New Book Is a Guide to a Voice-Over Career

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A new book, Voice for Hire: Launch and Maintain a Lucrative Career in Voice-Overs, by Randy Thomas and Peter Rofé, provides a step-by-step tutorial aimed at both beginners and pros.

Along with specifics about the numerous areas of potential employment including commercials, promos, narration, audio books and new media, animation voicing, live announcing and trailers, the authors provide advice about how to approach each of these areas, including how to create a demo reel that producers will listen to, how to conduct a marketing campaign that will get you jobs and how to land work with an agent.

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Readers will learn the building blocks of deconstructing copy and developing the right read. The authors use "real" copy throughout and highlight how to analyze it, bring it to life and sell the product without over-selling.

While the authors say they subscribe to the belief that there is no definitive right or wrong approach to the craft, throughout the book they share "need-to-know" trends and truths along with insightful comments and stories from top agents, casting directors, producers and other voice-over artists.

In addition, there are chapters on the audition, booking and recording processes; studios and the latest technology; guidelines from the pros on making it in the business; a glossary' and a 90-minute instructional CD.

Co-author Randy Thomas was the first woman to announce the national television broadcast of the Academy Awards and is the first person to announce the Oscars, the Tonys and the Emmys in the same year. She is currently the voice of Entertainment Tonight and The Insider. Author Peter Rofé is a trained stage actor who has voiced national TV and radio spots, network promos, audio books, cartoons and live events for the past 20 years. He owns PDR Voice-Over Coaching where he trains voice-over artists and also hosts industry workshops and conducts seminars.

Voice for Hire is published in trade paperback by Back Stage Books and sells for $19.95.

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