Outside of how to get started in VO, I most often get questions about how to get work, or if I can send someone work directly. Usually these come from people I’ve just met or don’t know at all.
I believe in doing the best work, and that is no exception when someone I trust has referred me to one of their clients. It’s my job to make the script shine and to do top level work, but to also make my friend/associate/colleague/client look good in their client’s eyes. This way everyone wins, and the relationships are still strong.
So if I refer someone to a client or potential client, I’m doing it in the utmost faith that they will do good work, because I trust them and I want them to succeed. I want them to give the same high caliber level of work that I provide, and I want to keep that networking relationship with both the client and the talent.
This is why I typically decline when someone I have just met asks me to send their contact info to my clients or agents. If I’m familiar with their work and love what they do, I’ll make an exception.
I’m often sought out to help cast projects for clients and send referrals, and I hope my clients know that I take it as seriously as I take my own work.
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