Andrew Barovick - Authoritative, Knowledgeable, Amused, Oddball

Authoritative, Knowledgeable, Amused, Oddball

• Andrew Barovick is registered with Voice123 since Feb 14, 2010.
• Andrew Barovick started his/her voice over career in 2010.
• Currently Andrew Barovick is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Authoritative, cultured, knowledgeable for commercials; Wide-ranging, starting from naturally deep up to child-like, for narrations and audio books; Humorous, amused, flummoxed, skeptic, snarky guy for commercials;

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

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

None

My Home Base

LARCHMONT, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Upper crust snob; Local NYC neighborhood blue-collar guy; Cursing, foul-mouthed, maniacal criminal

My Voice Experience

Right after graduating from college, WINS-AM Radio in NYC was starting an experimental program called WINS Newsphone. I auditioned and got the job, along with about 5 other clueless young people who, like me, had been on the radio in college. During each shift, I wrote and recorded a 30-second segment of news, sports, weather, traffic and the Dow Jones numbers, which was then posted to a phone-in system which callers could access. I got to give the news, and end each update with "This has been Andrew Barovick for WINS Newsphone." I was in heaven. Then it was cancelled after about 6 months.

Afterwards, one of my engineer friends back on the Columbia campus (NYC) was involved in the development of very early voice-prompt software. I recorded a ton of prompts about restaurants and movies for him and his friends.

Otherwise, I have always been an inspired practical joker, and most of the jokes have been performed over the phone. At times, I would impersonate people I knew, through work or family. At other times, I would simply disguise my voice, so that the recipient of the joke would not recognize who was calling. These tended toward the crude and shocking. I was always very convincing and effective.

My Training

Aria McKenna-New York Voice- Over Success Program; On-air talent in high school and college radio; speech training in college drama classes and at NYC's Neighborhood Playhouse theatre program;

B.A. in English Literature from Columbia College of Columbia University; as a lawyer, I speak in public on a regular basis: to juries; to law students to whom I teach trial advocacy; to other lawyers when I am giving Continuing Legal Education (CLE) classes.

My Studio Equipment

I have access to several studios, both near my home in Larchmont, NY, and my office in New York, NY. I recorded my demo CD at The Engine Room, on lower Broadway, in NYC, and plan to return for future projects.

I have a home studio, equipped with a Snowball USB mike that I use with Garage Band.

Additional Skills

I am very knowledgeable about pop music.

I write well and often, and have a legal blog (or "blawg") that is updated a few times per month, at least.
I am a father of a 10-year-old girl, and a 13-year-old boy, and a cat owner.

I am a car enthusiast, and one of the few people who insist on driving standard-shift vehicles. I drive an '06 BMW 330xi standard shift, 6-speed sedan, and it is the happiest time of my day.

I am a bike enthusiast when my back allows for it--road and mountain.

I have a big appreciation for, and some knowledge of food and wine.

I've worked in the production of TV commercials, movies and broadcast and cable TV. My last job in the entertainment business was just before law school, when I served as an Associate Producer of The Book Channel, produced by Cablevision in Woodbury, NY.