Dave Mackenzie - Wry,Specialising in Scots' accents, Authoritative

Wry,Specialising in Scots' accents, Authoritative

• Dave Mackenzie is registered with Voice123 since Jun 30, 2008.
• Dave Mackenzie started his/her voice over career in 2005.
• Currently Dave Mackenzie is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Deep and warm for narrations, authoritative, smooth and professional for presentations and the like. Can be fun in tone as per the brief.
Have a mature, deep tone Scots' accent.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - British
• English - Other

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

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

None

My Home Base

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Can do many regional Scots' voices i.e. Invernessian, Aberdonain, Fife/Lothian, Glasegian/South West Scotland.

Can camp up voice as req'd; Am able to mimick the style of Billy Connolly and other Scots' comics. I.E. I can do an exagerated Glasgoew accent.

Equally so, I can do a good middle class, 'posh' West Glasgow accent.

My Voice Experience

I am self tought in that I have made many home recordings to hone the voice charactarisations I can do.
I have done V.O. work for a number of radio adverts for the student radio station, Utopia FM at Sunderland Uni.

I have also done voice characterisation for student work, in cartoons as well as plays. I also have experience in being a voice actor in some plays (for students' work).

I have much experience in 'on-air' situations as a News Presenter for Utopia FM at Sunderland Uni.

My Training

I am currently a mature media production student doing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Production (TV and Radio). I have had Broadcast Journalism training as well.

My Studio Equipment

I have 2 AKG C1000 mics c/w cables (jack/XLR) and boom stands. Sennheiser HD25 headphones. TEAC US122 midi unit.
Adobe Audition 2 on Laptop PC.

Also, have access to fully equipped radio studios at university's media complex which include Studiocraft desks and Myriad and Adobe Audition 1.5