Dan Lawson

Voice Description

Whether your looking for the 20-something next door with the smile in his voice, or his 10 year old nazelly-sounding brother who just happens to be a computer wiz; Dan is your man. You may be looking for the noble old wizard who instructs with a commanding tone, or an evil professor with a devious laugh; Dan is your man.
Whether it's believable reads, IVR's, zany characters or narration: Dan is your man!

I've been a professional voice actor for the past 8yrs. I own a state-of-the-art studio in Los Angeles. I've been blessed with an incredibly large vocal range and the ability to mimic nearly every person (or animal) I encounter. My natural speaking voice is a warm, middle-high tenor. I play the guitar and have written and performed jingles for various projects. Like I said, if you've got a project with various vocal needs, it's a good bet that: Dan is your man!

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• Child
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• 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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• 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

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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 translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Hollywood Los Angeles Burbank Southern California, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents and dialects:

Australian*, British Isles (cockney, proper British, Irish and Scottish), Southern*, New Yorker, Bostonian, Worcester, Mid-western, Russian*, French*, German*, Japanese, Chinese, Canadian, Arabic*, Indian*,

Accented characters:
Southern dandy, Boston fisherman, Loud, obnoxious New Yorker, British fop, Nutty Nazi, A big purple blob that lives under your bed, An alien making a phone call to a demon, A dynamite superhero tandem, surfing monkey!

...the list goes on and on and on.

My Voice Experience

COMMERCIALS
State Farm
Sprint PCS
The Yellow Pages
Mountain Dew
Colgate
Frito-Lay
Rising Tide(as Morgan Freeman)
AAA Heating, Plumbing and Electric

VIDEO GAMES
Dragon Nest/Nexon
DFO(Dungeon Fighter Online/Nexon
Mabinogi/Nexon
Star Wars Final Assualt
Grommen's Gremlins
Pan/Nexon

ANIMATION
Lawson-Space!
Huge Downer
Count to 10
The Jealous Jelly Jar
Mind Munchers
i-toons


FILM/LOOPING
The Class (Entre les murs)
A Very Merry Kosher Christmas

INDUSTRIAL
Environmental Sampling
Allied Medical
Forbes West

NARRATIONS/BOOKS/eBOOKS
Sleeves First
The Conflict Hunter
How to Get Any Woman You Want

My Training

Kalmenson & Kalmenson workshops, Elaine A. Clark, "There's Money Where Your Mouth Is." Curtis Arts Group seminars, And one of the best sources, college peers challenging me to "combine characters" Such as: "Do Mr. Smithers, but mix him with Fred Flintstone!" Come to think of it, I owe those guys big time; that's all I did in college!

My Studio Equipment

I use a Midi sound card in a custom built PC. Soundforge and Sony Acid are the recording software I prefer, although I do use Protools from time to time. My microphone is an AKG 200 with a TUBEpre pre-amp. All my connection cables are Monster cables for optimum quality.

Additional Skills

I have extremely fast turnaround, I'm professional, easy to work with and take direction very well. I'm never satisfied with a project until we both are. I only do things I'm passionate about. Voice-over started out as a gift, and now it's my life. I'm also a writer/director/artist of animated shorts.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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