

April 2021
An Audience with Lisa Graydon and Ian Russell, the 2020 One Voice Awards – Voiceover Artists Of The Year
12th April - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Come and meet the current cream of the crop - Lisa and Ian will be in conversation with Peter Dickson to discuss their respective career journeys to date and revealing what winning the top One Voice award has meant to them personally.
Find out more »One Voice Conference 2021 – The Big Launch
April 26th - 3.30pm BST / 7.30am PDT / 10.30am EDT / 00.30am + 1 AEST
The time has come, The One Voice Conference 2021 tickets are being released on 26th April. Join us to find out how you can get your hands on our early bird tickets, hotel rooms and hear more about what the OVC21 has to hold. We will also be giving you the first look at our line up - you don't want to miss this!
Find out more »How to Get to 6-Figure Salaries for Career VO’s
27th April - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Achieving a 6-figure salary in Voiceover may seem unachievable to some, but many people do it. Hugh Edwards looks at exactly how this can be done in this groundbreaking webinar that you won't want to miss...
Find out more »High Pass Filters with Rob Bee
28th April - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Rob is always banging on about using a high pass filter, and yet hasn’t done a webinar about them yet. Well it’s time to put that right. In this webinar we’ll take a look at what one is, how to use one and why you should use one. Plus a look around a few different software planforms to see where the HPF is hiding
Find out more »April’s Virtual Social!
We like to keep things light, so sometimes it's good to take a break from the learning and mentoring, and let your hair down a bit. Yes, the date is set for April's global virtual social! We want all of you voiceovers to get together, socialise, have a few drinks (when your timezone permits!) and build your voiceover network. It's completely free for all members, so if you can see this email then you can come. This month's virtual social…
Find out more »May 2021
An Interview with Jennifer Mitchell discussing how the voice works, common problems and how to avoid them
May 6th - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
In this interview we will discuss vocal anatomy and physiology and how to overcome trending vocal issues with a scientific approach. We will also discuss vocal health do's and dont's.
Find out more »Magical Mystery Tour of Compressors
May 11th - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Compression is a tricky thing, but it’s an important part of our recording quality. In this webinar we’ll have a quick guided tour of a few different compressors - some native in different software platforms, some third party plugins - to see what the differences are and if some are easier to use than others.
Find out more »Getting Clients When You’re On a Budget with Jay Roberts
19th May - 5.00pm BST / 9.00am PDT / 12.00pm EDT / 2.00am + 1 AEST
Jay Roberts will take you through an entire marketing process that costs virtually nothing but will show you how to find ideal prospects and get new clients without spending a fortune.
Find out more »June 2021
Opportunities for VO’s in Specific International Territories
June 2nd - 8.00pm BST (London) / 12.00pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 3.00pm EDT (New York) / 7.00am + 1 NST (Auckland)
On this webinar, the entire GFTB Territory team will be on hand to talk about their own local territories, how VO works there, and what opportunities exist there for in-country VO's and global VO's looking to capitalise on those opportunities.
Find out more »Character Development Workshop with Marc Silk
15th June - 5.00pm BST / 09.00am PDT / 12.00pm EDT / 02.00am + 1 AEST
Join Marc Silk on Tuesday June 15th between 17:00 - 20:00 to work on developing your characters.
Find out more »Normalisation with Rob Bee
17th June - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
What’s the difference between peak and RMS normalisation? What level should we normalise to? How do you normalise? What is normalisation anyway? These and other questions will be asked, and maybe answered, by Rob Bee.
Find out more »June’s Online GFTB Members Social
This month's online member's social is taking place June 25th at 20:00 BST / 15:00 EDT / 12:00 PDT / 05:00 +1 AEST. You're a voiceover, so you love nothing more than sitting indoors in a cramped space for hours talking to yourself. That's why we're hosting another online social, so now you can sit indoors in a cramped space for hours, but this time, you can even talk to some other real people. So sign up for your free voiceover…
Find out more »How Music Can Inform and Transform Your Read with Peter Dickson
28th June - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Find out more »July 2021
Workshopping with Character Acting
1st July - 5.00pm BST / 09.00am PDT / 12.00pm EDT / 02.00am + 1 AEST
Join Hugh Edwards on Tuesday June 29th between 17:00 - 20:00 to work Character Acting.
Find out more »How NOT to shred your voice and tackle extreme voicing projects with confidence – With Nicola Redman
6th July - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Find out more »Using real-time effects in your DAW with Rob Bee
12th July - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
DAWs offer great flexibility in the effects and processing options they give us, and using real-time processing is often the best way to utilise the power of your DAW. In this webinar Rob will demonstrate the benefits of this approach to producing voiceovers and some of the pitfalls to avoid.
