Hey Brian. I'm really happy that you're taking the time to answer questions about voice acting and give tips, as well as share some of your secrets. Is know a lot of people don't like to give out that info because voice acting is very competitive, just like regular acting. I think that's really cool and it really makes me believe that you're encouraging others to follow their dreams and help them, rather than keep everything to yourself.
I appreciate all the tips! I hope to voice act for Disney one day, and I really need all of these tips so I can keep going in my voice acting and improve :)
Holy Crap I remember subscribing back when he was at 300K now we’re less than a thousand subscribers away from one million! Awesome work Brian, Keep it up!
Dear Brian About four days ago I was offered a voice acting role for a fan game I wasn't going to accept at first but I thought about how much you enjoy it so I accepted and I'm SOO exited to get started I'm working with amazing people and its all thanks to you I owe you one Brian
Lol, that makes sense on why my choir teacher kept telling me to suck on my gummy bears instead of chewing them the week before a concert and why he always "threw" cough drops at me. It all makes sense now
The Greatest Showman has some pretty great songs. It would make a pretty cool video to see you sing it, both as a normal singer and an impressionist, or done as an arcapella arrangement.
#AskBrianVO Can you make a Junkrat from Overwatch voice? I'd highly appreciate that (if you're taking more requests) Voice acting is my dream, and you and BrizzyVoices really inspire me! You two could voice act a whole video game or movie and just the two of you alone!
Hey Brian! I tried out the gummy bears tick thing, and it legit helped! Everyday i have choir in school and my voice gets dry alot and croaky sometimes too. Im so glad that i can use gummy bears for choir :3 Thx Brian!
#AskBrianVO What are some specific vocal qualities that you can adjust to closer match a voice you are trying to impersonate (e.g. dark vs. bright, nasal, vocal fry, register, ..)? Love your videos, by the way! They always make me smile :)
I think I'll share this video with my sister. She really loves preforming and taking part in plays. She actually quit drinking milk and has stuck to pretty much just water for all her drinking needs to maintain her voice for her performances. She even has a job as a dance instructor teaching little kids with special needs. So, yeah, she kinda needs to maintain her voice. I'm honestly a bit surprised that she doesn't damage her voice more often than she does simply due to how she never seems to stop talking in such a loud voice. So, yeah, this would be a good video for her to watch I think.
As a theater tech (primarily a stage manager), I have supplied many a sick actor with Throat Coat, cough drops, and gummy bears. Since I sing, too, my bag is fully stocked with that stuff.
Hey Brian!! I'm a huge fan. I may have said this in the comments of one of your previous videos, but I would just love it if you had Disney characters sing the song 'This is me' from the greatest showman. I'd be so happy if you did. PLEASE read this comment!!😊
#AskBrianVO A voice actor told that during an exam by his ORL (ENT), he learnt his vocal cords were asymmetrical, a "gift of nature" that helps him to impersonate a lot of different voices. Did you ever have a fiberscope exam of your throat and do you know if your vocal cords have a particularity similar to what he called a "gift of nature" ?
I've never been to a video early! #AskBrianVO Is doing voice impressions something people are born with, or is it more of a skill you can learn over time?
Brian h u l l what would you do if I was in your pocket and you put your hand in your pocket and you didn't know I was in your pocket and I saw your ring on your ring finger
You are indeed amazing and talented guy. I admit i am a one of your fans( though i am in forties). I used to impersonate Cal Dodd,Peter Cullen( although at times i didn't exactly get it hehehe) and The Lion Father himself- Janes Earl Jones aka Mufasa
#AskBrianVO Before the question just got to say I love you so much and how amazing you are, I am the best person to make the Yoshi impression. Now have you ever been given the opportunity to voice act in any upcoming animated movie?
I just decided I want to be a voice actor two days ago, and I'm gonna get an agent soon for my on camera acting, and suddenly I pull up TH-cam and you have a new video that covers both those subjects?! I think it might be a sighn that this is something Jesus wants me to do, it's too much of a coincidence otherwise.
