Dave Labrecque - Middle-range/tenor, natural, real, 20s, 30s, 40s

Middle-range/tenor, natural, real, 20s, 30s, 40s

• Dave Labrecque is registered with Voice123 since Jul 12, 2006.
• Dave Labrecque started his/her voice over career in 1983.
• Currently Dave Labrecque is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Dave Labrecque was last active on Voice123 4 days ago

Voice Description

Regular guy, excited guy, (not to be confused with) excited announcer guy, hapless guy, intimate guy, overacting sad guy, cartoonish guy, scared guy, enthusiatic guy, professional guy, way cool guy, jingle singing guy (no, really).

I'm also an audio engineer and producer with a complete professional recording and post-production studio, ISDN/phone patch, sound effects, production music, and talent pool of my own; I can do as much or as little as you like on your project. This is my forté.

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
• 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 have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• 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 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

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Western, cowboy, French, English, British, hipster, beatnik.

My Voice Experience

I did ten years in radio, the last few hosting a "wacky" morning show. Wait! Don't click away, yet. Throughout those years I was very aware of not wanting to sound like a typical radio deejay or news anchor as I did radio commercials and other voice-overs. And my 13 years since, running an independent audio production studio, has validated again and again this long-held preference, as I've cast talent for hundreds of productions.

That's right -- I usually hire someone else! Because I know as well as anyone that a specific project requires a specific voice, and no one person can do it all.

That said, I can do all kinds of stuff. I have experience with radio and TV voice-overs, technical narrations, on-hold announcements, singing (and composing/producing) jingles, and more.

I've also bagged groceries and built submersible pump motors. Egad, man! Tell me you're not hiring for any such thing!

My Training

This is the part where we're supposed to talk about schooling, training and other voice-related background info. To be honest, I've always found that nothing I can say here is very important. It comes down to how you like my demos and audition. Plus, perhaps, your sense of my level of professionalism (this can be so important).

But, to answer the question: I got a B.S. in Communication, then did ten years of radio, trying hard not to sound like it, and now I've done this voice-over and audio production thing since 1993. I've also done a bit of acting and modeling along the way. Can I send you my head shot? (kidding--I have, afterall, a face for radio)

My Studio Equipment

Microphones by Neumann, AKG, AudioTechnica, Shure, Audix. Millennia Media HV-3D microphone preamplifier, Ramsa WR-DA7 24-bit digital recording console, Mackie HR824 high resolution active studio monitors, RME Digiface audio interface, Pro Tools, SAWStudio, Sound Forge audio software. Processing by Lexicon, Alesis, Universal Audio and more. Telos Zephyr Express ISDN codec.

Additional Skills

A little more background...

10 years in Chicago-area radio, on-air and production.
Improvisational workshops at The Second City, Chicago.
14 years running my own audio production business.
Singer, songwriter, guitar player, husband, animal lover.