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Sound Advice: How to build a business by teaching your craft

BRAVA Founder, Melissa Thom, sat down with multi-national software enterprise, SAGE, recently on their podcast, Sound Advice:...

Sound Advice: How to build a business by teaching your craft

BRAVA Founder, Melissa Thom, sat down with multi-national software enterprise, SAGE, recently on their podcast, Sound Advice:...

Launching our Autumn / Winter 2023 Season

We’re thrilled to launch our new season of core training, free talks, Masterclasses and more from Autumn / Winter 2023. One thing's for...

BRAVA Founder, Melissa Thom, invited to judge the 10th Voice Arts® Awards for 3rd year running

BRAVA Founder, Melissa Thom, will once again take on the role of judging the 10th Voice Arts® Awards this year. The Awards is an...

Celebrating Two Years of BRAVA

We can’t quite believe that BRAVA is two years old this month - and what a journey it’s been! So we thought we’d reflect on the last 24...

The impact of the SAG AFTRA strike action on UK actors & VO

The big conversation right now in the industry concerns the current SAG AFTRA industrial action in the U.S. The implications of this...

BRAVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Thom appointed as Women in Games Ambassador

We are delighted to announce that BRAVA CEO & Founder, Melissa Thom, has been appointed as a Women in Games (WIG) Ambassador. The team is...

Why radio broadcasters make great VOs

BRAVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Thom, wrote a piece for Radio Today recently about making the move from radio broadcaster to VO. Melissa cut...

Industry Voices: Casting Voices, Creating Characters with LA-based Game Director, Randall Ryan

Randall and Melissa discuss voice casting, actor training, character creation, and the future of voice acting.

Diving into Connection: A Transformative Storytelling Retreat Experience

An interview with BRAVA Talent, Carla O Shaughnessy What made you decide to book the VO Storytelling retreat with BRAVA? I was intrigued...

Industry Voices: Voicing for Audiobooks with Dan Jones from Hachette UK

BRAVA founder, Melissa Thom, recently chatted to old friend and colleague, Dan Jones, Head of Audio Services for Carmelite Studios at...

BRAVA appoints professional voice actor, Sally Bailey, to its coaching team

BRAVA announces the appointment of professional voice actor and performer, Sally Bailey, to its coaching team today.

Metaverse, Mocap & Mocktails: 5 Key Takeaways from GDC 2023

Now that we’ve collected our thoughts (and our sanity) after this year’s Games Developers Conference (GDC), BRAVA founder Melissa Thom,...

Kate Staniforth joins BRAVA as Talent Manager

BRAVA is delighted to announce today that Kate Staniforth has joined the team as Talent Manager, as the Academy continues to realise its...

Interview on BBC Bristol Radio

BRAVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Thom, featured on BBC Radio Bristol recently, to talk all things voice acting. Melissa cut her teeth in...

BRAVA to join DIT Gaming Trade Mission to America

BRAVA joins The Department for International Trade (DIT) on its mission to the Games Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.

The History of Voiceover: A Whistle Stop Tour

The history of voiceover is colourful, fascinating, and shaped by incredible technological advances. From the first radio broadcast in...

BRAVA features in the January 2023 edition of The Bristol Magazine

BRAVA Founder, Melissa Thom, chatted to The Bristol Magazine for this month’s ‘My Bristol’ Feature. Quick cuppa Melissa talked about...

3 advertising trends that will impact voiceover in 2023

As we move into the New Year, there’s no denying we’re facing some pretty hefty challenges. So how will creativity respond? And what can...

BRAVA announces partnership with Little Monster Media

Bristol Academy of Voice Acting (BRAVA) announces partnership with audio production company, Little Monster Media (LMM).

Bristol Academy of Voice Acting launches new Talent Database

Helping local, national, international and producers, casting directors and content creators find Talent for their projects.