Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Ty Osborne. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Ty, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Earning a full time living from one’s creative career can be incredibly difficult. Have you been able to do so and if so, can you share some of the key parts of your journey and any important advice or lessons that might help creatives who haven’t been able to yet?

I have been extremely fortunate in my journey through voice acting to be at the point where I can make a full-time living from my work. Every journey in a creative work is vastly different from another and it’s extremely rare to share a similar path as another creative, especially in this line of work. My journey did start as most do with me starting out on casting call club working on unpaid projects to build up a resume of experience to be able to move up into paid work. Once I was confident enough to start applying for paid work I started to audition constantly as even just a read for an audition is a good place to practice and apply skills you have gained. I then started to book more paid roles until it became a main staple for my work to be paid. One thing as well as I didn’t limit myself to what I was wanting to work on as the job that pays me the most is audiobooks even though I mainly did character work prior to the job. This mostly happened through working hard and constantly practicing and trying new things that allowed me to gain attention from the right people at the right time which then gave me the opportunities to audition and eventually book the jobs that came to me. This was not the case at all in the beginning. It is called a journey for a reason and it has many ups and downs. From day one everything came down to how much time I was willing to put into searching for jobs that looked promising in my eyes, the beginning of my journey was really a lot about persistence and learning to be told no often while forgetting about an audition or read as soon as it is sent to the client. The major steps I believe I took did start from day one with constantly doing different scenes trying to expand my range and studying performances from other creatives in this industry to apply what they do to my own style and sound. This allowed me to diversify my range and performances from client to client to give each project and character their own unique take. Another major step I took from day one I believe was not being afraid to ask for help and not being nervous when talking to a professional in voice acting if I had a question about the industry or what they believed worked and didn’t. As a voice actor, you can’t be afraid to put yourself out there and making friends along the way. One large lesson that I have learned throughout my journey is learning the difference between networking and making friends. Networking while in itself isn’t a bad thing nobody wants to get a feeling of you wanting something in return by talking to them and nobody has fun purely talking about business. The best thing you can do is approach every individual and treat them like they are their own person without the intention of getting something out of the interaction. I personally don’t think that even with my knowledge now that I would’ve been able to speed up the process of me getting to where I am today in the slightest. Just like I said before voice acting is called a journey for a reason there are no direct shortcuts to make it in the industry so just sit back and enjoy the progression as it comes to you.

Ty, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

For anyone who doesn’t know me, my name is Ty Osborne and I am a professional voice actor currently attending school at the University of Kentucky. How I stumbled into the wonderful realm of voice acting is actually a funny story as I originally had no plans to get into this realm of work at all. It all started when I was 17 during COVID and my sister was staying at our place. As some of you know when you’re 17 people start asking questions such as “what do you want to be when you’re older?” or “what are you wanting to go to school for?” At this point in my life, I didn’t know the direction I wanted to go in. Then my Mom and sister started talking about how much I loved to do voices and mimic voices on the TV and how much they thought that I should attempt to pursue it as a career whether that be through audio engineering or as talent. Around 2 months later my Mom surprised me on my birthday with my very first microphone which was a silver Blue Yeti USB microphone. I vividly remember what she told me as she handed me the box as she told me “Try it and see if you enjoy it, and if you do make it happen.” That is how I fell into this wonderful profession that I have fallen in love with ever since I recorded my first line. The type of services I provide mainly fall into the realm of character work, such as ADR as well as commercial voice-overs and audiobook narrations. Something I think that sets me apart from other creatives in the industry is my attention to the smallest details in each line that I am expected to perform. I always try to do a character study on my character to get a feel for the personality and overall feeling of the character before trying to harness that into every single line and emotion the character has in the project. As well as the amount of time I am willing to put into every little syllable to ensure that the performance is as close to perfection as one can get. Something that I think I am the proudest of myself for doing is being able to put myself out into the world and find my groove in the vast internet. Being a young kid from a rural town in Kentucky growing up on a farm connecting with a wide variety of people and being able to inspire others and be able to give lessons to those so far away and being able to make a large impact in people’s lives doing something I love is something I think that the small kid sitting on top of haybales looking at the sky would be able to be proud of.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

I would say that my goal throughout all of the work that I have put out thus far is I want to be able to make people feel different emotions with my performance. But I really want to be able to inspire people to go for their dreams and be able to put the effort in to do so. I understand the saying of anything is possible as long as you believe but if I want anyone to get something out of my journey it is anything is possible as long as you put the effort in. If you want it to happen and put the energy into it more likely than not it will happen.

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

I would say one series that has impacted almost everything I do is the Spiderman franchise as a whole. Ever since I was a kid I have always been enthralled with the franchise. No matter the age category you are in or the story being told there is always something that you can gain and apply to your everyday life through the character. When I look back at it I believe that franchise has definitely influenced my thinking as to how I handle certain situations, as well as what I want to be able to do with my career and really be passionate about the properties I’m a part of to be able to have the same impact that the spiderman franchise has had on me and my life for another person out there in the world. I would also say something that has impacted me significantly would be the resources I have that in of it being my friends and the support system I have managed to build. I can truly say that I wouldn’t be half the person I was without my friends and family and the support that they have been able to provide me with. I would say that they have definitely impacted my philosophy in a lot of ways for the better and I am forever grateful for them and everything that I have been able to achieve in this wonderful profession.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tydoesvoices/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ty-osborne-420841245/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TyDoesVoices
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tydoesvoices
• Other: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tydoescringe

Image Credits
Robbie Daymond Max Mittleman (both are in the picture of me being held)