Voice Description

An industry savvy voice actor on his way to the top!

Brad's warm and friendly personality behind the mic translates to the perfect guy next door. A natural delivery with warmth and character makes Brad into whatever your copy calls for. Strong, snarky, savvy, whimsical, smart, natural, smart-aleck, dry humor. You provide the copy, Brad owns it.

Brad does nearly everything that requires a voice: commercials, trailers, animation, characters, audiobooks narrations, impersonations, video games, and more!

Your project needs just the right voice. Because if the voice isn't right, there's no fixing it in the mix. So remember Brad Venable when casting your project and get it right the first time. Don't fix it in the mix...Fix it at the mic!

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

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

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

• English - British
• English - North American
• English - Other

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, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

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

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• 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 can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Los Angeles, Dallas, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Standard American, British isles, Russian, German, French, Eastern European, Italian, New Yorker, Chicago, Southern, Midwestern

Character Voices — Animated:
• Looney Tunes - Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd, Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, The Tasmanian Devil, Yosemite Sam
• Disney – Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Scrooge McDuck
• Animaniacs - Pinky
• Hanna Barbera - Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear
• South Park - Eric Cartman, Mr. Garrison
• The Simpsons - Homer Simpson, Apu, Barney, Krusty the Clown, Ned Flanders
• Family Guy - Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Glenn Quagmire
• Spongebob Squarepants - Spongebob Squarepants, Patrick, Squidward, The Captain/Mr. Krabs
• Mike Judge Animated - Beavis, Butt-Head (Beavis & Butt-head), Buzzcut (Beavis & Butt-head), Hank Hill (King of the Hill)
• Miscellaneous Animated - Mayor of Townsville (Powerpuff Girls), Master Shake (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Meatwad (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Donkey (Shrek), Gingerbread Man (Shrek), Gollum / Sméagol (Lord of the Rings)

Character Voices — Non-Animated:
• Bill & Bob Swersky (SNL; Superfans)
• Linda Richman (SNL; Coffee Talk)
• Leon Phelps (SNL; The Ladies' Man)
• Wayne Campbell (SNL; Wayne's World)
• Garth Algar (SNL; Wayne's World)
• Fire Marshall Bill (In Living Color)
• Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
• Dr. Evil (Austin Powers)
• Fat Bastard (Austin Powers)
• Beetlejuice
• Milton (Office Space)
• Other general stereotypes (Beach Bum/Surfer, Chain Smoking Man/Woman)

Vocal Impersonations:
Christopher Walken, Gilbert Gottfried, 'Macho Man' Randy Savage, Harvey Fierstein, Pee-Wee Herman, Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, William Shatner, Ozzy Osbourne, 'The Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin, Judge Mills Lane, Bill Clinton, Ross Perot, George H. W. Bush

Special-Use Voices:
Studio Announcer (a la Gary Owens), Don LaFontaine, foreign film trailer voice

My Voice Experience

Some of Brad's recent projects include:

"Hard Choices" - Marvel Comics Audio Comic book featuring Spiderman and the Fantastic Four, Marvel Comics/Elks International/Dreamervision Productions

Gary the G-Man - Audiobook Narration and Characters, Dreamervision Productions

Cryotek, Scorponok - "Transformers Beast Wars: Theft of the Golden Disc" Hasbro/Octavirate Productions

Megatron, Bumblebee, Jazz - "Transformers: The War Within" TFCOG.net/Black Bumblebee Productions

Flash Animation projects, Snert Studios (snertstudios website)

Inspector George Frederick Abberline - "Playground of the Devil," Dr. Who Audio Dramas dwad(website)

Toy Prototype Projects - Sensory, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (Creators of the "Furby")

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman/Col. Howard A.M. Henderson/Stephen F. Caston - Soldiers of Misfortune: The Sultana Disaster - Feature-length Documentary, River Rock Entertainment, LLC

Star Saber - Transformers: Victory Fan Dub Project, TFCOG(website)

Star Saber - Transformers: Robotmasters Fan Dub Project, TFCOG(website)

Megastorm - Transformers: Beast Wars II Fan Dub Project, TFCOG(website)

Iolo/Geoffrey/Sentri/Gorn - U5: Lazarus MOD for Dungeon Siege, Team Lazarus

My Training

VoiceOver International Creative Experience 2008 - Los Angeles, CA (Breakout sessions with Julie Williams, Richard Horvitz, MJ Lallo, Marc Cashman, Nancy Wolfson, Karly Rothenberg, Bob Bergen, Pat Fraley)

Bettye Zoller - Character and Cartoon Workshop, Audiobook Techniques, Advanced Tune-up Class

University of Tulsa Opera Theatre, 1995-2000
Northeastern State University Theatre, 2004-2005

Other specific training:
Voice and Diction
Broadcast Production
Sports Play-by-Play
Stadium Announcing
Master of Ceremonies

My Studio Equipment

Mics:
Neumann TLM-103
Audio Technica AT2020

Preamps:
Grace 101

Interface:
M-Audio Fast Track Pro

Rack Equipment:
Ensoniq DP-Pro
FMR Audio RNC 1773 Compressor

DAW:
Windows XP SP2
2 GB RAM
Adobe Audition 1.5
Sound Forge 9.0c
External 500 GB Backup
VST and DirectX Plugins

Additional Skills

Owner/Operator, Voice For Hire, LLC - Radio, Public Address, Emcee, & Stadium Announcing

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• 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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