Benny Martinez - Deep Announcer Voice, Smooth, Great Laugh, Deep

Deep Announcer Voice, Smooth, Great Laugh, Deep

• Benny Martinez is registered with Voice123 since Nov 29, 2006.
• Benny Martinez started his/her voice over career in 2007.
• Currently Benny Martinez is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Benny Martinez has been on on-air personality in the Los Angeles / San Diego market(s) for the past 30 years. He has a very deep, rich voice that is very soothing to the sound. He has an incredible timbre to his voice and a very infectious laugh. He is very funny, and has the ability of sounding both like "the guy next door" and a polished announcer. His diction is impeccable and he has a very smooth delivery pace.

He is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - North American
• Spanish - Latin American Neutral
• Spanish - Mexican
• Spanish - Puerto Rican

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
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

NY Accents, Irish Accents, African American accents.

My Voice Experience

ON AIR EXPERIENCE

Jan 1975 – Jan 1977
KAMP 1430 AM El Centro, CA
On Air Personality / Sales Consultant / Production Director
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Feb 1977 – Aug 1977
KUTE 102 FM Glendale, CA
Weekend / Part-Time On Air Personality / Station Street Team Coordinator
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Oct 1977 – June 1978
KYNO FM Fresno, CA
Overnight Air Personality
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July 1978 – May 1979
KGGI 99.1 FM Riverside, CA
Late Night And Morning Drive Air Personality
Original On Air Staff Member
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May 1979 – Aug 1980
KUTE 102 FM Glendale, CA
Afternoon Drive Personality
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Aug 1980 – Oct 1981
KWST 106 FM Los Angeles, CA
Early Evening Air Personality
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Nov 1981 – May 1984
640 KFI AM Los Angeles, CA
Night Time On Air Personality
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June 1984 – Sep 1984
KS 103 FM San Diego, CA
Weekend On-Air Personality
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Sep 1984 – May 1990
KIIS FM / AM Los Angeles, CA
Every Air Shift On KIIS FM (Except For the Morning Show)
• Was part of morning show when filling in for Commander Chuck Street
• Saturday nights, mixed live on-air one of LA’s very first mix shows (Saturday Night Live LA – Starring Benny Martinez and Featuring Bumpy Woods)
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June 1990 – Oct 1993
XHTZ FM (Jammin’ Z 90) San Diego, CA
Afternoon Drive (Commuted back and forth from West Covina to Chula Vista – 250 mile round trip Mon-Fri)
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Oct 1993 – Oct 1994
KODJ / KCBS FM Los Angeles, CA
•Early Evening On Air Personality
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Oct 1994 – Feb 2001
Westwood One Radio Networks Valencia, CA
• Original On Air Staff / PM Drive for 70’s Gold and stayed on when format moved to Groovin’ Oldies
• Weekend Dance show broadcast over Westwood One Radio networks
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Feb 1996 – Dec 1996
B100 Los Angeles, CA
• One Air Personality / Weekends
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Dec 1996 – Feb 2001
Mega 100 FM / Mega 92.3 FM Los Angeles, CA
• Overnights / moved to early afternoons
• Remained with station through transition from B100
• Original On Air Staff Member
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Dec 2001 – Nov 2002
KOOL FM San Diego, CA
• PM Drive
• Assistant Program Director
• Music Director
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My Training

Benny Martinez attended the USC School of Broadcasting in his early years prior to getting his first on-air radio position in the mid 70s.

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

Benny Martinez is a wise-cracker...BIG TIME :) He loves "wise-guy" movies, and loves to speak in that voice whenever possible. He can do an italian accent, speak in broken spanish (if the role calls for it), and can imitate an old fashioned "boss jock".