I really love voice over. 

It's riddled with more rejection than I've ever received in my life.  I don't really keep track of how many auditions I submit (I used to), but it's a lot, and I never hear any response, or, in the case of one particular online voice over marketplace, I get no rating at all.  Sometimes it's those I think I really nailed, and then I hear them on MTV or a network, and I think, "Damn, I was really close.  Ugh."

I've never been one to handle rejection well. Matter of fact, I would avoid trying out for things in school for fear of rejection.  All the time... from middle school until college... and probably beyond... I would just not even try. I only tried out or auditioned for the "sure thing" which in my case, was high school show choir.  Looking back, I should've tried more... I probably would've been good at some of those things I didn't try out for.

But, alas, here, I try on a daily basis!! And don't always win.  And I'm OK with it!!!!

Because, here's what I love about voice over....

When I do land gigs, and I'm recording with the client and studio engineer, it never fails that they tell me my read was "PERFECT!" or "RIGHT ON!!" or "Wow, you are such a pro!"...  and, well, not tooting my horn, you get the idea... but the compliments... they completely and totally outweigh the rejection.  I'm really happy when I'm able to deliver what the clients need, and do it quickly with little to no trouble.  I love it.  Really and truly, there's no better feeling than giving someone something they want.

And, really, to me, it shows that I'm working with pros as well... because they chose the voice they knew they wanted for the job.