Have you ever gotten auditions that you didn’t want to do? Me? All the time. I get auditions from my manager, multiple agents, and regular clients pretty much every day and I often turn some down. Why? The rate is too low. Most of the time I just delete it but if the rate is outrageously low (like for a national chain) sometimes I’ll make mention. BTW often the voice seeker adds a note in the casting notice like, “We know this rate sucks but it’s the best we could negotiate.

A few weeks ago I had an audition at a Manhattan recording studio I’ve worked with for many years. When I got there, the engineer handed me the script and asked if I wanted to take a few minutes to look it over. I told him no thanks. He asked me if I was sure and I confirmed that I was sure. Since I’ve known the engineer for a while, it was a very casual audition and we even collaborated on which were the best takes. When we finished, he told me that of the dozens of voice ta