James McKeel - Bass/Baritone/Tenor - wide range, color, & texture

Bass/Baritone/Tenor - wide range, color, & texture

• James McKeel is registered with Voice123 since Oct 05, 2005.
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Voice Description

I am a professional singer/actor and have had several voice over jobs for commercials and video games so I've used my voice in just about every way possible. I can speak German and Spanish as second languages and am comfortable with many dialects including Spanish, German, Russian, Irish, Scottish, English, Indian (India), French, Regional USA, Scandinavian, Japanese etc.

I have a large and flexible vocal range and can sing and speak in just about any tone, color, or personality you can imagine: Sexy, Innocent, Powerful, Breathy, Sly, Wicked, Crusty, Earthy, Aristocratic, Decrepid, Enthusiastic, Wild - you name it. I also love sound effects of all kinds and can play any type of character from realistic to fantastical.

I've sung or spoken the voices of Giant Pigs, Birdmen, Dragons, Santa Claus, Lovers, Fighters, Diplomats, Kings, Stage Mothers, Fathers, Criminals, Celebrities, Puppets, Grasshopper Professors, Sherlock Holmes, Pirates, Monsters, Wizards, and Warriors to name a few. I can also do impressions of famous people.

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
• German

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Podcasts
• Songs

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

Unknown - Click here to ask James McKeel

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

Unknown - Click here to ask James McKeel

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask James McKeel

My Voice Experience

My entire career has been in voice. For the last 30 years I have been a singer/actor with professional roles in over 80 productions of theatrical drama and comedy, operas, musicals, operettas, experimental works, music recordings, and voice over work (At&T, Tony's Pizza, Burger King, Havoline Oil, Petters, Glorm Video Game).

I have worked with theater, opera, and orchestral companies such as the Minnesota Opera, Guthrie Theater, Kennedy Center, Minnesota and St. Paul Chamber Orchestras, England's Aldeburgh Festival, Baltimore Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Muny Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Walker Art Center....

My vocal recordings include:

The Mother of Us All (New World Records)
Paul Bunyan (Virgin Classics)
Three Hermits (d'Note Classics)
Voices from Lost Realms (Albany Records)
Visions (St. Olaf College)
The Hero of Hamblett (Northfield Arts Guild)

My Training

I was trained as a singer and actor at the following institutions:
BME Westminster College. PA
MM University of Minnesota, MN
Opera Apprenticeships - Santa Fe and Minnesota Opera.

I am a professor of voice at St. Olaf College, MN and direct the Opera Workshop.

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

In addition to being a performer I am a composer and author of over 70 works including all types of songs, song cycles, musicals, operas, choral works etc... which have been performed throughout the USA and the world.

I am also a stage director and writer.