Interview with a voiceover: John Burke

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Any interesting gigs lately?
I have just returned from Hong Kong where I was on stage for  8 performances of “Waiting for godot” where I played Vladimir with AC productions who were bought in by ABA productions.

How and when did you get into voiceover work?
I started to delve into VO work the career on graduating from the Gaiety school of Acting in 1998 when we were advised to create a demo as a life raft in the scary waters of professional acting.

Get any work from Piehole?
Yes , just when you start to feel nothing is happenning with voiceover work  I get a call from an unknown producer from an advertising agency saying my details and demo were found from piehole and that would I be free next day to do a voiceover!

What styles do you kick ass at?
I kick ass as the man in the street , plumber taxi driver or tradesman, van driver- characters!!!
Any advice for aspiring voice overs?          

Be prepared to take kicks in the face about your demo and to aim to improve it so that demo number 4 or 5 is a contender (full of ads you were paid to record)

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