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The most frequent question…

The most frequent question…

What is the most frequent question I get asked - it's not going to surprise you.  It's how did you end up voicing the Elizabeth Line (until 2022 it was London's buses). So here's the answer. In 2005 I was going for a career change.  I wanted a lower profile,...

Normality? Sort of …

In the last few days a few hints of normality have returned to our lives. My 'other business' is Public Relations - I do the social media, pr and other bits for Durham Markets Company, and all the markets have been well and truly closed since mid March. Until...

Time!

So it turns out, normally I have barely any spare time. I normally am getting done what I need to do, but not getting the stuff I'd like to do accomplished too. Like creating new demos. Or finding videos of work I've voiced in the past and updating my YouTube Channel....

I thought I’d be better at ‘lockdown’

I'm a voiceover, I work from my own home studio 5 days a week! Every day it's just me and the dog … So surely I 'self-isolate' already. This should be a breeze for me. Shouldn't it? Very little has changed. I still speak to people down the line from the studio. I...

My Good Ol’ Studio!

Why ol'? Because we've worked together for many a year - in fact it's the longest job I've ever had … doing voiceovers! But right now (funny times) I'm getting a lot of questions about the studio and just how it's works, just how good does it sound. It's great -...

Baking Week 2020!

It comes around once a year - baking week! It started 10 years ago and this year's challenge may be a cake too far! Well, a cake decoration too far? It all started 10 years ago, when I made a rubbish chocolate hedgehog cake for my son's first birthday. It was worthy...