Dave Wallace

Voice Description

"Dave Wallace is a complete pro! He's got a great attitude - responsible, respectful, a committed team player. He's got great sound equipment - the audio files he delivers are clean and clear. And best of all, he's a really good voice actor! I got a multitude of very usable takes, each with a slightly different approach and interpretation, and I didn't even have to ask for it. He covers all the bases, and is just a pleasure to work with!"
-----Mark Holleran
Producer, HOLLERAN MEDIA PRODUCTIONS LLC


"Dave Wallace is an amazing Voice Over talent. He moves easily into a character or an emotion with total believability. I love working with him."
-----Misty Taggart
Executive Producer/CEO, TRAILER TO THE STARS


"Dave was a complete professional and a pleasure to work with. He turned our recording around very quickly, and his performance of both character voices and normal narration were spot on for our needs."
-----Tom Lietz
Senior Video Producer, MESSAGEMAKERS


"Dave Wallace is wonderful to work with. He is completely professional, responsible and a pleasure to work with. He definitely knows what he’s doing."
-----Ruth Ogbeab
Producer, ANIMATED STORYBOARDS


"Dave Wallace's communication skills are impeccable. He provided clear direction on expectations of deliverables and capabilities. He is pleasant to work with and takes creative direction extremely well. He delivered his files on time and per the formats quoted. He truly has voice over talent and I look forward to working with him again in the near future."
-----Rita Kelly
Account Director, RHYTHM INTERACTIVE


Hey there! My name is Dave Wallace, Professional Voice-Over Artist, and I would be more than happy to lend my voice to your project! My signature voice is that of a "cool big brother," which is to say a cool-sounding young guy in his late teens or early twenties. If you want your product or service to sound cool and interesting without a fakey or forced feeling behind its description, then that's my specialty!

Having said that, I am a Voice-Over Artist, and I understand that not everything calls for that kind of delivery, so that's not the only kind of material that I've done (feel free to check the "Non-Broadcast/Corporate Audio," "IVR," and "Audiobooks" sections of my resume). My philosophy is that it's not about who has the best voice, it's about the customer. I am a partner in your project. I am not a DJ, I am not a broadcaster, and I am not a person who just woke up one day and decided to do this for a living. I trained for this career, I have the gear for this career, and I make sure as a Voice-Over Artist to deliver audio that will bring excitement and believability to you, your product, or service.

That and I'm always available and easy to work with. Just sayin.' :)

I look forward to our partnerships in your projects!

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• 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)

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

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

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

ACCENTS/DIALECTS:
-Minnesotan
-Southern
-Californian ("surfer" accent)
-Alaskan
-Canadian English
-British English
-Australian English
-French
-Mexican
-Spanish
-German
-Portuguese
-Sweedish
-Russian
-Japanese
-Chinese
-African


IMPERSONATIONS:
-Christian Slater
-Jack Nicholson
-Hugo Weaving
-Marlon Wayans
-Keanu Reeves


CHARACTERIZATIONS:
-Old person.
-Young adventurer.
-Tough guy.
-Surfer dude.


The general rule of thumb is that I can mimic most of what I hear given a little bit of time to research and listen to what it is I'm required to mimic, but the items listed above are what I can do without research.

My Voice Experience

I began my voice acting career in mid-2008, but my experience in acting is MUCH longer than that (see "Additional Skills" below). I am a classically-trained theater actor, having gone through extensive training in the art of script interpretation and character development. This has served me well in something that is invaluable to a client--getting inside their head and sounding like what they want to hear. Some of my clients in the voice acting business include:

*AT&T
*Fleishman-Hillard
*Miken Sports Products
*The Great Voice Company (member of official talent roster)
*Venture Visuals
*Trailer To the Stars
*The University of Michigan
*Bubblegum Interactive
*Rhythm Interactive
*Holleran Media
*Golden Media
*Message Makers
*Animated Storyboards
*BancVue
*Between Pixels Productions
*Scott Bragg Media

My Training

VOICEOVER EDUCATION:
-Student of Susan Berkely, the voice of AT&T, Citibank, and owner of the Great Voice Company.
-Attendee of several voiceover bootcamps taught by Ms. Berkely.
-Participated in several voiceover educational teleconferences organized by Ms. Berkely.
-Personal student of Moneen Daley Harte, who directed my Commercial Demo.
-Private lessons with cartoon and commercial voice actor Kyle Hebert.
-Private lessons with narration voice actor Marc McIntyre.
-Graduate of Nancy Wolfson's Braintracks Audio Program.

