BionicVO launches public voice cloning platform

BionicVO opened to the public on Aug. 5, bringing Dan Price’s four decades of audio-ad expertise into an AI voice platform built for creative teams. The launch leans on real voice actors, a royalty model and production tools aimed at making cloned voices sound more human and intentional.

Why it matters: - BionicVO is entering the fast-growing AI voice market with a model built around licensed human talent instead of synthetic voice banks. - The platform is designed to give creative teams AI speed without giving up performance quality or voice actor compensation.

What happened: - BionicVO launched publicly on Aug. 5 at bionicvo.ai. - Dan Price, founder of Oink Ink Radio, created the platform after four decades directing voice performances for major brands and broadcasters. - Price has worked on campaigns for Google, IBM, Ford, AT&T, NBC and Staples. - His work has won nearly 1,000 industry awards, including Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show Pencils, Radio Mercury Awards and London International Awards.

The details: - BionicVO uses real, professional voice actors rather than fully synthetic voices. - Price hand-picked the platform’s roster for voices that sound distinct, human and authentic. - The roster includes working professionals from Madison Avenue and Hollywood who license their voices on their own terms. - Users can browse the actor roster, upload a script, generate a clone and refine the result in a built-in production studio. - Price and his engineering team apply audio direction and sound-design methods used in Oink Ink’s award-winning campaigns to the source audio before users interact with the platform. - BionicVO operates on a royalty model, so voice actors are paid each time their voice is used. - The company frames the approach as avoiding fake voices and stolen likenesses. - BionicVO says its method combines elite U.S. voice actors, professional source audio and ethical AI practices to deliver performances that sound intentional, human and production-ready. - The global AI voice market is projected to reach $21.75 billion by 2030.

Between the lines: - BionicVO is trying to stand apart from AI voice tools that prioritize volume and speed over performance nuance. - The company is pitching a creative-services approach, not just a software product, by making audio direction part of the workflow. - Price’s reputation in radio advertising gives BionicVO immediate credibility with agencies and production teams that care about voice quality.

What's next: - BionicVO is now available for users at bionicvo.ai. - The company is offering interviews with Dan Price through Lauren Harris at lauren@reliablepr.net. - BionicVO’s next test is whether creative teams will pay for a premium, talent-first alternative in a crowded AI voice market.