The Off Air Voiceover Podcast (Michael & Jen)
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| 01 Apr 2024 | Episode 2 - Level Up (Trailer) | 00:00:38 | |
Enjoy a sneak peak at tomorrow's episode called Level Up 👌 Join the community! Share, subscribe and come say hi over on Instagram @off_air_voiceover_podcast - we can’t wait to meet you! You can find Michael at www.manchestervo.co.uk Jens website is Instagram @jenlawtonhunt Instagram @manchester_vo | |||
| 10 Sep 2024 | Season 2 Episode 1 - Summer Slowdown | 00:36:15 | |
Welcome back for Season 2!
Coming out of a slow Summer and emerging like a butterfly from a chrysalis as we enter the wonderful, and often chaotic, premier of season 2 of the Off Air Voiceover Podcast! But whats different? Well, if you like your videos weve gone full video episodes for this season which you can see on our YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirVoiceoverPodcast so make sure you subscribe to stay on top of the action 😉. No chapters No Edits Expect chats about industry happenings, woeful knowledge of history and laughs about…well most things. We’re super chuffed to be back and hope you enjoy the episode. Let us know how your summer has been and anything you’ve got coming up! Thanks for listening Mike & Jen
As always you can find Michael on his website https://www.manchestervo.co.uk Jen can be found at https://www.jenlawtonhunt.com | |||
| 30 Apr 2024 | Episode 6 - See Me, Hear Me - Ft. Kelly Condron | 00:31:21 | |
From the bright lights of TV fame to the oven light while making a fishfinger dinner for her kids....Kelly joins us to have an unfiltered talk all about screen acting and voice acting, setting a record with Soho Voices and shares the incredibly inspiring story of taking pen to paper with no prior experience and writing a series that is shaping to be something very very special.... Hope you enjoy it and if you do please consider supporting us by sharing, liking and/or following our podcast! See you next week! ----------------------------------------- You can find Kelly at www.kellycondron.co.uk Instagram @kelly.condron Join the community! Share, subscribe and come say hi over on Instagram @off_air_voiceover_podcast - we can’t wait to meet you! You can find Michael at www.manchestervo.co.uk Jens website is Instagram @jenlawtonhunt Instagram @manchester_vo | |||
| 21 May 2024 | Episode 9 - The Aftermath (Season 1 Finalè) | 00:30:57 | |
🚨 Episode finale: “The Aftermath” is now live! 🚨 In our final episode of Season 1, join us as we discuss our recent experiences at the One Voice Conference and the latest T&Cs scandal with the Mandy site..... As we draw the season to a close we want to extend a huge thank you to our esteemed guests (in order of appearance): Shiraz Engineer @oratrix Scott Tunnix @scotttunix Kelly Condron @kellycondron Susie Valerio @susie Carla terry @carlaterry who’ve shared their experiences, humour and wisdom in equal measure. Our final thanks goes out to you for taking the time to listen to our podcast, for sharing in our highs and lows and for personifying the virtues we love so much about this one-of-a-kind industry. We are so grateful. Thank you, M&J
Join the community! Share, subscribe and come say hi over on Instagram @off_air_voiceover_podcast - we can’t wait to meet you! You can find Michael at www.manchestervo.co.uk Jens website is Instagram @jenlawtonhunt Instagram @manchester_vo | |||
| 17 Sep 2024 | Season 2 Episode 2 - Gimme 5 | 00:36:26 | |
🚨🚨Episode 2 - Gimme 5🚨🚨
Why Gimme 5?
