Carl Willis

Voice Description

Male
North American
White
Young Man
Middle Aged
Bold
Deep
Friendly
Easy Going
Neighbor
Co-worker
Sincere
Clear
Direct
Educated
Military
Forceful
Gruff
Gravely
Commercial
Retail
Radio Imaging
Audio Books
Trailer
Trailers
Trailer Reads
Industrial
Industrial Narration
Narrations
Announcer
MC
Newscasts
Characters
Character Voices
Impersonations
Comical
Nerdy
Hard Sell
Hyper
Soft Sell
Laid Back
Friend
Best Friend
Dad
Grand Father
Grampa
National
Regional
Local
Young Adult male, Old adult male,Middle aged male, Dennis Leary meets George Clooney meets Morgan Freeman and a cast of characters. Teen male, Senior male, trustworthy,
Deep, Friendly, conversational, Warm,
Disney type, upbeat, gravelly, smooth, Professional,Confident. Narrator, Story teller, Endearing.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• English - North American
• English - Other

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

San Francisco, Los Angeles-California, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British-Cockney and London, Australian, Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, French, Russian, Polish, Ukraine, Indian-Hindi & Punjabi, North American, Southern American, North American-Bronx, North American-New Jersey, New England, Boston, North American-West coast, North American-Mid West, Texan, Mexican, Spanish, African American, Redneck, Mobster, Italian, cowboy, drill Sargent, nerd, geek, trucker, father, grandfather, old man, teenager, crazy uncle, Wise old Wizard, scientist, mad scientist.
Bill Clinton, Christopher Lloyd, walter brennan, john wayne, rod serling, Julia child, Nando, Fernando Llamas, Harvey Firestein, Hal douglas, Sam Elliot, broderick crawford, Peter Falk, Gilbert Godfrey, sammy davis jr, jimmy stewart, Jerry Lewis, Elmer Fudd, Mr. Spacely, Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Bing Crosby, Taz, Daffy duck, Bugs Bunny, Sean Connery, James Earl Jones (as Darth Vader).

My Voice Experience

VO pro since 1985
Recent clients include Charter Media, Netflix, US Cellular, 6 Flags, Time Warner, ADR and Looping, Pacific Gas & Electric, Lexus, EA Games, Chevy, Zeiss Optics, Robert Half Int'l, ABC TV, US Foods, Extreme Sports Entertainment to name a few.
Commercials, Narration, Promos, Characters, Dialects, Audiobooks, CD-Rom, Games, E- Learning, Podcasts, Trailers, IVR, On Hold Messages. Characters are a specialty.

My Training

David Alden Pvt Coaching Promos and Trailers
Marice Tobias Pvt Coaching Beverly Hills, Ca
Nancy Wolfson-Pvt Coaching Brentwood, Ca
Pat Fraley-Characters, Accents and Dialects, Audiobooks, ADR, Looping
Ed Asner-Acting and Narration
Joyce Castellanos – Promos
Ginny McSwain -Animation and Gaming
Ned Lott-ADR, Looping The Disney Way
Terri Douglas-ADR, Looping
Larry Moss-Accents n Dialects
Kim Breault-Audiobooks, Accents n Dialects
Hilary Huber-Accents n Dialects, Audiobooks
Martha Mayakis-Private Coaching-Burbank
Demos & Coaching-Marc Graue Burbank, CA

My Studio Equipment

Telos Zephyr ISDN,JK Audio Phone Patch
M-Audio Mic Pre Amp and Audio USB Interface,
Sennheiser 416,VO Booth, Coffee cup holder,
FTP, Sony Sound Forge Software (Version 7 and 9),
Sony Music Studio Software, Audacity,
Yamaha 4 track with DBX for nostalgia's sake.
Samson C01U USB Mic for on the road.

...and an '04 Chevy for getting to gigs.

Additional Skills

I've been in the business a long time.
No need to gas on about how wonderful I am but here's a few descriptors.
If you want it fast, right on the money, Conversational, announcer, non announcer, character, documentary, narration, promo, trailer, deep, warm, sincere, dennis leary, morgan freeman, george clooney, young guy, old guy, middle aged guy, drill sargent, nerd, geek, villain, hero, sidekick, friendly, snide, smarmy, Christopher Lloyd, gilbert Godfree,
mafia, southern, hick, redneck, funny, quirky, husband, dad, grandpa, uncle, crazy neighbor, mechanic, blue collar, executive, manager, co worker, animation, affiliate, imaging, guy next door, john wayne, walter brennan, larry the cable guy, bill clinton, rod serling, ukranian, Sam elliot, , jeff bridges, russian, Irish, british, scottish, latino, mexican, mob boss, mob henchman, soldier, military, angry, heartfelt, Texan, southern american, brooklyn, new jersey, politician, administrator, patient, customer,
empathetic, authoritative, submissive, smart Aleck, and with salt and lime, or straight up with a beer chaser; I could be your guy.
In past lives I've been an engineer ,DJ, IT tech, comedian, film actor, theater actor, variety artist, emcee, show host
and factory worker.
There's lots of Highly Qualified and Talented VO people out there. Fortunately, I'm one of them. No brag, just fact.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Wire transfers

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

To contact Carl Willis by email or phone, please click here.