Carl Welden - MUTANT CHARACTER SPECIALIST AND DEEP NARRATIVE

MUTANT CHARACTER SPECIALIST AND DEEP NARRATIVE

• Carl Welden is registered with Voice123 since May 05, 2007.
• Carl Welden started his/her voice over career in 1995.
• Currently Carl Welden is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

"Welden does with his voice what Jim Carrey does with his face"

Whether you need a straight read or access to a stylized cast of creatures and character archetypes, look no further.

Carl Welden can help your text leap from the page and into the ears of your target audience in a lively and refreshing manner.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Female
• Senior Male

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

• English - North American
• English - Other

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
• 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 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

My Home Base

Poughkeepsie, Albany, Kingston, Hudson Valley, NYC, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Russian, Hindi, German, Chinese, Demonic, Tiny, neurotic, stuttering, lisp, hillbilly, nasal, alien, falsetto, Geezer, syrupy, warped pitch, trilled, Android, Crone, and many other characters.

My Voice Experience

Narration on Monterey Media's "10 Questions For The Dalai Lama" movie tagline promo for American Public Television. 2008

Live announce work for Walkway Over the Hudson/Walking On Air 2008, 2009

Narration and characters on Gnomon Shadow Theatre's album production for Shadows Of The Catskills. 2008

Character voicing of goblin cast for UK based video gaming firm Firefly Studios 2008

Writing and voicing ad copy for radio stations WDST-Woodstock, NY and WKZE-Redhook, NY for Chronogram Magazine. 2000, 2002

Live announce work for Ulster Performing Arts Center & Bardavon 1869 Opera House, The Center for Symbolic Studies, New Paltz's Unity In Diversity Festival

Narrator/voice of God for "1975: Underground Epic" from PassionPlace Productions 2002.

Voice of the Dalai Lama, George Bush Sr. and Satan for Ochestra D'Fou's production of "The 23rd Toad" 1998

Narcotics Anonymous Helpline phone menus/messaging for the Mid-Hudson area 2003-present

Audio book: Stroking the Sparrow's Tail and Other Poems 2003

Character narration for Arm Of The Sea Theater's "Puppet Overtures" CD 2001

Voice of "Baron Von Vomit" for Headless Horseman - A New York Nightmare 1997, 1999

My Training

Carl's introduction to voice culture began in 1990 through a Vassar College program at the renowned Poughkeepsie Day School.
His formal voiceover training took place with the Creative Voice Development Group in Schenectady, N.Y. under David Bourgeois and John Gallogly.
He has also attended The Voice Bank Seminar with Charles Michael in NYC.
In 2008, Carl had the opportunity to study with award winning voice actor; Joe Bevilacqua, a protege of Daws Butler.
More recently, Carl completed a SUNY course in voice and articulation instructed by Laura Kroll.

My Studio Equipment

MICROPHONES:
AKG C300B
Shure SM7B
Electro Voice RE27 N/D

MIC PREAMPS:
ART Project Series Tube MP
Shure X2u

SOFTWARE:
Steinberg Wavelab

Additional Skills

Since 1995 Carl Welden has toured internationally as a one-man spoken-word performance artist utilizing a blend of character voices, instruments, masks and movement. He has served as a master of ceremonies for countless festivals and events as an on-stage host/announcer. He is presently a core member of Arm Of The Sea mask and puppet theater troupe as well as an occasional theater technician, visual artist and multi-instrumentalist.
He currently offers workshops focusing on vocal and physical presence in performance art applications.