Well! Michael started exploring blog ideas via ChatGPT and one thing it brought up was '5 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Voiceover' So naturally as working Voice Actors we thought we'd look into it and give you our hot take! We discuss the decline in cable TV viewership v. the increase in commercials via streaming platforms, and the potential impact on the voiceover industry. Michael also thinks Jen’s got her tea flask and picnic blanket packed for the Oasis reunion. 🙄 And as an episode first, we reveal this weeks’ voiceover read of the week! As always, get involved on the socials and don't forget each episode is now filmed, and you can find it on Youtube by following us at https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirVoiceoverPodcast For voiceover enquiries you can find Michael directly at https://www.manchestervo.co.uk & Jen at https://www.jenlawtonhunt.com !!NOTICE!! The first 17mins and 30 Secs we had to revert to the backup Zoom audio as we had a problem after exporting, so apologies for the quality difference for the first half | |||
| 14 May 2024 | Episode 8 - 'Hustle' Ft. Carla Terry | 00:32:43 | |
🚨Episode 8: “Hustle” is now live!🚨
In this penultimate Episode of Season 1, we’re thrilled to have the bundle of positive energy that is Carla Terry (@Voicedbycarla) join us for some VO chat (and dish out a bit of motivation)
If you know or follow Carla on the socials you’ll be familiar with her bright, fun and friendly style as well as sharing some great BTS of her Voice of God events.
But taking the time to chat to us, Carla talks a little more about her strict routines that help her stay consistent with Marketing, we all talk about our experiences on using LinkedIn where Carla shares some valuable insight into ways to use it as a freelancer, and of course tells us all about her many many years doing the fascinating Voice of God work, including her stint as a presenter on late night tv….
We hope you enjoy this penultimate episode and as always, thank you to our listeners and supporters, we can’t tell you how much we appreciate it
Carla can be found at www.voicebycarla.co.uk Instagram @voicebycarla LinkedIn voicebycarla
Jen can be found at www.jenlawtonhunt.com Instagram @jenlawtonhunt LinkedIn @jenlawton-hunt
Michael can be found at www.manchestervo.co.uk Instagram @manchester_vo LinkedIn @MichaelAshtiany | |||
| 09 Apr 2024 | Episode 3 - New Beginnings... Ft. Shiraz Engineer | 00:32:31 | |
Hello! As many newcomers come into the industry and find a plethora of info to help them, we wanted to chat to someone who's on that journey to see how they're finding it, and maybe learn a thing or two ourselves along the way! So In this week’s episode we chat to (relative) newcomer Shiraz Engineer (@oratrixvo) about following your own path, self belief, pink cats and the elation of booking our first gigs....which gives us another Storytime with Michael. There's alot of them.
For anyone who’s new to the industry and want to hear how someone else is finding it too, or if you just fancy hearing a different perspective on starting out, this one’s for you. Names dropped in ep3: @garrytrezza @voicereelguy Delphine Koall (LinkedIn) and Dermot Daly https://dermotdaly.co.uk/ Please consider giving us a like and follow if you enjoy our pod so more people can find it and enjoy it too!
------------------------------------- You can find Shiraz at Instagram @oratrixvo
You can find Jen at Instagram.com/jenlawtonhunt Michael is at Instagram.com/manchester_vo | |||
| 29 Oct 2024 | Season 2 Episode 8 - Game Face | 01:11:20 | |
🚨🚨 SEASON FINALÈ🚨🚨
Cant believe we’ve got here already, the final episode of Season 2! But what a way to end the season by having 2 amazing people well known in the VO world, Hugh Edwards and Gina Thompson, who are highly involved in Video games Casting, aswell as the infamous One Voice Conference and of course Gravy for the Brain! In this episode we hear of Michael's VOX late night voice-note shenanigans for the podcast, and Hugh tells us about the state of the Voiceover industry (from his perspective) and where it’s headed with new and improved technologies We talk very candidly and openly about AI, where it’s at, how it could affect and the measure worth looking at so it doesn’t affect you. Very insightful stuff We learn why Gina loves casting and why she's always listening out for new voices to catch her ear. Jen can't stop interrupting Michael with her many questions for their guests, And we announce our final voiceover performance of the week for the series Lizzie Jobling! A banger of a finale, not to be missed. A huge thank you to our esteemed guests Gina Thompson and Hugh Edwards for generously sharing their time and experience with us. This was lots of fun to record as well as being super insightful on casting and what they look for in an artist
Thankyou also to everyone else who was involved in this Season including our amazing guests, those of you who contributed via DM’s and voice notes, and of course those we have met in real life that tell us how much you enjoy the pod, it really means the world to us
See you soon…….
