John Esparza - Middle-deep, smooth, narrator, story teller

Middle-deep, smooth, narrator, story teller

• John Esparza is registered with Voice123 since Mar 16, 2005.
• John Esparza started his/her voice over career in 1981.
• Currently John Esparza is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Voice: deep to medium, soothing, authoritative. Great for narration & straight reads. But I also specialize in comedic timing & character voices including british, russian, spanish accents though I do not speak spanish or russian. Crusty cowboy, pompous CEO, dramatic, Shakesperian, Boris Carloff, Dracula, Santa, New Money Private Club Yuppie, Old Money Commander, Patrick Stewart sound-alike, Lost In Space Robot Dick Tufeld, old man, reallly old man,1930s-style radio drama/news delivery

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 - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs

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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask John Esparza

My Voice Experience

I have been a professional radio & TV broadcaster in Phoenix for 25yrs including morning/afternoon drive, national syndicated American Country Countdown, KNIX FM 15yrs, KOOL FM/CBS 8yrs, KPNX ch. 12/NBC 4yrs; host of the TV show "Steppin' Out, Today's Country Videos" 201 episodes/4yrs. 5yrs on-camera commercial experience, 25yrs v/o radio production, local segments Muscular Dystrophy telethon & March of Dimes telethon, live TV news spot reports. Currently morning show co-host/News Director, KOOL FM/CBS Phoenix.

My Training

Trained under veteran voice talent Larry Collis, Tucson; Az. Tech school of broadcasting, 1981. KNIX FM 1981-1996 on the job training including numerous on-stage presentations. I honed my ability by pushing myself to be in front of huge audiences performing readings or hosting variety shows or talent/beauty pageants & celebrity auctions. I developed an "ear" for voices as a child growing up in the late 60s & early 70s listening to spot narrations, television announcers & game show hosts.

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask John Esparza

Additional Skills

Voices have been my passion since childhood. As a professional broadcaster I've continued to pursue what I consider the perfect tonal quality, clarity & just as importantly, timing & intonation as I can produce. One of the major influences in my life has been the old radio serials, dramas, comedies & horror classics. I've also studied the speaking styles of Art Linkletter, Hugh Downs, Bill Heywood, Paul Harvey and cartoon voice talents like Daws Butler & Dan Castellaneta.