Drew Bates - The Crown Royal of Voice Over

The Crown Royal of Voice Over

• Drew Bates is registered with Voice123 since Dec 19, 2008.
• Drew Bates started his/her voice over career in 2006.
• Currently Drew Bates is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

"The Crown Royal of Voice Over," I can pull off classy to downright trashy, with a great range of vocal qualities, all to bring your project to life.

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
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• TV shows and movies

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)

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Blythewood, South Carolina, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Recently performed with a Scottish, Standard English, Texas Twang, India-Indian, Russian/Romanian, and Standard New York accent. All sorts of animals. Burp on cue!

My Voice Experience

Civil War Series on History Channel: Shakespeare training made reading elevated text a breeze w/ a regional Southern Accent.

Werewolf: Internet Children's book narration with youthful exuberance, and wolf-boy characterization.

Redneck Ninjas: Texas Twang and Kung-Fu noises. Hieee-yah!

Poetry Narration: Mixing beatnik-style with spoken word-style, while capturing the emotional spirit of each piece.

My Training

• Margie Haber Studios Audition Technique Los Angeles, CA. Barbara Gannen, Annie Grindlay.
• Gregory Berger-Sobeck Acting Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
• Voice Over techniques with Patrick Howard Fraley, Los Angeles, CA.
• Alexander Technique with Sarah Barker, author of The Alexander Technique and head of Graduate Acting at University of South Carolina.
• Vocal Coaching by Erica Tobolski, certified Lessac instructor, Professor of Voice at University of South Carolina.

My Studio Equipment

AKG C214 Microphone. Mbox 2. Macbook Pro with Logic Express.

Additional Skills

Conversational French. Dog Whisperer. Quadriplegic. Head array wheelchair spinning. Member of Performers w/ Disabilities Committee. Owner of UniquePublications LLC.