How not to audtion for a VA gig
With a stuffed nose and sneeze-attacks, I present to you HOW TO NOT AUDTION FOR A VA GIG.
Story behind the song
http://wrim.deviantart.com/journal/27044406/
Lyrics
http://wrim.deviantart.com/journal/27044406/
I've never been great at drawing, though I tend to doodle with sprites every now and then.
My main profession is Music.
I work as a Tenor at The NorrlandsOpera, in Umea, Sweden.
I'm also a voice coach at the People's University.
I find it more easier to pronounce words correctly with a British accent, because it hides my Swedish accent, but when I do, it tends to get very royal and a bit silly.
Now my every day English voice is done with an American dialect. It carries the Swedish accent and I often lose the "T" in Ch-words (Like Chocolate), and Th-sounds in words like "Then" or "Something".
I haven't done a lot of voice acting, only some stray-jobs.
While studying music in Lycksele 2004-2006, I made my first recorded outtake for my character in an animated sprite-comic.
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=4647530
www.wflt-comic.com (Based on a HL-mod called Sven Co-op, site still active)
In 2007-2008 I studied to become a music teacher at the Univeristy in Umea, and took singing lessons on the side. I learned to put grit in my voice and age also did its work on me. I started a youtube channel and began making videos.
My latest voice acting piece is this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T_3Bwr75AE
If you're interested in using my voice, feel free to send me a pm or email me at Joakim_Widell @ Hotmail.com.
