Carl Akins - smooth, warm, deep, authoritative, polished

smooth, warm, deep, authoritative, polished

• Carl Akins is registered with Voice123 since Nov 22, 2008.
• Carl Akins started his/her voice over career in 1973.
• Currently Carl Akins is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Carl Akins was last active on Voice123 108 days ago

Voice Description

Professional, smooth, authoritative, warm, polished, commanding and deep announcer... or more "natural" narrator.

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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

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
• 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 can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Newark Valley, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Muppet-sounding, old men, really deep (Lurch) sounding voice

My Voice Experience

I have been a professional announcer for nearly 40 years. I began in radio as a DJ and held most every position in the business, including news director, news anchor, copy writer, production director, and operations manager. Along with about 19 years in radio, I overlapped 17 years producing voiceovers for commercials at a TV station. Most of this experience took place in the Binghamton, NY, market (WBNG-TV, WEBO/WWWT/WQXT/WENE/WMRV/WINR), as well as at WTKO in Ithaca.

Having written radio commercials for several years, I have a pretty good feel for how copy should be delivered. However, understanding that there is more than one way to read a script, I also take direction well.

My Training

I hold a permanent FCC General Radiotelephone License (started as a First Class and converted to the general license) with Radar Endorsement. I also have AAS degrees in electrical engineering technology, telecommunications and computer science (and I'm nearing completion on a computer forensics and security degree). My broadcasting training was all self-taught or learned from mentors in the business. I have recently redirected my efforts to being an independent producer of voiceovers by taking a workshop from Voices For All.

My Studio Equipment

ADK A51 Mk5.1 large diaphragm condenser microphone
Shure 565SD dynamic microphone
Mbox Mini2 interface with Pro Tools
Mackie 1202-VLZ Pro mixer

Additional Skills

My wife teaches Physics and Astronomy at two colleges and we both have an active interest in both fields, so I have a good handle on scientific terms. I also currently work as a technical assistant in the health sciences division of a community college so I can also tackle terms in that area.