It is a common piece of advice for voice overs and other free-lancers to hear: "You must be flexible and able to think on your feet." Never has this been more true when I found my landlord in a drunken rage banging on the walls and screaming into my face at 4 a.m.
As flecks of his spittle threatened my face (a good time to be wearing glasses), it occurred to me that perhaps this latest move had been a mistake.
Artists and creatives living in London (or any big city for that matter) can probably relate to the constant need to adapt to ever-changing living situations: a storm of unread contracts, dented deposits and shattered expectations! Without going too much into it, I ended up living in a place where I was asked to pay extra for showers, pay extra to use the washing machine, pay, pay, pay...
Installing grommets to tie blanket to booth frame.
But fear not, reader! I am now safely out of that place and back in my old stomping grounds of Wood Green / Turnpike Lane in North London. And it turned out to be the right decision!
One of my housemates is a lighting and sound engineer for some of the larger venues, and he has been an incredible assist in helping me build a vocal booth from scratch.
Originally we'd planned to build it out of wood, to create a sound proof room. But in order to save money and time, we went for plastic instead.
Barry the Booth (frame only) !
So after many trips back and forth from Screwfix, we now have all the materials we need. A bunch of PVC piping cut and build the frame, plus some heavy moving blankets from
Amazon, along with the incredibly helpful directions from the Musician on a Mission website, and we now have our frame ready to go!
The next post will cover how we put the booth together, plus a little rundown on the equipment i'll be using to audition for paid jobs whilst my reels are under construction.
Stay tuned for more updates :-)
George
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