Gary Tameling

Voice Description

My voice, which has a bass-like pitch and a slightly nasal quality, has some versatility; I can go from an authoritative monotone to lively to comical to foreign-accented. I have been known to do voice impressions of Sean Connery and Popeye from time to time as well!
I have heard that my voice may be best suited for narration and audio book recordings due to my enunciation skills and voice-pitch.
I speak only English fluently, but I have taken Spanish back in high school and, with a little time to pre-read a script, can give a fair reading in Spanish if 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
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

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 deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• 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

New York, NY Metro Area, Long Island, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I am comfortable in American Standard as well as German, British, and Scottish accents.

My Voice Experience

To date, my experience has been recording commercials and promotions for local radio stations and some experience in on-hold recordings for a local cable tv company.

Jul-Aug 1993
Production Intern
WFBL-1390 AM
Syracuse, NY
Responsibilities included recording and producing commercials and promotional ads for this local big band radio station which was sold late that summer and is no longer in existence. I recorded my voice on one track of a 4-track reel-to-reel machine, then combined the voice-recording with a music and/or sound effect bed onto Cart cassettes. On many of these projects, I performed commercial and promotional copywriting. I also was the announcer for the Niagara Mohawk stage for that summer's Harborfest in Oswego, NY.

1999
Sales and Marketing Analyst
Cablevision Systems Corporation
Riverhead, NY
While not employed in a voice-over position, my responsibilities did include product marketing, and in this capacity, I did some voice-over work in on-hold Pay-Per-View recordings and live radio-broadcasts for Pay-Per-View Movie Contest Promotions.

2007
Voice-Over Talent
Radio X
Ridge, NY
On a purely volunteer basis, my voice was recorded for use in a few commercials and promotions for this local radio station, which is now no longer in existence.

My Training

My voice-over training was through on-the-job production and copywriting during my Summer 1993 internship at WFBL-1390 AM. The more I worked, the better I got, and that still applies today. The more work I get will lead to even better recordings and greater proficiency and completion rates.

I attended a one-day workshop in Suffolk County Community College in November, 2007 where I met Robert Sciglimpaglia, a voice-over talent and a member of Such-A-Voice. After hearing me read a small voice-over sample, his comments were very positive, including "has all the requirements to make it in this business."

My Studio Equipment

I currently have my own PC with a PC microphone, but I often have access to a friend's studio, which is part of a radio station, so the production quality will be quite impeccable.

Additional Skills

It is my desire to use the voice, with which I am fortunate enough to have, to help companies and organizations audibly promote and demonstrate their products and services. Whether it be for a movie, an audio book, a radio commercial, a video game character, or anything similar, I believe my voice can be a good, if not great, representative of the offering.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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