Dave McRae - Hard sell, Soft Sell, Character Specialist

Hard sell, Soft Sell, Character Specialist

• Dave McRae is registered with Voice123 since Apr 08, 2008.
• Dave McRae started his/her voice over career in 1993.
• Currently Dave McRae is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Dave McRae was last active on Voice123 25 days ago

Voice Description

Dave McRae is a powerful voice artist with more than 15 years of experience. Whether it's Movie Trailers you're looking for, Radio and Television Commercials, Network Promos, Station Imaging, Documentary, Television or Corporate narration, Character and Animation voices, Educational CD's & DVD's, IVR's or something entirely different, with over 15 years of experience and the credentials to show for it, Dave is your man.

Based in Toronto Ontario Canada, Dave can deliver broadcast studio quality 24/7 from his home studio via MP3, WAV, AIFF, FTP, or CD/DVD over night.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Female
• Senior 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
• 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 voice direction services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Dave McRae

My Voice Experience

Resume: Select List:

FOUR WEDDINGS CANADA (Narrator, 2012- )
Heard nationally and airing on Slice starting early in 2012, narrating the Canadian version of the hit show Four Weddings. This is the first time Canadians will have the opportunity to compete in the Four Weddings format, which follows four brides as they attend each others wedding as a guest, and judge the day based on four categories: the dress, the food, the venue and the overall experience. The bride with the best wedding wins a fabulous dream honeymoon.

RISKY BUSINESS (Show Promo voice, 2011- )
Heard nationally and airing on Slice voicing all intros, extros, bumpers and teasers for the show Risky Business, hosted by former Dragon's Den star Brett Wilson. Each episode matches one couple willing to invest their own savings for a potential windfall with a unique money making venture.

TLN TELEVISION (Network voice, 2006-2009)
Was heard nationally as the promo and network voice for TLN Television. Performed bumpers, teasers, promos and Television spots for The Sopranos, Everybody Loves Raymond, Mucho Movies, George Lopez, Steve Schirripa's hungry, Cinema italiano, The Soccer Fanatics, World music awards, Latin Fest, Salsa on St. Clair Street festival, Latin Grammys and more..

BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL DOCUMENTARY SERIES "Final 24" (narration) 2 seasons, 14 episodes x 60 min each.
Performed the narration for the biography channel documentary series Final 24. Final 24 is a compelling documentary series unlocking the hidden secrets, psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic deaths of global icons. Every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person’s life.

Season 1:
Sid Vicious
John Belushi
River Phoenix
JFK Junior
Hunter S. Thompson
Marvin Gaye

Season 2:
Gianni Versace
Jim Morrison
Anna Nicole Smith
Janis Joplin
Keith Moon
Nicole Brown Simpson
David Koresh
Tupac Shakur

ALLIANCE FILMS
Dave Chapelle’s Block Party release
Grindhouse movie trailer/HMV Promotion

CANWEST
Miller Genuine Draft: National television spots for Showcase, Showcase Action and History Television
Bosch Home Appliances: National television spots.

H2-HILARIOUS HISTORY (Television) 13 episodes x 30min each

H2-Hilarious History is a family series that features the wackiest, funniest and most unbelievable moments ever captured on film throughout history. Dave has voiced over 75 characters including...

Billy O'Toole
Policeman O'Malley
Mike the Mechanic
Biplane Pilot
Fire Chief
Street Sweeper
Reporter
Lab Assistant
Edison
Beaurocrat
Trolley driver
1950's TV announcer
Sports announcer
Villains
Heroes
Old Men
Crazy guy
Likeable Next Door Father
Police Chief
Army Sergeants
Mad Scientists
Crazy assistants
Dogs
Sneaky Cats
Movie trailer announcer
German soldiers
Little boy
Young man
Judges
and many more...

MY FRIEND RABBIT: WEBSITE
Based on the hit cartoon for kids, Dave performs the voice of "Mouse" on the interactive website for preschoolers.

WOODBINE AND MOHAWK RACETRACKS
Performing countless character and announcer roles in radio and television ads for Mohawk and Woodbine Racetracks

SCHOLASTIC CANADA: CHILDREN'S AUDIO BOOKS AND NARRATION.
Reading and performing character voices for children's audio books for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade levels.

SCARBOUROURGH AND ERIN MILLS MAZDA.
Supplying voice overs for local Mazda dealership television ads.

CORPORATE NARRATION FOR TRAINING VIDEOS AND PRESENTATIONS.
Countless narration for training videos and presentations for Ford Canada, Shoppers Drug Mart, Grand and Toy, Petro Canada, Unilever, Royal Sun Alliance, Koodo, Powerade, Coca-Cola, The Bank of Montreal, Asima Reality, McDonald's, Alexander Keith's, Nestle, Sam's Club and more.

STOUFFER's BISTRO
MAN DAY Rant/NFL Superbowl Online Contest. National Radio spots for Stouffer's Bistro

TRIPLE O FAST FOOD CHAIN
Announcer voice over for Triple O fast food chain.

ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS
Various television and radio announcer spots.

TIME WARNER CABLE BUSINESS CLASS
Various Radio spots. Character and Legal copy.

TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMS.
Performing countless characters on CD's for English as a second language.

DELL COMPUTERS
SCI-FI TV Announcer voice over for Dell Computer Television commercials.

NETFLIX
Announcer voice over for several NetFlix Television Commercials.

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My Training

TRAINING:

Prepare to compete School for Film NY
Auditioning Skills Future TV Los Angeles
Into Commercials Berland Casting L.A
Radio/TV/Film Niagara College
Voice On Air NIB Toronto
Acting for Film Future TV Los Angeles
Improvisation/Character School for Film NYC
acting 1&2 Berland Castging L.A
On Camera Berland Casting L.A
Monologue workshop Unified Management L.A
Film Casting Big House Casting L.A
Acting 1&2 (Diploma) EFI International Toronto

My Studio Equipment

Microphone: Studio Condenser: CO1U, MXL 008. Rode NT1A, RODE NT2A, And a bunch of other fun stuff
Software: Adobe Audition 3.0
Dell XPS 9000: 12GB of Ram. I7960 Quad core processor
Yorkville YSM2p Studio Monitors