Bruce Jacobson - Warm, Smokey, Husky, Distinctive, Hard & Narration

Warm, Smokey, Husky, Distinctive, Hard & Narration

• Bruce Jacobson is registered with Voice123 since Jul 14, 2005.
• Bruce Jacobson started his/her voice over career in 1982.
• Currently Bruce Jacobson is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 127
• Bruce Jacobson has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Many say the "pipes" are different and distinctive.
Depending on the project, I can deliver...Warm, Husky, Smokey, Soft, Friendly, Hard, Sexy or Comical (fun) reads.

I have been hired to perform for Radio and TV commercials, promos, audio books, imaging (liners), trailers, presentations, on hold messages, websites and documentaries (narrations).

I also offer a selection of character voices. Please see below for details.

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
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• SaVoa

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 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

Roanoke, VA, Virginia, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Deep Southern, Western Crusty Cowboy, Flamoyant Hairdresser (big call for that), Stock Car Driver with affected delivery, German, Jewish (not necessarily in that order), Stuffy American Blue Blood with Clenched Teeth and an Old Blues Singer still in Rehab.

My Voice Experience

The voice has been heard on the web, various dvd's, documentaries and on air from Hawaii to Dublin, Ireland.

I have been recognized and have received various local, regional and national awards (Telly, SCA, Addy, CAB and Associated Press awards) for voice work, copywriting and production for both Radio, TV, Websites and Documentaries.

Before performing as a so called "personality jock" in radio for eight years, I reported the news and received two AP awards. I was a TV Production Director for six years. Aside from selling my voice, for over a decade I have owned and operated an Ad Agency specializing in the electronic media.

My Training

I majored in English (Creative Writing or Getting Out) with a minor in Education. I actually taught English on the Secondary Level for four years. Well before college, I was a professional singer and started in this business as a jingle singer and performed on many local, regional and national projects including MasterCard. As mentioned before, I spent 8 years in radio and 6 years as a Production Director for TV. For the past 13 years, I have owned and operated an Ad Agency.

My Studio Equipment

Windows XP...Cubase recording and editing software...AKD Microphone...RAMSA Speakers...BBE 862.

I have easy access to a professionally equipped studio with ISDN.

Additional Skills

I have extensive copywriting skills and have won many awards for print, radio and tv.

My voice is featured as the narrator the on 2008 Telly Award-Winning Documentary, Francis Scott Key: Legacy of a Life in Service written and produced by filmmaker, Steven Fisher of ADG Creative, Columbia, Maryland. It won in the History/Biography category in the 2008, 29th Annual Telly awards.

Another video project I am proud of is “Training Ground”. Both projects can be found on YouTube.

My voice is also featured on the 2008 award winning website, CSI The Experience created by Left Brain Media, Lewisville, Texas for the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the CBS network.
The website won two SCA awards in the Other Website and Institutional Website categories. The Summit Creative Award recognizes the creative accomplishments of small and medium sized advertising agencies and other creative companies throughout the world with annual billings of under $30 million.

The CSI website also won a Gold Citation (the highest award) at the Texas Association of Museums’ Mitchell Wilder Awards (for excellence in publication and media design) in the Non-Print Media category.