Buffalo · Niagara Falls · Western New York
In-person voiceover and voice-acting classes for adults — taught by an award-winning, working pro voice actor inside GCR Audio, one of the most storied recording studios in the country. Step behind a real mic and learn the craft, the business, and the technique that books the job.
Why train here
Most people who are curious about voiceover never get past YouTube tutorials and a USB mic. Buffalo Voiceover is different: you learn in a real recording environment, on professional gear, with a professional working voice actor and a studio engineer guiding every session.
Getting started
You don’t need to move to New York or Los Angeles to break into voiceover. The world has changed, and remote connections make it easier than ever to work from where you are. Here’s the honest path — and how our classes walk you through each step.
Start with a single-session Voice Acting & Voiceover Performance 101 masterclass. You’ll learn basic mic technique, the major genres of voiceover, how the voiceover world and jobs actually work, and the major scams to avoid — and you’ll leave with a short recording of your own work.
Move into a four-week genre class — commercial, character work like animation & video game voice acting, or narration — and build real technique through copy analysis, direction, and mock live sessions with a studio engineer.
Today’s voice actors audition and record jobs from home. Our recording & editing class teaches you to capture clean, job-ready audio and connect to studios worldwide with tools like Source-Connect and ipDTL.
When you’re truly ready, work toward a professional demo — your calling card for finding work and representation — and stay in shape with our drop-in Voiceover Workout Group.
Classes
Small groups, real mic time, and a curriculum built by an award-winning working voice actor. Enrollment is handled through our studio partner, GCR Audio.
A single-session intro to mic technique, the genres of voiceover, and the working world — no experience needed. You’ll leave with a recording of your work.
Copy breakdown, audition delivery, and mock live sessions. Leave with a mixed :30 commercial you can use as a calling card.
Create characters, voices, and efforts for the most in-demand — and competitive — corners of voiceover. Leave with a recorded character piece.
A Buffalo partnership
Buffalo Voiceover is a collaboration between working voice actor Maria Pendolino and GCR Audio, Western New York’s premier recording studio. It’s a rare combination: professional instruction from someone who books national work, delivered in rooms that have recorded everything from Goo Goo Dolls records to Disney voiceover sessions.
That means you’re not practicing in a bedroom closet. You’re learning the craft where the professionals make it happen every day.
Meet Your Instructors & the StudioQuestions
New to all of this? You’re in exactly the right place. Here are the questions we hear most.
Ask Us AnythingNone at all. Our 101 masterclass is designed for total beginners — actors, musicians, comedians, broadcasters, and the merely curious are all welcome.
In person at GCR Audio, 510 Franklin Street, a professional recording studio in downtown Buffalo, New York. You’ll work on real studio equipment every session.
Small on purpose — typically 8 to 10 people — so everyone gets real time behind the microphone and individual direction.
Our classes are built for adults and mature teens, ages 15 and up.
Enrollment and payment are handled through our studio partner, GCR Audio. Head to our registration page to reserve your spot.
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