Brian Gurnett

Epic Movie Trailer Male Voice (Don LaFontaine mixed with Optimus Prime), Warm Friendly Narration Voice, Bombastic Spanish Radio/Narrator Voice (Spanish Language), Angry Military Captian, Old Geezer, Gold Prospector, Disturbed Goblin (different variations from Golem to Hoggle), Metro-sexual Guy, Proper British Actor (James Mason), Starscream (original Transformers cartoon), Rural Hick (different variations from uppity, toothless Cleetus to slothy, sleepy fat ol' Hoss)

My voice has mostly been used in video applications as I am a video producer myself. I mostly work in commercial applications, but also short film, and some music. I think this side of my experience gives me an edge as I know about providing variations when necessary, doing multiple takes, and working fast under a deadline. I seem to be known mostly for my characters but I am a solid straight-man for narration too. From over-the-top movie trailer voice, to swear-you-heard-it-on-Telemundo Spanish narrator voice, to sweet warm fuzzy comforting voice, to the craziest characters you can imagine. Give my reel a listen. I learned the art of voice over and characters through sheer mimicry. I've always been fascinated with accents, tonalities, and all the wonderful range of human voice. I honed my skill through producing my own television and radio commercials I have produced as a videographer and audio engineer. As I grew as an audio engineer, I grew more accustomed to doing my own voice tracks and my clients seemed to like it so I kept at it until I felt very comfortable in that role. Now I have fun with trying out new voices all the time in my home studio. I have a Sennheiser ME66 short shotgun mic, Sound Devices pre-amp, M-Box 2 audio interface and a beefed out iMac. Then I use Logic Pro X to record and mix. I also have a nice treated room that is super quiet and clean. This gives me the ability to do perfectly pure recordings like for audio books, or add a bit of reverb in post to put my voice virtually anywhere. The main piece of equipment of value is my experience in mixing. Knowing how to achieve a sonic effect is a big part of what I do when creating fully mixed ads. -Music recording and mixing experience -Video production experience -Working with a team under deadline experience -Working with a wide variety of personalities experience ...but most importantly, my ear is my biggest asset. I know how to get quality recording and mixes to serve my clients.