Ian Levenstein

Voice Description

Fun and exciting for commercials, deep and smooth for narrations, full bodied and natural for documentaries, lively and cheerful for introductions, conversational for commercials and promos, capable of New York/Brooklyn accent, can alter accent/use no accent when needed.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• 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
• 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 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 offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services

My Home Base

New York City, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I can use a Brooklyn/New York Accent, but I am very capable of not using the accent as well.

My Voice Experience

My previous work includes time spent as an on-air personality with Brooklyn College Radio, where I worked as a DJ, and also put together intros, 30 second spots, and PSA's for the station. I do two regular podcasts, Geekspeak and Comic Timing, where I display the full range of my conversational tone. A piece I voiced and edited, "Comic Books: Not Just For Kids Anymore" has aired in Summer 2006 on NPR in New Hampshire, and can be found at prx.org for download. I also worked as a broadcaster for the Brooklyn Cyclones A League Baseball team while a part of the Brooklyn College Radio Sports Team. I am currently a podcaster at my home studio, and have produced audio promos for my friends and colleagues.

My Training

I have a bachelor's in Television and Radio from Brooklyn College, and learned a great deal from the radio courses I took, along with time spent on and off the air at the radio station. I also have previous telemarketing experience, where I was taught to sound convincing and passionate in order to grab hold of customers and make them believe what you are selling.

My Studio Equipment

laptop, desktop, Windows Vista/Windows XP, Adobe Audition, Audacity, Zoom H2, Peavy Pvi2 microphone

Additional Skills

I have the ability to ad-lib when necessary, but also know the importance of reading from a script. I take criticism seriously, and am willing to take any sort of suggestions given to me into considering in order to better my performance. I pride myself on my writing ability, and have written my own material to read and record in the past. I am also experienced with audio editing, and am proficient with Adobe Audition, SAWPro Editing Suite, and Audacity.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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Additional Information