Voice Description

warm, business like, smart and deep for narrations
announcer, character voices (created on demand for you!) and fun for commercials, smooth and professional for presentations
Accurate and easy for technical and scientific work
Clear and precise for IVR (One of the most heard voices in IVR)

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

Recording Categories I Offer

• 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, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• SAG (US)

• AFTRA (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 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

Hollywood, California, United States

Accents & Dialects

US: Midwest (Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo), Northeast corridor (Maine, Boston, NY/NJ, Philly, Pittsburgh, Baltimore), Southern, Northern (Minnesota, Wisconsin)
Urban dialects, older Americans
Canadian
Yiddish, Irish, Scottish, London, Liverpudlian, German, French, Italian, Russian, Eastern European, Australian

My Voice Experience

Podcast, podcaster and podcasting - I'm one of the most heard podcasters in the world, and can do turnkey podcasts if you just want to be the interviewee. Commercial, industrial, phone systems, audio books (over 50 published works), ADR, looping, radio, character/comedy voices, interviewing and other voice talent for over 30 years. I've been America Online's voice mail recording for over a decade, the most heard on-hold messaging voice in the world, and the most recognized and respected voice of technology.

My Training

Norman Rose, The Juilliard School
Bob Pondillo, The American Comedy Network
Dale Reeves, The American Comedy Network
Avery Schreiber, private improv classes
Dick Orkin, voice characterizations
Pat Fraley, audio book narration
Howard Fine, acting (ongoing)
David Coury, singing (ongoing)
Robert Edward, singing (ongoing)

I also teach voice work at workshop locations around Los Angeles, for the National Association of Broadcasters here in the US and in Europe, and at Howard Fine in Hollywood.

My Studio Equipment

A complete digital facility, with ISDN, SourceConnect, great mic processing, ProTools, etc. Also - complete music and SFX library, providing production for finished works in commercial and other productions.

Additional Skills

Did I mention the word podcast? The Net? I get it. I'm happy to do contract work, one-offs, and more.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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