I found I do Palpatine and Bat Man pretty well, also Phantom Menace Maul. Not Sam Witwer on the Clone Wars T.V. series, but he does do a good Maul however.
#AskBrianVO, I love what you do, you’re a big inspiration for me. I showed you to my dad and he thinks that you’re awesome too. He (and I) want(s) to know who inspires you to do your impressions, You and Dana Carvey inspired me and I will forever watch your vids. Much love and luck to ya.
#AskBrianVO Have you ever created a voice in your head for a character that's not given one (like in some video games where there's no voice acting) but when you try to use the voice you just can't get it out? How do you get over that since there's not a voice sample to listen to for it? On that note, I'd really REALLY love to hear what you think some Cuphead characters and Undertale characters sound like since they haven't been given (official) voices!
I actually have 2 more throat tips :) 1. DON'T DRINK COLD DRINKS IN THE MORNING! The reason why cold drinks wreck your voice in the morning is because your vocal cords aren't warmed up yet and the cold liquid makes them tense up. When it's the afternoon, however, it's okay to drink them. Your voice will be warmed up by then 2. Before you preform for whatever, DON'T EAT DAIRY! Don't drink milk, don't eat yogurt, don't eat any dairy! It gunks up your throat and makes your voice sound bad.
Funny enough I was wondering when you were going to make more of these, I was watching the other videos today 😊 they helped a lot. I need to get practicing ^_^ I do have a question though how many times a week would you advice practicing and for how long? #AskBrianVO
I highly agree. Especially where it comes to voice acting without any unique attributes. I work at a Radio Station where I write/produce/voice commercials and promos. I was working in sales over there, as most people do when they want to get their foot in the door for Radio. The CEO asked me to try writing a commercial for this herbal company, and he loved it. He looked at me, asked if I wanted to try voicing it, and boom. That was it. Granted, I can do impressions and shift my voice in different tonal ranges, but they very rarely want that done. They usually just want my normal voice, or something very close to it. Though, he does love my Smeagul impressions, nothing like that is really required for the job. What employers seem to want more than a voice that sounds any specific way, is the emotion. Whether it sounds legitimate, whether it fits the type of work, and whether it feels sincere. I assume this works the same way in a lot of animation VO gigs as well, though they obviously don't mind a bit of personality thrown into their characters. I have no formal training as of yet. Though, I did just enroll for a degree in theater arts with a focus on acting. Hopefully some formal training will help me improve on my technique and eventually lead into some actual animation VO jobs. That's what I'd really like to do.
Brain Hull please read! I just wanted to tell you that you are very talented and you always make my day when I hear your voice (your real voice anyway) it makes me smile and laugh with joy you make wonders with your voice and it's so cool I hope you have a great year in 2018 !!
#AskBrianVO Would you consider doing voice acting lessons on TH-cam? Like tutorials or possibly a Patreon class? I would love to learn more voices. Thank you.
I've tried throat coat and so agree. Totally do not like it. But I'm going to have to try the gummy bear trick, didn't know that about them. I'm in the Secret Garden and singing all over my range with this show.
It’s so hard to believe you don’t get every single thing you apply for.
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#Askbrian Congratulations to your 1m subscribe
I have a musical theatre competition on Saturday and my group preforms in the morning so thank you for the tip of the throat soothing tea!
Can’t wait for you to hit one million! You deserve it! 👍
Hey Brian. I'm really happy that you're taking the time to answer questions about voice acting and give tips, as well as share some of your secrets. Is know a lot of people don't like to give out that info because voice acting is very competitive, just like regular acting. I think that's really cool and it really makes me believe that you're encouraging others to follow their dreams and help them, rather than keep everything to yourself.
Yes!!! BRIAN!!!! You hit 1,000,000 Subscribers! You totally deserve it!
I appreciate all the tips! I hope to voice act for Disney one day, and I really need all of these tips so I can keep going in my voice acting and improve :)
That is my top goal in voice acting too! Best advice I can give is to keep believing in yourself and stay determined and practice a lot!
Almost to 1M Brian, YOU'RE AWESOME!!!
