There was a time when most all talents HAD to have a relationship with a recording studio,
to book their jobs for them and to have a place to record for others. The talent needed the studio because the agencies and producers looking to hire voice talents relied on the studio for suggestions and listened to demos to decide whom to use for their v/o projects. Talents had to travel to other cities for some jobs if that's where the studio was located.Then ISDN came along and this relationship changed. Then came along MP3 and other computer programs and the relationship changed again. And maybe not completely for the better.

A relationship with a studio is still very important for the home based voice talent. What if your ISDN went down due to weather or the next door neighbor digging in the yard cut your line, who would you call to help with that session booked in two hours?

If you are traveling with the family and your best client needs you now ... a recording studio is going to be your best bet for help.

In many cases a recording studio or production facility introduced you to many of the clients that now use you , you may have never known about that client if it were not for the studio. And now that it's all about money you feel you don¹t need to share with the studio ?

If a client asks for something that you are not fully comfortable handling ... taking it back to your recording studio could save the gig for you. If the client needs effects on your voice or extensive editing with time code do you really have the knowledge and equipment needed?

Keeping a relationship with a studio for just such events keeps you on the top of their talent suggestion list. Many studios feel that a talent who has gone home with their mic in the closet and ISDN Codec on the desk, and taken work with them, can find their own new clients. They won¹t be recommended anymore by the studio talent coordinator. It¹s still a very touchy subject for many.

Studios, like Williamson Evans, offer a place where all involved get together to create the project. The give and take of a creative session is very invigorating and often times that creative force pulls out a better performance in the talent ... and that leads to other jobs for that talent too. There is still something to be had in face to face meetings.
Plus if you are just "hanging out" at the studio and a client needs something right away, you just may pick up some extra dollars for your time.

So, if you do not already have a local studio to work with, put it on your calendar to find one and start building a relationship with their employees. That studio may call you for your next big paycheck.