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Being a Manchester based voiceover

Being a Manchester based voiceover

I love it when I get to work with people locally and being a Manchester based voiceover means there is such an exciting digital hub to connect with. Being able to work virtually with clients around the world is amazing, don't get me wrong yet there's something special...

Curltastic voiceover

Curltastic voiceover

Alright, we've got some new curltastic pictures going on as  I've been giving my website a refresh.  The whole pictures to capture your voice as a voiceover is always something I find a little daunting and I'd previously been a bit too cliche with a mic so this time...

Hotter….

Hotter….

I had fun voicing the latest TV and radio commercials for Hotter It was all done remotely from my booth in Manchester, working directly with the client Standby Productions  and the lovely folk at Hotter all via ipDTL which worked a treat.  

Juggling a voiceover career

Juggling a voiceover career

I've always done more than one thing and my voiceover work runs alongside my podcast work, which has been taking up a lot of my attention. I'm going, to be honest here and confess my attention has been drifting, as I've spent a good amount of time trying to tick all...

Just the Tonic

Life as a voiceover is unpredictable which I love and loathe.. You just never know what the next job you get is.  This brings a huge element of unpredictability when it comes to forecasting how your business works and it's something I'm always keen to...

Hits Radio

I'm back on the wireless! Yep, you can hear me on the all new Hits Radio on a Saturday night from 10pm-1am playing some acoustic chilled out hits and chatting about the week. I love the view from the studio which overlooks a moonlit canal in Manchester's Castle Quay....

Why we need to pick up the phone more

Why we need to pick up the phone more

Hello... voiceover calling   Old Pals: I spent the weekend with a group of school pals, we managed to all get together with our gaggle of kids and hang out. It was a lot of fun and as we talked about our lives and juggling work and kids and everything else, it...

Time to play my ‘A Game’

Time to play my ‘A Game’

I've been watching TV commercials and telling myself how I could voice the adverts I see for national brands for ages and haven't done anything really proactive about trying to get the work. So when I saw Rachel was holding a commercial and promo workshop as part of...

Voiceover from the heart..

As a voiceover artist you get to work on a wide range of projects, some of which are fascinating, some are topics you have never heard of, meaning there's tricky words to say. Other's are areas of significance interest to you meaning you can voice from the heart. I...

Turning 40 and being happy about it…

I'll be honest, I was dreading this birthday.. I remember being a kid when my Dad had a 40th at our house. My Mum surprised him with all his pals dressing up as him ( picture a mix Buddy Holly & Groucho Marks ) I remember thinking how old they all were and noisy...

Hot yoga and splatting

Hot yoga and splatting

My pal said to me yesterday 'Exercising is the new socialising ' which I gaffawed at and then proudly told her I had started doing hot yoga. I have found practicing yoga really beneficial to my voiceover work and my sanity. I love it and over the years have tried to...