James Crawford - Friendly, English, Hugh Grant-esque

Friendly, English, Hugh Grant-esque

• James Crawford is registered with Voice123 since Jul 02, 2009.
• James Crawford started his/her voice over career in 2002.
• Currently James Crawford is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• James Crawford was last active on Voice123 237 days ago

Voice Description

My standard voice is friendly and British, with a Hugh Grant twist. I can be more posh if required. I have a lot of experience of live comedy so I can bring out the humour in scripts. And I have the ability to read kids scripts in a way that is understandable, without being condesceding.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

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

• English - British

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

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 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

London, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Aristocratic, Alec Guinness, small boy,

My Voice Experience

I’m an experienced radio producer and presenter and have made programmes for BBC Radios 4, 2, 1 and 1xtra. I have presented reports for Radio 4s The Food Programme, Home Truths and Questions, Questions and for a year-and-a-half I was the co-presenter for Unilever’s in-house news podcast. As well as having a clear and friendly voice, I also have a lot of experience writing for broadcast and am especially good at helping to tweak scripts mid-session.
My demo contains examples of story-reading, children’s continuity and e-learning, but I am also good at talking unscripted. I live in London and can get to the centre within half-an-hour, but I also have the facilities to record and edit myself in my home studio.

My Training

MA in Radio - Goldsmith's College
MA in Social Anthropology - Edinburgh University

My Studio Equipment

Audio-techica ATM10a mic

I record onto a Marantz Professional PMD620 recorder

I edit in Adobe Audition 3.0

I have a BoxNet account for large file transfers

Additional Skills

I am a good writer - I've written scripts for PD James, Stephen Merchant and Frederick Forsyth. I have 15 years editing experience both for radio and for television commercials. I'm quick and through my BBC training I have high professional standards.