Michael can be found at https://www.manchestervo.co.uk Jen can be found at https://www.jenlawtonhunt.com Lizzie can be found at https://elizabethjobling.com/ Hugh & Gina can be found at https://www.high-score.co.uk/ | |||
| 15 Oct 2024 | Season 2 Episode 6 - Laugh It Off | 00:41:50 | |
🚨🚨New Episode 🚨🚨 Join us for this weeks episode 'Laugh It Off' where we park all the work chatter and just have fun sharing funny stories experienced on our voiceover journeys After a summer of quiet periods, scaremongering with AI and other things going on, we wanted to try and bring some smiles and we invited you, our amazing listeners to join in Take a break from the seriousness, and enjoy the fun Thank you to everyone that contributed (and those that offered but didn’t get round to it, the doors always open😉) Shout out to our Voiceover of the Week Mr.Scott Tunnix https://www.instagram.com/tunnix_vo/ You did an excellent job on your project for Tavern Keeper! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it. Thanks to Stephanie Matard, Kelly Condron, Tim Lee, Tina Fuller and everyone else that reached out to contribute!
https://www.stephaniematard.com
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| 26 Mar 2024 | Episode 1 - Awards Fever! | 00:24:22 | |
Welcome to the launch episode of the Off Air Voiceover Podcast!! In this first episode, we discuss One Voice, Nominations, the highs and lows of submitting work and a cheeky bit of Imposter Syndrome! As the launch of the podcast fell right around the nominations being released, we decided to talk about it, the process and the emotional side to being nominated....or not
Hope you enjoy!
M & J
------------------------------------- You can find Jen at Instagram.com/jenlawtonhunt Michael is at https://www.manchestervo.co.uk Instagram.com/manchester_vo If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a review and dropping us a follow to help us grow the pod so more like minded people can find it! | |||
| 16 Apr 2024 | Episode 4 - Monkey Mind | 00:27:30 | |
Hello! Enjoying the voiceover rollercoaster? Whether you’re flying high or you feel like you’re still waiting to get on the ride, being a voice actor can be tough. We ALL feel like this at times but we don’t always share it in public, this can lead us to assume we’re the only one who struggles. In this week’s episode we share some of our personal challenges, insecurities and how we both struggle (and have struggled) with the dreaded Monkey Mind, including - Jen sounding like the queen once in a session - and Michael having an anxiety episode recording for Man City FC (Not because he supports Man United either...) Hopefully something will resonate with you and we can feel more connected as a community; through good times and bad. Hope you enjoy it and if you do please consider supporting us by sharing, liking and/or following our podcast! See you next week! ----------------------------------------- You can find Jen at Instagram.com/jenlawtonhunt Michael is at Instagram.com/manchester_vo | |||
| 24 Sep 2024 | Season 2 Episode 3 - Rollercoaster | 00:41:46 | |
**NOTICE** DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH SOFTWARE WE HAD TO RESORT TO ZOOM AFTER 10 MINS. APOLOGIES FOR THE LOWER QUALITY 🚨 NEW EPISODE! ‘Rollercoaster’ is now live! 🚨 To be a Voice Actor it takes: 10% talent 30% business and marketing 60% steely mindset Ok, so we’ve made these figures up to illustrate our point, but this is what it can feel like sometimes. From the extreme highs of awards and winning coveted jobs, to the lows of just missing out on your dream role or a worryingly quiet couple of months. Then all of the smaller undulations in between; picking yourself up, dusting yourself off, driving yourself forward and trying not to vomit along the way. For this weeks’ episode we were extremely honoured to be joined by illustrious Voice Actors Annie Warburton and Anthony Hewson as we discuss the rollercoaster that is voice acting. We also go pretty off topic and Ant talks about his bottom for a while. Definitely not an episode to be missed. Check out the episode wherever you like to listen to your podcast OR watch the mayhem on our YouTube channel! If you’re enjoying the show please like and subscribe and share with all your VO mates x #voiceovercommunity #voiceactor #mentalhealth #goodenough #awards #vox2024 | |||
| 22 Oct 2024 | Season 2 Episode 7 - Being Human | 01:07:06 | |
