As a professionally trained British voice over artist based in the UK, I have worked on a variety of different narrative and voiceover recording projects around the world. These have included:
I am an excellent communicator who delivers exceptional service with each audio recording produced. My home studio consists of a gold series Vocal Booth by VocalBooth.com and Neumann TLM103 microphone to ensure consistently high quality of recordings every time. All recordings can be fully edited, and I can provide clean audio files in a variety of formats to suit you, including mp3 and wav. For remote direction and/or recording I can offer Source Connect, Source Connect Now, Skype or Cleanfeed.
I have been described as both focussed and intelligent, and with a good working knowledge of German and French, with a little Spanish and Dutch, I have been commissioned to provide audio tours for many cities and museums across the globe. I have an excellent grasp of language diction and pronunciation and have provided voiceover recordings containing foreign words and phrases in Russian, Swedish, Italian, Portuguese amongst others.
In addition to the services already mentioned, I also offer a proof-reading service for scripts translated from other languages into English, and can also help with your copywriting requirements. I have been described as a pleasure to work with due to my dedicated approach and my testimonials reflect the quality of my voice talent.
For your peace of mind, I guarantee my work. I am aways happy to provide a custom sample of your script so you can hear how I would sound for your project, and ‘try before you buy’. If after recording your project, if you spot a mistake or you are not happy with the style of delivery I will provide a second take free of charge. Here is a rough guide to my fees.
A few examples of some recently voiced projects are included below:
To find out more about the services Liz provides and how Liz Drury can help you and your business, please call: +44 (0)7539 755531 or email us via our contact form.
We hear voiceover artists all over the place! Here is a list of some of the common types of voice over:
If you want to read more about the diversity of voiceover jobs here’s a link to a blog post I wrote about it.
In a nutshell a voice over artist reads out a script and brings it to life. They make use of tone, pacing, pausing, intonation, emphasis, and emotions to lift the copy off the page and make a connection with the listener.
If they are working from a home studio, they will also be recording the audio and probably editing it too.
Read more here.
Don’t panic! I’ve worked with lots of clients who have never worked with a voiceover artist before. Check out my handy guide to what you need to know.
Yes you can! As long as I’m not using it of course (but nobody can voice for a whole day). I have rented my studio out to authors who want to narrate their own work, coaches and hypnotherapists who want to narrate guided meditations, and even a famous actor who lives locally to me and needed to record a national advertising campaign.
You can read more about it here.
Yes you can! I love being directed, it’s a great collaborative process and it means the client gets exactly what they want without lots of back and forth.
I have the paid version of Source Connect if you want to be able to record at your end, or Cleanfeed is another option for remote direction and recording. If you just want to be able to hear me and are happy for me to deal with the recording side of things, then we can use Zoom, or Teams or Google Meet.
Here’s a blog post with a bit more info.
This depends very much on how the voiceover is going to be used. A voiceover for a 5 minute internal company video that will only be viewed by a handful of people is going to be cheaper than a 30 sec TV ad that will be seen by millions.
I use a couple of rate guides to help me price my work and you can have look at them too. The Gravy for the Brain rate guide has pages for various countries and the GVAA guide is mainly for the USA.
You can find a potted version of my prices on my website.
This depends of course on how long your script is and how much other work I have booked in at the time you hire me. However, for something short like voicemail greetings or on hold messages then I can usually record those the same or next day. For longer projects such as e-learning courses then a few days are usually required. For a really long project like an audiobook, it could take a few weeks.
Yes! You can either send me some music of your choice (as long as you have permission to use it), or I can help you pick some, from a library of royalty-free options. If you want something more bespoke, I have a couple of composers in my network that I can connect you with.
I have a variety of voice over showreels and links to previous work on my demos page.
You’ve probably heard the term ‘explainer video’ a few times – but what exactly is an explainer video, and why might you want one?
Put simply, an explainer video is a short video (usually under 3 minutes) that explains a company’s product or service. They are used for marketing purposes on landing pages, websites and social media.
Find out more about explainers here.
IVR stand for interactive voice response. It’s those prompts you hear when you call a business that says, ‘for accounts press 2’ or ‘in a few words tell me why you’re calling’.
If you can’t answer your phone when a potential new clients rings, your voicemail greeting is going to be the first impression they get of your business – so make sure it’s a good one!
If you’re one of those people who hates recording themselves and you keep putting it off, let me do it for you!
If your clients are likely to be left on hold for any length of time, I would highly recommend having some on-hold messages. Otherwise, you are missing a marketing trick! This blog post explains why.
Yes. I always want my clients to be happy. Any mistakes made will be rectified free of charge of course. If there are minor changes to the script after recording I will usually incorporate these in the original cost. If there are substantial changes to the script or direction after the recording then I may need to make an extra charge. If you feel it’s likely that you may want a second recording (if you’re not 100% sure about the script or direction before the session) then we can build this into the price from the start.
Yes! I’m always happy to record a custom demo of a few lines from your script so that you can hear how I would sound for your project.