Owner: Piehole Voiceover Blog URL:http://www.piehole.ie/voiceover-blog-Ireland Join Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:29:05 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: An in-your-face nuts-of-steel blog about the seedy underbelly of the voiceover industry in Ireland. Site statistics:Click here
What have we done for you lately… 2008-12-11 13:52:00 2008 is dead and dying. This is what we got up to during the year. We:
created a podcast
that sends voiceover demos to copywriters and producers and agents in the industry. Yes! Your demo is now on iTunes!
created a viral ad campaign
that won an award at the advertising awards, gaining lots of exposure in the [...] Read more:lately
Interview with a voiceover: Tim O’Donovan 2008-12-11 08:21:59 1) So… performing in any interesting shows lately?
Recently did a Jameson marketing video, doing both an American and a South African accent. I tried to make it as authentic a Sith Ifricin iccent as possible without veering into a Kiwi one. Not easy. It was the first job on which I had to do foreign [...] Read more:Donovan
Voiceovers in Ireland & the UK 2008-12-10 03:09:59 OK, this is not exactly new news. It happened a while ago… but we never really made a song and dance about it. We’re modest that way. But anyhoo - we launched www.piehole.co.uk in the UK earlier this year. Yay! We will not rest until the whole world is covered in [...] Read more:Ireland
Voiceover Aileen weasels her way onto animated flick 2008-12-08 02:48:36 ‘Niko and the way to the stars’ is a new animation made my Galway based ‘Magma Films’. Check it out - it opened on 28th of November and got 4 stars on entertainment.ie. Piehole voiceover, Aileen Mythen, is featured on this award-winning movie, as well as Morgan Jones. Keep an ear out for [...] Read more:animated
, flick
ICAD advertising bash 2008-11-28 09:34:36 So the big advertising awards bash was on last night. Everyone pretty much just got blotto - post pitch stress relief.
If voiceovers are wondering why the phones aren’t ringing today - that’s because there’s no-one in the ad industry today that string a sentence together. Includimg em.
Interview with a voiceover: Margaret Ward, American VO 2008-11-26 06:15:35 So… performing in any interesting shows lately?
Not shows.. more like interviews and debates. As a journalist, I’m a regular on radio programmes like the Tubridy Show, The Right Hook and the Late Debate with Rachel English. This month I’m also on a panel at the Abbey Theatre. A number of journalists, academics [...] Read more:American
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podcast your voice talent… 2008-11-23 07:45:45 Hey voiceovers. Our resident super-computer-nerd is building a Piehole podcast that copywriters and producers can sign up to. Which means, we’ll be podcasting your voice talent to all potential hire-ees. Now who else is going to do that for ya? Watch this space.
Voiceovers with fancy studios 2008-11-19 03:24:32 Do any of you voiceovers out there have your own home studio? Drop me an email and let me know. I’ve had a few enquiries from people looking for ISDN-a-riffic voice overs. It seems the voiceovers in the UK are pretty tech-tastic, since every Tom and Dick seem to have their own home [...]
Interview with a voice over: Glen Barry 2008-11-18 07:23:55 So… performing in any interesting shows lately?
Nothing at the moment…
How and when did you get into voice over work?
I got into voice overs at the start of this year. My Agent, Lorraine Brennan, recommended that I get into it and I did some voice over training.
What type of VO style do you [...] Read more:Barry
“I’ve been lucky enough to get some 2008-11-18 07:08:22 great jobs since registering with Piehole and can count Aer Lingus, Meteor, Lucozade and Today FM amongst the companies I have worked for.” — Esther O’Moore Donohoe, voiceover Read more:lucky
Interview with a voiceover: Esther O’Moore Donohoe 2008-11-17 04:02:05 So… performing in any interesting shows lately?
I’m just back from New York after studying long-form improv with Upright Citizens Brigade (started by Saturday Night Lives Amy Poehler who played Hilary Clinton to Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin on SNL recently!). It was an amazing experience and I even got to perform at the UCB Theatre [...] Read more:Esther
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Interview with a voiceover: Brian Walsh 2008-11-16 16:30:44 So… performing in any interesting shows lately?
I wish…
Why did you get into voiceover work?
I just always wanted to be the guy in the telly ads.
What type of voice over style to kick ass at?
Corporate and seductive (wooohoo…)
Get any voiceover work through Piehole?
Oh yes, and enquiries too.
