This workshop will examine the voice over industry at large and how it has changed with the Internet.  The ability to record copy remotely has radically changed the way business is conducted.  In-house agent casting sessions will also be discussed.  Key principles for breaking down commercial copy will be demonstrated as well as how to meet the copywriter’s intentions while making bold and interesting actor choices.  Physical expression and how to properly incorporate microphone techniques will also be explored. 

On the whole, this workshop will discuss the different styles of announcing from testimonial reads to announcer reads, how to take direction, and working more efficiently in the booth.  Time permitting, this workshop will delve into marketing tactics and demo reel production.

Peter Rofè BIO

Peter Rofé has been working as a voice-over artist in New York and Los Angeles for the past twenty years. He can be heard on radio and television commercials for many well-known brands (Geico, Verizon, Pizza Hut, Kodak, General Motors, Exxon, Marriott Hotels, Mattel Toys, Meijer’s Superstores), video games (Grand Theft Auto IV, EA Sports Madden Football, Best Buy Interactive), animation (Nickelodeon, Noggin, Scholastic), promos (CBS, Nickelodeon, AMC, Bravo Channel, HBO, The Weather Channel, Treasure HD), as well as prize-winning audio books, narrations and live announce.

For the past thirteen years, he has focused his attention on teaching the art of voice-over. As owner and operator of PDR Voice Over Coaching, a full-service voice-over recording studio in Manhattan, he teaches group classes, coaches private clients, hosts industry workshops, and conducts online seminars. Rofé also has taught college students at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. 

Peter has coached some of the highest paid voice-over talent in the country as well as up and coming voice-over artists. He specializes in the creation of fully produced voice over reels for his private clientele. Many of his clients have signed with top voice-over agents and have landed lucrative work in commercials, cartoons, video games, industrials, audio books and narration.

Peter is the co-author of the well-renowned industry book Voice For Hire: Launch and Maintain a Lucrative Career in Voice-Overs, with America’s most recognized female voice announcer Randy Thomas. Peter will be signing copies of his book at this event.

www.pdrvoicecoaching.com