Duane Lawrence - Narrator, Announcer, Authority, Signature voice

Narrator, Announcer, Authority, Signature voice

• Duane Lawrence is registered with Voice123 since Nov 19, 2007.
• Duane Lawrence started his/her voice over career in 1991.
• Currently Duane Lawrence is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 4
• Duane Lawrence was last active on Voice123 25 days ago

Voice Description

I have a warm baritone voice. I think I have a voice tone that is right for narrations, commercials, documentaries, corporate videos, video games, messages on hold and much more. Some of my voice-over idols are Will Lyman PBS Frontline) and Keith David (Ken Burns, War).

My voice has been described as being able to transmit sexy, thoughtful, hip, friendly, refreshing, authoritative, cool, pleasant, educational (delivery) I'm able to take direction and I'm flexible and able to draw the listener in for a closer "look".

I can send Video demos on request

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

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

• AFTRA (US)

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 offer voice direction services
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

San Francisco, San Mateo, San Jose, Oakland, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

General American, Carribean (Jamaican)

My Voice Experience

I've been working as commercial voice-over talent for over 15 years and have been the voice of numerous projects including:

INDUSTRIAL (non-broadcast):
Pacific Bell/SBC (now AT&T), Hewlett Packard, Tony Robbins, Digilens Inc, Retinal Displays, Computer Curriculum Corp, CourseNet, Atari Games

COMMERCIAL (broadcast and non- broadcast):
TV/PBS Documentary
KQED-TV Narrator/Regina’s Story
Eidos (video game): 25 to Life, Safeway Stores (Radio Campaign),
Bank of America (Radio Campaign),
California Lottery (Radio Campaign),
Bay Cable Advertising (TV and radio for various clients),
Charles Schwab (Radio Campaign),
Sony Playstation, Merck Manual,
The Learning Company (now Riverdeep/Houghton-Mifflin) on the following projects:
Weight Watchers Light and Tasty Deluxe Cookbook, Oregon Trail 5th Edition, Reader Rabbit’s Preschool, Reading Development 4, Interactive Reading Journey 2, Ultimate Writing and Creativity, Clue Finder’s 5th Grade Adventures, Compton’s Encyclopedia

My Training

Broadcast Arts; Announcing- College of San Mateo

Broadcast Arts; TV and Radio Production - City College of San Francisco, College of San Mateo

Acting for the Camera / Irene Griffin - Canada College

Singing: Solo Voice / Carl Sitton - Canada College

Singing: Solo Voice, choral / Daniel Odom - College of San Mateo

Narration Workshop Susan McCollum

Voice-over instruction and workshops / Hot Spots Productions - Steve Garland

"No Illusions Seminar" SAG Foundation
A Weekend with the Pros Diane Burket, et al

On Camera Workshop
Gregg Snazelle / Squire Fridell

Broadcast Arts / Radio and TV Production - College of San Mateo

Broadcasting / Radio Announcing - City College of San Francisco

My Studio Equipment

Adobe Audition, PC platform with 4 channel mixer interface and USB mic.

Additional Skills

I've worked in the corporate environment (SBC, Helwett Packard, Agilent Technologies, Vergy Inc.) for over 30 years and have a working knowledge of the corporate culture and how to deliver their message.

I volunteer for the San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind which entails recording a variety of scripts for the Ligthouse radio station and recording books and articles for visually impaired clients.

I'm a professional vocalist with many performances under my belt. I believe my work as a singer gives me an extra added ability as a voice actor to interpret scripts, be sensitive to "timing" and the "melody" of the spoken word and to use the energy of the "moment" to deliver lines. I'm able to take and incorporate direction as well.

I'm a portrait artist. I do detailed work in graphite on papaer. Each work takes many hours to complete which I believe translates well to the tasks of voice-over because they require an attention to detail and a commitment to follow through to see the job to the end.