Bob Wood

Voice Description

Warm, friendly, casual, smooth, conversational for commercials, narrations, ivr. Can do blue collar and with attitude.

Authoritative or engagingly conversational for narrations.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers

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
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

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

My Home Base

Austin, Texas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Neutral, real, conversational, old time announcer, guy next door

My Voice Experience

Clients as diverse as Lexus, Kraft, Baskin-Robbins, Epson, Xerox, Toyota, Disney, World Health Organization.

Promo work included WIVB-TV, Buffalo
KGTV San Diego
KCBS-TV Los Angeles
FOX Network, Los Angeles

Various series promotion and trailers, Los Angeles

Clear and communicative for narrations.
Friendly story telling for commercials.
Exciting, energy for promos.

Unusually versatile. Can do light or heavy voicings.

My Training

Coaches:
Phyllis K. Day
Jenni Steck - (Linklater) voice technique

Direction:
"...I've worked with Bob on everything from serious new business narration to comedy dialogue to hard sell retail. he's wonderfully versatile, so I know I'll always get the right results." --- Jill Easton, VP DDB Needham Worldwide, Los Angeles.

"Bob's a national network quality voice... a soothing voice that also commands attention." --- Kim Pacini, Consultant, RPM Advertising, Sacramento

"Bob Wood is the most versatile and directable voiceover I've ever used for national advertsing. And a great personality to work with." --- Ralph Lee, Creative Director Saatch Saatchi Fairfax, Irvine.

"Bob Wood, from character to straight talk is all pro. We not only enjoy his work, but he makes our work enjoyable." --- Jerry Wayne , President GROUP MEDIA Las Vegas

"I recommend Bob Wood highly. We've used him on a number of our client's bank spots, and Bob has always done an excellent job. He's versatile and takes direction very well. And to top it off, he has a great set of pipes." --- Terry Mullery Wilson, Frank and Associates, San Diego.

"Bob's greatest skill is his extraordinary versatility, which we often put to the test...Bob's unusually broad range of voice skills makes his talent suitable for almost any type of presentation, from the steadfastly serious to the wonderfully ridiculous. And he's a true professional. Always prompt, always courteous, always easy to work with." --- Patrick K. Hallinan, Director, Marketing Communications Topaz, San Diego

My Studio Equipment

MOJAVE MA-200 and RCA 77DX microphones
Hardy M-1 Microphone Preamp
DBX 166XS and DDP compressors
Adobe Audition 3.0
Adam A5 Monitors
Rives acoustic design workspace

Additional Skills

Equally at home in an announcer, conversational or character role.

Have directed numerous voiceover talent.

Produced and voiced hundreds of commercials.

My voicework has aired in 30 countries; is on the air locally, regionally and nationally.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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