Voice Artist Class: Finding Your Voice
WITH RED AMP AUDIO AND ROB SCOGGINS JR.
4 WEEK CLASS + PROFESSIONAL RECORDING SESSION
If you are interested in pursuing voice acting, we’ve created an affordable training course which includes inside perspectives as well as professional studio experience with voice coaching/directing and demo development.
Classes meet from 5:30pm - 7:30pm weekly on Tuesdays Jan 23, 2024 - Feb 13, 2024
Maximum of 20 individuals, Minimum of 5, adults only
Jan 23, Jan 30, Feb 6, Feb 13 - Class At Red Amp Audio
Date of Professional Recording Session TBD (based on student and studio avails)
At the Red Amp Audio Professional Recording Session, each participant will pick one script to record — either a narration or commercial or animation script. The 1/2 hour recording session will be coached/directed and the recorded voice will be edited and mixed with music and/or sfx. A fully produced :30 second demo will be sent to the participant. Additional scripts and other add-ons are available for additional fees.
Introductory Class Cost $400 (payment is due once registered, payment plans available) Yes the class (including the pro recording session) is only $400 and that is all you pay.
REGISTER HERE
Red Amp Audio is a TEC (Technical Excellence & Creativity) Award nominated studio for outstanding creative achievement in acoustics/facility design and was featured on the cover of Mix Magazine's Studio Design Class of 2010. The state-of-the-art studio, located in the heart of historic Monroe Ward district of Richmond, has two audio recording suites, a podcast suite, a two story tracking room and an isolation booth.
Red Amp Audio was established in 2009 as an expansion of Far West Audio which was founded in 2001.
The 9WG Studios building was built in 1938 as a showroom for the electrical appliances of Wall-Whalen Company. Over the next 70 years, the building was home to companies including Remington Rand Office Supplies, Phillips Jewelers, Stage Center Productions, Island Recording Studios, Astro Roxy Music Shop, Radio Active Audio, McCavitt Productions and Sylvestro Photography.
Red Amp’s sound spaces were designed by award-winning architect Peter Grueneisen, FAIA (DreamWorks Animation, Dave Matthews Band, Sony Music Japan, Hans Zimmer).
Rob Scoggins Jr. VOICE ARTIST | SINGER | WRITER| PRODUCTION MANAGER
Rob is a member of SAG/AFTRA and The Virginia Production Alliance (VPA). He has worked as a voice talent all his life and is also a character actor in Film and television/streaming channels.
Disney World was his home for many years before he found a spot working for Turner Sports. He later spent 10 years as a Cruise Director for NCL and then Owner and Host of a digital radio station. Rob has hosted a wide range of radio programs including sports, talk and news. He has conducted over a thousand celebrity interviews.
Companies that have utilized Rob's voice talent include: Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Animal Planet, Toon, Disney, History Channel, Hallmark Channel, Universal Studios Florida, Turner Sports, Star Cruises, Food Network, Discovery Channel, Norwegian Cruise Line, Frito Lay, CBS Network, Safeway, MTV, Atlanta Falcons, ABC Network, Dish Network, Xing Tea, Ronald McDonald House, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Braves, Miller Brewery, Topic of Conversation, Boston Beer Company.
Jody Boyd PRODUCER | ENGINEER | MIXER | MUSICIAN | STUDIO OWNER
Jody is Red Amp Audio’s Senior Audio Engineer, Music Composer, Sound Designer, Mixer, and Music Producer. He attended Virginia Tech as the honoree of various scholarships and finished his Bachelors of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. While working on his Masters degree, Jody was a graduate teaching assistant at the prestigious Eastman School of Music in New York.
Jody’s skills are born from more than a four-decade history with professional music including performances with the Roanoke and Richmond Symphonies and numerous cover bands and indie bands. He has channeled his experience into his audio engineering and music compositions, award winning sound design and mixing skills for a wide variety of regional and national clients and projects.
Jody has a true gift of perfect pitch as well as being able to play many instruments (drums/percussion, guitar and keyboards). Jody is also a gifted songwriter and sought after music producer and has produced hundreds of recordings for regional artists and indie bands. Jody performs as a drummer in multiple regional groups including Eyes of Silver, A Doobie Brothers Tribute Band, and as a guitarist in the 64 Crayons Band.
Marna Bales EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | VOCALIST | STUDIO OWNER
Marna is Red Amp Audio’s Executive Producer and is a proud VCU alum with a degree in mass communications / public relations. As Queen Bee of Red Amp, Marna manages all things audio including scheduling, voice & musician casting, client and vendor relations, as well as producing radio and music projects.
Marna’s diverse resume includes advertising agency experience as the broadcast production management at the Martin Agency and corporate communications as a producer and project manager at Genworth Financial. And her introduction into the production industry began on the vendor side at a Richmond production facility where she wore many hats starting as scheduler, then production coordinator, and finally operations manager.
Marna also feels quite at home working behind the microphone. She is a songwriter and a member of WIM (Women in Music). She was the Richmond Chapter Coordinator for NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) for 4 years, is a recording artist (CMA Member) and a professional voice talent (SAG-AFTRA member). Marna has been a lead vocalist in bands for more than 30 years, has released 2 albums, an EP, a single and two music videos, has performed for the Queen of England during her state visit in 2007, was a featured artist for the 2017 Virginia Inauguration Ceremony and has shared the stage with many country artists including Charlie Daniels. She currently plays hand drums and sings with her band, 64 Crayons.