# GTT Client Profile: Marc Graue, Voice Over Legend

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Podcast: [George The Tech’s Performer Friendly Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/george-the-tech-s-performer-friendly-podcast-465165)
Published: 2026-04-27T11:11:00+00:00
Episode link: https://ewabs.podbean.com/e/marc-graue/
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## Resource

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 LA23:45 – Travel, boundaries, and no mobile rig24:37 – Coaching talent and modern home studios25:32 – Gear graveyard stories27:16 – Where to find Mark

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