You're SO CLOSE to a million subscribers! Congrats, Brian :) I can't wait!
hey dalek!
#AskBrianVO Brian, how would you do impressions If you have a stutter?
LetsPlayGamez actually there are people with a stutter who lose their stutter (or even accents) when they sing, do voice impressions or other accents
My brother actually can stutter sometimes, but he's AWESOME at doing many voices. 😁
LetsPlayGamez I have a stutter and impressions are actually quite hard
Porky Pig
BRIAN, YOU'RE ALMOST TO 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!! CAN'T WAIT!! 😆🙌
almost to 1 million!! Thanks for your videos
I feel like I'm back in vocal ensemble in high school. Excellent advice with great humor!
Almost a million subscribers! So happy for you keep it up 💜
You're so close to 1 Million! :O
Congrats!
Holy Crap I remember subscribing back when he was at 300K now we’re less than a thousand subscribers away from one million! Awesome work Brian, Keep it up!
CONGRATS ON 1MIL! WOHOOOO been waiting forever! Love ya Brian!
Man I love these, they are very helpful even though I am mostly self taught. it makes sure i'm doing every thing correctly.
Brian you should have merchandise
You are to kind, and humble! I really like how open and honest you are bout these questions.
#AskBrian Why are you so cool?
It was an honor to share gummy bears with you and learning this first hand Brian 😃
QandA Your goofy impressions are my all time favorites! So cool, how do you do that so well? Your impression of him is spot on! 🤠
almost a million subs!!! thanks for the billions of smiles you bring🐵😺🐶😺🐵😺🐶♻♻♻♻♻
Congrats on reaching a million subs. You are great at what you do man.
Dear Brian
About four days ago I was offered a voice acting role for a fan game I wasn't going to accept at first but I thought about how much you enjoy it so I accepted and I'm SOO exited to get started I'm working with amazing people and its all thanks to you I owe you one Brian
Lol, that makes sense on why my choir teacher kept telling me to suck on my gummy bears instead of chewing them the week before a concert and why he always "threw" cough drops at me. It all makes sense now
The Greatest Showman has some pretty great songs. It would make a pretty cool video to see you sing it, both as a normal singer and an impressionist, or done as an arcapella arrangement.
#AskBrianVO
Can you make a Junkrat from Overwatch voice? I'd highly appreciate that
(if you're taking more requests)
Voice acting is my dream, and you and BrizzyVoices really inspire me!
You two could voice act a whole video game or movie and just the two of you alone!
It feels good to be the 1M’s Subscriber! Thanks you for entertaning us brother! 😁
Yes! Music grad!
Awesome answers to awesome questions!
You are good at impressions. Favorite TH-camr❤️❤️
Get Brian to 1 mil
#AskBrian purified water or spring water?
This is fantastic advice, thanks Brian!
#askbrianvo Are you ever going to do my little pony impressions?
If you are can you do princess Celestia?
The guy who does the voices for the grimm(and Hazel) in RWBY is very talented.
ALMOST 1 MIL
Thanks, these tips really helped my impressions, you can see in my impression videos on my channel that I didn’t do them, and it sounded awful
I thought your epic voice was really good tbh. And yes! MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!
#AskBrian do you like Stranger Things?
sophia •_• Lol
I know I do
Marathon Watching 9/10/21 This is a good tip session ... very nice 👍
Ohmigosh you're *SO* close to one million subscribers, Brian!! 😁😀😍💙
#AskBrian What is your favorite food at Disney?
bethany is that a thing? Disney food?
Dave All *food at Disney?
I love you so much! keep up the great work!
OH MY GOSH. I just realized that you’re only 1K away from hitting one million subscribers!! You’ll definitely be there sometime this week!!! 🎉
Hey Brian! I tried out the gummy bears tick thing, and it legit helped! Everyday i have choir in school and my voice gets dry alot and croaky sometimes too. Im so glad that i can use gummy bears for choir :3 Thx Brian!
