Duane Murray - Everyman voice to various character accents

Everyman voice to various character accents

• Duane Murray is registered with Voice123 since May 08, 2009.
• Duane Murray started his/her voice over career in 1998.
• Currently Duane Murray is a Standard subscriber.
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Voice Description

These descriptions are very ambiguous so I have a little trouble categorizing my voice like this, but I have done professional voice for things such as commercials, animation, video games, narration and instructional video's as well as phone messages ranging from straight reads to high energy character voices.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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
• 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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• ACTRA (Canada)

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 offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

various character dialects (North American, United Kingdom)

My Voice Experience

I have done hundreds of professional voice ads in a range of mediums including television, radio and internet commercials, instructional video's, viral marketing campaigns, video games and narration.

Large companies I have voiced for include Coke, McDonald's, Chevrolet, BMW, The Toronto Raptors, Degree (voicing the "Suck-Up" Doll for the hit "Inaction Hero" campaign in Canada) Polysporin, Telus mobility, Tim Hortons and many other international, regional and local companies.

My Training

York University BFA in Theater Performance
Ongoing professional voice training (15 years)
ACTRA voice over workshops
11 years professional experience

Studied Classical composition at the University of Toronto
Freelance Jazz musician, releasing 4 recordings as well as performing on various other CDs.

My Studio Equipment

Microphones including: Rode NTK Tube mic, AKG 414.

Preamps: PerSonus Digimax

Digital analogue converters: MOTU 828 mkII

Studio Monitors: Blue Sky Media Desk System

DAW: Cubase 4 & Wavelab 4 (for mastering)

Plugins: Various Universal Audio Plugins (Including Pultec Pro, Dreamverb, Fairchild, etc)

I have a comfortable 8' by 10' Voice Over Booth, which can easily accommodate four people.

Music related - Grand Piano, Young Chang 6'1 Studio Grand
Vienna Symphonic Library (Complete Super Package) various other virtual instruments.

Sound Effects, a wide array of sound effects including such collections as Sound Ideas 1000 through 10000, Hanna Barbara, Sounds of War, Emergency, Crash & Burn, Lucas Films and many more

Additional Skills

I've also written for many projects for companies including the National Film Board of Canada, The Government of Canada, various Educational institutions, as well as award winning short and feature films.

As a composer I have written music for ads, short films, documentaries and features. I Specialize in orchestral writing.