Blog - Usage Fees

Voice over usage fees can be a confusing subject, so we thought it might be helpful to explain these in a bit more detail. As well as the initial fee payable to a voice artist for the recording of a voice-over (often referred to as the basic session fee or BSF), there may also be ongoing usage fees to be paid to the artist.

You need a voice over artist for a project, but you’re not quite sure how to work out your budget. Do you pay a one-off fee for the voice recording, or will you have to pay each time it’s used? What if you want to use the same recording across several platforms?