Voice Description

Texas good old boy voice talent. Voice ranges from baratone to brassy. Can do many dialects, including deep redneck (think "Larry the Cable Guy"), laconic cowboy, Southern Politician, hell fire and brimstone preacher, Slingblade, Tired Old Retired man, old Texas Cowboy (Gabbie Hayes or Walter Brennen) cheesy top 40 radio DJ or club announcer, auctioneer, and Highpowered "Nascar" kind announcer. Can do "Wolfman Jack" style impersonations. Can create and/or interpret many types of rural characters, as needed from Deep South redneck, to nasal midwestern tourist. Can do almost any voice over or dialect for the southern US.

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 - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services

My Home Base

dfw area, Texas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Classic southerner, redneck, cowboy, over the top TV type preacher, Walter Brennen type old man, Slingblade, Broad Rural Caracatures of rural types.

My Voice Experience

For an old boy from the Blacklands of Texas, I have done a little bit of everything. Have done a huge amount of public speaking, including but not limited to master of ceremonies, homeletics,voice over work in radio and television commercials. Was seen in then Coen Brothers Film, "O Brother Where art Thou," running the steam train, also worked in "There will be Blood".

I have done political commercials, done voice acting for Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo tour, and done character voices for Lionel trains.

My Training

Had personal tutoring and training from Bob Michaels, Dallas' premier voice over artist and voice actor.

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Jim Jake Templin

Additional Skills

A 6th generation Texas Farmer and Railroad engineer. We have provided vintage equipment and services for several movies. Play ragtime, blues and southern gospel piano and can also play the banjo Uke (ala George Formby). If needed, I can cowboy yodel.

If you want authentic, good old boy, vintage Texas sounds for your voice talent, this is your last stop.

Payment Methods Accepted

• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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