Everett Oliver

I first met Everett Oliver at a weekend animation workout in NYC. I am quiet and introverted by nature. For me, an event where I am in an unfamiliar place with people I don’t know with lots of sensory stimulation is very overwhelming for me. Regardless, Everett Oliver figured out how best to teach me specifically and get me to be more open or “out of my shell”. I have been training with him since.

He got me, an autistic guy with general/social anxiety who has a stutter on occasion, to travel by myself via flight for the first time in my life to Atlanta, GA for VO Atlanta 2019. In doing so I enjoyed myself so much (along with learning a lot) to the point that I will be returning in 2020!

If Everett Oliver can manage to pull this off with me, imagine what he can do for you!

This was one of the best, if not THE best animation workshops I’ve ever been to! Everett’s direction is animated, physical, and intense, and you will quickly learn the level of skill and professionalism involved in being a voice actor for animation. Not only does he direct you in the booth, he gives you a clear direction on the next steps you need to take to take your acting career to the next level. He will make you think. He will make you laugh. He will make you sweat. And you will love every minute of it.

Everett is an outstanding educator! He knows how to get his knowledge out there for you and then pull the performance he needs from you. An eye opening experience in my voice career. I will definitely seek him out for further improvement of my skills.

Thank you for an unforgettable class workshop. Your energy was limitless and unstoppable. I learned so much, got some awesome tips and was very thankful you gave me an opportunity to read.

Everett is a breath of fresh air. Being coached by him is a great experience, he’s highly intuitive, had insights about my performance and voice that I had never heard before and he gave me so many valuable tools that I’ve been using since our session. I can’t recommend him enough, he is an industry gem!

Everett – You are contagious!!! In such a good way!
You really know how to pull talent out of us. That was WAY FUN!!!! My head is still swirling!!!!! But what an experience!!! Thanks for sharing your talents everyone!

Everett is the embodiment of a magical being. He has the ability to look inside a person and see their history and their truth. I love working with him and having him involved in my journey.

Everett brings out the best in you. Whether it is for an audition or just a coaching session. You will NOT be disappointed and your performance will be noticeably improved.

Everett brings out characters within you that only he knew existed. He can tell who you are as person and uses that to bring our your natural talents and abilities. Working with Everett is a phenomenal experience that will help you up your audition and performance game!

Everett’s Oliver’s Animation Workshop was chock full of helpful pointers and what truly set it apart was the hyper-specific direction imparted to each student. Everett is deeply intuitive and he uses this gift to customize feedback, varying his techniques and intensity levels for different students at different places in their career journey. It’s a sight to behold and has already changed the way I approach my work in the recording booth and my VO career as a whole. Highly recommended!

Working with Everett has been one of the best investments I have ever made in my career. Under his mentoring I’ve seen my abilities jump to the next level making me much more competitive in my field of character voice acting. He makes me a better actor whenever I work with him and I always can’t wait to see where he takes me next.

Trust…plain and simple. Trust Everett, allow yourself to be vulnerable and he will bring out performances you didn’t know you had, and give you the tools to find where those performances live. Brilliant coach. Beautiful human. There’s no greater combination.

I had such a FAB animation VO class with Everett. He is amazing at letting you know, you really can do this! While at the same time, showing you how much you to learn. Love it.

As a voice talent, it’s always a thrill to get to work with your mentors and the talent whom you admire. As an agent, it’s even more of a thrill to be able to share those special people with the talent you represent. I had the distinct pleasure of doing both as I welcomed the inimitable Everett Oliver to Vancouver for the very first time, to teach his Animation Intensive workshop.

On behalf of those on my Division 73 voice roster in attendance this weekend, I’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Everett for putting on this incredible workshop and working one-on-one with each student. Everett, I sincerely believe that each of the students you worked with has already become a better voice talent and all-around actor after benefitting from your stellar vocal coaching and sound direction. It was a real pleasure spending time with you and getting to watch you work. Thank you so much. Please come back to Vancouver anytime.