Find out more »August 2021
The Growing Importance of Remote VO Recordings with Sam Brock
9th August - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
As one voice agent put it last week: "Home VO recording is here to stay". Peter and I will try and understand how recent working patterns have changed and how VO artists can adapt.
Find out more »Loudness with Rob Bee
17th August - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Get to learn the difference between peak, RMS and LUFS in this webinar. We’ll also take a look at some metering options and plugins, and what you may need to know if you’re mastering audio for different platforms.
Find out more »September 2021
The Top 10 Immutable Laws in Voiceover Production with John Calvert
13 September - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Find out more »September’s Online GFTB Members Social
This month's online member's social is taking place Friday September 24th at 8pm BST / 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT / 5am +1 AEST. You're a voiceover, so you love nothing more than sitting indoors in a cramped space for hours talking to yourself. That's why we're hosting another online social, so now you can sit indoors in a cramped space for hours, but this time, you can even talk to some other real people. So sign up for your free…
Find out more »Studio configurations with Rob Bee
27th September - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 0.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
The voiceover studio at its most basic is the simplest recording studio set up. But what happens if you need extra capacity, or want your editing space separate from your recording space? In this webinar we will consider some of the options available to overcome some common problems faced by voiceovers, including how to play audio back down the line to a client on a remote session.
Find out more »October 2021
The Confident Voice – The confident you. A masterclass in the art of projecting vocal confidence with Joanne Zorian
27th October - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 01.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Explore how to enhance your self esteem in order to deliver an assured voiceover performance
Find out more »A First Look at izotope RX9 with Rob Bee
28th October - 3.30pm BST (London) / 7.30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EDT (New York) / 01.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
At the time of going to press the audio world is eagerly awaiting the imminent release of the latest generation of Izotope’s amazing audio restoration suite - RX9. No exact release date has been announced, but it’s expected in mid-October. So in this webinar we’ll (hopefully) have a first look at the latest offering - considering which modules are most useful for a VO and looking at the new features as well as the old favourites. If RX9 hasn’t been released by this date we’ll just show each other photos of our pets
The Spookerific Halloween Online GFTB Members Social
The only thing better than a social is one with a bit of a theme, so let's all get into the spooky spirit and have an online Halloween social tomorrow! We always push for a bit of fancy dress, but as it's a school night, you can always come dressed as yourself and we'll try not to scream. This month's online member's social is taking place Thursday October 28th at 8pm BST / 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT / 5am +1…
Find out more »November 2021
Finding Your Voice with D’Arcy Smith & Peter Dickson
8th November - 3.30pm GMT (London) / 7.30am PST (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EST (New York) / 02.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
D’Arcy Smith is a Professor in the Acting Department at the University of Cincinnati, USA. He has over 20 years of experience as a professional actor, coach and teacher of performers.
Most actors don’t know what their voice sounds like or how their voice “reads” to other people, especially on the microphone.
D’Arcy has created a unique exercise to help solve this problem. He begins by finding your “normal,” everyday voice. Without an idea of what your neutral voice is, it can be very hard to know what to adjust when it comes to character performance.
This fascinating webinar aims tell you a lot about the kinds of products you might sell, the companies you would be best suited to work for and the audiobooks that you would be perfectly cast to read.
D’Arcy will reveal the detail about your vocal dynamic which underpins the impression of who you are and how to change the way you sound to the audience. He calls this his “vocal recipe.” However, the first step to this goal is to discover your neutral voice type and develop an awareness of how others read you.
D’Arcy has kindly agreed to work with 5 members live on this session. If you would like to take part, please send a 30 second MP3 recording of yourself talking about something you’re interested in, something that you feel comfortable talking about and send to: ellie_davies@gravyforthebrain.com by Monday 25th October.
D’Arcy will select 5 people to work with on the live webinar.
Using Music in your Productions.
11th November - 3.30pm GMT (London) / 7.30am PST (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EST (New York) / 02.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Music can transform a production and give new life to a read. In this webinar we’ll take a look at how to source and choose a piece of music, some techniques for mixing the music with our voiceover and have a brief look at copyright and licensing.
Character Workshop with Hugh Edwards
25th November - 2:00pm GMT / 6:00am PST / 9:00am EST / 01:00am +1 AEDT
Join Hugh Edwards on Thursday November 25th between 14:00 - 17:00 to work Character Acting.
