Brian Wrench

Voice Description

For commercials, I can do a variety of voices: from smooth, clear, well-articulated, informative, standard announcer type to fast, high energy, youthful, "real" "man on the street" type.
For narrations, my voice has been described as warm and inviting, evocative.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• 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
• 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
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• ACTRA (Canada)

• Union des Artistes (Canada)

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
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British: RP, middle class and Cockney. French, German, Italian, Spanish. With some lead time, I can prep a number of different accents as I have a good ear and pick up accent quickly.

My Voice Experience

I have extremely varied voice experience.
I have voice over a hundred radio commercials and a few dozen TV commercials. I introduced the Best Buy company to Quebec and did all their radio and TV voice over spots for the first four months of the company's launch here. One year, I did all the radio and TV voice over spots for our local amusement park "La Ronde" which is a Six Flags company. I do the "disclaimer" which closes every TV and radio ad for Red Bull. This is ongoing and started in 2006.
I have voiced several video and PC games and video game demos. I did voice (and on camera) for the character "Sirrus" in a game of their MYST series, for Ubisoft. I also did voices for Rainbow 6 for Ubisoft. I was the lead character in both "Road to India" (as a youthful adventurer) and "Post-Mortem" (as the detective hero) for Microids.
I have done instructional video voices for Bell Canada wireless service and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, among others.
I have done narration for our main Convention Centre (the "Palais des Congres")and the YMCA language school, among others.
I have done narration and "ghosting" of voices for series such as "The Secret Science of Everyday Things" and "How's it Made?" , among others.
I have done several cartoon voices, including a recurring character ("Jonas") in the "Caillou" cartoon series and Christmas movie, and other cartoon voices in series such as "Beaver Tales" and "Mona the Vampire."

My Training

I have a Bachelor's degree in Drama and Theatre from McGill University and Masters degree in Counselling Psychology from McGill.
I have taken dubbing and original voice workshops with directors and industry professionals Debra Toffan, Richard Dumont, and Michael Rudder.

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

I have been doing improv professionally for twenty years, appearing at the international Just for Laughs Festival over ten times and on the Comedy Network Improv series for both years that it ran. I have a good comedic mind and can come up with good characters quickly: funny ones- when appropriate.
I also have strong grammatical and vocabulary skills and have often helped "tweak" voice text for comprehensibility, vocabulary, flow, and, again, humour.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• 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

Contact Information

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