Joel Helms

Voice Description

I like to do impressions of people. Sometimes I immitate guys that are older than me, so I could probably get to senior male. Sometimes I do cartoon funny stuff like Popeye to get people to laugh. Sometimes I do surfer guy impressions and redneck impressions. hehe. Here's your sign, I guess.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age 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
• 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

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

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 upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Bakersfield, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I sometimes do Popeye impressions, Indian impressions, middle east, arab, backwood, , southern, surfer, hippie, snobby, rich, English, British, redneck (don't know what other term to use), Pirate impressions, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Never tried to combine all of them, though..

My Voice Experience

Experience? Ha! I have a friend of mine who does movie extra and stunt stuff, and he has been telling me, for a while, that he thought I should give this a shot. So there it is. (Oh except for a school project when I was like 7 or 8 maybe, that my uncle and I recorded in a studio in Burbank somewhere, I think... maybe Hollywood, I can't remember)

My Training

None. High school graduate. Some college. Vocational training relating to security and law enforcement, traffic investigation, transportation and safety. I'm a former truck driver.

My Studio Equipment

Um..I have a laptop, and a set of headphones.. And a digital voice recorder. Actually, I believe I have access to a studio, and can probably put somethings together pretty quick, depending on cost, of course.

Additional Skills

I am fairly familiar with computers, and have done a little bit of audio / video work in the past. I am a volunteer camera guy (or whatever they need) at a local church.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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