Howard Yates - guy next door, characters, narrations, announcer,

guy next door, characters, narrations, announcer,

• Howard Yates is registered with Voice123 since Feb 01, 2007.
• Howard Yates started his/her voice over career in 2007.
• Currently Howard Yates is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

My normal speaking voice is primarily baritone, but I have a very versatile range. The description of my voice is said to be warm, soft, smooth, and relaxing (for meditation), yet it can be very mature and professional, a style requested for some instructional corporate videos.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• 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
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

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
• 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 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

Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Nashville, Kentucky, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I can do character impersonations and dialects/accents such as proper or working-class British, India (Hindu), Irish, New England and Chicago-based accents, and Oklahoma/Texas southern accents, a.k.a., "King of the Hill".

My Voice Experience

Radio/Oct. 2006 - Present. Part-time radio personality. WQXE 98.3 in Elizabethtown, KY.
On-Air work: commercials overdubs for "A Christmas Carol" radio drama.
Radio imaging for "The James Madison" internet radio show regularly.

Theater/2007- Present: Hardin Co. Playhouse. Shows include: "Auntie Mame" - M. Lindsay Woolsey, "The Wizard of Oz" - Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz, "The Passion of Dracula" - Jameson the butler, and "A Christmas Carol" - Sir David.

Other areas of experience: Commercials/promos on other radio stations. Read at local church periodically. Record and produce works from local writers.

My Training

Formal training: Bo Cecill/Hardin Co. Playhouse - Elizabethtown, KY and Kathi Ellis/Stagelab - Louisville, KY.

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Howard Yates

Additional Skills

Through telecommunications, I have developed the ability to pronounce a plethora of pharmaceutical drug names. I have a degree in massage therapy and possess a strong vocabulary associated with anatomy and physiology.

Currently studying Italian.

I am at ease with an audience when giving a presentation and can maintain the audience's attention with my charisma and smile (even if they can't see me)!