Bill Nygren

Voice Description

Unaffected, natural, non-announcer read.

Good range of styles including serious, funny, credible, intelligent.

Warm mid range voice with a natural rasp, lots of colour and nuance.

Modern styled corporate read (non-announcer approach) for e-learning, training programs.

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
• Adult content

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• 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 copywriting 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

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

North American, Germanic, Swedish, Australian, British

My Voice Experience

While I am specifically the managing partner and creative director of a Toronto based audio production boutique that serves the marketing communications sector, I have often been called on to "lend a voice" when time or project budgets were tight.

Years of doing exactly has generated a pretty serious repetoire of voice work ranging from radio to e-learning and broadcast imaging.

With more and more clients asking specifically for my read on their projects, it now seems like a natural evolution and the perfect time to actively pursue voice assignments.

Clients include; Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (radio), Toronto Hydro (radio), CBC Radio 3 (imaging voice/promo character voice), Tridel (sales presentation materials), Ontario Bluecross (radio), Samsung (radio) Coors Light (radio/as a singer), Iceberg Vodka (radio), Adler International Learning (radio and podcast), Exxon (e-learning character), Suncor (e-learning character)among others

My Training

I began doing voice work during my days as an account manager/writer at a Toronto radio station (EZ Rock 97.3fm) before starting my company in late 1999. Of course at a radio station almost everyone is called on to voice from time to time but I was a regular in the booth because I had a very natural, non-announcer style and a healthy range of reads.

Having sang in a series of live performance and recording bands before jumping into advertising, the studio was no stranger to me and voice work has proved a natural progression from performing as a singer.

Since 1999, the studio has been my training ground so to speak.

I attended the University of Toronto for sociology in the early 80's but truth be told majored in spending time with my band rather than studying...probably spent more time on stage or in rehearsal than I did in class. Of course given my current career it was probably the better choice of the two!

My Studio Equipment

Microphones

Rode NTK Tube Microphone
AKG 414 Microphone
Neumann U87 Microphone
3 Shure SM-58 Microphones
2 Apex 435 Microphones

Sound Cards

Modified Digidesign 002 from Black Lion
Digidesign Mbox Portable sound card
M-Audio Firewire 410

Studio Monitors

Event TR-8 tuned reference monitors
Yorkville YSM-1 studio monitors

Effects

Apogee International CRX-12 multi channel eq
2 DBX 166 Compressors
1 Lexicon MPX 500 Multi Effects Processor
1 FMR Audio RNC Compressor
1 FMR Audio RNLA Levelling Amplifier/Compressor
1FMR Audio RNP Mic Pre
1 DBX 286A Mic Pre
Ensoniq DP-2 Multi Effects Processor
Korg A3 Multi Effects Processor
Alesis Quadraverb 1 Multi Effects Processor.

Synthesis and Sampling

Emu Emulator 4 Sampler
Roland S760 Sampler
Novation A-Station Analog modelling synth
Studio Electronics ATC-1 Monophonic synth
Emu Morpheus Z-Plane Synth
Yamaha TX81Z Fm Synth
Roland MKS 70 Super JX synth
Yamaha DX7 FM synth
Korg Maxi Korg Monophonic Analog synth
Motu Micro Express MIDI
Native Instruments Kontakt with fully converted EMU and AKAI libraries

Misc Audio

Telos Telephone Hybrid
HHb CDR-830 Rack CD Burner
Pannasonic 4700 DAT Machine

Computers

Apple Imac G5 with MAX RAM
Mac Mini Backup Recording source with MAX RAM

Additional Skills

A good deal of what I do on a daily basis here in the studio revolves around directing audio sessions for projects spanning broadcast and digital communications platforms.

From radio ads to podcasts and e-learning audio production we are involved in pretty much every area of marketing communcations that is sound enabled.

Copywriting is another important part of what I do here with radio being my favourite medium. More and more though much of my writing work is for e-learning or web. Copy writing projects range from B2C to B2B.

We are also well known custom jingle producers and are particularly known for our work in the sonic branding field.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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