16 Time Out London March 15 ñ 21 2016 ROB GREIG How did you get into voiceovers? ‘I trained in music performance and sound engineering in New Zealand, then I did the occasional voiceover job while I was working as a sound engineer. When I decided to pursue it more seriously, I got positive feedback from a couple of auditions, and I already had my own studio so I was set up to start recording myself.’ What basic equipment do you need to record from home? ‘An acoustically dead and quiet space – just like a room or a cupboard that you’ve converted so there are no echoes and you don’t capture any outside noise. Plus a decent microphone, a laptop and a good audio interface.’ Would it annoy flatmates? ‘It probably would, depending on when you did it! I helped a West End actor record a reel a couple of years ago, and he’d been doing all his own recordings in a wardrobe at 1am when he got back from work because it was really quiet then.’ Can you remember your first voiceover job? ‘I was doing additional voices for a version of “The Wombles” that had been redubbed into Maori.’ Thatís got to be the weirdest character youíve voiced, right? ‘No, impersonating Nicole Kidman for the audio version of Dawn French’s latest book, “According to Yes”. That’s probably the oddest brief I’ve had because if you hear her voice you don’t necessarily go, “Oh that’s definitely Nicole Kidman.” But weird characters come with the job!’ Are all your jobs that bizarre? ‘No day is the same. I get up around 7am, have breakfast and do my vocal warm-ups, which I generally do in the shower because the steam loosens everything up. Then I’ll look for jobs that have come in overnight and plan my recording and mixing schedule. When I’m not recording myself, I’m recording or directing someone else. I never know what I’m going to wake up to and that’s quite exciting.’ ■ Danielle Goldstein Övoiceover artist ‘I’m going to cheer myself up by defriending a vegan.’ ‘I’ve just spent the last three weeks stroking my four cats and drinking tequila in the bath.’ ‘I read some scary shit about mass producing lettuces.’ ‘I’ve got a couple of bottles of bruschetta, or whatever it’s called.’ ‘Ferrets are like spiders, but with four legs and a long body.’ ‘I signed up for a yoga class last night called “Spiritual Warrior”.’ ‘Just do what a dead fish would do, go with the flow.’ ‘No, I just couldn’t do it, he had Tina Turner’s legs.’ The most ridiculous things we’ve overheard in London this week Kirsty Gillmore 37, freelance voice actor ‡ HOURS 50-60hrs p/w ‡ STARTING SALARY £50-£200 per job ‡ QUALIFICATIONS Not necessary, but experience essential Overheard any outrÈ exchanges? Tweet us @timeoutlondon #wordonthestreet Or go to www.timeout.com/wots W RD ON THE STREET QUIT YOUR JOB, BECOME AÖ City life 2371 PG9-20 CITY LIFE.indd 16 11/03/2016 16:47 11.03.2016 16:48

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GHow did you get into voiceovers?‘I trained in music performance and sound engineering in New Zealand, then I did the occasional voiceover job while I was working as a sound engineer. When I decided to pursue it more seriously, I got positive feedback from a couple of auditions, and I already had my own studio so I was set up to start recording myself.’

What basic equipment do you need to record from home?‘An acoustically dead and quiet space – just like a room or a cupboard that you’ve converted so there are no echoes and you don’t capture any outside noise. Plus a decent microphone, a laptop and a good audio interface.’

Would it annoy flatmates?‘It probably would, depending on when you did it! I helped a West End actor record a reel a couple of years ago, and he’d been doing all his own recordings in a wardrobe at 1am when he got back from work because it was really quiet then.’

Can you remember your first voiceover job?‘I was doing additional voices for a version of “The Wombles” that had been redubbed into Maori.’

Thatís got to be the weirdest character youíve voiced, right?‘No, impersonating Nicole Kidman for the audio version of Dawn French’s latest book, “According

to Yes”. That’s probably the oddest brief I’ve had because if you hear her voice you don’t necessarily go, “Oh that’s definitely Nicole Kidman.” But weird characters come with the job!’

Are all your jobs that bizarre?‘No day is the same. I get up around 7am, have breakfast and do my vocal warm-ups, which I generally do in the shower because the steam loosens everything up. Then I’ll look for jobs that have come in overnight and plan my recording and mixing schedule. When I’m not recording myself, I’m recording or directing someone else. I never know what I’m going to wake up to and that’s quite exciting.’ ■ Danielle Goldstein

Övoiceover artist

‘I’m going to cheer myself up by

defriending a vegan.’

‘I’ve just spent the last three weeks stroking

my four cats and drinking tequila

in the bath.’

‘I read some scary shit about mass producing

lettuces.’

‘I’ve got a couple of bottles of bruschetta,

or whatever it’s called.’

‘Ferrets are like spiders, but with four legs and

a long body.’