[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”7″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ back_color=”color-voice-orange” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”261761″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”143281″][vc_single_image media=”93709″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” border=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”611816″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”690456″]<\/p>\n
[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”7″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_message message_color=”color-light-cobalt” uncode_shortcode_id=”178655″ message_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Here, you’ll find in-depth interviews and insightful exploratories with new voice actors who\u2019ll nourish the future of the creative industry. We’re chatting with Dacey Else<\/strong>, who shares more about voice acting for teens as she’s known in the industry as the<\/span> voice of Millennials and Gen Zs.<\/span>[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”7″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading text_weight=”900″ uncode_shortcode_id=”126092″]<\/p>\n [\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text text_lead=”small”]I\u2019m 18 years old and I was 12 when I did my first audition, so it was probably five or six years ago that I started doing voiceover work.<\/span><\/p>\n It started with theater, as an outlet to meet people when I was homeschooled in fifth grade. I quickly fell in love with it and decided,<\/span> \u201cOkay, I want to be an actor and theater film director.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Then I met someone in the industry that I worked with and he told me I could do voiceover work. And I remember I was standing there with my dad. Like, <\/span>\u201cI don’t know what that even is. I’ve never heard of that.\u201d<\/span><\/i> And he said,<\/span> \u201cyeah, and you can do it on the internet on freelancing platforms.\u201d<\/span><\/i> I\u2019d never heard of anything like that because what everybody tells you is that there’s only <\/span>one way<\/b> to be an actor. And it’s the traditional path with an agency for 10 plus years to <\/span>maybe<\/span><\/i> get booked. So hearing that there was another way where I could do it myself was really exciting for me. I went home and a couple days later, I signed up for all the freelancing platforms.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”93684″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”103258″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”50″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”7″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading text_weight=”900″ uncode_shortcode_id=”167153″]<\/p>\n [\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=”small”]I would say, probably finding your niche and what your specific voice is suited for. Because when you first start out, you just try everything. I’ve learned I can do some character voices, but I’m not very cartoon-y. I’m much more into commercials, but there’s some people that are just amazing at doing impressions.<\/span><\/p>\n That’s why I always tell people I meet, if you have a skill with your voice, any quirky quality\u2026 that’s all good for voiceover.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So yes, I think it would be just knowing yourself, what your voice actually sounds like, and finding your path in a specific area in the industry.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”30″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”7″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading text_weight=”900″ uncode_shortcode_id=”289570″]<\/p>\n [\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”93687″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”213430″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text text_lead=”small”]When I started, I met this lady named Linda who had a book series called \u201cConfessions of a nerdy girl\u201d and the books were super funny. She’s an amazing writer.<\/span><\/p>\n It was 2017 and I had just gotten started doing voiceover work. I didn’t come from an acting family, so I didn’t know anybody that was doing voiceover work. At that time, my recording space was a cardboard box that had hot glued foam on the inside. And that’s where I recorded for over a year. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text text_lead=”small”]So imagine my surprise when I meet Linda over the internet and she tells me that I would be perfect for her character Willa, which is the character that’s writing the diary. Of course, I said yes. And it’s funny because a couple of weeks ago I finished up my third book with her, playing the same character.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I’ve been playing Willa since I was 13, so it’s really fun to go back into the mind of a pre-teen and really become that character, because she has a very specific voice. That’s definitely my favorite project. I feel like it’s the one project that’s grown with me.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”30″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”7″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading text_weight=”900″ uncode_shortcode_id=”224618″]<\/p>\n [\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text text_lead=”small” uncode_shortcode_id=”103285″]I have a home studio as I got a booth after a couple of years, when I was sure this is what I wanted to do full time for the rest of my life. It’s basically just like a custom sound booth for music, people, or voiceover artists. I call it my big blue box.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=”small”]Cause I got it done in bright blue, which I don’t know why I did that, I was just 14. 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Just the way that she sees voiceover work is very unique and she really has a lot of fun. That’s why I’ve always admired her, how much she enjoys her career. Cause I don’t think you should do it unless you enjoy doing it.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=”900″ uncode_shortcode_id=”126542″]<\/p>\n [\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=”small”]My biggest advice for anybody that’s starting out would be to <\/span>stick to the basics<\/b>. Instead of over-complicating things and trying to grow your business by doing all these really hard, over the top things, literally just make sure your response time is really fast and get your voice overs over to your client as quickly as you can.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Just make sure to always stay active when you’re freelancing. 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It is hard to enter an industry as big as this one, especially as a young woman. What’s the hardest challenge you\u2019ve found about voice acting for teens?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What’s your favorite project that you’ve done, or the one that you are most proud of?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What equipment do you have now?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Do you have any voice acting role models?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What are some secrets that people never told you about voice acting for teens that you wish someone had told you? Can you share a secret for the younger generations to come?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What are your plans for the future? Where do you see yourself long term?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Special thanks to Dacey for sharing her thoughts on voice acting for teens.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Check out Dacey’s profile here!<\/a> And listen to her most recent voice acting work:<\/strong><\/h4>\n