Blaine W. Parker, Jr. - Regular guy, wry, announcer, sarcastic, authority

Regular guy, wry, announcer, sarcastic, authority

• Blaine W. Parker, Jr. is registered with Voice123 since Jan 21, 2005.
• Blaine W. Parker, Jr. started his/her voice over career in 1997.
• Currently Blaine W. Parker, Jr. is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 26
• Blaine W. Parker, Jr. has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Regular guy. Regular guy announcer. Laid back. Authority. Voice of doom. Voice of reason. Voice of experience. Snarky. Sarcastic. Dry wit. Quiet, low-key reassurance. Strong. Wimpy. Bold. Casual. Smart. Gruff. Smile. Funny. Witty. Handsome. Raspy. Best looking guy in voiceover.

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
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers

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

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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 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

Park City, Utah, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Genuine North American regular, fake eastern European, fake German, irate old man, crusty emotionless man's man, fake movie trailer guy, Dennis Miller type, Denis Leary type (or "Dennis Leary" if you happen to spell it that way). If there's anything else you want to hear in a fake version, just ask.

My Voice Experience

Hmm. Blaine sounds familiar.

Was it on radio or TV? Was it State Farm Auto Insurance, Bud Light, TJ Maxx, or the Auto Club? Or was it any of hundreds of commercials he’s written and voiced for markets from LA to NYC.

Or, was it in a technical video, financial presentation or business e-learning course? An educated guy with a Yankee upbringing, there's a distinct ability to sound clear, authoritative, and resonant on even the most diabolically technical and number-ridden copy. He always sounds like he knows what he's talking about. It's a good skill to have.

With a lifetime around show biz, Blaine Parker is, at heart, a true radio ad geek. Much to his parents’ chagrin, he counts Dick Orkin, Dan O’Day and The Firesign Theater among his formative influences.

For more than a decade, he’s spent most days toiling away in a small room with a Neumann, an Aphex, and a big honkin’ work station. He occasionally comes out to check the meat in the smoker and feed his wife’s 19-year old cat.

A national award-winner in both Voiceover and Copywriting, the tin cluttering Blaine’s shelf includes Radio Mercury, Mobius, Silver Mic, Tesla, ADDY and SCBA.

A chronic writer, Blaine is also the author of two books on radio advertising, and a collaborator on several screenplays circling various levels of development hell.

Blaine escaped from Los Angeles with his writer/director wife, Honey. They presently reside in the Slow Burn Mountaintop Marketing Fortress outside Park City, UT. Blaine was raised by wolves in Greenwich, Connecticut. This may account for the urbane yet snarky sound. It’s in the breeding. Or maybe the water. Perhaps both.

My Training

Various workshops and one-on-one, including Nancy Wolfson, Cindy Akers, Dan O'Day, Dick Orkin, Chris Coyle, Terry Berland, Chuck Blore, Ed Asner and Pat Fraley.

My Studio Equipment

MICS: Neumann TLM-103, Studio Projects C1
MIC PREAMP: Aphex 207D tube preamp, SPDF out
WORKSTATION: Dell 2.4Ghz QuadCore
LAPTOP RIG: ThinkPad Core i7, 8G RAM, CEntrance MicPort Pro
SOFTWARE: Sony Vegas

Additional Skills

Capable of producing and delivering broadcast quality files via email or FTP. Also, award-winning writer/director (Radio Mercury, ADDY, RAP, Mobius, Tesla, Silver Microphone). Additionally, author, brewmaster, amateur pizziaolo, former professional yacht racer, recovering stand-up comic.