My Studio Equipment

-MICROPHONE: Blue Baby Bottle, Studio Projects C1, and CAD Trion 8000 Condenser Microphones.
-ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER: MOTU UltraLite-MK3 Digital Hybrid
-PRE-AMP: DBX 286A Microphone Processor
-AUDIO REFERENCE: M-Audio BX5a Deluxe Active Reference Monitors
-POWER CONDITIONING: APC H10 Power Conditioner
-RECORDING SPACE: My customized "Whisper Room" from Whisper Room Inc.
(NOTE: Should the client require it, I can set up to record at a local studio as well)
-PHONE PATCH: MicTel System from Circuit Werkes
-SOURCE-CONNECT ENABLED
-ISDN: My Source-Connect program can "bridge" to ISDN.
-CAN ADD ROYALTY-FREE MUSIC AND SOUND EFFECTS
-AUDIO EDITING PROGRAMS: Pro Tools 9, Twisted Wave, and Sony Sound Forge Pro 10.0
-FILE TRANSFER PROCEDURES: Source-Connect, FTP, email, and overnight mail.

Buuuut...what about mobile recording? When I'm on the road? Well, I'm prepared for that too!

-SECONDARY PRE-AMP: CEntrance MicPort Pro
-SECONDARY RECORDING SPACE: Harlan Hogan Porta-Booth Pro
-SECONDARY AUDIO REFERENCE: Sennheiser 650 HD Headphones

NOTE: As a service to the clients of Voice123, all audio samples (be it demos or auditions) that are uploaded to Voice123 are automatically re-sampled at a much lower sample rate to reduce the file size...to take the geek speak out of that, that means that the audio quality in auditions and demos is not always the best indicator of what your final product will sound like (again, as a service to the client--nobody wants to download a ton of huge files). So, if you would like me to do an audition that serves as a better indicator of my home studio's audio quality, go ahead and contact me and request one--auditions are FREE!

Additional Skills

I'm a trained actor with a solid resume in both theater and film, so I've been able to translate my acting skills into VO very effectively. Yes, my acting resume may not be completely relevant to VO but, then again, that's why this section of the profile is reserved for the "extra" stuff.

COLLEGE EDUCATION:
-Intro to Acting.
-Intermediate Acting
-Advanced Acting
-Acting for Contemporary Scenes
-Acting for the Camera
-Acting for Shakespeare
-Intro to Theater.
-Voice and Phonetics.
-Scriptwriting for the Stage and Screen.
-Four-year member of St. Olaf Improv Comedy Group, “Scared Scriptless.”
-Original member of St. Olaf Sketch Comedy and Stand-Up Comedy Group, “Lions with Microphones.”

THEATER ROLES:
-“George Washington Slept Here,” as Raymond. Playwright George Kauffman and Moss Hart
-“Hello Dolly” as Cop No. 2. Playwright Jerry Herman.
-“An Appointment With Death,” as Lennox Boyton. Palywright Agatha Christie.
-“Our Town,” as Simon Stimson. Playwright Thorton Wilder.
-“Anything Goes!” as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Playwright Cole Porter.
-“Enter Laughing” as David. Playwright Joseph Stein.
-“Blue Denim” as Art. Playwright James Leo Herlihy
-“Somber Cliffs,” as Dougley. Playwright Dave Wallace.
-“An Actor’s Nightmare” as Henry. Playwright Christopher Murang.
-“Men in White” as Rummond. Playwright Sidney Kingsley.
-Personal Stand-up routine.

FILM WORK AS AN ACTOR:
-“The Cesspool of Eaden and the Tale of Beowulf,” as Dave and Wiglac. Co-Directors Dave Wallace and Bill Gordon.
-“May 4th,” as Jeffrey Miller. Director Logan Gianini.
-“Graduation Day,” as Janitor. Director Logan Gianini.
-“Over the Waterfall,” as Dave. Director Dave Wallace.
-“Medeival COPS”: Police Chief Hrothgar. Director Ben Brenot.

WRITING CREDITS:
-“The Cesspool of Eaden and the Tale of Beowulf,” Film.
-“Somber Cliffs,” Play.
-“Over the Waterfall,” Film.
-Wrote several sketches for “Lions with Microphones” Sketch Comedy and Stand-Up Comedy Group.
-“Why Pandas Suck,” Satire Essay.
-Personal stand-up routine.

DIRECTING CREDITS:
-“The Cesspool of Eaden and the Tale of Beowulf,” Film. Co-Director with Bill Gordon.
-“Somber Cliffs,” Play.
-Directed several sketches for “Lions with Microphones” Sketch Comedy and Stand-Up Comedy Group.

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