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8th Septmber - 10:00am BST (London) / 2:00am PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:00am EDT (New York) / 7:00pm AEST (Sydney) / 9:00pm NZST (Auckland)
Lisa Ristau runs Impressive Talent, a Maryland based American talent agency that won 3 SOVAS awards in 2021. Toby and Lisa will discuss why her agency has a different approach than traditional voice agents, and what the current and future state of voice in the USA looks like.

25th August - 10:00am BST (London) / 2:00am PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:00am EDT (New York) / 7:00pm AEST (Sydney) / 9:00pm NZST (Auckland)
Join Toby Ricketts for another long form interview with seasoned veteran of audiobook recording - Ray Porter. Toby and Ray will discuss techniques on how to breathe life into characters and make subtle shifts in tone define characters in an audiobook or play. If you aspire to audiobooks or character acting then this is a must-watch!

24th August - 10:00am BST (London) / 2:00am PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:00am EDT (New York) / 7:00pm AEST (Sydney) / 9:00pm NZST (Auckland)
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 August - 10:00am BST (London) / 2:00am PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:00am EDT (New York) / 7:00pm AEST (Sydney) / 9:00pm NZST (Auckand)
Join Toby Ricketts for a masterclass in how to edit voice and dialogue. This will cover the recording of your voice, doing some processing, editing out breaths, how to supply your audio and also some tricks of the trade in saving multiple smaller files from one long recording, such as IVR or gaming.

7th July - 11:00am BST (London) / 3:00am PDT (Los Angeles) / 6:00am EDT (New York) / 8:00pm AEST (Sydney) / 10:00pm NZST (Auckand)
George (the Tech) Whittam is an expert in studios, having spent his whole life designing, building and repairing audio setups, spaces, and gear. Join Toby and George for a friendly chat about everything to do with voice recording gear and spaces! Questions in advance to: toby_ricketts@gravyforthebrain.com

21st July - 10:00am BST (London) / 2:00am PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:00am EDT (New York) / 7:00pm AEST (Sydney) / 9:00pm NZST (Auckand)
Join Toby Ricketts as he covers the ten key habits of the most successful voice artists on the planet. There will be an extensive Q&A session as well.

23rd June - 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.

16th June - 10.00am BST / 2.00am PST/ 5.00am EST / 7.00pm AEDT / 9.00pm NZDT
Toby Ricketts presents a deep dive into the world of frequency... What is it, how is it used and perceived, how to use all kinds of EQ properly and how to use the spectral view in your DAW software.

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!

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.