Bruce McDonald

Voice Description

My voice is a medium Australian Male. I can do most commercial styles, from slammin' hard sell, retail through to corporate and 'up close and personal'.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

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

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British

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
• Adult content

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• 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

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• 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

Albury, Australia

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I can do rough Irish, American and English accents.

I am happy to try characters.

My Voice Experience

I have worked in Australian Regional radio as a Producer for 9 years. I have never been on air - so do not suffer from sounding like a radio announcer!

My daily work involves Radio and TV reads which range from Slammin' hard sell through corporate/promo to characters. I approach all reads from the point of view of the producer and have a good ability to quickly comprehend the intent and spirit of a read.

My Training

Diploma in Audio Engineering from the School of Audio Engineering (Now SAE Technology College) gained in 1997.

I also have Ceritifcate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.

My Studio Equipment

- Dell XPS M1730 Laptop
- Digigdesign MBox 2 Pro
- Audio Technica AT2020 Mic (stand and pop-stopper)
- Rogers LS3/5a Studio monitors (BBC spec)
- Quad 303 power amp
- Behringers UB802 mixer (monitoring only)
- Protools LE 8.01
- Various plugins, with Ozone O3 used as my main mic processing
- Sennhieser HD280pro headphones

Additional Skills

Have worked as Production Manager, overseeing 4 producers and 6 Creative writers at the Broadcast Centre that I have worked at for the last 9 years.

I do casual work at my local Techical college as a trainer in Audio.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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