I would like to record Books on Tape, or Bible stories on tape.  How
would I go about finding a part-time job doing this work?  Would I be
able to do it from home?  Are there any venues for this work in the
Central New York area.  By Central New York, I mean within a 50 mile
radius of Syracuse.

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 21 May 2005 08:56 PDT

Dear Purple Wizard, 

Owain here is right in his remarks. Would you like me to give you a
list of such agencies, that might hire you?

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Clarification of Question by purplewizard-ga on 21 May 2005 12:36 PDT

Dear Political Guru,

Yes, I would love to have a list of such agencies.  Thank you for your help.

Purple Wizard

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Request for Question Clarification by nenna-ga on 02 Jun 2005 12:23 PDT

Hello,

I've found 2 online agencies with job postings and that offer you a
page for demos and the like to get your voice out there. Would that
work for you as an answer?

Nenna-GA

Dear Purple Wizard, 

Let me first discourage you (sorry...): 
- Most voice-over jobs for narration are offered in NYC or in LA.
Agencies are more than not located in these places;
- Most voice-over/narration jobs require a studio, which you may not
find in rural central New York (unless you invest in having one at
home), but could - of course - find in towns in the center of the
State.

I am not *really* saying these two facts in order to discourage you,
but in fact, so that you'll know that it won't be easy, and will not
give up after the first or second "no".

Having said that, there are many agencies, and there are few websites
that may hire you to narrate Christian (or other) audio-books. Some of
the websites I listed offer you the opportunity to list yourself,
therefore be also available when a client searches through the
Internet.

Here are the main agencies found: 

Creative Artists Agency
< http://www.caa.com/ >
9830 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90212-1825
TELEPHONE: 310-288-4545 - FACSIMILE: 310-288-4800
Deals with all kinds of artists, including voice artists, located in Hollywood. 

1 Destiny Production
<http://www.1destinyproductions.com/> 
251 West 30th Street
Suite 9FM
New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212-629-6532
Fax: 212-629-6594

BrainBox Talent
<http://www.brainboxtalent.com/talent/index.cfm> 
An online casting agency. 

CED Voices - http://www.cedvoices.com/ 
Phone: 212.477.1666
257 Park Ave. South
Suite 900
New York, NY, 10010
Adult Voice-Over:
Phone: 212-477-1666
Fax: 212-979-2011
NYVoices@cedtalent.com

Voice Chasers
< http://www.voicechasers.com/> - an online database of voice-over
actors/narrators ? you can list yourself through their Contact Us
page:
Via email:
submit@voicechasers.com 
Please include the subject line: "VC Contact: Update my profile". 
Via postal mail:
Voice Chasers
c/o Dekiru Productions
P.O. Box 4794
Winter Park, FL 32793-4794
USA

Access Talent, Inc.
37 East 28th Street, Suite 500
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 331-9600
Fax: (212) 684-8553

Arcieri & Associates, Inc.
305 Madison Avenue, Suite 2315 
New York, NY 10165
Phone: (212) 286-1700

Voice123
< http://voice123.com/> - an online register, where you could list
yourself, view available jobs, etc.


Further Information
===================
Additional listing is available at the VoiceBank site: 
Voice Bank ? House Reels
<http://voicebank.net/default.jsp?ptype=reels> 

Voice Chasers also have a section with a listing of agencies: 
Select an Agency (Voice Chasers.com)
< http://www.voicechasers.com/database/search.php?type=agency&query=*> 

AFTRA ? 
<www.aftra.org>  ? AFTRA is the national voice over union. 

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- 800-424-8567 - uses volunteers to read for the blind.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic - 800-803-7201- uses volunteers
to read for the blind.

SAG (Screen Actor's Guild) ? 
<www.sag.com> -  a general union for actors, incl. in the voice-over business. 

Voice Chasers - http://www.voicechasers.org/index1.html - databases of
voice-actors, resources, news, and more.

Spoken Words Images
<http://www.spokenwordimages.com/> - a Christian agency and production company. 

I hope this answers your question. Please contact me if you need any
clarification on this answer before you rate it. My search strategy
was to rely on terms such as [voice, talent, agencies, new york].

Many theatrical (actors') agencies handle "voice over" work. Get the
yellow pages and start phoning.

As well as audio books, work can include radio and television
commercial voice-overs, and recordings for service announcements on
transport and safety systems, as well as telephone on-hold
announcements and information recordings.

Many people in this field do work from home - you will need a small
*soundproof* studio (low background noise is very important) and
broadcast quality microphone and recording equipment to CD and
Minidisc. Many people also have ISDN links so they can speak live into
a production studio elsewhere.

You might want to get some voluntary experience by recording for your
local talking newspaper for the blind.

Owain