Joel Konya

Voice Description

Looking for the everyday, genuine, credible guy? Non-announce, conversational, warm, friendly, believable, wry, dry, smooth, bold, hip, manly, confident, approachable, effective.

I work out of my home studio, with very fast turnarounds, within 24 hours or less typically. I am very professional and can help with your project.

Professional, smooth and bold for Narration.

Fun, exciting and wry for Promo.

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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• SAG (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I have Source Connect in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

New York, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Donald Duck character. Brooklyn, New York accent.

My Voice Experience

Been in radio and TV as a sports broadcaster and DJ since 1992. Trained with Sound Advice(Chicago) for my voiceover work. Trained with actor Paul Liberti and Top New York Casting Director Stacy Seidel at Actors Connection in NYC. Coached by Top Casting Director Lisa Fischoff in New York.

My Training

Sound Advice - Chicago
Class with Top Voice Actor Paul Liberti and Top Voiceover Casting Director Stacy Seidel in New York.
Coached by Top New York Voiceover Casting Director Sherri Hodes.
Voice Over Agent - Arcieri & Associates - New York

TV - Sports play-by play for radio and TV - Minor League baseball, college basketball,HS football, lacrosse, volleyball.
Radio - Disc Jockey for 11 years, sports talk host for a local show called Sports Rap for 4 years.

My Studio Equipment

Pro Tools 8
Source Connect
Rode NT1-A

Additional Skills

Very professional and can take direction. Anything to give the client what they want. Can give turnaround within hours.

I am very easy going, easy to communicate with, easy to work with.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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