Find out more »December 2021
Another look at Audacity
14th December - 3.30pm GMT (London) / 7.30am PST (Los Angeles) / 10.30am EST (New York) / 02.30am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Audacity has changed quite a bit over the last couple of years, so it’s time to have another back to basics look at what it does and how to do it. Well look at some of the new features as well as revisiting some old ones to help you get the most out of Audacity.
GFTB Interview with Jo Troy – Best Newcomer OVC 21 & Best Male Performance VOX 21
20th December - 3.00pm GMT (London) / 7.00am PST (Los Angeles) / 10.00am EST (New York) / 02.00am + 1 AEDT (Sydney)
Find out more »January 2022
One Voice Conference 2022 – The Announcement
17th Jan - 8:00pm GMT / 12:00pm PST / 3:00pm EST / 07:00am +1 AEDT
The One Voice Conference is returning for 2022 and we're bursting at the seams to give you all of the first details on the biggest voiceover event of the year. Be the first to know by joining our official launch webinar and see what's going on at OVC22.
Find out more »A Beginners VO Workshop with Tanya Rich
20th January - 10.00am GMT / 2.00am PST / 5.00am EST / 9.00pm AEST
Join Tanya Rich on Tuesday January 18th between 10:00 - 18:00 and take the first step into your new voiceover career.
Find out more »The January GFTB Online Social & Speed Networking
If you aren't all partied out from the Holiday season, then the good news is that the party never stops at GFTB. Join us for our monthly social as all your voiceover friends get together to have a drink and a chat late into the night. And if you're new to the space and want to do some networking then it's the perfect opportunity (and probably better for the VO career than a night in with your cat). This month's…
Find out more »Discussing the new Equity gaming agreement with OMUK’s Mark Estdale
26th January - 1:00pm GMT (London) / 05:00am PST (Los Angeles) / 08:00am EST (New York) / 00:00am +1 AEDT (Sydney)
Find out more »February 2022
Help! My Studio Isn’t Working
14th February - 3.30pm GMT / 7.30am PST / 10.30am EST / 02.30am + 1 AEDT
We all dread the way when we boot up our studio for a big session and nothing happens. In this webinar, Rob will take you through the process of troubleshooting and give you some tips and tricks to help you keep your panic to the minimum when that day arrives.
OVC UK Lineup Announcement
14th February - 8.00pm GMT/ 12.00pm PST / 3.00pm EST / 7.00am + 1 AEDT
Find out more »The February GFTB Online Social & Speed Networking
After weeks of mentoring and webinars, let's end the VO month with a bang at our monthly VO social! Join us for our monthly social as all your voiceover friends get together to have a drink and a chat late into the night. And if you're new to the space and want to do some networking then it's the perfect opportunity (and probably better for the VO career than a night in with your cat). This month's online member's social…
Find out more »ADR Looping & Dubbing: Beginners to Advanced
28th February - 3:30pm GMT (London) / 07:30am PST (Los Angeles) / 10:30am EST (New York) / 02:30am +1 AEDT (Sydney)
The world of ADR, looping and dubbing is on the increase globally and is a significant part of the voiceover work undertaken. Traditionally a part of the industry more seen in non-English speaking nations, the advent of Netflix has changed this forever. Learn all you need to know about ADR, looping and dubbing from industry ADR Casting and Directing expert, Hugh Edwards on this unique webinar.
March 2022
An Audience With Peter Dickson – The VoiceoverMan
Members: Free Non-members: $45 8.00am GMT / 1.00am PST/ 4.00am EST / 7.00pm AEDT / 9.00pm NZDT Come and hear how Peter became so successful as a voiceover and hear him answer all your questions live. You will be able to submit your questions live on this exclusive webinar.
Find out more »A Real Life In-Person Social! Join Us March 24th 2022 In London, UK!
We're having a real life in-person social, with actual people standing in a room! If you're able to get to our usual London space, then you can join us on Thursday 24th March from 7:00pm until late, we'll be hosting an in-person social at the Sanctum Soho Hotel in London. It's a great chance to join us in-person, for drinks, chat and special events. In short, it's the best VO party you'll find on a Thursday night, so book your free…
Find out more »Get the Most You Can From Your Director
28th March - 3:30pm GMT (London) / 07:30am PST (Los Angeles) / 10:30am EST (New York) / 02:30am +1 AEDT (Sydney)
Find out more »Using EQ On Your Voice And In A Mix With Rob Bee
29th March - 3:30pm GMT (London) / 07:30am PST (Los Angeles) / 10:30am EST (New York) / 02:30am +1 AEDT (Sydney)
EQ can be a very powerful tool. Which means you can use it well, and you can use it badly. But how do you know which is which? In this webinar we'll take a look at how to use EQ to improve and enhance your recordings and productions.
