I’ve just come back from another trip to Amsterdam for The History Channel. I’ve been there almost a year now….!
It’s going so quickly and it’s a real privilige to work with such a well-organised channel. The programmes are interesting and the people I work with are nice too. I translate the scripts from English into Dutch, direct the Dutch voice overs and sometimes I do some of the voice overs too. Most of the subjects are for a male voice though, like the Romans, the Egyptians, The Gold Rush, The Pilgrim Fathers etc. Perhaps we should make a programme about famous women in History…now there’s a thought!

For fans of…..this was the voice over of all voice overs. I was asked today to record a trailer for the Sci Fi Channel and it was all about ‘The Doctor’! I really liked recording it - I hope you like it too

I did an interesting job yesterday. I was asked to direct the Dutch CEO of GE Artesia Bank in Amsterdam, who is taking part in the filming of a DVD about the company. We were in their (very impressive) head office on Berkeley Square in London, where a room had been reserved for us. Great experience - it’s amazing how you can help someone to look good on camera with some very simple directions.

I was called in to do a commercial for Expedia.
How refreshing to get a really good script rather than a ‘wooden translation’
Now, where’s that holiday by the pool…

Today (Valentines Day) I did a recording for the European Space Agency.
The video pictures were amazing and the project was well constructed.
Would love to work for them again. Now off to my romantic dinner…guess i’ll be gazing at the stars tonight

Talking of commercials…this was a really good one.
We all know we need to save the planet and we need to save trees…
By using Tetrapak cartons you can actually help to do both.
My compliments to the filmmaker to express it in such a creative way - my favourite commercial of ‘07/’08!

After a lengthy process my voice has been chosen to record voice prompts for The Phonehouse in The Netherlands. So, when you buy a phone from them, you’ll be able to hear my voice. The good thing is that I can record the prompts in my own studio and send them over the internet.

A recording between Christmas and New Year - whatever next!
It turned out to be a really interesting text for the Foreign Office.
You learn something every day…

How does the European Parliament work and what does it stand for…?
Today I recorded a guide explaining the structure and workings of the EP
Fascinating stuff.

I was asked to produce the re-versioning of a Canadian Video about Dutch farmers in Canada, called Faces of Farming.
Together with a voice over in Holland, another one in London, an ISDN link and the fab team at the Soundcompany we did the narration & interviews in the film with Dutch Voices. End result? Happy faces all round, phew!…:-)