Greg Thompson - Character Specialist, All Emotions, Articulate

Character Specialist, All Emotions, Articulate

• Greg Thompson is registered with Voice123 since Oct 11, 2009.
• Greg Thompson started his/her voice over career in 1994.
• Currently Greg Thompson is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Warm smooth and articulate for IVR or narration, but able to shift gears and do characters as needed. Everyday speaking voice is warm and pleasant, without being too deep.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Female
• 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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

North American Accents/Dialects: New England, Southern, Deep Southern, North Midwest, Canadian.

English Dialects: British, Scottish, Irish, Australian, New Zealander

"Broken English Inflections": German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Mexican, East Asian

Impersonations: Arnold Schwarzenegger (young and old), Carl Weathers, Sylvester Stallone, Jerry Seinfeld, Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, most male action stars...

Characterizations: Elated, Drunk, Depressed, Crying, Baby Crying, Bored, Enraged, Over-Enthusiastic, Terrified, Stoner-Dropout, Nerd, Teenage Girl, Teenage Boy, Jock, Old Man, Old Woman, Homosexual Male.

My Voice Experience

My first tape recorder was made by Fisher Price, so basically I started recording and replaying my voice at a very young age, probably around five or so. I was often harassed in school to keep doing a voice that one of my classmates may have overheard me using to tell a story or joke. "Do that voice again," became a middle name of sorts.

After high school I and a close friend had a radio show in the 9PM - 12AM time slot which included some characterizations, but was mostly mild banter, weather, campus updates and song intro/outro's.

After getting a bit tired of radio, I moved back East and did some work in a rock band and also did IVR, voicemail, phone-messaging systems for local businesses.

Currently I do a lot of public speaking, mostly in reference to the restaurant and wine industries, and have done some stage comedy on the side with a handful of talented local personalities, which has opened up my characterization portfolio once again.

My Training

Self-Taught and all natural, although I did have a singing coach during the early teen years when my voice was changing a little.

My Studio Equipment

Have only recently been recording on my computer at home. Have access to a couple recording studios in town, though.

Additional Skills

My professionalism is key. I understand that deadlines are made for a reason, which is why I often have my work completed well in advance for the purposes of re-edit. As long as the task in front of me is clear, and the lines of communication between myself and the client are open, there's nothing we cannot do successfully.