April 2022
One Voice Conference USA 2022 Launch
4th April - 8:00pm BST / 12:00pm PDT / 15:00pm EDT /
Find out more »Equipment Care with Rob Bee
12th April - 5.00pm BST / 9.00am PST / 12.00pm EST / 3.00am + 1 AEDT
So you've bought all the recommended equipment to start your voiceover career, but how do you keep your gear in tip-top condition? In this webinar we'll be taking a look at basic care and maintenance to help ensure you don't need to replace things before their time.
Working with Characters in Animation Workshop with Hugh Edwards
Join Hugh Edwards on Wednesday 13th April at 3:30pm UK time for a 3 hour pro workshop to work on you Animated Character Acting. Start: 3:30pm BST / 7:30am PDT / 10:30am EDT / 12:30am +1 AEST Members: £99.00 (inc. VAT) Non-Members: £199.99 (inc. VAT) Hugh Edwards is the co-founder of Gravy For The Brain and has a deep understanding of the VO industry through his career as an award-winning voice director and casting director, who has worked on over 3500…
Find out more »The Secrets of Successful Character Acting with Hugh Edwards
21st April - 3.30pm BST / 7.30am PST / 10.30am EST / 1.30am + 1 AEDT
This webinar will see Hugh teach you the fundamental building blocks of all good character dialogue. Ranging from humanisation to pacing, line-takes to ad-libbing, filling space to creating emotion. This webinar will also feature special guests Katy Maw & Peter Dickson who will illustrate the teachings by way of example!
The April GFTB Online Social & Speed Networking
We all know the real highlight of the month is our big night to get together, have some fun and meet all our voiceover friends. So join us for the big April social, whether you've been with us for years, or just joined yesterday; And meet the amazing voiceover community all free with your GFTB membership. You can sign up here and then join us for the big social on Friday 22nd April at 8:00pm BST / 12:00pm PDT / 3:00pm EDT…
Find out more »Get Conversational! Workshop with Peter Dickson
Join Peter Dickson on Thursday 28th April at 3:30pm UK time for a 3 hour pro workshop to master your conversational voiceover delivery, to produce a naturalistic and heavily in-demand style for your voice work. Start: 3:30pm BST / 7:30am PDT / 10:30am EDT / 12:30am +1 AEST Members: £99.00 (inc. VAT) Non-Members: £199.99 (inc. VAT) Peter Dickson is hosting this workshop to help you master one of the most in-demand, and yet subtle delivery styles ever - the…
Find out more »May 2022
Computer Care with Rob Bee
26th May - 3.30pm BST / 7.30am PDT / 10.30pm EDT /
Your computer is a very vital piece of your studio equipment, and poor maintenance can lead to problems and crashes. Following on from last month's webinar on studio care, this month Rob will look specifically at looking after your computer - be it Mac or PC - to ensure you get the best performance out of it for as long as possible.
June 2022
How to Properly Charge VO Rates in 2022
7th June - 3.30pm BST / 7.30am PDT / 10.30pm EDT / 12.30am +1 AEDT / 2.30am +1 NZDT
Learn how to properly charge your VO rates to hirers and increase your income over time with this up-to-date webinar from Hugh.
De-clicking Audio with Rob Bee
23rd June - 3.30pm BST / 7.30am PDT / 10.30pm EDT / 12.30am +1 AEDT / 2.30am +1 NZDT
Clicks in our audio are bad. Right? So what causes them, how do we get rid of them, how thorough do we need to be and can we get rid of them before we record them? Let's find out.
July 2022
A Closer Look at Some RX9 Modules
5th July - 3:30pm BST (London) / 7:30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10:30am EDT (New York) / 00:30am +1 AEST (Sydney) / 2:00am +1 NZST (Auckland)
RX9 constantly receives high praises for the way it handles and polishes audio. But how should VOs use it? In this webinar we'll take a look at a few of the different modules in closer detail and see how we can best integrate them into our workflow.
How to Not-Screw-Up Your Self-Directed Gaming Project
5th July - 3:30pm BST (London) / 7:30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10:30am EDT (New York) / 00:30am +1 AEST (Sydney) / 2:00am +1 NZST (Auckland)
Gaming dialogue projects are tough cookies even with a director, a studio and a post-production team. But more and more gaming projects are now emerging where the dialogue is recorded remotely by the voice artist and self-produced. So how do you maintain the standards required by the gaming industry? This detailed webinar by gaming industry veteran, Hugh Edwards will show you how.
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