So, you’ve acquired your microphone of choice, found a suitable place for recording, and you’ve finally gotten used to hearing your own voice on recordings, where does one go from here?

To the internet of course!

Online VA has had quite the ride in the early years of the internet, enough history to serve as its own blog post to be honest. The only way to be heard in the mid and upper 2000s was to lend your voice to flash animations on Newgrounds or give your voice to a wide variety of Machinimas (videos made using the in-game assets of video games) on YouTube.

For those humble years, they served as the beginnings for a number of different voice actors who would go on to provide their voices in professional projects as they grew their talent and following.

Some notable examples include: Chris Niosi, Edwyn Tiong, and Kimlinh P. Tran.

But the landscape has changed over the past few years and lending your voice to projects, while still having many difficulties, is much easier than it used to be. There are a number of websites out there for gathering new voice actors and matching them with project directors of all kinds, here are three of them that I feel every online VA should have in their arsenal.

1. Castingcall.club is a website that took over the online VA scene by storm in 2017 and it shows no signs of letting go. Its extensive account customization, easy to use interface, and its growing user base make it an incredible tool for any new voice actor to jump in and start auditioning. It also features a nice notification system that alerts you to when your audition gets upvoted by other users, selected by the producer, and you can follow accounts to see when they upload a new audition.
2. Twitter, now this social media platform is great if you wish to interact with the community at large. Many artists and producers are always throwing links to casting calls, which then get retweeted by voice actors to show up right into your feed. I’d recommend using Twitter once you’ve established yourself and created a demo (since most casting calls require one, plus there are tons of users out there who can help you make one!)
3. Voice Acting Club is the second juggernaut in the online VA scene. Don’t let its forum-style push you away as it offers very clear categories for easy exploration as well as sections for posting individual clips and voice demos for critique from other users. There is also a bit more variety on Voice Acting Club as Castingcall.club is flooded with projects centered on a certain polygonal sandbox/survival video game that rhymes with Time Raft.

These three tools are an online VA’s best friend in finding projects to audition for. Now go out and let your voice be heard!