Rates

Current Rates

The rates below are a guideline, however, we are open to negotiation when large projects, series or repeat work are concerned. All prices listed below are excluding VAT with hourly rates billed in 30-minute increments and a minimum charge of 30 minutes per session, which includes an audio engineer.

Please note that Bigmouth Studios does not dry hire the audio suite. Please contact us for a comprehensive quote.

Rates effective from 1 March 2024 to 28 February 2025.

R1600 / hour excl VAT
Audio Post Production
  • Voice Over Recording
  • Audio Editing
  • Audio Final Mix
  • Sound FX Design
  • Dubbing / ADR
  • Audio Podcasts
  • Overtime rates (+R800 excl VAT / hour). Applies from 18h00 to 07h00 Weekdays, with a minimum 1 hour booking.
  • Overtime rates (+R800 excl VAT / hour). Applies throughout Weekends and all Public Holidays, with a minimum 3 hour booking.
R1600 / hour excl VAT
Remote Studio Link
  • Rate excludes Remote Studio Fee
  • SourceConnect Standard
  • SourceNow
  • CleanFeed
  • ConnectionOpen (may incur additional fees)
  • ipDTL (may incur additional fees)
  • SessionLinkPro (may incur additional fees)
FREE
Remote Client Link
  • (Included in Studio Fee)
  • GoogleMeet
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zoom
  • Discord
  • Riverside.FM Podcasting Platform
R2400 / hour excl VAT
Audio Forensics
  • Intense Audio Restoration & Enhancement
  • iZotope RX10 Advanced Certified 2023
  • Advanced AI Toolsets
  • Minimum 1 hour Session
Varied
Production Related Services
  • Varied (Request a quote)
  • Voice Artist Casting in any South African language
  • Language Supervision in any South African language (3rd Party Service)
  • Scriptwriting in any South African language (3rd Party Service)
  • Translation to any South African language (3rd Party Service)
From R750 / 30min incl VAT
“Basic” Voice Artist Demo Package
  • Ideal for Newcomers or those starting out
  • 15min Pre-Demo Online Consultation
  • Generic Sample Scripts (English Only) or Bring Your Own
  • Profile Ready Voice Only Demos     (3 clips per 30min session)
  • Optional Add-on (Music & FX @ R500 per clip)
  • Direction & Coaching by Andrew Sutherland
  • Demo Recording Session only available on Weekdays excluding Public Holidays
R2500 incl VAT
“Premium Mini” Voice Artist Demo Package
  • Ideal for Experienced Artists that need fresh demos
  • 30min Pre-Demo Online Consultation
  • 2 Personalised Custom Written Scripts
  • 30min Voice Recording Session
  • 2 Fully Produced Profile Ready Demos including music, sound effects, mixing, and mastering
  • Direction & Coaching by Andrew Sutherland
  • Demo Recording Session only available on Weekdays excluding Public Holidays
R7500 incl VAT
“Premium Plus” Voice Artist Demo Package
  • Ideal for Established and Professional Artists
  • 1 hour Pre-Demo Online Consultation
  • 6 Personalised Custom Written Scripts
  • 2 hour Voice Recording Session
  • 6 Fully Produced Profile Ready Demos including music, sound effects, mixing, and mastering
  • Direction & Coaching by Andrew Sutherland
  • Demo Recording Session only available on Weekdays excluding Public Holidays
R2500 incl VAT
“Radio Demo” Voice Artist Package
  • Designed for Voice Artists looking to apply to Radio Stations
  • 30min Pre-Demo Online Consultation
  • 1 hour Voice Recording Session
  • 1 hour Mix & Master Session
  • 1 x 5min Fully Produced Radio Demo – including music, sound effects, mixing, and mastering
  • Direction & Coaching by Andrew Sutherland
  • Demo Recording Session only available on Weekdays excluding Public Holidays
From R750 incl VAT
“Customised “ Voice Artist Demo Package
  • Ideal for Experienced Artists
  • 30min Pre-Demo Online Consultation
  • Voice Recording Session
  • Optional – Personalised Custom Written Scripts @ R500 per script
  • Optional – Fully Produced Profile Ready Demos including music, sound effects, mixing, and mastering @ R500 per clip
  • Direction & Coaching by Andrew Sutherland
  • Demo Recording Session only available on Weekdays excluding Public Holidays

Why Bigmouth Studios?

We take pride in our hard work and dedication, to give all projects the high-quality treatment they deserve.

Effective

We have a fully equipped audio post-production suite, including a sound booth for voice recording and our versatile team has a wide range of experience in both videography and photography, offering a unique and engaging style of imagery.

Affordable

Along with our in-house partner companies, we can offer a complete end to end production service, which is very cost-effective to our clients. With a single facility handling all your production, you will save time and money on any project.

Professional

With years of experience, our production values are uncompromosing and of the highest quality, and we pride ourselves on offering a unique personalized service where every client is made to feel like one of the team.