2009 May | Mike Cooper - Voiceover Artist

Late May update

It’s been a busy month, all told. I’ve been writing furiously for the History Channel (which now prefers to be known simply as “History”). They’ve asked me to become a regular continuity announcer for the channel for the next little while, so I’ll be popping up between programmes there quite a lot for now, and I’m actually on air all week this week (26-31 May).

WhP, in France, asked me to produce some voiceover material for the Renault Academy last week, which I delivered this week. A complex project which involved a lot of editing to produce files which could be split up by an automated process. I learned a lot about the new Mégane Coupé in the process, should anyone ever call on me to do a repair.

Meanwhile, IC Group in Winnipeg, Canada, approached me to voice the British version of some training materials for Brit Insurance.

And tomorrow I’m looking forward to voicing a documentary programme about the preparations for the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa, with a producer based in (wait for it…) Sydney, Australia!

Never let it be said that I don’t get around…

May 27, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment

Mike’s week on the mike (4 – 10 May)

Another short week with a bank holiday on the front (I could get used to these).

The highlight of this last week was going into BBC Radio 7 to put together a couple of sequences for their Comedy Catchup, which goes out on a Sunday afternoon and again on a Sunday night. This week’s has been and gone, but if you tune in – or listen online – this coming Sunday, 17th May, you’ll be able to hear me between 1pm and 5pm, and again between 1 and 5am that night, linking everything together.

This week also saw the annual Vox conference take place at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire. I’ve written a short piece about it over at Gobs on Sticks.

And finally, the History Channel have asked me to join their continuity team for a while, so I’ll be on air there for the time being on a three-weekly rotation.