Bill Minson - Direct, warm, precise with pace, edge if necessary

Direct, warm, precise with pace, edge if necessary

• Bill Minson is registered with Voice123 since Jan 23, 2010.
• Bill Minson started his/her voice over career in 1970.
• Currently Bill Minson is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Warm & deep for narrations, "Bill has that James Earl Jones thing", Baltimore Sun 9/11/09 from "Save the Brave"

Smooth and professional for presentations with pace and edge if necessary.

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

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services

My Home Base

Santa Monica,, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Bill Minson

My Voice Experience

My formal voice over work began when I became director of advertising and public relations for the world famous Apollo Theater. I wrote, produced and recorded weekly campaigns for stars such as James Brown, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, The Temptations,Barry White, etc.

I've done numerous public service, radio and television in connection with youth programs produced by TUDAY Ministries (please see tuday.net)

Most recent narration was for SAVE THE BRAVE, documentary produced in connection with sick & dying 911 Responders.

My Training

My voice became familiar on New York City radio and television stations in the mid 1960's. I appeared on local shows (Wonderama/Alan Burke) and with Johnny Carson as a guest on the Tonight Show. My broadcast presence began during the riots of 1968 when I was a correspondent for various NY radio stations in New York, Roxbury,Mass. Newark, NJ and Tampa, Florida. Additional broadcast exposure followed my selling Ringling Bros. Circus their 1st Black act for their 100th edition. I interviewed Richard Nixon and Eugene McCarthy at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's funeral for WINS radio in New York.

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Bill Minson

Additional Skills

I can create, write, produce and record campaigns Was most recently executive director of the Congressional Entertainment Caucus for the US Congress. Among other duties made presentations to Halle Berry and Barbara Walters on behalf of Congress when they received their stars on the Hollywood WALK of FAME at the invitation of Hollywood's honorary Mayor, the late Johnny Grant. Comfortable, competent and creative in any media environment.