Benjamin Whittier - Classy, Urban, Comedic, Story-Teller, Avg Joe

Classy, Urban, Comedic, Story-Teller, Avg Joe

• Benjamin Whittier is registered with Voice123 since Feb 10, 2010.
• Benjamin Whittier started his/her voice over career in 1991.
• Currently Benjamin Whittier is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

I am a bilingual English/Spanish VO artist and ad copy translator. My vocal range includes: warm and deep for narrations, fun or comedic for commercials, sexy, diplomatic, mysterious, spiritual, urban, southern, aristocratic, story-teller, MC/DJ style, as well as, radio theater. My translation experience covers ad copy, song lyrics, product promos, websites, and more.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

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

• English - North American
• English - Other
• Spanish - Castilian (from Spain)
• Spanish - Latin American Neutral

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 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 translation 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

Houston, Texas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I am bilingual English/Spanish.I can speak English with a Latin or French accent, or Spanish with an American accent. I also do English aristocratic or Cockney style.

My Voice Experience

My professional voice-over experience includes the following A-list clients:

-Coca-Cola
-Bacardi
-Margaret
-Astor
-Renault
-Cortefiel
-John Deere
-KPFT
-Mighty Books
-Fox TV
-RTVE and more...

These gigs required the use of the gamut of my musical, vocal, and technical abilities, covering everything from a basic V.O., to composing and singing jingles, to translating copy to and from English/Spanish, to producing, recording, and editing an entire spot.

My Training

My training started as a professional radio DJ, then as an actor, as well as, a national TV host in Spain. I have produced radio shows, both live and canned, music productions, multimedia productions, and audio-post for film. My main voice-over training comes from hours upon hours in the studio doing voice-over work for my various radio, TV, and film projects, both as talent and talent/producer. Although, that said, I have received formal academic training from the following:

-Drama studies with the late and great Lurene Tuttle (USA) and Zulema Katz (Spain)

-Classical Training
(Moores School of Music at the University of Houston)

-Gospel Choir Training (Toured for one year around the world with the A.M. Union Bethel Choir)

-Solo Recording Artist
(Polygram Iberica and WEA [Warner Electra and Arista])

So, while I have clocked many hours in the studio as a V.O. artist, I also have years of experience performing and recording for other vocal disciplines.

My Studio Equipment

My studio equipment includes:

Vocal Booth
Dell XPS M-140, 2 Gigs Ram, Pentium Dual Core processor
Dell Inspiron 8130, 2 Gigs Ram, Pentium Dual Core processor
21" View-Sonic Monitor
Alesis IO14 Firewire Audio Interface
Behringer Eurorack MX1804 Mixer
Infinity RS3 Monitors (pair)
Auralex Monitor Isolators
Alesis RA300 Amplifier
PCL-800 Power Conditioner
AKG C-3000 and C-1000 condenser microphones
AT 2020 condenser microphone
ART DPS II Preamp System with Dual Tube Mic Preamps
Steinberg Cubase VST 5
Propellerhead Reason 3
Adobe Audition 2
Waves Mercury Professional Plug-in Bundle

Additional Skills

My other related skills include:

-Audio Engineer
-Video Editor
-Songwriter
-Lyricist
-English/Spanish interpreter/translator
-TV Host
-Actor (Stage, TV, and Film)