Al Hicks

Voice Description

Mature male;

Baratone to Bass

I can vary from very soft to extremely loud and harsh.

I will be refining as I get back into this arena after many years.

So..........more to come!

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - North American

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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) 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 deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Mission Viejo, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Have done English variations, Irish and Aussie.

Johnny Carson doing Jonathan Winters' "Maude Fickkert"

Flip Wilson, various concocted voices of my own.

My Voice Experience

Short time radio with the original Columbia School in LA.

V/O school with the Late Gordon Jump (Maytag repairman)
in Orange County, Ca.

I am just now re-entering this field to see where i may be useful and productive.

I will be building a resume'

My Training

Business Major.

Sales and Management traing; specifically in Retail for over thirty years.

Seminars and public speaking through Toastmasters International at several levels of competition and mentoring of speakers.

As mentioned above, Gordon Jump's School in California

My Studio Equipment

No engineering skills.

But I do have access to a local studio of the highest quality board and engineer.

Additional Skills

I simply enjoy playing and "varying " my voice as it and I mature.

I am an avid "people watcher" and have a vary good ear with which to duplicate interesting voices and dialects, as well as ages.

Payment Methods Accepted

• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Contact Information

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