About
A purpose-built studio for
purpose-built professionals
How we got here – literally
The roots of L.A. Voiceovers trace back to Essential Soundworks, a scoring and audio post shop on Magnolia in Burbank. Although voiceover was just one of the services we offered there, it was a favorite for local production companies, and national companies looking to work with local celebrity talent. The range of audio work at Essential Soundworks proved to be an amazing education. It showed us what voiceover studios really need, and how often they miss the mark in tech, in vibe, and especially in deep skill.
By 2011, it was time to launch something better, and L.A. Voiceover opened its doors on the westside of Los Angeles. First on Motor Avenue, two blocks north of Sony Pictures, and later relocating to Culver Boulevard, just across from the back lot. This corner of L.A. has always felt like home, and we knew we could make a real impact here.
LAVO is a specialty recording space, purpose‑built for voiceover. The facility has not been repurposed from a music studio, or carved out of a post house with a booth that used to be a closet. From floor plan to furnishings, it’s a space designed to support spoken word performance in its many incarnations. The studio captures work that launches campaigns, entertains audiences, informs podcast fans, and brings creative projects to life.
We service some of the best clients in the world, and we are honored to be their choice for quality and commitment to creativity and sonic fidelity.
The roots of L.A. Voiceovers trace back to Essential Soundworks, a scoring and audio post shop on Magnolia in Burbank. Although voiceover was just one of the services we offered there, it was a favorite for local production companies, and national companies looking to work with local celebrity talent. The range of audio work at Essential Soundworks proved to be an amazing education. It showed us what voiceover studios really need, and how often they miss the mark in tech, in vibe, or both.
By 2011, it was time to launch something better, and L.A. Voiceover opened its doors on the westside of Los Angeles. First on Motor Avenue, two blocks north of Sony Pictures, and later relocating to Culver Boulevard, just across from the back lot. This corner of L.A. has always felt like home, and we knew we could make a real impact here.
LAVO is a specialty recording space, purpose‑built for voiceover. The facility has not been repurposed from a music studio, or carved out of a post house with a booth that used to be a closet. From floor plan to furnishings, it’s a space designed to support spoken word performance in its many incarnations. The studio captures work that launches campaigns, entertains audiences, informs podcast fans, and brings creative projects to life.
We service some of the best clients in the world, and we are honored to be their choice for quality and commitment to creativity and sonic fidelity.
The Secret to Great Voiceover
The Secret to
Great Voiceover
People are often surprised by the simplicity of the secret to great voiceover. But if you really consider what it is, you’ll see that it makes absolute sense.
Great voiceover is not about the voice. It’s never about the voice. It’s always about the heart. If you feel it, your audience will feel it. If you don’t feel it, they’ll never really be able to receive what you’re laying down. Great talents know this secret. Great VO directors know it too. Everyone involved in this super fun and creative niche of the industry should know it. It’s the raw truth.
We’ve worked hard to make it all fit together easily and transparently. Our goal is to provide producers and talents with a space where the sound is pristine, the tech side of things runs smoothly, and each session receives the focused care it deserves. Our mission is to empower the countless ways clients explore and expand on the secret in every session. In the director’s chair here, or on Zoom. On mic in our booth, or halfway around the world via Source-Connect. Wherever you are and whatever your role, we want you to know this is your creative home.
Because we really believe that this is how it’s done. This is how you move your audience, and how your projects move the needle.
Real People. Real Sessions. Real Words.
Real People.
Real Sessions.
Real Words.
Producers
NEIL EVERETT
Producer | Writer
L.A. Voiceover gives me the support and polish I need when producing my own commercial projects. It’s the only studio I trust for the technical wizardry required for broadcast-ready results.
RUBY WARRINGTON Publisher | Author
DR. SHELLY HARNELL
Mindfulness Coach
Actors
DARSAN SOLOMON Actor
Every session at LAVO is fun, focused, and delivers exactly what I need. I always look forward to the next one. They bring out my best work.
NICHOLAS HORMANN Actor
They spot what makes my reads unique and offer intuitive direction and technical wizardry to bring it all forward. Great find!
DINA KASHWA WILSON Actor