🚨🚨 New Episode🚨🚨 We didn't know what to call this one at first. Bauer Power The Big One But inspired by our guest Simon, 'Being Human' is perfectly fitting In an industry first, we have 3 guys join us who make up a team of 8 excellent folks over at Bauer. So If you want to work in Radio, Paul, Simon and Tom provide candid insights in what they look for and how it works In true fashion of the pod, its honest and informative and we talk all things radio ads from production, working with voiceovers and the ever popular AI We hope you find this episode as enjoyable as we did recording it, there are so many useful bits of information to take away from it and we loved having them on board. At the end of it all, Being Human, and yourself, is what counts the most Shout out to Danny Cowan (https://www.instagram.com/dannycowanvo/) who is our voiceover of the week for his excellent continuity work, well done Danny! Also apologies for Michaels audio in the last 10 mins, turns out his interface needs changing 🙄 See you next week for the finalè
Michael can be found at https://www.manchestervo.co.uk Jen can be found at https://www.jenlawtonhunt.com Simon at https://www.instagram.com/simongmusic/ Tom at https://www.instagram.com/dj.tomas_/ Paul at https://www.instagram.com/paulday1/
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| 23 Apr 2024 | Episode 5 - Keeping It Reel Ft. Scott Tunnix | 00:33:19 | |
In this weeks’ episode we’re joined by vocal wizard Scott @tunnix_vo who shares all his tips for creating a wealth of character voices. We discuss the conversational read, demo reels, and Mikey recreates his favourite daytime ad… Sorry Dave Please check it out, follow and share the love ❤️ #voiceovercommunity #voiceactor #demoreel
Scott can be found at @tunnixvo
Join the community! Share, subscribe and come say hi over on Instagram @off_air_voiceover_podcast - we can’t wait to meet you! You can find Michael at www.manchestervo.co.uk Jens website is Instagram @jenlawtonhunt Instagram @manchester_vo | |||
| 01 Oct 2024 | Season 2 Episode 4 - Fool Me Once | 00:49:17 | |
🚨🚨 New Episode🚨🚨 A touch gullible? Us too.Things are tough at the moment for a lot of people - in and out of the voiceover industry- and when times get tough the scam artists come out to play. In this episode we shine a light on some of the common scams going round, and perhaps make you aware of some of the lesser known ones too! Red flags at the ready, an episode not to be missed for those trying to keep their businesses and personal information safe. Who's made it to the Gameshow host league? Let us know! ⬇️ One of us has, the other is still waiting to be called up... Shout out to the super talented Kathryn Vinclaire for her excellent performance on the Euro Womens 2025 Promo - That was our Voiceover of the Week 👌 Remember you can now watch our episodes on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirVoiceoverPodcast You can find Michael directly at https://www.manchestervo.co.uk Jen is at https://www.jenlawtonhunt.com | |||
| 07 May 2024 | Episode 7 - Survive 'n' Thrive Ft.Susie Valerio | 00:36:45 | |
It was an absolute pleasure to have @susievalerio join us on this week’s episode. Susie is a multilingual award winning storytelling voice artist, , experienced casting and production pro at @soundcutsltd, and all round bloody legend. As a Casting Director in video games, we talk about what it's like to be on the other side, a bit about AI and how going global could help you book alot more work.... We created this podcast to help voiceovers feel connected through some honest banter and said that this wasn’t necessarily the place to come to learn, well apologies we were wrong. We’ve learnt something from every one of our guests and never more so than from Susie. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did recording it. Let us know!
------------------------- Susie can be found at www.susievalerio.com Instagram @ susie.valerio Michael can be found at www.manchestervo.co.uk Instagram @manchester_vo Jen can be found out www.jenlawtonhunt.com Instagram @jenlawtonhunt | |||
| 27 Dec 2024 | Season 2 Christmas Special | 00:41:52 | |
Helloooo!
Welcome to this one off, unplanned, no idea where we were going with it, Christmas Episode!
