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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...

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.

Interview with BRAVA Talent, Tabitha Owens

We chat to Tabitha about her experience of our 'Step into Video Games' Masterclass.

Vocal Health: An Introduction

BRAVA vocal health expert, Gary Owston, introduces us to the main considerations when looking after your voice.

BRAVA talent nominated in British Podcast Awards 2022

Sinead Garvan has been nominated in the British Podcast Awards for her work on ‘Shot & Chaser’

From Radio to VO: Adding Voice Acting to Your Skillset

Previously a broadcast journalist & entertainment reporter for BBC R1, R4, 5Live, R6 Music & R2, Sinead Garvan talks candidly about her...

An Interview with VO Characters Expert, Elaine Clark

We chatted with Master VO coach and characters expert, Elaine Clark, to find out how she got into the industry, current trends in...

How can voice actors avoid losing out to AI?

Last night BBC Front Row discussed questions raised by the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance, extend, and replace human...

The Shakespeare Sessions Continue...

We've been exploring The Bard in our ever-popular classes with Shakespeare expert, actor and Master coach Chris Donnelly from Bristol Old...

Interview with BRAVA graduate Adam Hopton

Tell us a bit about what prompted you to sign up to the online 6-week Characters Foundation Masterclass? I’d been working with BRAVA...

How To Get Started With Voiceover

More than a great voice Have you often been told you have a fabulous voice? Or you have a knack for characters, accents and dialects and...

Having the Guts to Change Your Career

Change is a comin’ The global pandemic has led to many people looking for new challenges and changing their career. In fact, according to...

Audition vs Audacity - Pros and Cons

Here at BRAVA, we’ve had lots of you asking for 1-1 training and more information on the best editing software to use for VO. Whilst many...

Adobe Audition Masterclass for Voice Actors

Often recognised as the industry standard, Adobe Audition is a very powerful and stable piece of software that you can use to record,...