How is my Voices.com audition submission going to stand out, espcially out of 100-150 submissions?

Question

The client is looking for 1 voice..... and they can pick from about 100-150 submissions..... will my demo even be heard?  They will listen to the first 10-20 submissions and make their choice...... does the Client listen to the demos in the order they were received?

Answer 1

Out of 100+ auditions, you have a slim chance of being heard. That said, you must stand out with your delivery, your profile, and most importantly, getting your auditions in quickly. The quicker you are to audition (and audition well), the more likely you'll be heard.

A lot of the pros on here say that they tend to delete a job if there's more than 50-75 people who have already submitted. For those jobs that you decide to apply for that already have a lot of auditionees, consider them as a great way to practice auditioning.

Always do your best, give a read that is believable and sticks to the directions, if any. Remember, there's a lot of voices, but they might be looking for YOUR voice. You might not get the job, but you will get the practice. What does your profile look like? Are you taking any coachings? Do you listen to what you say and how you say it after recording? My profile is pretty sparse, but I also just started. But, I add new things all the time and I work with a coach and read a lot of books written by pros to help me find a better placement for my voice in this extremely competitive market.

Learn what your voice can do in the meantime by practicing with scripts from the library here under "Resources". I'll be the first to admit that it's hard to stand out all the time, but you just have to keep auditioning and practicing so that you can find out for yourself what makes your voice stand out.

Comments

Andrea is right about getting good at doing strong reads quickly.  Sort your auditions and audition for those that have the fewest submissions first.  Also, learn when most of the auditions come in (in the morning and again in the afternoon).  Audition first thing and come back and pick up stragglers later.  If you wait until the afternoon/after work, you will miss opportunities.

Answer 2

Also consider this: Just as you cannot rely ONLY on an agent (or agents) to get gigs, a P2P venue might not be the best (or only) answer for you. I've done P2P for nearly a year with no job so far--even with ongoing coaching, good and fast auditions, reasonable bids (no lowballing). A thought: If one venue does not pay the bills, go elsewhere (NONsubscription sites, creative marketing, finding an unfilled niche). Best of luck!

Answer 3

I don't consider myself an expert or even a huge success with Voices. However, I've earned about a dozen gigs from this site and I  got them, in part, by learning to respond very quickly to a post. Like within 2 minutes. I also must have had that unknown quality, "the sound" they were looking for. You can never really know what that might be no matter what's in the description. And the other person is correct about timing. The jobs seem to get posted between 8am and 10am Eastern time and then again after 3pm eastern time. Even if I think I'm perfect for the job I won't send an audition if there are more than 40 submissions already. You might have a different experience with this site, though.