Benjamin Padua - Deep, pirate, villain, annnouncer, surfer, niceguy

Deep, pirate, villain, annnouncer, surfer, niceguy

• Benjamin Padua is registered with Voice123 since Jan 17, 2006.
• Benjamin Padua started his/her voice over career in 2008.
• Currently Benjamin Padua is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

Voice Description

My voice is very deep and bassy. I can make myself sound as deep like James Earl Jones. It is naturally warm sounding, but I can make it sound very evil at the same time (think Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget or the Orcs from Lord of the Rings.) I also used to sing in a death metal band and can growl very deeply and coherently. However, I can also sound very sexy and upbeat as well for commercials and smooth and authoritative for professional preesentations and news reading. I can do a great Howard Cosell impersonation, can sound like "the movie guy", and do a number of funny cartoonish voices (pirate). I can do a great sounding stoner/surfer both mellow and energetic.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

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

• English - North American

Recording Categories I Offer

• 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
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, informercials, 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

New York, New York, United States

Accents & Dialects

California/surfer, pirate, cartoon villain, smooth ladies man, strong Midwestern, friendly guy next door

My Voice Experience

I have been getting compliments on my voice as long as I can remember. I began doing the school news broadcast in high school (Alpena, MI) where citizens of my town called in to commnet on my clear, authoritative vocal presence. In college at Northern Michigan University I had a radio show, I had regular female callers call in to tell me my voice was sexy, as well as the occasional lonely prisoner. I started doing radio spots for the non-commercial station (91.5 WUPX), while still doing public news broadcasts and hosting my own local-access music show. I also worked in phone fundraising for four years which required me speak politely and clearly over a long period of time.

My Training

I graduated from Northern Michigan University with a degree in electronic journalism and a speech communication minor. I studied writing for broadcasting, studio TV production, and audio production, all which required me to learn to enunicate for studio recording. I also gave many speeches over my time there and learned how to comfortable in front of people and in a studio. Working in phone fundraising also made me learn how to keep my voice steady for long periods.

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

I have a basic understanding of Pro Tools. I learned to read when I was two and will read scripts cleanly. I have a great sense of humor so I'm told., and I have experience working on editing short films and know Final Cut Pro. I am also an experienced production assistant and a scriptwriter who has worked in television news and can write copy.