Voice Over Sky

  Hey there!   I wanted to talk about some of my many inspirations that I have when pursuing my journey with voice acting / voice over! I hope you enjoy the read!   To begin, I want to revisit my childhood by remembering the 2000 PS1 game “Spider-Man”. In this game, Peter Parker, also known as the Amazing Spider-Man, is at a science expo where a fake Spider-Man steals a device, and the real Spider-Man is tasked to clear his name as well as fight some familiar foes. During the later stages of the game, you encounter the infamous and deadly foe named Carnage, a crazed alien symbiote with murderous intent. In the game, his voice was portrayed by Dee Bradley Baker. His portrayal had the alien symbiote with this manic high-pitched voice, where each word is enunciated and drawn out to really “revel” in the madness of Carnage’s sanity. As a kid, I was hooked. I felt terrified by the chipper, almost hyena-esque, laughter that Dee Bradley Baker was able t...

  Hey there!   I wanted to talk about my journey with one of the biggest parts of voice acting, Auditions. For people that might not be as accustomed to the concept, Auditioning is one of the biggest aspects of voice acting because that effort is about ‘getting your foot in the door’. When I was just starting out, I would focus heavily on the projects that I wanted to be a part of, but I would have I didn’t know where to start. The first website I found voice acting auditions on a website called BehindTheVoiceActor. BehindTheVoiceActor was a website where voice acting enthusiasts could present projects (usually fandubs or the act of redubbing a piece of media with a new cast, or comic dubs, the acting of providing more life to a comic book/manga) for people interested in the franchise to ‘throw their hat in the ring’ and audition. I remember auditioning for this one project where they were looking for a voice for the insanely recognizable, Sonic the Hedgehog. I wasn’t init...

      Hey there!   I wanted to bring up a topic that many voice actors question when starting out: what should I buy? What equipment should I use to get into voice acting? Is there a specific starter set that you should get? Questions like these have interested me during my entire time as a voice actor. I wanted to use the best equipment, I wanted to use the best Digital Audio Workstation (also known as DAW), I wanted to know what to use to get my foot into the door. Tricky thing is, there isn’t one specific set of equipment to use. You can use practically anything when you’re starting out! As long as you’re getting your voice out there, you’re making progress. So, I want to share how my personal journey was and still is for finding my equipment.   Contrary to what may have been popular at the time, I first started voice acting on a USB Headset. You know the ones that are usually associated with gaming or for skype? I started off on a c...

    Hey there!   Welcome to my blog! On this blog I will be discussing all things voice acting as well as promoting work from myself and other like minded voice actors. You will see various links on this site such as: advice for beginner and intermediate voice actors, fan work (such as comic dubs and fan dubs), demo reels, original work, and many more. This blog is meant to be used and reflected as an ongoing journey alongside a fresh voice actor. So, you’ll have the benefit to hopefully grow alongside me as a navigate this crazy world that we live in. First and foremost, a little bit about myself, my name is Skyler Angus-Barker. I am currently 24 years old and I’m also completing my graduate education with the University of Southern Mississippi. I work for WUSM as a radio host and show booker where I have the privilege of informing our listeners with what’s going on in the world with local, state, and national news as well as interviewing vari...