Bruce Whitson - Baseball Announcer, VOG, NPR, Intimate, Executive

Baseball Announcer, VOG, NPR, Intimate, Executive

• Bruce Whitson is registered with Voice123 since Nov 23, 2010.
• Bruce Whitson started his/her voice over career in 2010.
• Currently Bruce Whitson is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 17
• Bruce Whitson was last active on Voice123 8 days ago

Voice Description

Voice of god. Unique deep sound with cut through. Rich baritone ranging from soothing to high intensity. Baseball game or NPR announcer, sportscaster, spokesman or real person.

Warm, contemplative, smooth, intelligent, executive, upscale, intimate, soothing, laid back, PBS, baritone, romantic, sexy, masculine, professional, rugged, military.

Ideal for tags, trailers, teasers, PSA's, government & industrial narration, documentaries, product commercials or corporate image advertising.

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
• 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)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• 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 have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I have Source Connect 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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Palo Alto, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Northern California, Texan, ghetto & slight english accents used for characters.

My Voice Experience

Dedicated voice over and on camera acting professional. I've done voice overs for industrial and university student projects and have been cast in student and independent films and in TV projects.

The voice of Palo Alto High School's swim and volleyball teams as announcer for those sporting events.

My Training

Avid Certified ProTools User

Foothill Junior College: ProTools 101 & 110, Mus 80A Recording Studio Basics & Mus 81A Recording Studio Production Techniques

VoiceOne of San Francisco: 30+ courses in commercials, long form narration, characters and on-camera acting.

SF Acting Academy with Joe Mazza-"On Camera Workout" and "Audition Techniques"

Bay Area Theater Sports (BATS) of San Francisco: Foundation 1, 2 & 3 Improv courses.

BS-Business with courses in communications which includes a course in TV & Radio Broadcasting, University of Colorado-Boulder

My Studio Equipment

MacBook Pro 10.7 (Lion), ProTools 10, Audacity and GarageBand software, JK Audio Broadcast Host Desktop Digital Hybrid (for phone patch), Audio-Technica mic model AT2020 USB, Sennheiser HD 280 pro headphones, Porta Booth Pro.

I also have access to a professional recording studio where I study at VoiceOne in San Francisco.

Additional Skills

Silicon Valley native having worked in real estate, enterprise software (e.g. Oracle & PeopleSoft) and high technology industries in sales and alliances and served as a US Navy carrier based jet pilot.