GTT Client Profile: Marc Graue, Voice Over Legend

About this episode

Marc Graue shares his journey and insights from the voiceover industry, discussing the evolution from analog to digital and the importance of storytelling in demos.

What does it take to survive (and thrive) through every era of voiceover? Studio engineer, producer, and VO talent Mark Graue joins George Whittam to share stories from radio hustle to Hollywood studios, working with legends, and building a career that adapted from analog tape to today’s digital world. From a near-disastrous timecode session to landing VO work at Hanna-Barbera, this episode is packed with hard-earned lessons on engineering by ear, storytelling in demos, and knowing when to step away. Timeline 00:00 – Audio service promo00:22 – Cold-call spec spots: the original hustle03:12 – Breaking into Cherokee Recording Studios03:36 – The Van Halen spec spot gamble04:39 – Building a Warner interviews archive06:10 – The open audition that led to Hanna-Barbera07:39 – Buying Studio 5 and going independent10:26 – Moving to Burbank and evolving the business12:47 – Surviving the analog → digital shift15:09 – The timecode session disaster 15:54 – Handling pressure when everything’s on the line16:17 – Why great engineers use their ears, not just meters17:13 – Storytelling secrets in voiceover demos18:01 – Memories of Don LaFontaine20:10 – The “voiceover gypsy” era21:46 – Life beyond…

People in this episode

Host: George Whittam

Guest: Marc Graue

Topics covered

• voiceover industry
• studio engineering
• career adaptation
• storytelling in demos
• analog to digital transition
• pressure handling
• coaching talent

Keywords

• voiceover
• studio engineering
• digital transition
• storytelling
• Hanna-Barbera
• Don LaFontaine
• career adaptation
• pressure handling
• coaching talent

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hanna-Barbera, Cherokee Recording Studios, Warner

Places: Burbank, LA

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