Ian Fraser - deep voice(CNN-style),British, cartoon, characters

deep voice(CNN-style),British, cartoon, characters

• Ian Fraser is registered with Voice123 since Oct 13, 2007.
• Ian Fraser started his/her voice over career in .
• Currently Ian Fraser is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

I have a range of voice pitches that I use - including a very rich deep voice, which has been used for movie trailers, concert announcements, radio promo's (for film ie: KING KONG, DOOM etc, and many rock band promo's such as REM, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, MADONNA etc ), 'regular' TV promo's and general adverts.

I was often used to do clones of the standard James Earl Jones CNN voice.

I also do a wide range of cartoon voices and characters.
Being South African, I can also do almost every variety of British accent (upper class twits, working class/cockney etc).
In short bursts my 'general' US accent is passable.

One of my TV ads, where the client wanted a UK type voice, is very popular on YouTube (do a search for 'City Lodge Breakfast') Its proven so popular its being included in an upcoming BBC TV world adverts and media program.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• Other

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

Unknown - Click here to ask Ian Fraser

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Ian Fraser

My Voice Experience

I have 12 years+ experience, as a professional, and very disciplined voice talent.
I've done campaigns and voices for (among many others) Microsoft, KFC, Hewlett Packard, Visa, Pizza Hut, Schick Razors, Red Bull, Agfa, Pringles, Kellogg's, EMI, Sealy Posteurpedic, Greyhound Bus...

I'm also an award winning playwright, comedian, and published author.

See a Wikipedia entry on me:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Fraser_(playwright)

Even though I was previously based in South Africa, my voice ads have been of sufficient quality to be used in the UK, Germany, and the US.

I was also a contracted TV promo voice for the national TV broadcaster (SABC TV 2) - requiring daily and weekly recordings of all channel info, promo's and adverts.

My Training

As a high profile, self taught performer, writer, and professional stand up comedian, I was rapidly grabbed to do voice adverts by ad agencies in South Africa.

These adverts in turn, created more and more work, and I rose to become regarded as one of the leading voice talents in South Africa.

(I was also a journalist - a weekly columnist for a nationally syndicated newspaper chain - I wrote about technology, internet, and did computer game reviews. (I'm a gamer and happy geek).

For a time I was also on-air host of my own late night talk radio show on 702 Radio in Johannesburg.

See the Wikipedia entry, or my own website at http://www.ianfraserlive.com

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Ian Fraser

Additional Skills

As a professional comedian and playwright, I have a cheerful off-the-wall sense of humor, and a good ear for dialog. (My theatre work has won awards in the US, UK and SA - so it's fair to say I'm fairly effective in my approach, regardless of market).

To me, with voice work, the object of the 'game' is to sell the Product effectively, and to ensure that the ad sounds as good (to the market) after repeated listens, as it did the first time.

Its not enough to just 'do a read'. I like to work harder at it, and give the Product, Client, and/or Agency, the best ranges of nuanced delivery that I can.
It's a work ethic that I bring to all my jobs - while understanding that rapid turnaround and deadlines, are part of the process.