Jim McDonnell

North American, SoCal, California, Irish, regional US & Canada, Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood, Jack Kennedy, George Takai, Sulu, Peter Lorie, Bullwinkle the Moose.

From Hell to Hollywood, Audie Murphy documentary. Music videos. I worked in Asia doing radio and TV commercials for companies like Proctor & Gamble, Master Card, Wyeth Laboratories, San Miguel Beer, Asia Breweries (Carlsberg), Magnolia Ice Cream, and dozens of others. This came about as an extension of my being an ad agency copywriter and Creative Director. Studied acting and performed in various bands onstage. Recently went through the Voice Over and Announcing course under Maria Mayzenet at Saddleback College in Orange County. Protools Certified User. Actor, voice talent, personality, narrator, I have a 4x5 soundproof vocal booth and complete Apple DAW. I do voice over full time. Equipment: Neumann TLM102, MXL990s, AVID interface, ART Tube MP Studio Preamp, Korg Mixer, Behringer XENYX802 mixer board, Lexicon Alpha interface, CAD unidirectional condenser mic, a home sound engineering, studio, Protools 11, Adobe Audition for PC and Reaper and Cubase for MacBook. I have Audio Engineering Certification and can do 48 track editing of voice tracks, add sfx and music tracks and vocal layers. Also have access to a professional voice studio with ISDN if needed (optional). I often assist in engineering voice demos for trainers. Strong script and copy writing skills from years as a Creative Director for the Ball Partnership. Can also produce and direct radio / internet / podcast commercials. I design album cover, design logotypes and book jackets as well as do my own photography and illustration.