Buzz Kemper - Classic, deep-voiced announcer and narrator.

Classic, deep-voiced announcer and narrator.

• Buzz Kemper is registered with Voice123 since Aug 10, 2009.
• Buzz Kemper started his/her voice over career in 1983.
• Currently Buzz Kemper is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

I have a warm, deep voice. I have been used for the Announcer role more often than for characters. I have done a more aggressive delivery for car and motorcycle dealerships and the like, and a more soft, warm, smiling delivery for training videos and website welcome screens. I have also done live Emcee work for stage presentations and award ceremonies.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• 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
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• 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 voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I have done the following accents: American southern accent, British, Australian, Hispanic and even a cartoon moose (not a dialect, per se, but I've done it).

My Voice Experience

Clients include:

British Petroleum
Time Warner
Showtime Network
American Family Insurance
TDS Telecom
The Onion Radio News (broadcast and podcast)
Milwaukee Brewers

....and many others, including narrating the documentary film "The Cave Divers" and acting in the Scott Dikkers film "Spaceman".

My Training

I have done radio drama under many directors, including Jeffrey Golden, Carol Cowan, Karl Schmidt, Stuart Brooks, Scott Dikkers (editor of The Onion) and others.

Bachelor of Science degree from St. Cloud State University (Mass Communications)

Graduate of Brown Institute in Minneapolis

Studied voice and diction privately with E. Scott Bryce and Dr. Daun Kendig.

My Studio Equipment

I have a fully-equipped, professional studio facility featuring extremely high-end solid-state and tube microphone pre-amplifiers and Pro Tools HD.

My studio spoken-word clients include:

The Onion Radio News
The Simpsons television show
The Progressive Magazine (commentaries and interviews)
British Petroleum
The University of Wisconsin

Musically, we have recorded:

Mary Chapin Carpenter
Dar Williams
Ani diFranco
Bruce Cockburn
Roscoe Mitchell
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
The Madison Symphony Orchestra
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
...and many others

Equipment includes:

Neumann U87 microphones
Neumann TLM 103 microphones
AKG 414 microphones
AEA stereo ribbon microphone
Neumann KM184 microphones
Neumann KM184 microphones
Shure KSM44 microphones
Pro Tools HD (professional)
Ampria MCMA-4 pre-amplifiers
HHB tube pre-amplifiers
Sytek pre-amplifiers
Comrex telephone hybrid
Yamaha C6 Grand piano
...and much more

Additional Skills

I am a professional recording engineer as well as a voice talent. I can record my own voice, others' voices as well as music. I have recorded for The Simpsons TV show (a voice-over by former Monty Python member Eric Idle), The Onion Radio News, The Progressive Magazine and many others.

I am happy to work at other studios as well, but I am happy to be a "one-stop shop": voice talent and studio in one.

I can write and edit copy and consult on music choices. If original music is desired, I can record and mix it.