Ten years ago, I dreamed of working as a voiceover artist (performer? actor? person?). It started when I went with a friend, who was really good at doing voices, to a little class on doing voiceovers, a little $25 class. The big pitch of course was to work with him, practice and get an audition tape together. That was more like $2500. My friend didn’t do it, but I did. So when I decided to move to New York not long after, I thought it would be a great way to earn extra money, maybe even make a living.
I talked about it ad nauseum to friends, but being the SHA that I am, I never sent my tape out, never looked for an agent. I didn’t think it would be good enough, didn’t believe anyone would want to hire me, so why send it out. I did nothing but regret the money I spent for something I never used.
Fast forward 10 years. I do voiceover work at my current job. I’m The Voice of our main product, anyone who comes to the site hears my voice. It’s kind of ironic. No I take that back. It’s extremely ironic. And it makes me think, what else can I do, that I want to do, that I haven’t done.
