Byron Hipkins - An announcer with character and accent abilities

An announcer with character and accent abilities

• Byron Hipkins is registered with Voice123 since Jul 22, 2008.
• Byron Hipkins started his/her voice over career in 2008.
• Currently Byron Hipkins 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 mid range announcer voice.I can be used for audiobook or presentation voice-over.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Girl
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Female
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Female
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Female
• Senior Male

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

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• 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 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 will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I can bend my accent from Charleston, SC to Madison, WI. Cartoon impersonation, past and present. (Sylvester the cat, Donald Duck, Goofy, Montgomery Burns, Mr. Smithers, Apu, Eric Cartman, Glen Quagmire)Character impersonations from movie and televsion. (Ed Sullivan, Henny Youngman, Red Skelton, Tim Conway)

My Voice Experience

Announcer for Local Dance Studio annual recital 2001-2008

My Training

I am currently the Director of Technical Services for a major Audio, Video, & Lighting installation company.

My Studio Equipment

I have access to Yamaha mixing consoles, Digital Recorders Denon & Tascam. Microphones Shennheiser, Shure, Telex, Nuemann, and Audio-Technica. Analog and Digital Processing, London Architect-- Blu, Nexia DSP, DBX EQ's, and Presonus Microphone Preamps.

Additional Skills

I have been tasked to present critical information to high ranking officals in government positions, where both quality and clarity were extremely important. In a later career part of my duties included semi-annual reporting in front of the entire company, assisted by a Powerpoint presentation.