Audiobook Demo
DEMO PRICES ARE DEPENDENT ON HOW MANY COACHING SESSIONS YOU NEED PRIOR TO RECORDING THE DEMO. EACH SESSION IS $200 – same as a coaching session.
Most actors should record their demo in their home studio. We can discuss the process together but, generally, we will work on your pieces and you will record them on your own. If you want me to direct the actual recording, that’s a separate session and we can certainly do that!
DEMO DIRECTION IS VIRTUAL UNLESS YOU WANT TO COME TO A NYC STUDIO.
IN-PERSON DEMO RECORDING COSTS ARE DEPENDENT ON NEW YORK STUDIO PRICES (an additional fee will be added after we discuss it!)
PLEASE CONTACT ME AT JOHNNYHELLERVOCOACH@GMAIL.COM BEFORE SENDING LOOT! LET’S MAKE SURE YOU’RE READY.
The demo process usually involves prior coaching with Johnny or demonstrated skills and experience by the actor. I’m happy to chat with actors seeking a demo or coaching to determine the best course of action.
Depending on your experience/aptitude, the audiobook demo will generally include 1-4 coaching sessions with Johnny including a demo-prep. (Mastering/Editing is an additional $75-$125 pfh cost payable to the engineering artist – I know and use a number of wonderful engineers.) If you are adept at mastering, you may choose to do it yourself but I recommend using a pro!
Typically, the demo will consist of 4-8 selections from fiction & non-fiction and include at least 1 dialogue piece.
You might be able to save some loot by just buying some coaching sessions from me and doing the “demo” pieces all by your self – without my direction. If you want to do that and forgo the live direction, feel free — I just want you to have good competitive demos. The process must be one you are comfortable with!
I will only direct a demo if I feel the actor is ready to be competitive in the marketplace. Even a good Audiobook demo is no guarantee of work but a bad demo or a demo done before you’re ready is a surefire way to torpedo your career! The price quoted is because I have to write down something! You may not need to spend that much – all depends on what we need to do to get you ready!
“Johnny’s insights into the business of audiobook narration and production have been invaluable to my ability to move my career forward. From performance nuance to building relationships with publishers and authors to applying the lessons learned during coaching sessions to the creation of quality audiobook demos, Johnny provides everything a narrator needs to excel in the audiobook production business”- J Rodney Turner
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