Derek Taylor - Urban Professional, Hip Hop, Soothing

Urban Professional, Hip Hop, Soothing

• Derek Taylor is registered with Voice123 since Feb 13, 2009.
• Derek Taylor started his/her voice over career in 2009.
• Currently Derek Taylor is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 1
• Derek Taylor was last active on Voice123 27 days ago

Voice Description

Kinda ruff and rugged sounding. When needed able to tone down ruff edges and sound like a urban professional. I can also produce more of a soothing sound that can be a pleasure to hear.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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
• Songs
• 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 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

Irvine, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

African American, Hip Hop street sound, Clean Cut, Urban professional

My Voice Experience

Deep Sea Adventure video Game(I play Mr. Harrison)

IPhone App IDare

Narration of "The Gospel According to John" Audio-Book

Radio Ad for Frio Divino(produced and created jingle)

Public Storage

Walmart

Big Brothers and Big Sister of Acadiana

Been in the recording industry for over 20 years. My background is in Hip Hop in which I have recorded and released over 7 albums. I'm very comfortable behind the microphone. I haven't done alot of voice over work but I'm confident about my talent.

My Training

I have written and produce music for various groups.

My Studio Equipment

Pro Tools, Marshall V69 Microphone, and Reason 4.0 for music production

Additional Skills

I'm a pretty quick learner. I do all of my pre and post production work out of my home. All recording, editing, mixing, and mastering is done in house. I can also produce backing tracks for commercials when needed.