Doug Hawkridge - flexible and expresive - Doug Hawkridge at Voice123

flexible and expresive

• Doug Hawkridge is registered with Voice123 since Aug 20, 2007.
• Doug Hawkridge started his/her voice over career in 2007.
• Currently Doug Hawkridge is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 6
• Doug Hawkridge was last active on Voice123 2 days ago

Voice Description

Expression and timing come quite naturally, having developed a live entertainers voice over the last 25 years by being a professional disc jockey and live performance announcer. In these capacities, you must set the mood of the moment with your voice, and that could be anything. Happy and up-beat, dark and myterious, bawdy or brash, quiet and smokey, whatever is needed.
My language is English, but I can adopt a regional accent when required.

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

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• 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 have Phone Patch 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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Winnebago, Mankato, Rochester,Fairmont, Minnesota, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Regional American, Various British,

My Voice Experience

As mentioned above, I've been using my voice to create the right atmosphere for the last 25 years as a professional disc jockey, and as an announcer and narrator for locally produced plays and live performances. Additionally, I've done Voice Over work for a live magic act, again using the voice to create the right feeling for each illusion.

My Training

I have completed three voice over training courses latley. they are:
Commercial Speak, by Bettye Zoller Seitz
Audiobook Naration, by Bettye Zoller Seitz
The Voice Actors Toolkit, from voice Labs

My Studio Equipment

Dual processor WindowsXP Pro PC
M - Audio Delta 1010 Interface (2)
Behringer MX-9000 Desk
Behringer 2200 compressor (4)
Behringer DSP 1424P Program Enhancer
Behringer MIC2200 Mic/Line Tube Pre Amp
Behringer HA 4600 Headphone Amp
Behringer B2031 Monitors (2)
Sennheiser HD-280 Headphones (2)
Otari MX-50 1/4" half-track reel-to reel deck
ART Studio MP Tube mic/line pre amp (3)
Behringer B-2 Large Dia. Condenser mic (2)
Nady TCM-1050 Large Dia. Tube Condenser mic (2)
CAD E-100 Medium Dia. Condenser mic (2)
Audio Technica Pro-37 Small Dia. Condenser mic (2)
Audio Technica AT811 Small Dia. Condenser mic (2)
Audio Technica AT11 Small Dia. Condenser mic
Shure SM-57 Dynamic mic (2)
Shure SM-58 Dynamic mic
Shure PG-56 Dynamic mic
AKG D-112 Dynamic mic

Additional Skills

I own and operate MTP StudioWorks, a recording studio in south-central Minnesota. This gives me the ability to provide not only the voice talent, but also to have complete control over the production aspect of creating the right sound for the voice in a spot. Additionally, having run my own disc jockey service for the last 25 years, I fully understand the need to "keep the customer happy", and work dilligently to achieve that goal.