#AskBrianVO What are some specific vocal qualities that you can adjust to closer match a voice you are trying to impersonate (e.g. dark vs. bright, nasal, vocal fry, register, ..)?
Love your videos, by the way! They always make me smile :)
Brian your awesome!!! I am a voice actress as well, just waitin to get in a movie haha
Yay you almost have one million! You deserve it!!!!
Congrats on 1 Million!🎉
We broke 1million subs Congrats!!
Whoo, my question made it, thanks Brian!
Anyone just waiting to see when he’s going to hit 1 million!!!!!!!!!! Need to seeeeeeeee!
WE NOW REACH 1 MILLION SUBS CONGRATS!
I think I'll share this video with my sister. She really loves preforming and taking part in plays. She actually quit drinking milk and has stuck to pretty much just water for all her drinking needs to maintain her voice for her performances. She even has a job as a dance instructor teaching little kids with special needs. So, yeah, she kinda needs to maintain her voice. I'm honestly a bit surprised that she doesn't damage her voice more often than she does simply due to how she never seems to stop talking in such a loud voice. So, yeah, this would be a good video for her to watch I think.
As a theater tech (primarily a stage manager), I have supplied many a sick actor with Throat Coat, cough drops, and gummy bears. Since I sing, too, my bag is fully stocked with that stuff.
#AskBrian can you do Grunkle Stan from Disney’s Gravity Falls
2:02 HOLY SMOKES I GET THOSE!!!
Hey Brian!! I'm a huge fan. I may have said this in the comments of one of your previous videos, but I would just love it if you had Disney characters sing the song 'This is me' from the greatest showman. I'd be so happy if you did. PLEASE read this comment!!😊
Congratulations on one million subs!
I love watching your videos!! 😊
#AskBrianVO A voice actor told that during an exam by his ORL (ENT), he learnt his vocal cords were asymmetrical, a "gift of nature" that helps him to impersonate a lot of different voices. Did you ever have a fiberscope exam of your throat and do you know if your vocal cords have a particularity similar to what he called a "gift of nature" ?
the Original Dreamfinder rote a book! I think you would find it interesting, "From Dreamer to dreamfinder" and he did some other strange things too...
I got the duke of weselton in seconds and goofy took me forever. I still have trouble with him sometimes.
I've never been to a video early! #AskBrianVO Is doing voice impressions something people are born with, or is it more of a skill you can learn over time?
I know this question is for Brian,but some things are built over time,like buildings,and so are impressions
Brian h u l l what would you do if I was in your pocket and you put your hand in your pocket and you didn't know I was in your pocket and I saw your ring on your ring finger
999k SUBSCRIBERS BRIAN LETS GOOOO
You are indeed amazing and talented guy. I admit i am a one of your fans( though i am in forties). I used to impersonate Cal Dodd,Peter Cullen( although at times i didn't exactly get it hehehe) and The Lion Father himself- Janes Earl Jones aka Mufasa
#ask Brian_ what do u do if u can do a really good impretion of something(yoshi)and your friends won't stop asking u to do it?
#AskBrianVO Before the question just got to say I love you so much and how amazing you are, I am the best person to make the Yoshi impression. Now have you ever been given the opportunity to voice act in any upcoming animated movie?
#AskBrain What would be your suggestion on how to start a TH-cam channel?
I just decided I want to be a voice actor two days ago, and I'm gonna get an agent soon for my on camera acting, and suddenly I pull up TH-cam and you have a new video that covers both those subjects?! I think it might be a sighn that this is something Jesus wants me to do, it's too much of a coincidence otherwise.
Brian you have 999k subs! WE NEED TO GET YOU TO 1 MILLION!
I found I do Palpatine and Bat Man pretty well, also Phantom Menace Maul. Not Sam Witwer on the Clone Wars T.V. series, but he does do a good Maul however.
I am pretty good at impressions. My first one was Smeagol/Gollum. Next Kylo Ren. And now Barbossa!
Love youre vids so filled with energi😊1000000 soon
#AskBrianVO, I love what you do, you’re a big inspiration for me. I showed you to my dad and he thinks that you’re awesome too. He (and I) want(s) to know who inspires you to do your impressions, You and Dana Carvey inspired me and I will forever watch your vids. Much love and luck to ya.
