Bill Shippen - Character Specialist, Energy, Drama, Comic, Cool,

Character Specialist, Energy, Drama, Comic, Cool,

• Bill Shippen is registered with Voice123 since Apr 22, 2006.
• Bill Shippen started his/her voice over career in 1980.
• Currently Bill Shippen is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

I was born in England and I am now a US resident. I am a team player, friendly and very professional to work with.

I adapt quickly to studio direction, take great pride in my work, and always try to go that extra mile with a smile to deliver the project as required.

I offer an extensive range of voice styles for you: Crisp tones, precise pronunciation, clear diction etc. As a professional vocalist (Sessions included) I have a very wide vocal range: this enables me to perform voice overs in High, medium or deep voice styles .. I have good comedy skills and can inject life and humor into a character/script project to suit the occasion at any time. I am a creative thinker.. and will work hard to deliver a professional and finished performance everytime. .
Soem of my styles: Serious, Businesslike, warm and friendly, engergetic and fast, slow and well paced are all at my disposal for you. Husky, Sexy and low, High and Vibrant, calm and smooth, sincere, amiable, informative etc....

I can adapt very quickly on cue to deliver Wide variety of British Accents and English / British Dialects from the British Isles: Scots, Welsh, Geordie, Cockney / Londoner,(The Geiko Lizard for example), "Received English pronunciation" (in crisp British "upper class" tones,AKA Prince Charles for example) West country. Comic characterizations, Deep, high, energetic, paced, dramatic.Dramatic, Light Humor.

As a experineced actor, I also have good and acceptable Aussie accents, broken (German-English etc)German English, French, "Mexican" and a good north American accent also..(Not often called upon as I am surrounded by 300 million wonderful Americans..! I know my place :)

I adapt well to environments and studio direction, good for documentary type work, adverts radio, etc. Fast worker.. Great results! :)

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• English - North American
• English - South African
• English - Other
• Spanish - Mexican

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
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

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 copywriting services
• I offer voice direction services

My Home Base

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Bill Shippen

My Voice Experience

Trained British vocalist and actor. Very good voice for rock.,pop,blues, soul, great range and harmonies..theatre,tv,radio experience. fast worker, professional approach, very nice range of authentic English - British voice skills...Worked in Film, TV - Dramatic, Comedy roles, Documentaries,Commercial Voiceovers, Station Announcer, British Session Vocalist,

My Training

26 years in the business. British Agent, manager, artiste, performer, singer, actor, writer, played and performed all over Europe and UK.
Now resident in Nashville USA.
Creative,Friendly and Versatile Authentic British performer.
Willing to travel.Would like work in film and tv productions, voice characterization, radio/tv voice overs/documentary and audio books etc..

My Studio Equipment

PC / Software: Adequate for demos only. I have editing skills, cut in/out, overlays, sound effect design, vocal effects direction and layering, mixing, dubbing etc

Additional Skills

Great writing, marketing and research skills,,, currently Global Operations director of marketing and sales...doing a great job, love my work, but miss the business!
We manufacture and sell the worlds first truly self GLOWING Hair gel and body gel called iGlow. We also have Glowing sand! Needs no other light source.. no uv, no recharging.. creates its OWN light.
Great , fun products.. glow like a firefly for hours in Total darkness / half light in clubs etc ...FDA safe.. use for Special Effects in Movies,(VERY cost effective! as opposed to Digital post production fx) Music Videos, Out Door Festivals.Parties, Halloween etc..
See the Video ( I produced and edited in its entirety,the first one, and cleaned up the second) on www.metacafe.com/watch/706223/ www.metacafe.com/watch/530090/
Great for use in Movies, Theatre, TV for Special FX, Horror, Sc fi as all of our products create their own light source. They do not need Ultraviolet etc.. so can be used indoors or out in total safety. FDA and EU approved for safe use on human skin and hair.. apply to actors, sets, props etc.. , . Very special products, no other like them on the planet. Very cost effective. We can talor the glow to suite intensity reqiirements.

Back to Voice overs ;-) :

British Voice over work, Voice actor, English accents, British voice over talent,voice mail recordings, Accents include scotch, welsh, Irish,Geordie, English received pronounced British accent, yorkshireman, Londoner, (Cockney)