Everett – Appreciate the time you spent with each one of us. It is absolutely a highlight moment having the opportunity to take a workshop with you.On top of that the meet and greet with you was a fantastic way to feel comfortable, you are a fantastic person who is so easy to chat and work with.

Everett,

Thank you so much for leading the workshop!! It was great to get to meet you and spend the day working with you
I left with so many great notes and a much higher confidence level in regard to my reads for auditions!
It was an absolutely wonderful day and hopefully we’ll be able to work together again in the future – whether on a project or with more coaching!

Thank you so much again to you (and the ancestors!). I have a few auditions in my inbox and I feel so much more confident and excited about tackling them and bringing the character to life!!

Everett Oliver makes me feel heard. He is thoughtful, thorough and funny. He gives it to you straight while letting you know that he’s on your side. No question or detail is too small or unimportant. When you work with him, you know you’re going to the next level. Thanks Everett for believing in me.

This was INVALUABLE!!

Terri Nicole – I LOVED seeing you and Everett take apart characters in this way. What was so great about this was how you showed us the process (the play, the questions, the choices, the vocal placement) of how to get to differentiated, authentic characters. And you found all those voices so beautifully!

THANK YOU for your brilliance for thinking to include this in your course!

Everett Oliver is Amazing!

Wow…just love Everett’s insightful take on developing a character and voice..very helpful….a true professional!

Connected some dots for me……

Since I started in 2020 I kept hearing that I need to listen to commercials, watch tv to learn. In the beginning it just wasn’t connecting for me exactly what I was listening for. Once I got to the place of auditioning myself, I started listening to the commercials and actually hearing the vocal inflections, range, etc. From this session today it’s clicking on what I am observing….. they emotion. The WHY the vocals sound that way based on the scenario and the emotions being communicated. I am happy this is starting to click for me. #TheMoreYouKnow

Thanks Teri & Everett!! Great module getting to see the live coaching and see him elevate your performance of the read.

Excellent!

Great use case and what to get to have Everett on this! It’s also encouraging to see that even with the depth of experience you have, sometimes scripts like this can provide a challenge. For those starting out, it helps the ‘well, everyone else does this easily, clearly I just must suck!’ idea.

Everett the “VO Whisperer” Oliver.

I took so many notes on this coaching segment. I definitely heard the difference from where Terri started to where she ended with both characters because by the end of both reads she became two different people. Bravo, Bravo. Everett will get the best out of you. I got the pleasure of meeting him in person this year at VO Atlanta. I had one webinar with him and you could tell that Everett knows his stuff and will let you know immediately if your read isn’t believable. He is direct and to the point and doesn’t mince his words because he is being honest without trying to hurt your feelings. He wants to help you get better because he knows what it takes and has great respect in the VO industry at the highest level. Thanks for bringing him to the VO Accelerator Terri. I will re-watch this session. So many pearls of character vo wisdom.

Everett Oliver makes me feel heard.  He is thoughtful, thorough and funny.  He gives it to you straight while letting you know that he’s on your side.  No question or detail is too small or unimportant.  When you work with him, you know you’re going to the next level.  Thanks Everett for believing in me.

What a fun-filled and value-packed animation workshop at TNVO with Everett Oliver from LA. I’ve worked with Everett before, but not in a workshop like this in person. He has an uncanny ability to tap into each individual’s psyche and identify and remove roadblocks that may be hindering growth. It was really fun to watch each person get better right before my eyes.

Everett is one of the most generous teachers in this industry. He is so gracious, humble and giving to everyone equally. I felt like I was watching private lessons with each student. He really takes his time and works collaboratively with the talent and not exclusively in a lecture style. He’s also super funny and fun to be around and I felt invigorated and renewed after spending the day with him in this class. If you get the chance to work with him, especially in person, do it! Having him come to Nashville was a real treat. We were all super fortunate to have had the opportunity.