Dan Wilburn - bold, smooth, deep, crisp, character, versatile

bold, smooth, deep, crisp, character, versatile

• Dan Wilburn is registered with Voice123 since Mar 18, 2011.
• Dan Wilburn started his/her voice over career in 2008.
• Currently Dan Wilburn is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 2
• Dan Wilburn was last active on Voice123 64 days ago

Voice Description

Strong, versatile male vocal covering the range of hard selling, sports promotion, soothing narration, character work, upbeat commercials, and informative and technical projects. Voice background stems from extensive music performance and writing experience as well as a career in stand-up comedy and comedy writing. Additionally, over 10 years of experience in corporate audio/visual work including live and pre-recorded voice over.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age 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
• 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

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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• 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

New York, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Many regional accents of the United States including flat Midwestern diction (a native of Columbus, OH), New York boroughs including Long Island, New Jersey, Boston, variations of Southern American accents, accents associated with the state of Texas, Minnesota/Wisconsin, stereotypical Canadian, Russian, English, British accents with some variation to specific regions of England, drunken and slurred speech, robot voice character.

My Voice Experience

Paid work includes:

- Live and pre-recorded corporate event voice over for clients such as Bath and Body Works, Limited Brands, Express, Columbus Board of Realtors, and Victoria's Secret
- Live and pre-recorded music and comedy event voice over
- Emcee/hosting
- Promotional radio and commercial spot

Personal work includes:

- Host of a web comedy/news program which included dry "news anchor" style vocals and additional characterizations for bits
- Host of the "World News New York Sports Report" - a weekly 2 minute sports/comedy bit that ran on 1560AM in Houston, TX and was also syndicated via web promotion

My Training

- Ohio State University - B.A. Theatre
- Recording Workshop (Audio Production) - Certification
- 10 years in the audio and audio/visual industry as a freelance audio engineer for both in-studio and live work
- Experienced event emcee/host (mostly related to stand-up comedy)
- 15 years of experience as a touring musician (primary instrument: guitar and vocals
- Voice characterizations for self-produced web content

My Studio Equipment

Full in-house production setup:

- Digidesign Pro Tools 8 LE
- Digidesign Digi002 Rack
- Rosetta 200 A/D and D/A converter
- API Lunchbox with API 512 pre-amp, 550b EQ, 525 compressor, and Pendulum Audio OCL 500 modules
- Alesis RA-100 reference amplifier
- Yamaha NS-10M studio monitors
- Digidesign Eleven Rack digital amplifier rig
- Sovtek Mig 50H amplifier with Mesa Boogie 2x12 cabinet
- Gibson SG 1961 Re-issue
- 1981 Gibson Les Paul Standard
- Peavey bass guitar
- Neumann TLM 103 microphone
- Sennheiser 421 microphone

Additional Skills

Hello potential clients,

Thanks for taking a look at my information. My background in music and audio production has been a great asset in the world of voice acting, and my experience as a stand-up comic and comedy writer has enhanced my intuitions about voice characterization and expanded my range and versatility.

Aside from my technical production skills and voice talent, I'm also very easy to work with and have years of experience working on creative projects on a budget and on a deadline.

- Dan