Brian Massman

Voice Description

Extremely wide vocal range, experienced voice talent, from deep and resonant to high and reedy, from velvet smooth to sharp and hard. Veteran character actor and leading man. Wide variety of dialects—American accents: Northern; “Fargo” to “Bar Harbor.” Eastern: “Park Avenue” to “Brooklyn.” Southern: “Plantation Gentility” to “Ozark Hillbilly.” Western: “Cowboy" to "Hispanic.” World dialects: British, Cockney, Irish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Greek, Middle Eastern, Pakistani. Hard sell barker to soft sell crooner. Singing: baritone and rock tenor. Cartoon and children's book characters, monsters, tyrants, villains and buffoons. Solid, classic "announcer/MC voice."

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 - British
• English - North American

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 SAG (US) 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 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

Albany, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

American accents: Northern; “Fargo” to “Bar Harbor.” Eastern: “Park Avenue” to “Brooklyn.” Southern: “Plantation Gentility” to “Ozark Hillbilly.” Western: “Cowboy" to "Hispanic.” World dialects: British, Cockney, Irish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Greek, Middle Eastern, Pakistani.

My Voice Experience

Reading out loud is something I have had a passion for since my grandmother taught me to read from her old MgGuffy readers. I have been recording commercial voice overs since people started asking me to after hearing me speak. I contracted several years with the planetarium at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, MT, doing narrations and characters. While pursuing a Masters degree in Media Arts at the University of Montana, I especially emphasized voice over work in my coursework and personal projects, and was in constant demand by my classmates as voice talent for their projects. Most recently I recorded all of the literary and character passages for a special program on Montana Public Radio, KUFM, entitled Death and the Western Tradition.

My Training

I have worked professionally as an actor since the early nineties, and have been active in the theatre since childhood. I am a member of Actors Equity Association and am eligible for SAG and AFTRA. I have a Master of Fine Arts degree in Media Arts, and I emphasised voice work heavily in that program. I also taught acting for the camera. I worked regularly in a sound studio, recording my own voice and music, as well as engineering for other students and professional projects for the university. I am a proficient video editor, with experience using a vast array of media softwear programs including: Pro Tools, Final Cut Pro, After Affects, Photshop, Quick Time and DVD Studio Pro.

My Studio Equipment

Shure FM50 mic, Eurorack UB1202 mixer, Soundtrack Pro, Final Cut Pro, Mac Sound Studio

Additional Skills

I am a multi-talented, multi-abilitied artist. The basis of nearly all of my work rises directly from my ear--my sense of rhythm and tone. Although I work professionally chiefly as a stage actor in plays and musicals, my BA is in creative writing and my MFA is in Media Arts. I approach all of my work as a poet and a singer first--everything else stems from that foundation.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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