Dean Rogan II - Deep, Stentorian, Off-Beat, Laid Back

Deep, Stentorian, Off-Beat, Laid Back

• Dean Rogan II is registered with Voice123 since Nov 20, 2007.
• Dean Rogan II started his/her voice over career in 2007.
• Currently Dean Rogan II is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

I own a distinct, yet somewhat common, voice for a 40-year old black male (pic forthcomin'). It has been described as a deep voice at times, yet not quite like Barry White, by comparison. It can be loud at times, making it ideal for public speaking, yet isn't too overpowering for radio and TV work. I do tend to speak a little too quick, but where I work part-time as a Telephone Survey Interviewer, I am among the most professional sounding individuals there, yet still warm enough to make the customer comfortable with me. I'm not too proud to do Adult-Oriented work; I'm sure I could pull that off as well, given that it can be deep and sexy when I need it to be. Please be patient, however; I have had difficulty just getting my voice loaded onto this site. It IS coming very soon, though!

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• Child
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• 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
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, informercials, 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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I'm really pretty straight-forward with mine, for a 40-year old black man raised in the South 'Burbs of Chicago. I can shift gears very easily, from "'round tha hood" to "uppity and bourgeoisie". I don't pay much attention to certain elements that are indigenous to each dialect, to be honest with you, so I can't really give a qualified list of what accents and dialects I can actually pull off. I've just been myself in most of my work to this point.

My Voice Experience

I haven't really done much at all right now. This is my first official foray into this business. The closest I have ever come to doing voice-overs is doing my own outgoing messages on my cell or home phone, and I have also hosted (or co-hosted) a radio show on Rejoice-102.3 FM, a local Christian station, for just over a year. I fully expect to add more experiences to my dossier in due time.

My Training

I have only received training during my high school years, taking classes in Speech and Radio Production, and performing in school plays. But I also write and perform music and poetry, as well as record my own tracks, and composed one commercial that aired on my radio show in 2004. I have been pursuing a music career off and on basically since my 4th grade year.

My Studio Equipment

I own a Boss BR-8, a stand-alone digital hard disk recorder with a zip drive to store my projects on, and several inexpensive but dependable unidirectional microphones at my disposal. Most, if not all, of my voice effects are controlled through the BR-8, and an Alesis Wedge desktop unit handles the rest. I can also edit my recordings after recording them on my computer using SoundForge 7.0, tack on any additional effects through the available plug-ins, then burn them onto CD using CD Architect 5.0. I'm not completely knowledgeable in importing the files directly between the two programs, which do work together, but I am working on that. I'm "kinda old school" in that regard. I also utilize a VERY old Akai MPC-2000 with full memory onboard, as well as an E-MU MK-6 keyboard, and an even older Roland XP-50 keyboard for my tracks. Again, the BR-8 handles the effects for those tracks before recording them on the PC.

Additional Skills

Everything that has been listed above is the extent of what I know and do, but I am ever learning and implementing new ways and methods to excel in this business.