One Million Subscribers!!!!
BRO 200 SUBS AND I MILLY!!!!
#AskBrianVO Have you ever created a voice in your head for a character that's not given one (like in some video games where there's no voice acting) but when you try to use the voice you just can't get it out? How do you get over that since there's not a voice sample to listen to for it?
On that note, I'd really REALLY love to hear what you think some Cuphead characters and Undertale characters sound like since they haven't been given (official) voices!
I actually have 2 more throat tips :)
1. DON'T DRINK COLD DRINKS IN THE MORNING! The reason why cold drinks wreck your voice in the morning is because your vocal cords aren't warmed up yet and the cold liquid makes them tense up. When it's the afternoon, however, it's okay to drink them. Your voice will be warmed up by then
2. Before you preform for whatever, DON'T EAT DAIRY! Don't drink milk, don't eat yogurt, don't eat any dairy! It gunks up your throat and makes your voice sound bad.
I can do a pretty good Merida impression, I can impress my friends with that, it’s fun!
#askbrianvo How did you get your start as a voice actor? What is the best way to find gigs?
Funny enough I was wondering when you were going to make more of these, I was watching the other videos today 😊 they helped a lot. I need to get practicing ^_^
I do have a question though how many times a week would you advice practicing and for how long? #AskBrianVO
Ive heard warm jello and honey works great for throat care also
I highly agree. Especially where it comes to voice acting without any unique attributes. I work at a Radio Station where I write/produce/voice commercials and promos. I was working in sales over there, as most people do when they want to get their foot in the door for Radio. The CEO asked me to try writing a commercial for this herbal company, and he loved it. He looked at me, asked if I wanted to try voicing it, and boom. That was it. Granted, I can do impressions and shift my voice in different tonal ranges, but they very rarely want that done. They usually just want my normal voice, or something very close to it. Though, he does love my Smeagul impressions, nothing like that is really required for the job. What employers seem to want more than a voice that sounds any specific way, is the emotion. Whether it sounds legitimate, whether it fits the type of work, and whether it feels sincere. I assume this works the same way in a lot of animation VO gigs as well, though they obviously don't mind a bit of personality thrown into their characters.
I have no formal training as of yet. Though, I did just enroll for a degree in theater arts with a focus on acting. Hopefully some formal training will help me improve on my technique and eventually lead into some actual animation VO jobs. That's what I'd really like to do.
#AskBrianVO How did you make the “leap” to professional acting? What was the opportunity given, or the thing you did that really garnered attention?
Good job on 1 million subscribers
Omg you're so close to a Million
BRIAN BRIAN BRIAN I, SO PROUD OF YOU YOU ALMOST AT 1MILLION SUBS OMG IM FREAKING OUT
#AskBrianVO
What are some great vocal exercises you can recommend? Love your videos!
Your going to hit a mil in few hours. Congrats..
Yay, now it's time to eat more gummy bears!!!!
#askbrianvo how do you take a deeper breathe while singing for longer a time period?
Omggg briannn!! Your almost 100,00,00/1 million😱😱
500 till 1million! You deserve more!
Brain Hull please read! I just wanted to tell you that you are very talented and you always make my day when I hear your voice (your real voice anyway) it makes me smile and laugh with joy you make wonders with your voice and it's so cool I hope you have a great year in 2018 !!
Awesome video.
I love it so much.
+Brian Hull you rock and i can do the voice of Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig too.
Congratulations on the 1 million subs
#AskBrianVO Would you consider doing voice acting lessons on TH-cam? Like tutorials or possibly a Patreon class? I would love to learn more voices. Thank you.
Congrats on the 1M subscribers
Hi Brian! Can u do a singing one? Harry Potter sings Havanna
I've tried throat coat and so agree. Totally do not like it. But I'm going to have to try the gummy bear trick, didn't know that about them. I'm in the Secret Garden and singing all over my range with this show.