Voice Description

Versatile mid-range voice, warm friendly and believable. Clients have described my voice as "mr smooth", "an everyman" "classic npr". I can take direction well and have a wide range of voice acting styles.

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
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Podcasts
• Adult content

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 have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• 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 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

Houston, Texas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Gene Tognacci

My Voice Experience

NATIONAL COMMERCIAL:
GM - Diamond Shamrock - Six Flags - Exxon - American Express

REGIONAL COMMERCIAL:
Captain D's - Mississipi Power and Light - Centerpoint Energy -
Academy Sports and Outdoors - Conn's Appliances - Texas Rangers - Houston Astros - Sacramento Kings

INDUSTRIAL/MARKETING/TRAINING:
Microsoft - Pfizer - Scherin Plough - BMC Software - Compaq - Exxon Mobil - Coca Cola Foods - Cisco - Adobe - Enron - Halliburton - Service Corporation - Continental Airlines

+ power point, telephone on hold, audio prompts and website audio for dozens of companies and organizations world wide.

TV: Fox 26 Houston booth announcer 3 yrs
Recently narrated Local PBS special The Golden Age of Texas Courthouses

RADIO:
Co-host Texas Home and Garden Regional Radio Show
(Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio)

Video/Anime:
Various voices and Foley in the following Anime productions:
MegaZone 23
Bastof Syndrome
Chrono Crusade
Parasite Dolls
Kino's Journey
Wandaba Style
Saint Seiya
Gantz

Client quotes:
"One take Gene"
"Mr. Smooth"
"King of Houston VO"
"one #$%%^ing awesome read"

My Training

Speech and Oral Interpretation - Palm Beach Community College

Workshops with Pat Fraley, Julie Williams, Bob Magruder, Jim Conlan, James Black - Coaching from Marice Tobias

My Studio Equipment

Pro-Tools with Neumann and Sony mics, Telos Zephyr, Grace Preamp, Gentner phone patch.

I have a production associate to edit and quality check my productions. Same Day Turnaround on most projects!

Additional Skills

Experience in extreme long form industrial voice over sessions of
4-6 hours!


Routinely provide edited industrial audio for clients around the world on a "finished minute" basis

Can provide same day turn around on industrial audio

Believable Dialogue

Experienced voice actor / voice artist
Ready to record voiceovers for
voicemail greetings
telephone on hold messages
power point presentations
radio or television commercials
audiobooks
web based training
website prompts
corporate audio newsletter
instore announcements

I'm interested in signing with voice over agents and voice over agencies and production companies around the United States.
(Texas and Nevada excluded)

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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