I've gotten this question quite a few times here on the blog and in person. It's a very easy question to ask which is actually quite difficult to answer. Here's my general take on demos.
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I really enjoyed this video. Well done.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it Dan. Thanks for checking it out!
ReplyDeleteGood stuff! I end up wondering how far out to go on demos, keeping within the type of samples. E.g. for a commercial demo I was warned against including accented work or using foreign language - that it should be another demo. It feels weird to make a demo just of non-mainstream American English commercial samples, but do you think that would be more effective?
ReplyDeleteI do actually.
DeleteHaving a short sample of an accent which is truthfully you on your "regular demo" would be fine, but if i hear a bunch of accents it'll sound like a character demo to me.