Today I landed my first big voice over gig. 75 local tags to run for Western Financial (an insurance company in Western Canada).

My work consisted of me standing in a studio for 2 hrs saying “In (city) call (agent name) at (phone number).”

75 times. Well more, like 250 times when you throw in screw ups and retakes.

For my efforts today, (after agent commission) I will be paid about $1000. Such are the spoils of the voice over artist.

Next month, I will be doing some work for Apple’s iTunes Music Store. Again, I will be paid an endorsement fee.

Now I already get a good salary for my job at 95Crave, so these freelancing gigs are supposed to be gravy cash for Jen and I to take vacations, fix the house, or save for Zacharie’s education.

For the next 16 months, I want to do something different.

All my freelancing money will go to Team Diabetes.

Anything I get outside of my regular work, will be donated to the cause. I want to run in the Easter Island Marathon in June 2009 with Team Diabetes, and need to raise around $10 000 for it to happen. Now, before I’ve even really started, I’ve already got nearly $2000 in the bank.

So here’s the challenge I’m putting out to those hiring people for commercials, voice work, hosting and endorsement gigs - hire me.

You have to pay that money to a host anyway, pay it to me and you’ll actually be giving it all to charity.

You know where to reach me.

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