Dirk Dusharme - Wry, Guy next door, professional, pitch man

Wry, Guy next door, professional, pitch man

• Dirk Dusharme is registered with Voice123 since May 02, 2009.
• Dirk Dusharme started his/her voice over career in 2008.
• Currently Dirk Dusharme is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 43
• Dirk Dusharme has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Warm, deep to alto, friendly, smooth for projects requiring an intimate voice.

Professional, crisp, knowledgeable, matter-of-fact for technical, industrial, or business presentations that need to convey confidence and security.

Sarcastic or fun, for when you need something that is... uh... sarcastic or... fun.

Conversational, guy next door.

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

My Home Base

Auburn, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Old time radio announcer.

My Voice Experience

On-camera and off-camera work for about 3 years. On-camera work has been live video broadcasts of technical equipment demos on a program called TechnorazziLive.

Co-anchor a weekly live streaming video program called Quality Digest Live.

VO work includes technical voice overs for companies such as Konica-Minolta, FAFCO, Hexagon Metrology, FARO Technologies, Zeiss, Automated Precision Incorporated, and other large multinational companies.

VO for local television commercials.

My Training

Live and studio audio engineer for 10 years.

30 years of experience in technical fields as an electronics engineer and technical editor. I am very familiar with all electronic, mechanical engineering, medical, and test/measurement terminology and concepts,

Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from California State University, Chico, which included on-air television and radio work. Interned at local radio station and television stations.

Theater Arts minor, which included voice work, vocal preparation, television presentation and more.

Private voice-over training

My Studio Equipment

Mackie ProFX12
PreSonus Studio Channel Mic Preamp
M-Audio Fastrack Pro
Shure SM7B, SM86
Audio is produced on Ableton Live Software
Lenovo T520 Computer, Core i5, 2.5Ghz with 8GB RAM

I use royalty-free music from Pond5 or I can add music to your production if you send me the clips.

My studio is set up with a video camera and high-speed voice/data/video connection via Nefsis or Webex. So it is possible for you to sit in on a recording session to give direction, if required.