Deepgram Voice Collective

Now Accepting Submissions

Your voice wants to go places

Audition to join our collective of unique voices powering the next generation of expressive text-to-speech. No professional experience required, no cost to audition — and we’ll guide you through every step.

Your Bio

Tell us who you are and the voice you bring.

Full name*

Email*

Gender*

Country*

City*

Approximate Age Range*

Primary Language & Dialect*

Language

Dialect / Variant

Your Motivation & Background

What is motivating you to participate? (Select all that apply)*

Community: I want to see my specific culture, language, or dialect accurately represented in the future of AI.Cash: I’m looking for a cool, one-time gig to earn some extra money for my time.Contribution: I want to help make technology better and more accessible for everyone (e.g., assisting with assistive tools or screen readers).Commercial: I am a professional voice actor/represented talent. This is my career, and my voice is my livelihood.Curiosity: I love AI tech, want to see how voice models are built, and think it would be cool to hear an AI version of myself.

I'd like to include a professional portfolio or casting reel link.

Did someone refer you to the Voice Collective?

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Technical Baseline

Help us understand your recording setup.

Recording Environment*

Recording Room Size

Primary Microphone*

The Audition

One continuous recording, aiming for roughly 60–90 seconds. Disfluencies — natural hesitations, “ums,” and other filler words — are totally fine and expected. Don’t write down what you’re going to say or over-rehearse; we truly want to hear how you sound when you are just talking to someone. This recording serves as your application. Please ensure you’re happy with the recording before submitting.

We’d love to hear the person behind the voice! In one continuous recording (60–90 seconds), tell us a bit about yourself: where did you grow up (30–45 seconds), and what is a random hobby or passion of yours (30–45 seconds)?

How to deliver it: Start out speaking naturally about your hometown, like we’re getting to know each other over a cup of coffee.

The Twist: As you’re wrapping up the first section, pretend that we just interrupted you with an unexpected question about your hobby or passion. React to that imaginary interruption natively—give us a natural chuckle, a sigh, or a "Wow, okay, didn’t expect you to ask that, but..."—and then lean into telling us about your hobby with maximum energy and enthusiasm. Your delivery here should sound noticeably more passionate and high-energy than the first part—speak as if you are trying to convince your best friend that this is the coolest thing on the planet!

Upload one recording per language you speak — one file each. Max 100 MB each.

Select a primary language above to see your recording slots.

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