Voice Description

Jack's voice is naturally relaxing and soothing, but this can belie his extraordinary range which has delightfully surprised many clients. His age range runs from the 20s to the 80s, but most naturally fits between 30 to 65. He has a warm, resonant, sincere baritone voice that connotes a calm, easy going guy that makes everyone comfortable. This conversational, story-telling style makes him believable and trustworthy and his folksy, caring or sentimental sides make a soft sell seem more like a chat with the friendly neighbor.
When the need arises for a romantic, sensual or sexy sound, Jack creates an alluring tone that can border on delightful unease. He can create a rich, sophisticated air of luxury that can escalate to an expensive, snooty tone that imagines the proverbial silver spoon nearby.
Jack’s voice easily adapts to the demands of the spokesperson where a serious, authoritative, convincing even newsy tone may be required. When a more over-the-top, hard sell attitude is required, his enthusiasm and energy are readily displayed.
Jack understands the unique requirements of corporate industrial copy finding the appropriate tone from educational-instructional to straight forward-professional to dramatic. He works to understand the copy and this allows him to vocally frame the outline points and, because he thinks with the listener, effectively convey the salience of the message. His extensive vocabulary allows him to navigate a challenging variety of medical, chemical, technical and electronic terms.
Jack’s varied skills extend to the world of movie trailers and TV promos where he can handle the full spectrum from dramatic to action-adventure to comedic-whimsical. Audio books require many of these same skills when the material is educational or instructional, but Jack’s story-telling skills can bring a dramatic tale to life and his numerous characters are a boon when a book’s characters can be enhanced with appropriate vocal animation.
Jack’s animation characters are just that - characters, not simply funny sounding voices. Ask to speak with any of Jack's characters and they will come to life and seem as real as any of us. It is likely you will tire of the conversation long before the character does. He performs a wide variety of character attitudes like a big announcer parody, NFL Films spokesman (John Facenda ), professor, psychiatrist, sinister, evil villain, super hero, hip, geek, nerd, goofy, jolly, naive, wild, zany, wacky, kooky, nutty, quirky, funny and humorous.
He also does a variety of accents and dialects including British, Cockney, Australian, U.S. Southern (Appalachian and Sophisticated Drawl), New York, Western Cowboy and Crusty Old Miner, Surfer Dude, French, Italian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish and an authentic down home good old boy read (like Sam Elliott). He welcomes direction and the opportunity to explore new characters at a client’s urging where creativity can birth something new and unique.
Jack understands that emotions are seldom singularly felt and deftly manages the elusive chemistry of feelings and attitudes that bring a character and a read to life. He instinctively understands that a direction of "be real" can still have many shadings and works to find that point on the spectrum that seems just right. These shadings can include angry, happy, sad, disappointed, satisfied, relieved, concerned, worried, confused, surprised and more complex emotions such as exasperated, jealous, envious, dejected, hopeful, amazed and astounded. He is also capable of newer, more edgy attitudes such as argumentative, flippant, sarcastic, wry, bored, monotonous, monotone, deadpan and casual. He can also do celebrity impressions and impersonations including Franklin Roosevelt (performed in the play “Annie”), John F. Kennedy, Truman Capote and Billy Crystal’s Fernando.

Jack is a great choice for radio and TV commercials, promos, trailers, corporate industrial narration, documentaries, telephone IVR and on hold, animation and character voices, impressions and impersonations, audio books and books on tape, training videos, internet and podcast presentations. He is extremely conscientious and works hard to make certain his clients are satisfied.

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 - 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
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

He performs a wide variety of character attitudes like a big announcer parody, NFL Films spokesman (John Facenda ), professor, psychiatrist, sinister, evil villain, super hero, hip, geek, nerd, goofy, jolly, naive, wild, zany, wacky, kooky, nutty, quirky, funny and humorous.
He also does a variety of accents and dialects including British, Cockney, Australian, U.S. Southern (Appalachian and Sophisticated Drawl), New York, Western Cowboy and Crusty Old Miner, Surfer Dude, French, Italian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish and an authentic down home good old boy read (like Sam Elliott). He can also do celebrity impressions and impersonations including Franklin Roosevelt (performed in the play “Annie”), John F. Kennedy, Truman Capote and Billy Crystal’s Fernando.

My Voice Experience

From a sophisticated talking cat to a crusty old cowboy to a Russian killer whose actions are out of his own control, Jack has portrayed numerous enticing characters in radio play productions. He recently portrayed a wise old owl in a heartwarming animated production for children facing the trauma of losing a sibling to cancer. He regularly plays a high energy announcer for a sports radio program doing program lead-ins and promos. Other recent work includes a commercial for a film club, a documentary about life in a small town in the southern U.S., a business presentation VO addressing Los Angeles traffic management, commercials for new archery technology, hair loss treatment and AquaLife water purifiers, an industrial read for eye doctors on a product used in cataract surgeries, an awards ceremony announcer and a promo for 2BX a show for extreme sports aficionados.

My Training

Jack has had the opportunity to train with many of the top Voice Over professionals in the Los Angeles area. In recent years, he has worked with Kalmenson & Kalmenson's Voice Over Actors Training Workshop, Huck Liggett and Martha Mayakis at the Voicecaster, Bob Bergan in his Animation Workshop, Patrick Fraley's Audio Books Workshop, Bill Holmes at Compost Productions, William Williams at Aliso Creek Productions, Terry Berland's Voice Works LA, Louis Chamis' Voice Over Workshops, and Lou Hunt at Word of Mouth Productions.

My Studio Equipment

Microphone: AT3035 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
Computer: Macintosh
Studio Equipment: M-Box with Protools

Additional Skills

Jack's exposure to the microphone began in college at the University of Minnesota where he majored in Speech-Communications Broadcasting. He later became a CPA and while working for a tax software company, his speaking skills were tapped into when he conducted full day seminar presentations at various locations throughout the country. He is a fan of astronomy and other sciences, history and sports and he has been complimented often on his extensive vocabulary. Clients are often amazed at how easily Jack makes it through difficult and challenging reads without error usually requiring only one or two takes.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

To contact Jack Habeck by email or phone, please click here.

Additional Information

Voice123 Premium Forums

Read Jack Habeck contributions to the .