Erik LeDune

Voice Description

I have a somewhat deep voice that varies in pitch depending upon my mood. I stutter and pause some whem speaking normally, but I am nearly flawless when reading a piece. I am fluent in English but speak little else.

I specialize in character voices (mostly villains and other darker characters) and can do many different impersonations. Examples of such are Dinobot, Terrorsaur, and Waspinator from the Beast Wars cartoon series, the Covenant aliens from the PC game Halo: Combat Evolved, and most characters from the web series Red vs. Blue.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• 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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Songs

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

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

My Home Base

Tri-Cities, Washington, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I don't speak much else besides English. I can however give various accents, such as British, German, French, Hispanic, Russian, and Romanian.

My Voice Experience

I don't have much experience in this field. I became interested in voice acting after seeing Robin Williams' work in Disney's Alladin when I was 10 years old. After that, I took up the hobby of doing various impersonations, mainly for my own amusement and the entertainment of others. Because of this talent, I became fairly popular.

In high school, my voices branched from cartoon characters to rock vocalists. I can imitate the singing voices of KISS' Gene Simmons and Peter Criss, Alice Cooper, and Metallica's James Hetfield (among others) almost perfectly when I am singing along.

Several of my friends suggested I audition for a voice-over acting role after hearing some of my character imitations (Caboose and Sarge from "Red vs. Blue" and the Covenant Grunt from Halo: Combat Evolved)

My Training

I don't have any official training in voice acting. I simply try to perfect a voice that I hear by listening to it repeatedly and speaking along with the voice, trying to synchronize my voice with the subject voice (very similar to Liam Neeson's character in "Darkman"). I use this technique to learn songs as well. I don't just learn the lyrics, I learn the artist's voice as well.

The training that I do have comes from music classes in school. I was in band from fifth grade and choir from eighth grade until my graduation in 2002. Those classes helped me build lung capacity. The choir classes helped to develop my voice, especially on the deeper end. However, I have a wide vocal range.

My Studio Equipment

I don't have access to a studio. I record everything I do with a simple headset mic on my computer and edit my files with Audacity.

Additional Skills

I also write music, though mainly as a hobby. My music is typically of a darker tone (also showing my fascination with villains and anti-heroes) or has a hard blues feel to it (simliar to "N.I.B." by Black Sabbath). Given the chance and the time, I could perform the voice-over for the villain of a piece and write a theme song for him.

Payment Methods Accepted

• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Contact Information

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