Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist

🎙 Professional Voice Actor 💥 15 years in commercial voiceover + ADR voice matching 🔥 I talk a lot 💡 Check my course for beginner voice actors 🔗 Link in bio

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

When I finish a commercial #voiceover literally 98% of people will fast forward through while watching Better Call Saul on DVR 😅

#letsgovo

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

If it seems like you ‘audition for a living’ you’re not alone

https://t.co/DOPb7EoHc3

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

Huge, noisy municipal construction project on my block: BAD
Recording #voiceover projects in studios like the good old days: GREAT!

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

Putting in the work 🙌

#letsgovo #boothselfie #VO #sennheiser416 #inthebooth

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

There aren't many free lunches in life. But there are free DAWs (digital audio workstations).

When you're just starting out as a voice actor, you can save a few bucks by checking out free software like GarageBand and Audacity. They totally get the job done 🙌

#VO #voiceactor

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What’s your favorite VO jargon? I think mine has to be ‘Cold Read’. Sight reading a script with no chance to practice beforehand isn’t my favorite thing to do, but ‘cold read’ sounds so metal 🤘Here is a breakdown of some more voiceover jargon ⬇️ https://t.co/la7BOfm3HU

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@GrahamYeates Needed that right now. Very timely 🙌 Thanks Graham!

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

@StephCiccarelli Thanks so much for the kind shoutout, Stephanie! 🙌

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

This is the @sennheiser MKH 416. It’s an end-address condenser shotgun mic (and it’s my baby) 🔥

Read a VO-centric review of this workhorse microphone ⬇️

💥 https://t.co/Qe66yDFX9g
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#letsgovo #microphone #voiceover #gear #sennheisermkh416

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@ChrisDelaine Yeah!!!! 💪💪💪💪💪

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

There are a ton of factors that determine success in #voiceover. But there’s one common trait that almost all working #voiceactors have. And it might not be what you think 🤔
Read about that shared quality - and what your first year in #VO may look like.
https://t.co/fsniGs4Rhr

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A little recent commercial #voiceover work 🙌
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#letsgovo #voiceactor #vo

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

@the_kris_law You may have tried this already. But I like to take the headphones off. Listening to my voice blasted back into my ears immediately puts me into ‘VO guy’ mode. No headphones and I’m an actual person again. Keep at it Kris!

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

A DAW is a ‘digital audio workstation’. Problem for beginner #voiceactors w limited budgets: $$$. But there are a couple of free feature loaded DAWs. To learn more about the equipment + software you’ll need check out my #voiceover class for beginners 👉 https://t.co/KBw7GfrSZd

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

PSA: You don’t have to live in LA, NY, London, etc. if you want to be a #voiceactor

Back in the day, you needed to be where the work was happening. Now you can be located anywhere you can get a decent internet connection.

#letsgovo #workfromhome #remotesession #whereintheworld

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

Intimidated by #vo gear? Don't be. There’s not much to most home recording setups for voice artists. And once you know the basics, it's as easy to use as your phone or laptop. This is an audio interface.
#letsgovo #voiceover #workfromhome #voiceactingclass #gear

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

When you’re recording a #voiceover, do you stand or sit? Standing naturally engages more of your body. Those body movements can spice up an otherwise dead read. A wise person once told me that #voiceacting without body movement is just bad acting. What do you think?
#letsgovo

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

3 simple VO audition tips:
- Warm up before you record
- Use a pop filter
- Label your file correctly
Seems simple (and it is), but sometimes it’s no-brainer small stuff that culminates into a booking.

9 Audition Tips for Beginner Voice Actors 👉 https://t.co/no6e7kstFM

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

Scarlett Johansson crushes everything from epic on-screen roles, to creative #VO in movies and animated films - to #voiceover in commercials. Quite a career. What a voice!

#letsgovo #onscreenactor #voiceactor #wellroundedcareer

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

Starting out in #voiceover is tough. It’s easy to get discouraged when it seems like one failure after another. But anything that teaches you what works (and what doesn’t work) isn’t a failure at all, right?
Read about sticking it out in VO 👉 https://t.co/fsniGs4Rhr
#letsgovo

[Ben Phelps | Voiceover Artist @thebenphelps]

@GrahamYeates Damn. You nailed it with this one. So well said. I guess the Twitter handle GrahamGreene was already taken?