Daniel Richards

Voice Description

British English:
In the 20 plus years I've been doing voiceovers and working as a voice talent, I've worked to briefs requiring voices that are deep, soft, warm, sexy, authoritative, confidential, reassuring, dramatic, actorly, smooth, professional, serious, ironic, fun... I'm not an accent specialist, but can do Dorset and Devon well (lived there until I was 25!) as well as Cockney and the ubiquitous upper class Lord/servant.

For the video versions of some of my more recent ads, go to daniel-richards-voice.com.

Italian:
I've lived in Italy on and off for many years and have worked with the RAI and done many TV and radio ads for the Italian networks in English and in Italian (usually with the required English accent, with different degrees of exaggeration depending on the brief!)

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Male

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

• English - British

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
• Songs

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

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My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Milano, Italy

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

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My Voice Experience

I'm not a born self-promoter, but in the voice over case I have to say I've really done the range, and continue to do so:

TV and radio voice-overs (both character acting and narrator, mainly soft to medium sells);

narration for multimedia / e-learning / documentaries (corporate, travel, food and drink, medical, health, pharmaceutical, financial, science and technology, news etc.);

character voices for cartoons and games;

radio voice for radio programs;

EFL (English as a Foreign Language) training;

museum and gallery guides;

audio books, both narrating and voice acting;

comic voices, straight voices... you name it, I do it.

Voice-over advertising clients have included:

Allianz, Alfa Romeo, Aprilia,
Bacardi, Carlsberg, Coca Cola,
De Beers, Ericsson, Ferrari,
Heineken, Gillet,
Martini, Mastercard, Nivea,
Panasonic, Pirelli, Renault,
Samsung, Sky, Sony, Swatch, Technogym and many many more.

For the video versions of some of my more recent ads, go to daniel-richards-voice.com.

My Training

Initially I trained as a professional singer from 8- 13, then did a lot of theatre work at university and later in my own repertory theatre company, always attending acting courses and workshops. At 24 I started working as a voice talent doing radio and educational recordings, and from then on I've had a constant flow of work. I've learned a lot on the job over the years, taking tips from directors, producers and actors, listening to ads, radio presenters, narrators, film and theatre actors... I still listen very attentively to everything that's out there... the singing and speaking voice has always been the central passion of my life, so you kinda stay tuned in!

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

Audio producer:
I run a voice-over studio in Milan, Italy, that specialises in multi-language recordings / localisations. We produce terabytes of audio every month for clients that range from the world's largest corporations to the guy round the corner... so I've been an audio producer and communications consultant for over 20 years. See networks-go.net for details

Creative and educational author and translator:
I have written and edited advertising copy, magazine articles, educational courses, radio programmes... I have also worked as a journalist, translator, and was professor of contemporary British literature and theatre studies, also holding creative writing courses at 2 Italian universities for 12 years before I set up the Milan recording studio; my company currently translates into 65 languages and produces copy translation in English, Italian, French, German and Spanish. See networks-go.net for details


Singer and music consultant:
I was a professionally trained child singer - I went to a singing academy (Exeter Cathedral School, UK) from 8 to 13 years old where choral work was the name of the game, and we sung and recorded with big name orchestras and choirs - quite an experience! Today I sing jazz with various formations and am currently working on a CD; however, I don't sell myself as a singing artist, although I do offer music consultancy at my studio, where sensitivity to and management of musical issues in the context of communication is paramount. See networks-go.net for details

Payment Methods Accepted

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Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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