Ken Rundel

Voice Description

Ken's forte is the intensely personal, warm and fuzzy style that's perfect for conveying sincere messages from the heart. He's also great at insightful, informative and humorous approaches, and is especially adept at content involving music and concerts. With over 30 years experience in comedy and drama and over 4 decades in radio, Ken's character voice inventory is huge. He can portray a diverse assortment of accents, dialects, emotions and ages.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

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

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

• 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
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• 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

Eureka Springs, Arkansas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents: French, British, German, Russian, Italian, Scandinavian, Transylvanian, Oirental, Hispanic, Indian-Pakistani

Dialects: Hillbilly, Bronx, Southeastern, Texan, Minnesotan

Characterizations: affable 5-year old, nerd-ish youngsters, preppy youngster, Russian immigrant who speaks broken English, effete snob with British accent, cantankerous 70-year old, sexy man about town, Mrs. Doubtfire, aging schoolmarm, country bumpkin, feisty 90-year old, Elmo, Bob Dylan, blues singer, Indian guru, pirate, Southern judge, so many more. Give me a character description and I'll come up with a voice for it.

My Voice Experience

30 years as Professional Voice Talent. Thousands of local, regional and national TV and radio commercials. Accounts worked include: Radio Shack, Barnes and Noble, Nortel, Fine Jewelers Guild, Dairy Queen, Fox and Jacobs Homes, E-Trade, Amtrak, and hundreds more. Current IVR clients include Intervoice, Inc. and Acclaim Telecom, both of Dallas, TX.

35 years in Broadcasting as a DJ, Program Director, Production Director and Station Manager: WCMU, Mt. Pleasant, MI; WFYC, Alma, MI; WVIC, Lansing, MI; WWWW, Detroit, MI; KZEW, Dallas, TX; KKEG, Fayetteville, AR; KTXQ, Dallas, TX; WFAA, Dallas, TX; KRBE, Houston, TX; ABC Radio, Classic Rock Network, Dallas, TX; KXCC, Corpus Christi, TX; 3WK Internet Radio, St. Louis, MO; Columbia School of Broadcasting (instructor), Dallas, TX; The Broadcast Center (instructor), St. Louis, MO.

My Training

Education
Haslett High School, Haslett, MI. Graduated 1964, voted Most Likely To Succeed.
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Graduated with B.S. in Psychology, 1969. Recipient of Daughters of American Revolution Award, 1966.
University of Arkansas Law School (1st year). Recipient of Top Contract Exam, voted to Law Review.
SMU School of Law (2nd and 3rd years).


Acting/Comedy
Acted in dozens of plays in Michigan and Texas (primarily at the Pocket Sandwich Teather, Dallas, TX); in the movie "LaPlace Transform" for Starling Films, Dallas, TX; and in the TV pilot "Out On Bail," Dallas, TX. Directed "LaPlace Transform;" Directed, founded and performed in the improv troupes Carpe Mints, and Virtual Insanity, Dallas, TX and the troupe Arch Rivals, St. Louis, MO. Performed in improv troupes N2O, the Guava Bomblets and ComedySportz, Dallas, TX and the troupe City Improv, St. Louis, MO. Author of "Kiddin' Around, a Guide to Performing Comedy," copyright Ken Rundel, 2005.

Teaching
Taught broadcasting at Broadcast Center, St. Louism MO and Columbia School of Broadcasting, Dallas, TX.
Taught acting, comedy and magic to thousands of adults and children at Fun Ed, Dallas, TX; through Abra-Kid-Abra, St. Louis, MO; and at hundreds of libraries, rec centers, schools, churches and business in Texas, Missouri and Illinois.
Substitute taught virtually all subjects at all grade levels at schools in Michigan and Texas

My Studio Equipment

Home studio.

Microphone: SHURE Beta 58A

Mixer: Mackie 1402-VLZ3

Compressor: RNC 1773

Editing software: Sound Forge 6.0

Additional Skills

Improv comedy. Performer, Director, Player

Public Relations: Publicist for the city of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Write press releases, seek free publicity for client

Internet DJ: radiofreephoenix(website) Monday thru Friday 6-8 a.m. MST.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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