It’s a question I get asked all the time. How did I get started as a VO artist? And, how can others do the same? Well, let’s get you started, shall we… The voice-over industry. It’s one of those catch-22 vibes, where the more work you’ve done, the more work you tend to get. Which
After more than a year in development, Boet Fighter for PC finally launched this week on Steam. Priced at ZAR199, it’s on sale and, so far, selling well! We launched our officially teaser trailer (below) a few weeks ago, as well as put on an excellent launch event at The Nexus Hub in Randburg. Thanks
This was fun. I let all the voices in my head have an argument about whether I’m any good as a voice artist. The result? Inconclusive… You decide. Actually, this is far from all the voices I can do, but we only had so much time during my portfolio-update recording session I did when I
There were some hysterics on the show this week. Also, it turns out, the name of our currency is actually pronounced “Ront”, which is a little depressing… Check out this Wednesday’s episode of the Gareth Cliff Showon CliffCentral, where we discussed South Africa’s move from the British Pound’s Imperial currency system, to the decimal-based Rand,
This was such a pleasure to work on. It’s not every day as a voice artist that you get to work on something which lets you be silly and play around like a kid. Growing up, I always wanted to voice cartoons, and any time I get the chance, I really enjoy it. That’s why
A “new” video of an SA Boytjie narrating a game drive has been doing the rounds again. It’s actually Part Two in a 2016 series where my alter ego, Hard Eddy, jols some schweet, kak-informative descriptions over a wildlife video shot by my charnas at PVR films… Sadly, these videos, which seem to go viral
The cool guys from The North South Podcast invited me to be an interview subject on their podcast. Never one to shy away from conversation, of course I said yes. If, for some reason, you’re interested in hearing me talk about me – a lot – this is the podcast for you! We got into
This morning’s episode of the Gareth Cliff Show was an especially funny one (if I may say so myself). As usual, we got into the stuff that really matters. Like, R Kelly’s “black room”, fat people on aeroplanes, how birds have one all-purpose sewage tube, and why some people are blessed with more handsomeness than
This month, Sportingbet South Africa released a series of TV commercials to be flighted across the Supersport channels. I’m very proud to have conceptualised and written the ads, the campaign line and the strategy for HoneyKome, the agency for whom I work(ed) as Executive Creative Strategist (at the time of writing). The campaign has been in
Meet “Braaian Webber”; a “schweet South African boytjie” of a braai, longing for the spark to be put back into his life. I had the pleasure of providing the voice of Braaian (who happens to sound a great deal like my youtube comedy character, Hard Eddy). It was a really fun voice-over, which allowed a bit
This proud announcement is actually five months overdue. But, in my defence, we have been busy. Which is a good thing. Despite the belated announcement on this, my own personal platform, I feel it’s certainly worth celebrating… Hailstorm is up and running. We’re officially open for business! At the end of 2014, my good friend, long-time
When budget is limited and you need to make a TV ad for a beloved national team, there’s only one thing for it… Do everything! With the awesome team at Love Digital, I conceptualised, pitched, scripted, voiced, and then starred in this Supersport TV ad for the Sevens Tournament in Nelson Mandela Bay, which took place
A large collection of my voice-overs from the last few years in the Industry can be found here on Soundcloud. Mostly, these are from radio ads (extracting the audio from TV ads and corporate AVs can be tricky). Amidst these samples, you will find clips I’ve done for KFC, Subaru, Appletiser, Isuzu and The Springboks,
It’s an exciting time. I’m proud to announce that I have been signed as a voice artist with esteemed Cape Town voice agency, Tongue Twisters. Having moved to Cape Town this year with an even greater drive to keep on growing as a voice artist, and having been represented by a JHB-based agency for almost
From time to time, I get to voice promo stings for Supersport’s Varsity Sports programming. It’s a fun voice to do, and a rad client to work with. Kinda like a one-click-down version of the KFC “Man vs World” ads. I imagine actually talking like this would be pretty intense. Ha, ha! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/124526170″ params=”color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true”
A pair of radio ads I voiced (and wrote) for FHM’s annual 100 Sexiest issue, 2013. A lot of fun, these. They ultimately led to my winning the FHM advertising account for Owenkessel a few months later. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/124527032″ params=”color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/124526471″ params=”color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
An ad I voiced for my buddies at AudioMilitia. They do amazing sound engineering and composition stuff. Written by the amazingly talented Stephanie Larsen. Note: I’m just the call-centre guy. The end-strap is my buddy Greg “Gump” Russell. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/124527381″ params=”color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
A series of many, many TV ads (and numerous radio ads) I’ve voiced for KFC’s “Man vs World” campaign since 2011. Here are a few examples. Note: I just do “KFC presents Man versus the World” voice at the beginning and end. The guy singing in most of these is my awesome friend Shane Forbes.
