James Gleason

Voice Description

#Character,Fun,Offbeat,Wry,Animated

Wry, Offbeat, Character Specialist, Animation, Great with Dialogue and straight Narration and Comedy.

I work well with any Animation in a dialogue or narration presentation.

All characters and clean and totally
believable.Accountant, Announcer, Bartender, Big Guy, Blue Collar Guy, Boss, Bullsh*t Announcer, Clerk, Clueless Husband, Congressman, Cop, Cowboy, Doctor, Dracula, Dumb Guy, Guy, Guy Next Door, Grandfather, Him, Husband, Idiot, Jock, Judge, Man, Monster, Nerd, Old Fart, Old Geezer, Old Man, Old Storyteller, Professor, Psychiatrist, Rainman, Salesman, Sleaze Ball, Sleaze Ball Salesman, Stoner, Texan, Tough Guy, Villain, Waiter, Wimp

I encourage you to listen to my demo's

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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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 have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Tarzana, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

•Real Accents
New York, Boston, British, Cockney, Southern

FUN ACCENTS: Australian, French, German, Indian, Italian, Maine, Mexican, Minnesota, New York, Spanish, Russian


Character Impersonation

James Cagney, Howard Cosell, E.G. Robinson, Truman Capote

My Voice Experience

I am also voice character actor. Great with dialogue, accents and am a strong singer.
I also work in cartoons, narration and promos.
I can present a fun, straight or animated product.
I have returned from my 5th tour across America doing Radio Drama.
I have just finished "Freerange Roosters" Animated Pilot for a New Zealand production company "Bize Asset" and also have done my second Book on Tape for Story Roads Production "Wendy and Wally Series." I have been a voice over talent for the last 30 years..doing radio and TV commercials and narration. I have worked in Radio and TV as an on air talent and also done looping for films like
"The Empire Strikes Back", "The Wedding Singer" and many others.

We have presented "The Great Tennessee Monkey Trail", "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial", and I just finished "Top Secret" the Petagon Papers
With LA Theatre Works. I have worked with such actors as John Heard, Ed Asner, James Cromwell and John Delancie.

My Training

College of Santa Fe BA

UCLA Masters in Communication

5years in Profession radio

KTRC--Santa Fe , New Mexico

KBON--San Bernardino, California

My Studio Equipment

Studio
# Microphone

MXL 909
# Computer:

Dell XPS
# Special Equipment:

Digidesign (M box 2) --Pro Tools 7 Edit Software, M-AUDIO - DX4 SPEAKERS



# Turnaround Time:

SAME DAY

Additional Skills

I am an excellent writer and director. I have been doing audio books for many years, so long sessions are no problem.

I have experience as an film and voice editor from my Military service in the Air Force.

I lecture and teach young students about voice overs at Interact Theater School for Voice Over in Los Angeles

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal

Contact Information

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