What Clients are Saying...
Chuck Duran has changed my life. This has been the most exciting year of my VO career, and he helped jump start it all.
Simply put, if you are a voice over talent at ANY level, working with Chuck Duran is one of the best career moves you can make. Here’s why:
Chuck is a complete artist. He’s got so much experience he could produce your demo blindfolded, but at every step of the way he seeks your input to give you exactly what YOU want. His natural energy and excitement will leave you walking on air, and his precise constructive criticism will keep you grounded and headed in the right direction.
I loved every step of the process - from our first email communications to the 2 hour pre-production meeting to the recording session, Chuck always made me feel like I was his most important client (even though I know how preposterously busy he is!).
Right after Chuck and I worked together on my new promo demo, I signed with one of LA’s top voice over agencies, and they put my new demo to use right away.
It immediately started opening doors for me, and in just the last year I've recorded promos for NBC, FOX, DC Universe, and this fall I had the honor of being the promo voice for THE MANDALORIAN, which became the number one streaming show in the world. A surreal dream come true.
Chuck Duran has changed my life. This has been the most exciting year of my VO career, and he helped jump start it all.
- Steve French
He’s got a great ear and in terms of both delivery and technology and he knows what it takes to bring the best out of you.
Recording a new voice demo is a big deal, right? It's going to be your vocal calling card for some time to come and it's got to be competitive in a very tough market. So relax, already, you've come to the right place.
Chuck's been working with voice clones for a long time. He's got a great ear and in terms of both delivery and technology and he knows what it takes to bring the best out of you.
In fact, he'll make you sound better than that. It has something to do with his magic mojo with electrons, buttons, filters and eleven herbs and spices, let's just leave it there. Plus, the experience won't feel like a trip to the dentist; this Duran guy is almost aggravatingly pleasant to be around.
All seriousness aside, Chuck's not only helped me connect with my own abilities and assisted with an agent change, but has also become a valued friend (and I don't like anybody). Your money and time will be well spent.
- Dave Mallow
Chuck helps you every step of the way, from the choice of material, to vocal technique and performance direction.
I cannot recommend Chuck strongly enough. His knowledge of the business, combined with an intuitive sense of who you are and where you fit into that business, makes this process enjoyable, informative and productive.
Chuck helps you every step of the way, from the choice of material, to vocal technique and performance direction. And in a very short time, I had two professional sounding, professional looking demos.
And in an even shorter time, I had an agent! Chuck's the best — don't settle for less.
- Larry Cahn
What a genius! What a fun Experience! What a talented guy! I have never met anyone who was this committed to excellence.
Before meeting Chuck Duran, I had completed a few demos with another demo producer, but I felt they weren't quite "cutting it." Then I met Chuck, and that is when my voice over career took flight.
What a genius! What a fun Experience! What a talented guy! I have never met anyone who was this committed to excellence. Chuck's demos sound like real spots pulled straight from television or radio. When you walk into his studio you are in his hands, and the magic begins.
I have to say that if you are truly ready to record a demo...you, as well as your demo, will sound exceptional after working with Chuck. I have always said that he has the capability and extreme talent to make ANYONE sound absolutely incredible. Chuck is to demos, what Michelangelo is to art. Simply the BEST!
- Scott Laverty
I work with directors every day, and he’s got an ear that’s among the very best in the business.
If someone were to ask me who is hands-down the best demo producer in the country, I wouldn't have to think twice: Chuck Duran. There's just no contest.
I've been working with Chuck for six or seven years, and though we've worked together on multiple demos through several updates, we've never actually met.
I've never set foot in World Digital Studios. Even though I'm NY-based, Chuck and I have been able to work very effectively with a regular phone patch. I record in my home studio, upload the raw files and Chuck does his magic in LA. Getting the finished files always makes me feel like a kid on Christmas morning!
His direction is spot-on. He keeps it playful and light-handed, yet he's always clear just where the read needs to wind up, to showcase your skills in the best way possible. I work with directors every day, and he's got an ear that's among the very best in the business.
Just this year, directly from the demos, I've booked two major national TV documentaries, increased my commercial and narration bookings , and a top LA agent added me to their roster after hearing my demos on Voicebank. You can't ask more from a demo than that!
- Bill Ballenberg