Jim Mundy

My background is rather unconventional. How many performers can say that they have performed in five theme parks, at the opening bell of the NY Stock Exchange, in radio stations in two states, on an outdoor stage in Canada in shorts and a shirt in the middle of February the day after an ice storm, or done improv comedy while blindfolded and barefoot on a round stage that is littered in live mouse traps? Not many, I think. Each of these experiences has shaped my view of how to use voice in different situations. Using my own, natural voice, I've provided voiceovers for the Discovery channel in an audio tour of New York's Chinatown, for tours at the Guggenheim museum, and for corporate voiceovers and training videos. I'm also quite adept at changing my voice to achieve other sounds, particularly of a more "character-y" nature. I do a dead-on Ed Wynn (Disney's Mad Hatter) impression. I've been a Norwegian Christmas gnome, a nerdy caveman, a country hick, a hunchback executioner and a pirate captain, to name a few. I've performed a live one-man version of A Christmas Carol, giving a unique voice to every character, and done the same for audio only versions of children's stories like James and the Giant Peach. I've trained all over the place, though most of my training is from the School of Experience. I have a degree in Speech Communications so I developed excellent diction and lost my accent early on. I've been involved with the National Audio Theatre Festivals for several years now, and I have been most fortunate to go toe to toe with some of the most well known and talented professionals in the audiobook industry in live and recorded audio dramas. I've trained with Chuck McKibben, a 30-year veteran of voice-over work himself, who learned from one of the greatest voice over artists of all time - Mel Blanc himself! I had a life before voiceovers. And in that life I worked for a Fortune 500 company and seen many a corporate video, so I understand the importance of finding the right voice for them. I've been working with two Veterinary Associations for several years and so I have heard what makes a good medical narration and what makes a bad one. And, as always, I have a long background in entertainment so no matter what the project, I have a keen knowledge of how to create interest in any material.