Academy VoicesReviews of academyvoices.com

I’ve been following Anthony for several years now. It feels like a lifetime ago that he was still teaching, while also finding his feet in the voice-over world and occasionally stepping into a few “soft spots”, shall we say! Anthony started at the bottom, perhaps even lower, if that was possible. There was no magic wand, no overnight success, and certainly no express lift to the top. Instead, he climbed that mountain one slow, determined step at a time, learning, adapting and building his experience along the way. Coaches can only take you so far. You can lead a horse to water, as the saying goes, but you cannot make it drink. Anthony is no different. What he can offer, however, is his education, experience and the benefit of the hard work he has already invested in building his voice-over business and Academy Voices. There is no rocket science to voice-over, no magic bullet and certainly no guaranteed shortcut to success. What matters is learning the craft, putting in the hours and being prepared to do the work yourself. One of Anthony’s real strengths is his ear and his ability to assess where you are in your voice-over journey. Give him just a few minutes of listening, and he can often identify your direction, recognise where you need to improve and help you find the next fork in the road. With the introduction of audiobooks to the new Academy Voices platform, there is even more reason to take a look, particularly when you consider the revenue percentages some other platforms insist on taking, often with little room for discussion. Give him a call. Have a conversation. See for yourself.

Academy Voices in one word? Astonishing! I’ve completed seven projects with them so far… yes the pic shows 6 but there is one not published yet… and the platform and the people just keep growing and impressing me. I was fortunate to get beta access to the new site and its narrator tools. It brings together an audio checker, a script-prep tool, an audio-proofing tool, and a tool for creating social media clips from finished books. Narrators also get free codes for books produced through Academy Voices, which are useful for reviews and marketing. Add a growing library of finished books and new auditions appearing daily, and you have a serious asset for any narrator who takes their business seriously. There simply isn’t another platform that brings together so many useful tools and actual paid narration work in one place. Academy Voices also gives authors and rights holders the option to produce books through a per-finished-hour (PFH) rate, royalty share, or royalty share plus. Books can be distributed through Audible, Spotify, and around 40 other audiobook retailers. Readers can also purchase books directly through Academy Voices, which can mean a better royalty split. As impressive as all of that is, the people are even more impressive. They are fully committed to 100% human narration, and they genuinely care about the success of the authors and narrators they work with. Marketing is one area I’m still learning and growing in, and I know many authors and narrators feel the same way. Academy Voices has created tools to make promoting our books easier, build visibility, and help us connect with more readers. That kind of practical support can make a real difference as we work toward stronger sales. Joining Academy Voices has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for my voice-over and narration business. I’d encourage any narrator—or author considering an audiobook—to give them a try. I’m glad I did, and I think you will be, too

I am new to Academy Voices but the experience so far has been stellar. The audition selections available are numerous and varied, including classics and public domain material as well current, which I love and the site and process is easy to navigate. The support and communication is outstanding - fast and helpful. I’m really glad to be aboard.

Academy Voices is the superior audiobook production and publishing hub. As a narrator I've done some wonderful titles. The leadership team makes this the place more and more authors are turning to today to get the most out of their creative property.

I've been working as a narrator with Academy Voices for over a year, and it's been such a pleasure! Anthony, Gabby and Angela are growing the relationships with authors and narrators, and the backend systems to support them, that are unmatched in this narrator's experience - thanks Anthony, and the best is yet to come!

Working with Academy Voices has given me the opportunity to explore narrating science fiction, children's books, satire, and historical fiction & non-fiction. The staff is very supportive, as well as fellow narrators, who sometimes engage in a little friendly competition. I am a better narrator for participating.

I have enjoyed narrating numerous books for Academy Voices, and appreciate how well I am represented by them.

Academy Voices has been a game-changer for me in my career as an audiobook narrator! Anthony has built a most professional site enabling narrators to audition for royalty-share and Per Finished Hour audiobook projects, and I must say I find it extremely addictive and am on the site most days looking for interesting books. Perhaps because of this addiction (!) I am currently the narrator with the largest number of productions on the site - which I was amazed and delighted to see when this appeared on the homepage! After struggling with ACX - no replies to a huge number of time-taking auditions, endless spam, audiobooks produced and then deleted by the author with no warning..., Academy Voices is an absolute delight. Real people on the other end, excellent support, all real human voices, and no AI in sight. What we would all like to see now is more new books and PFH projects, so, authors, skip ACX and bring your books to life with Academy Voices!