Any tips for aspiring VO’s?
Never give up. Read more:Brian
, Walsh
voiceover tips: how to improve your google rating…. 2008-11-13 10:07:36 A small thing you can do to improve your google rating is to bookmark your Piehole page. On your personal page (i.e. www.piehole.ie/yourname) , you’ll notice there’s a little “share this” button. Click it, and select whichever option appeals to you. You might need to create a login if you don’t already have one. [...]
Christmas voice over work 2008-11-12 07:10:15 Big surprise. It’s recession. And you can tell from all the work being spewed out. It’s price this, price that, sell sell sell. Oh dear god, let us hear some fun/funny/smart Christmas
ads again. For the sake of voiceovers and copywriters and anyone who has to watch the telly.
Ladies, germs, Voiceovers - it’s pitch season. 2008-11-11 03:45:16 Pitch season is in full swing. There are a number of big brands out to pitch at the moment. Halifax, the National Lottery, An Post - the list goes on. Voiceovers can expect a lot of demo sessions coming up soon, since many ad agencies demo their scripts for pitches.
Spill your guts about your voice over jobs 2008-11-10 12:38:55 We’ve just started a series of interviews with voiceovers. This is to give everyone reading the blog a flair for the type of voice talent there is out there. If you’d like to take part and share your experiences of your voice over jobs, drop me an email on info@piehole.ie Read more:Spill
“Just after joining I got 2 gigs… 2008-11-09 11:00:49 both radio adverts. And it really made me glad that I had signed up with piehole.”
—Rhiannon, voiceover
“I got a long running gig 2008-11-09 11:00:39 from Piehole and many auditions. They really do help you out to the utmost of their abilities.”
– Ronan Byrne, voiceover Read more:running
“Piehole’s really good 2008-11-09 10:35:43 especially if you’re in a hurry, I’d recommend it for copywriters”
– Babs Hegarty, Head Producer, Rothco
“Piehole.ie is like having 100’s of 2008-11-09 10:28:52 Irish voiceovers all standing in your studio and auditioning for the job at the same time. It’s amazing!! I didn’t even know that some of these talents existed… now I do and my clients will benefit immensely.”
– Lee Walsh, co-founder of Bubble Hits TV and director of Creative Sounds LTD
“Piehole is an amazing (and handy) 2008-11-09 10:21:26 resource for all of us copywriters out there. Instant voice-over gratification on tap, as it were, in one place.”
– Patrick Chapman, copywriter
“I joined Piehole, and a few hours 2008-11-09 10:07:50 later I got my first phone call for a gig for a big ad agency in Dublin”
– Brian Walsh, voiceover Read more:few hours
Busy silly season for voice overs 2008-11-09 09:47:16 After a quiet summer - things seem to be hotting up again. Thank dog for that.
Voice overs seem to be getting busier. And as for copywriters, it’s been a bit quiet. I almost forgot what the inside of a studio looked like. But now the pitches are rolling in, and the pre-christmas panic should [...]
Interview with a Voiceover: Ronan Byrne 2008-11-06 04:10:58 So… performing in any interesting shows lately?
I have just finished a run of an original theatre piece for Tabs Theatre Co. called “Three Sides”. I’m currently working on a travelling show for children which will kick off in January entitled “Shakin’ Up Bublin”.
How and when did you get into VO work?
When I was [...] Read more:Byrne
, Ronan
Interview with a voiceover: Rhiannon 2008-11-05 04:50:44 Q: So… performing in any interesting shows lately?
A: I just Recorded and Launched a Quirky new Duet Single called HALLOWEEN LADY for Halloween with Enda Reilly. You can download it on www.rhiannon.ie
Q: How and when did you get into voiceover work?
A: I did a training course this year, [...]
voiceover tip - 2 Nov 2008-11-03 08:52:32 Leave a business card behind after your voice over gig.
Give it to the copywriter or agency producer, and simply say
“thanks for the gig, here’s my card if you need anything”.
This leaves a professional impression, and also makes it easy for the producer to get in touch with you if he/she needs to for future voiceovers!
Voiceover tip - 1 November 2008-11-01 07:02:48 ARRIVE 10 MINUTES EARLY TO EVERY GIG.
You want to make a good impression. (Especially since there’s
a room full of clients/sound engineers/producers/copywriters/
account directors waiting just for you.) Read more:November
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