Jim Staylor - Warm, Friendly, Real or Wacky Characters

Warm, Friendly, Real or Wacky Characters

• Jim Staylor is registered with Voice123 since Sep 21, 2004.
• Jim Staylor started his/her voice over career in 1980.
• Currently Jim Staylor is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Clean straight American Standard News English great for voicemail systems, training videos, friendly/real commercials. Not "Voice of God" but smooth and heavenly for narrations. Wacky and/or believable characters galore -- I have been lead character voice (and many more) for several video games.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• 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
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

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 upload the audio files via FTP

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 have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

San Diego, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents:
North American Regional, Various European, Australian.

Over 100 character or celebrity impersonations. What do you need? Contact me.

My Voice Experience

"It might be... It could be... It is!!! A Home Run!!!" said Jim Staylor as the ball park announcer for Sega's World Series baseball video games. Lead and other characters for several video games, commercials galore, narrations for corporate marketing and training projects out the wazoo, message-on-hold -- yes-I-do, etc.

My Training

Many VO courses, seminars, and workshops in and around the Los Angeles area. (e.g. - Broadcast News Style with Larry Moss at UCLA; Oral Interpretation, Journalism, etc.

MA in Communication (Radio/TV/Film)
Former TV Anchor and Magazine Show Host
Coursework in Instructional Design

Write articles and give presentations about succeeding with media production.

My Studio Equipment

Marshall Electronics MXL.006 Condenser USB Microphone Kit; SoundStudio3 software on MacBook Pro in egg-crate foam insulated sound booth with music stand for scripts.

Additional Skills

Award-Winning scriptwriter and producer. I help ensure your scripts get the right job done right.

World-class whistler and long note holder (can hold a note about 40 seconds)

Author of "How to Be a Voiceover Professional, Or At Least Act Like One." See other articles in "free resources" section on my site: http://www.staylor-made.com