god - we will cover each kind of VO read and you can ask any questions you like!

13th October - 09.00am BST / 01.00am PDT / 04.00am EDT / 9.00pm NZST / 7.00pm AEDT / 6:30pm ACDT / 4.00pm AWST

It’s hard... no, nearly impossible to get feedback from auditions - especially from pay to play websites, which means it’s hard to know what you are doing right or wrong. Share the brief and the audition you supplied for a job you didn’t get and Toby will give you honest feedback about the technical standards and the performance. Limited places so email your audition and the brief to toby_ricketts@gravyforthebrain.com

16th November - 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

It’s impossible to get feedback from auditions - especially from pay to play websites, which means it’s hard to know what you are doing right or wrong. Share the brief and the audition you supplied for a job you didn’t get and Toby will give you honest feedback about the technical standards and the performance. Limited places so email your audition and the VO brief to toby_ricketts@gravyforthebrain.com

19th November - 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

7th December - 08.00am GMT / 00.00am PDT / 03.00am EDT / 9.00pm NZST / 7.00pm AEDT / 6:30pm ACDT / 6:00pm AEST (QLD) / 4.00pm AWST
Join Global voice actor Toby Ricketts as he demonstrates the key tips to learning different accents, and then shows how to look at combining them to add global appeal to your international auditions.

15th December - 08.00am GMT / 00.00am PDT / 03.00am EDT / 9.00pm NZST / 7.00pm AEDT / 6:30pm ACDT / 6:00pm AEST (QLD) / 4.00pm AWST
To round off the year Toby Ricketts has a glass of whisky and fireside chat with legendary British voice artist Peter Dickson to discuss this year in voice over, some stories from voiceover years past, and where voiceover is going in the future!