Chris Rivers - Wry; Character Specialist; Guy Next Door

Wry; Character Specialist; Guy Next Door

• Chris Rivers is registered with Voice123 since Jan 25, 2005.
• Chris Rivers started his/her voice over career in .
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• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Offering a vast voice-range which runs from deep, soft and warm to excited and fun-loving. A voice that is strong and sounds young, like a 20-something, to deep and mellow like middle-aged or a seasoned senior-citizen.

European dialects (British/Cockney, Irish, Scot, French, German, Italian, Spanish).

Celebrity impressionist.

Also available for on-air voice-tracking, and can produce podcasts (individual and business).

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
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

Unknown - Click here to ask Chris Rivers

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

Unknown - Click here to ask Chris Rivers

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Dallas, TX; New York, NY, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Chris Rivers

My Voice Experience

30 years as a radio broadcast professional on-air talent & morning-show personality in varied music formats (see below), and as a commercial voice-over talent & producer.

Morning Show Entertainer for over 18 years in Kansas City, MO (KJLA); Syracuse, NY (WAQX); Hartford, CT (WCCC, WRCH, WDRC); Wichita, KS (KYQQ); and Baltimore, MD (WGRX).

Master of Ceremonies at many 'live' events around the country, including the grand opening of World's Of Fun Amusement Park, Kansas City, MO (1980), the New York State Fair (1984), the Achievement In Radio (AIR) Awards, Baltimore, MD (1998), and grand opening of the Hard Rock Museum, Orlando, FL (2003).

Regional spokesperson for Pearl Vision of Central Florida (2002-2003)

Regional spokesperson for Medical Hair Restoration, Orlando, FL (2003-2004).

Multi-format on-air experience in Classic Rock, Adult Contemporary, Country, Oldies and Classic Hits, and can deliver format-specific imaging.

'Color commentator' for the NCAA Regional Tournament, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (1980).

Performance instructor, Connecticut School of Broadcasting/Farmington, CT (1987-1990)'

Program Director at KJLA/Kansas City, MO; WOVV/West Palm Beach, FL; KYQQ/Wichita, KS and, WXLY/ Charleston, SC; assisted in the programming success of WGRX/Baltimore, MD; WEBG/Orlando, FL; and, WPBH/Panama City, FL.

Highly skilled at station imaging and promotion.

Owner, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS, Dallas, TX.

My Training

University of Missouri/Kansas City
BA (Philosophy)

On-the-job, on-the-air, in the studio and production room during an extensive broadcast career.

Attended numerous radio industry-related conferences and seminars, including NAB, Clear Channel University, and Dan O'Day Talent, Production, and Programming events.

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Chris Rivers

Additional Skills

CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS offers a fully equipped sound studio capable of turning out projects in MP3 or WAV formats, or overnight CD. Most voice-projects can be turned around, usually, within 24 hours.

All demos on this page were either voiced, and/or edited, in my studio.

Studio features: MXL mic with DBX Voice-Processor, and integrated Yamaha MG16 mixer interfaced with Cool Edit Pro; WavePad; Audacity; and M-Audio software.

Computerized studio applications include Selector and VPN Client for Prophet/NexGen.