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A system and method for searching and selecting a specific read of a talent. A reel can be separated or marked to indicate individual reads. The reads are defined using read profiles. A producer and/or agent can perform searches and auditions on the search system on a read level by using the unique

A system and method for searching and selecting a specific read of a talent. A reel can be separated or marked to indicate individual reads. The reads are defined using read profiles. A producer and/or agent can perform searches and auditions on the search system on a read level by using the unique read profiles. The search for reads can be performed using sample voices or voices provided by a user. The auditions can be executed in real-time and can be integrated with telephony technology. Agent branded technology are included to provide a vehicle for the agent to be a part of the producer-talent relationship. A Uniform Resource Locator with a pathname containing an alias suffix is provided to direct the business contacts to a Webpage containing biographical and contact information and sample reads of the talent.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for voice-over talent searching, said method comprising the steps of: arranging audio demo reels of talents into individual audio reads, wherein each of the demo reels contains a plurality of audio reads; profiling each of the separated audio reads to create a separa

What is claimed is: 1. A method for voice-over talent searching, said method comprising the steps of: arranging audio demo reels of talents into individual audio reads, wherein each of the demo reels contains a plurality of audio reads; profiling each of the separated audio reads to create a separate read profile for each audio read; inputting talent information relating to said audio reads; storing said audio reads, said read profiles and said talent information in a database; allowing a user to enter search parameters, said search parameters including profile terms relating to said read profiles; matching said search parameters with said read profiles; displaying matched audio reads having read profiles substantially matching said search parameters; enabling the user to preview said matched audio reads; wherein said matched audio reads are previewed in substantially real-time; allowing the user to select at least one preferred audio read during said previewing process to allow the user to request talent information associated with said preferred audio read; and revealing talent information associated with said preferred audio read to the user. 2. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the step of arranging said audio demo reels includes separating said demo reels into a plurality of individual audio reads. 3. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the step of arranging said audio demo reels includes delineating said audio reads of said demo reels to mark individual audio reads. 4. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of: allowing the user to selectively update the search parameters to narrow the search results. 5. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of: allowing an agent to brand the trademark of the agent. 6. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of: combining the audio reads with corresponding profile data created in the profiling step to create read profiles, wherein each of said read profiles contains a plurality of sets of data, including a first set of data containing an audio read file and a second set of data containing profiling data associated with said audio read file to classify said audio read file for storage and query retrieval. 7. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of: caching matched audio reads to allow for substantially continuous playback of the matched audio reads. 8. The method as defined in claim 7, wherein the matched audio reads are cached in a cache subdirectory under a directory of an Internet browser. 9. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of: enabling the user to input a sample voice as a search parameter. 10. The method as defined in claim 9, wherein said sample voice is used as a template for substantially matching audio reads stored in said database to said sample voice using at least one digital signal processing technique. 11. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of: enabling the user to search in said database for audio reads stored in said database which resemble a selected audio read. 12. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of: enabling the user to search in said database for audio reads stored in said database which resemble a particular voice, wherein said particular voice is a predetermined sample voice. 13. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of: allowing talents to audition for audio reads via telephony technology. 14. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of: providing a Uniform Resource Locator with a pathname containing an alias suffix on a business card for introducing a talent to business contacts and for directing the business contacts to a Webpage containing biographical information and sample audio reads of the talent. 15. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of: determining the number of connects available to the user before revealing talent information to the user, wherein the number of connects defines to the number of talent information that can be revealed to the user. 16. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the audio reads are profiled using general profiling data, vocal categories and subjective categories to create said read profiles. 17. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein said vocal categories include a vocal persona category for identifying the personality projected by an audio read, a vocal delivery category for identifying the delivery type used in an audio read and a vocal trait category for identifying the distinguishing feature of an audio read. 18. The method as defined in claim 17, wherein said vocal persona category, said vocal delivery category and said vocal trait category are further divided into subcategories in which each subcategory is given a value representing ratings within said subcategories. 19. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein said subjective categories include accent for identifying how words in an audio read are pronounced or stressed, character for identifying the personality exhibited by the audio read, impression for identifying a noted personality and texture for identifying the basic scheme or structure of an audio read. 20. A method for voice-over talent searching, said method comprising the steps of: profiling audio reads to classify each of said audio reads for storage and query retrieval; associating the audio reads with their corresponding profile data created in the profiling step to create read profiles; inputting talent information relating to said audio reads; storing said read profiles and said talent information in a database; allowing a user to enter search parameters for retrieving audio reads with read profiles which substantially match the search parameters; matching said search parameters with said read profiles; displaying matched audio reads having read profiles substantially matching said search parameters; enabling the user to preview said matched audio reads, wherein said matched audio reads are previewed in substantially real-time; allowing the user to select at least one preferred audio read during said previewing process to allow the user to request talent information associated with said preferred audio read; and revealing talent information associated with said preferred audio read to the user. 21. The method as defined in claim 20, further including the step of: arranging audio demo reels of talents into a plurality of individual audio reads, wherein each of the demo reels contains a plurality of audio reads. 22. The method as defined in claim 21, wherein the step of arranging said audio demo reels includes separating said demo reels into a plurality of individual audio reads. 23. The method as defined in claim 21, wherein the step of arranging said audio demo reels includes delineating said demo reels to mark individual audio reads. 24. The method as defined in claim 20, further comprising the step of: allowing the user to selectively update the search parameters to narrow the search results. 25. The method as defined in claim 20, further comprising the step of: allowing an agent to brand the trademark of the agent. 26. The method as defined in claim 20, further comprising the step of: caching matched audio reads to allow for substantially continuous playback of said matched audio reads. 27. The method as defined in claim 26, wherein the matched audio reads are cached in a cache subdirectory under a directory of a browser. 28. The method as defined in claim 20, further comprising the step of: enabling the user to input a sample voice as a search parameter. 29. The method as defined in claim 20, further comprising the step of: enabling the user to search in said database for audio reads stored in said database which resemble a selected audio read. 30. The method as defined in claim 20, further comprising the step of: enabling the user to search in said database for audio reads stored in said database which resemble a pre-determined sample voice. 31. The method as defined in claim 20, further comprising the step of: allowing talents to audition for audio reads via telephony technology. 32. The method as defined in claim 20, further comprising the step of: providing a Uniform Resource Locator with a pathname containing an alias suffix on a business card for introducing a talent to business contacts. 33. The method for voice-over talent searching, said method comprising the steps of: profiling audio reads to classify each of said audio reads for storage and query retrieval; storing said audio reads and said classified profiles in a database; allowing a user to enter search parameters for retrieving audio reads with read profiles which substantially match the search parameters; matching said search parameters with said read profiles; displaying matched audio reads having read profiles substantially matching said search parameters; and enabling the user to play said matched audio reads. 34. The method for introducing a voice-over talent to business contacts, said method comprising the steps of: providing an audio read level search and delivery platform; enabling a user to subscribe to said audio read level search and delivery platform; allowing the user to upload audio reads to said read level search and delivery platform, wherein said uploaded audio reads are representative of the read performances by a talent; allowing the user to enter read profile data for each of said uploaded audio reads; and allowing the user to enter biographical and contact information for the talent into said read level search and delivery platform. 35. The method as defined in claim 34, further comprising the steps of: enabling the profiling of each of said uploaded audio reads; allowing the business contacts to search for audio reads on said read level search and delivery platform; allowing the business contacts to preview individual audio reads in real-time on said read level search and delivery platform; and delivering talent and agent contact information to a business contact requesting said talent and agent contact information. 36. The system for facilitating voice-over talent searching, said system comprising: a visual interface for allowing profiling of each of a plurality of audio reads to classify each of said audio reads for storage and query retrieval; a database for storing the audio reads with corresponding profile data; a search engine for allowing a user to enter search parameters for retrieving audio reads with read profiles which substantially match the search parameters; and a display for displaying a list of matched audio reads on at least one Webpage to enable the user preview said matched audio reads, wherein said matched audio reads are previewed in substantially real-time. 37. The system as defined in claim 36, wherein said search engine enables the user to input a sample voice as a search parameter, wherein said sample voice is used as a template for substantially matching audio reads stored in said database to said sample voice. 38. The system as defined in claim 36, wherein said search engine provides sample voices to allow the user to select from and use a sample voice as a search parameter. 39. The system as defined in claim 36, further comprising: an electronic transmission capacity for allowing the talent to audition for audio reads via telephony technology. 40. The system as defined in claim 36, further comprising: a reel separator for automatically separating an audio demo reel containing a plurality of audio reads of a talent into individual audio reads. 41. The system as defined in claim 36, further comprising: a reel delineator interface for allowing the user to individually define each of the individual audio reads contained in a reel. 42. A read level search and delivery system, said system comprising: a collection of Web files for enabling a talent to subscribe to a read level search and delivery platform; a transmission capacity for allowing the talent to upload audio reads to said read level search and delivery platform, wherein said uploaded audio reads are representative of the read performances by the talent; a profiling mechanism for enabling a user to individually profile each of said uploaded audio reads; and at least one input webpage for allowing the talent to enter biographical and contact information for the talent into said read level search and delivery platform.