The Off Air Voiceover Podcast

What a privilege it was to have Actor, Voice Actor and world renowned Impressionist Mr Jim Meskimen join us on the podcast this week!

In this chat with Jim, we talk about his early days where a chance encounter with Harvey Keitel set him on a more focused path of pursuing something he felt passionate about, acting. 

From his journey from art and illustrating on Thundercats and The Comic Strip, to i...

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An absolute delight to have on the podcast for this week's episode, the wonderful Billie Fulford-Brown!

Billie has narrated 300+ audiobooks and built a career spanning romance, horror, audio drama, and video game voice work. We chat to Billie about leaving traditional acting for VO, preparing for explicit and emotionally demanding content, and what it takes to sustain a character across a full-length narration.

We cover t...

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Super happy to share this episode with the one and only Nick Apostolides!  It was great to get to know more about Nick and his journey as a Voice Actor and what would eventually lead him to be cast in one of gamings most iconic characters, Leon S Kennedy!

But we also got to learn about his love of gaming in general, the Resident Evil franchise specifically.  He also ta...

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Welcome to Season 5!!!

We kick off this new season with a bit of a random chat about things that have been going on in the industry and things that are coming up

A few things have been going on such as the heatwaves everyones navigating, the controversy around Fish Audio, upcoming conferences and of course some other Ai bits that are relevant and personal goals and milestones 

It was great to just hit record and wa...

Welcome to Episode 10 - Press Pause!

In this final episode of Season 4 we did a Q'n'A on each other about aspirations, goals, funny moments, awkward moments, what were proud of and what we would like to aim for in the mid to the long term, something that everyone who listens can think about for themselves

Its good to sometimes talk about these things as it sets you mind on what the long term plan may be and also take stock of whe...

Quick Disclaimer - We had issues with Riverside and had to switch to Zoom and their audio is a little bit processed, Michaels the main casualty!

Welcome to Episode 9 - Human Renaissance with NAVA co founder Tim Friedlander!

Finally, Michael gets an episode to talk about Ai  😂

But this episode is much more than that.  Its the one that mat...

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Welcome to Episode 8 featuring the fab Lizzing Jobling!

Lizing made big waves earlier this year by confirming her acquisition of The Voice Finder, an online casting directory.  In this episode, we talk alot about why she feels this is her chance to set high standards in finding the right voice talent via online directories, the measures she puts in place to vett the talent who want to join, and some of her insights ...

🚨 EPISODE 7: “Voiceover Assassin” out now!  🚨

Whether you’re a diehard fan of Hitman (Michael) or a total newbie to it (Jen) this episode will not disappoint. Voice acting legend David Bateson shares his fascinating acting journey with us; from being a household name in South Africa, to sofa surfing in the UK to a serendipitous corporate recording session in Copenhagen that led to being cast as AAA lead Age...

Welcome to Episode 6 featuring the wonderful and infamous duo of Rob and Helen Bee from B Double E!

We had a great chat about all things branding, what it means to be a brand and how it can often be misunderstood and over complicated.

We discuss studio tickling tours and Rob gives some great tips on home studio set ups and finding the perfect mic…

And Michael has an identity crisis….

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Hey folks and welcome to Episode 5 featuring the amazing Camile Murdock!

If you've seen Camile online you'll know you're in for treat with her infectious personality, but if not then you're in for almost an hour of smiles and inspiration from a story of someone who in such a short space of time has made a wonderful career from the voice over industry

From working on 999 and the construction industry to within 2 years of starting a...

Welcome to Episode 4 'Mastering Audio' Ft The wonderful Henry Willard!

Main Topics:

• The importance of professional engineering in voiceover sessions
• Best practices for remote and in-studio recordings
• Crafting impactful voice demos and studio setup tips
• Industry outlook, including AI impacts and career longevity

If you’ve had...

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Interested in acting in Audio Dramas? This episode is for you.

Join us for Episode 3, Season 4: Alternative Stories

In this episode we are joined by Producer, Casting Director and founder of Alternative Stories, Chris Gregory.

Chris shares his story of setting up the business, its development over time, how he uses AI and how you could get cast in one of their productions. Again we talk about the importance of huma...

Welcome to Episode 2, Season 4 Featuring the one and only Chris Tester!

The Art of The Pivot

This week we sat down with Voice Actor and social media star Chris Tester to discuss his experience of the voiceover sector; from voice cloning and AI synthesis to building a brand that cuts through the noise. 

Chris explains why it’s good to pivot; the game has changed, and like any business, you need to adapt.

We get into the...

Welcome to Season 4 of the Off Air Voiceover Podcast!

After several attempts to get this season planned plus an original first episode that didn’t make it into 2026 😂, we are really glad to finally share these episodes with you!

This season we have a great mix of episodes with guests from across a range of areas. They’ve kindly shared their experience and insights to inspire us all in our voiceover careers.

In our open...

Well Episode 8 was supposed to be the last one, but we had so much fun chatting to everyone and took so much away we figured we'd do one bonus episode to reflect on Season 3, what we learned and and what we take away for the future

Another big thankyou to all of you that were part of this great season, were super grateful and of course thanks to all our subscribers, listeners and supporters, it means the world to us ❤️

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In our final episode of season 3 *sniff* we are joined by animation casting legend, Kristin Paiva!

For anyone lucky enough to work with, or meet Kristin, you’ll know what a genuine and joyful person she is and she brought all that energy and more to the podcast.

In this episode she shares her journey from working as a casting and voice director for Disney to launching the incredible Paiva Institute and how she plans to suppor...

🚨Episode 7 has arrived!🚨

In this episode, the penultimate of season 3(!), we chat with the wonderful Donald Pirie, a seasoned voiceover artist, voice director and casting director, and delve further into the intricacies of casting in the gaming industry, particularly his experience working on AAA titles

He shares his processes for casting games and animations of all sizes at @bigmouthaudio, the importance of collaboration and be...

Welcome to episode 6! Our longest episode at 90 mins, whats in here is packed full of useful takeaway information for Voice Actors of all levels

Rolf took the time to chat to us in a really candid way, nothing was off the table and we really enjoyed listening to his thoughts and opinions about the industry and what he feels Voice Actors need to know to make a success of their career in these evolving times. 

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Welcome to Episode 5!

This week we were joined by the fab Rachel and Jonny from Mighty Giant, an animation and motion Design company from Manchester.

As many VO’s source work from companies like Mighty, we felt it would be great to chat to them about what their process is like on a project and how they factor voice into it

Through this they shared some really great insight about working with their VO's and Jonny...