Jannes Eiselen

Voice Description

Rich, offbeat, dry or wry for commercials.

Polished, smooth and posh for and presentations.

Warm and inviting for narrations.

Distinctive and hard-hitting for promos and documentaries.

Soothing and warm for IVR and telephone messages.

Conversational, dark, fun and inviting for audio books.

Authoritative and believable for training and business.

Flexible and versatile for video games

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 - British
• English - North American
• English - South African
• Other

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

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have Source Connect in my studio
• 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 offer translation 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

Johannesburg, South Africa

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Neutral English, Irish, Various British, Stiff upper lip, Cockney, Pirate, Scottish, German, Russian, Japanese, American Neutral, Afrikaans, French, Borat, Tony Blair, Johannesburg, South African, Cape Coloured. Can do most voices if reference is provided.

My Voice Experience

Currently one of the top voice artists in the South African commercials industry. I started my career in 2001.

I have performed in thousands of commercials, promo's, IVR recordings, narrations and presentations for hundreds of satisfied clients.

These clients since 2001 include: Toyota (TV, Radio, AV Presentation), Peugeot (Radio, TV), Barclays (TV and Radio), Visa (TV and Radio), Millers Genuine Draft (Radio), L'Oreal(TV and Radio), Garnier(TV and Radio), Garmin(Radio),Nokia (TV, Radio), BMW(Radio) Samsung (TV and Radio), Sony (TV and Radio), British Airways (Radio), Virgin (Radio) Peermont Global Resorts (Radio), Highveld Stereo (Radio), TalkRadio 702 (Radio), DSTV (TV and Radio), MNET(TV and Radio), SABC(Radio and TV), Nedbank(TV and Radio), ABSA(TV and Radio), Standard Bank (Radio),Pick 'n Pay (TV and Radio), Vodacom (Radio and TV), MTN (Radio, TV and Cinema), The Cradle of Humankind (AV), Nashua Mobile (TV and radio), MacDonalds (Radio), KFC (TV and Radio) and many more.

My Training

I have 3 years classical theatre training and a degree, BA(Drama) from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

I also have 4 years on-air experience as a radio presenter on campus radio station TuksFM on which I presented the breakfast show.

I have been a self-taught vocal producer since 2001. In 2009 I completed my ProTools LE 8 Training through the Academy of Sound Engineering in South Africa (accredited by Digidesign)

I also provide voice-over training in South Africa, for The Voicebank - SA's largest voice artist database.

My Studio Equipment

PRO TOOLS SYSTEM:
ProTools LE 8 with DV Toolkit 2
Digidesign 002 Rack

HARDWARE:
Neve 1073 Preamp
RODE NT2000 Condenser Microphone (Default)
CAD Equitek E300 Condenser Microphone
RODE NT1A Condenser Microphone
SM57 Dynamic Microphone
FOCUSRITE Voice Master Pro Parametric Equalizer
2.0GHz PowerMac G5


PLUG-INS:
UAD-1e Powered Plug-ins
Izotope Ozone 4 Mastering Plug-in
Waves 6 Renaissance Vox
Waves 6 Renaissance Compressor
Waves 6 Renaissance EQ
Digidesign Factory Plug-ins
Digidesign Hybrid
Maxim

OTHER:
Source Connect (Standard)
300GB of Library Music
Thousands of SFX

Additional Skills

I am a full time South African actor by profession and can take direction very well. I am a perfectionist and take great pride in what I do.

I have worked for thousands of satisfied clients here in South Africa and have also appeared in Irish radio commercials.

Payment Methods Accepted

• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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