Alan Thayer - Friendly and compassionate, warm, also edgy

Friendly and compassionate, warm, also edgy

• Alan Thayer is registered with Voice123 since Aug 03, 2011.
• Alan Thayer started his/her voice over career in 1979.
• Currently Alan Thayer is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 9
• Alan Thayer was last active on Voice123 20 days ago

Voice Description

Having been in radio for over 30 years, I can convey passion and believability, while sounding warm, friendly, professional and yet edgy too. As an avid reader, and host of a nationally-heard book reading radio program, i have read well over a hundred books on the air, conveying nuance and character in each selection. A huge fan of the space program, I can provide scientific narrations that range from highly technical to informational. My voice has been described as dramatic, deep, and attention-getting.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - North American
• French - European

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

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 deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services

My Home Base

San Leandro, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I can deliver a British accent, an authentic French accent, being half-French myself, and a passable Russian accent.

My Voice Experience

* Provided on-air talent for a TV documentary "Bibles to Russia," involving on and off-camera narrations for this half-hour feature.

* As part of a non-profit national network of stations, I have recorded hundreds of public affairs spots and promos for a variety of interest groups. On this same network, I also hosted the long-running "Radio Reading Circle" program, heard weekdays, and for 10 years, I hosted "Sacred Concert Hall" a feature heard every Sunday afternoon coast-to-coast.

* Have also written, recorded and produced 60 second commercials heard on Bay Area radio stations for my own opera company, founded in 2005.

* I am also a professionally-trained conference interpreter and have interpreted high-level meetings in both English and French.

My Training

B.A. Theater Arts, University of the Pacific, 1973
M.A. Intercultural Communication, Monterey Institute of International Studies, 1978
Intern, American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California, Summer, 1969
Voice-over class with Such-A-Voice, February, 2011.

My Studio Equipment

Full access to professional digital radio studio equipment, including Neuman mics, and German-produced Diga audio editing and automation software, with professional JBL studio monitors. At home, i use a Samson mic, and Behringer mixer board.

Additional Skills

As a theater major, with 32 years experience in radio, I love being able to approach scripts sounding conversational, intense, edgy, even mysterious, and yet i can also exude a warm and genuinely friendly approach. Connecting with the audience is what voice-overs is all about!