Jimi Bethel

Urban, Mid-west, Southern, Jamaican, Standard Engish

t.v. commercials and corporate voice-over training videos. Clients include G.E., Ford Motor, USA Today.(Gannette Group) Many local political ads. He's done videos for churches and is the founding member of a Doo Wop group that has performed for 3 former U.S. Presidents. He's been featured in People Magazine and others and has been interviewed by ABC, CBS, NBC,FOX and Australian tv. Some of his training has come from the D.C. Reporatory Theater. He's worked with such greats as Lynn Whtifield and was honored to have Robert Hooks as well as Kenny Holiday (formally of Carter Coutry, Roots and Madlock)as his acting instructors and Smokey Stevens(Wizard of Oz) He also received training at the Columbia School of Broadcasting and most recently completed an 8 week course given by 11 time Emmy Award winner James Alburge and author & voice coach Penny Abshire of The Art of Voice Acting. I use ProTools MBox2 by Digidesign with MacBook2 Computer and Rhode 1000 mic along with other needed accessaries that studios require, mixer, sony headsets, Boze Speakers etc. "I do voice impressions and also write plays and commercials. I own patents and trademarks which is an extention of my creativity. I do youth motivational Speaking and was a Whole Life Expo Speaker." I also wrote ads for Va. State Lottery and Free Credit.com