A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Scott got his start as a voice over talent in the late 1990s, a path found from a life of activity in the performing arts (acting and music). "I'll always love stage and on-camera work, but working behind the mic is probably what comes most naturally to me as an actor," Scott remarks upon completion of his studio in 2009. "Aside from how it can be very comfortable to approach from having a singer/songwriter's background which helps one learn the physical controls like mic proximities, placements and breathing, with voice over it's not so much about performing per se as it is about storytelling. There's the freedom - and the challenge - to explore character ranges purely through sound and without external assists like make-up, costumes or props involved. When the visualization process is more internalized than externalized like that, about being able to see the story unfolding in your mind instead of seeing it around you in physical space, the work happens faster and more simply which is also convenient. With voice over there's no set, so there isn't any potential on-set downtime between scenes, etc."
Vital stats:
- Union status: Non-union
- Representation: Self-represented
- Training: The Voice Factory, Showcase Music Institute
With experience in various media production areas including additional background as a Web Marketer in the Silicon Valley, Scott draws on a range of skills to bring unique perspectives and offerings to the voice over scene.
"Clearly there are unprecedented levels of democratization in media production nowadays," says Reyns. "It's opened up a dearth of online cattle-calls and to some degree perhaps cluttered the voice over industry with a few misconceptions, but it's raised the overall competition level between talents and those representing them which in the long run is a good thing. Similar to with the music industry, on the more superficial level the tools have changed and content in general has become more disposable so devalued a bit, but ultimately that only raises the bar for what constitutes quality content and makes quality all the more important."