Jim Overbey - Authoritative to Zany, Distinct & Unique

Authoritative to Zany, Distinct & Unique

• Jim Overbey is registered with Voice123 since Oct 30, 2006.
• Jim Overbey started his/her voice over career in 1991.
• Currently Jim Overbey is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Jim Overbey was last active on Voice123 18 days ago

Voice Description

As an experienced voice over (AND award-winning ad copywriter), I have the advantage of knowing just the delivery you're looking for...as well as helping with the scriptwriting.

On voice range, I've done deep, rich, authoritative.
Soft and sincere. Plus I can do characters, acccents.
And have both an appreciation - and flair - for the comical.

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

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
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services

My Home Base

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Can do dozens of well-known cartoon characters and hollywood personalities, as well as British, Asian, Australian, New York, Southern, Red Neck, Texan and Surfer accents.

My Voice Experience

National voice over experience in virtually every medium for virtually every industry:

Automotive
Banking
Restaurants
Charitable Organizations
Festivals

My Training

Have been an advertising copywriter for over 25 years.
In that time, I've written and produced over 1000 radio and TV spots, jingles, audio/video presentations, etc.

And over time, due to budget or necessity (panic), I would occasionally step in to help with the voice over.

Turns out I have a knack for it.
And I love doing it.

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Jim Overbey

Additional Skills

As an experience, award-winning advertising copywriter, I can help you or your client:

Create concepts for radio or TV
Write scripts from scratch
Help edit or punch up existing scripts