We decided to just hit record and we covered the year in general, ideas for the next year, future plans fo the Podcast, and Michael finally gets something off his chest....
Thanks to everyone who has been part of the podcast so far, be it guests or followers who share and interact with us, it means the world to us and have loved the journey
Hope you all had an excellent Christmas and we'll see you in the New Year...
Michael & Jen
Michael can be found at https://www.manchestervo.co.uk Jen can be found at https://www.jenlawtonhunt.com | |||
| 20 Mar 2024 | Teaser trailer for Episode 1 | 00:00:43 | |
Hey!
In the run up to the release of E1 on the 26th March we have a short collection of bits from the pod to help you get a feel for what's to come!
Join the community! Share, subscribe and come say hi over on Instagram @off_air_voiceover_podcast - we can’t wait to meet you! You can find Michael at www.manchestervo.co.uk Jens website is Instagram @jenlawtonhunt Instagram @manchester_vo | |||
| 08 Oct 2024 | Season 2 Episode 5 - Modern Day Knights | 00:48:38 | |
🚨🚨New episode! Noble steeds at the ready!🚨 Have you seen the post that's going around about the fact the word "freelance" comes from the medieval term for a mercenary warrior? (swipe to see the original Xpost) Well, this week's episode is all about wielding the basics when it comes to being a creative freelancer. We talk about the pitfalls, what we like to do and what we suck at. It can definitely feel like a battle sometimes but united we stand and divided we fall, and all that. We raise our swords(mics) in respect to the voice of this weeks' Voiceover Performance of the week Hannah Gardiner! https://www.instagram.com/hannahgardinervoice She smashed it out of the park with a powerful ad for Oxfam, nice one Hannah 👌 Join our freelance army and listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Like to see your podcasts happening? We got you, head to our youtube channel and make sure you give us a follow. We now have a website for the Podcast! You can find us at https://www.offairvoiceoverpodcast.co.uk Hannah Can be found at https://hannahgardinervoice.com/ Michael can be found at https://www.manchestervo.co.uk Jen can be found out https://jenlawtonhunt.com | |||
| 02 Apr 2024 | Episode 2 - Level Up | 00:25:14 | |
🚨Episode 2 of the Off Air Voiceover Podcast 'Level Up' has landed!🚨 On this week’s episode we discuss our plans to level up, the benefits of coaching, why AI may not need be feared, recent motivations and why Michael sweats anytime someone mentions Beauty and the Beast.... Let us know what you think! Nice one 👍
n this episode we also mention a few performance coaches who we’ve worked with personally (and recommend) including: @dianperryvo @stephanecornicard @tanyarichvo @richcraftvo and @vaudioaudio but because our chats aren’t scripted there are others who we’ve worked with and/or would recommend looking into, so drop us a message if you’d like more info! ......................................................................................... The Off Air Voiceover Podcast with Michael Ashtiany and Jen Lawton-Hunt. Join us for banter, personal opinions, and stories about being Voice Actors in this epic and ever evolving industry. As Voice Overs we often work alone, but we don’t want any one of us to feel lonely. We love having a chat with other VOs at conferences and networking events and we wanted to replicate that energy in this podcast. DON’T expect anything overly formal or to come out an expert, DO expect some friendly banter and honest, light hearted chat. Join the community! Share, subscribe and say hi! We can’t wait to meet you.
------------------------------------- You can find Jen at Instagram.com/jenlawtonhunt Michael is at Instagram.com/manchester_vo #voiceoverpodcast #voiceovercommunity #voiceactor #creativepocast #TheOffAirVoiceoverPodcast | |||
| 24 Mar 2024 | Pre Launch Mini 'About Us' Episode | 00:08:48 | |
Hello!
In prep for the release of our first episode on the 26th March, we felt it would make sense to do a quick short episode to introduce ourselves a little bit; who we are, our experience and why we're doing this podcast!
Join the community! Share, subscribe and come say hi over on Instagram @off_air_voiceover_podcast - we can’t wait to meet you! You can find Michael at www.manchestervo.co.uk Jens website is Instagram @jenlawtonhunt Instagram @manchester_vo | |||