John Ferreri

Voice Description

Wide, versatile vocal range. The upper end is punchy and upbeat; the mid- range is warm and charming; the low end is more formal and authoritative. The mid- and lower ranges are great for presentations and authority figures (doctor, executive, etc). Comfortable with terminology in several fields (see Experience, below), and its correct usage. People with hearing loss find this voice particularly understandable.

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
• Documentaries
• 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 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
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

NYC, NY Capital Region, Albany, Schenectady, Troy, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Comic Italian, Serious Italian, Comic Irish, Classic "Noo Yawk," Indian.

My Voice Experience

Network:
- CT Radio Network (60 - 120 second features, syndicated to 120 stations nationwide for several national sponsors(Hormel, Morningstar Farms, etc).

Broadcast:
- WBKK, Schenectady, NY (Spot/promo voicing, production, air work);
- WCBS-AM, New York (Wrote/produced weekend feature segments);
- WFAS, White Plains, NY (spots, news);
- WLIR-FM, Garden City, NY (spots, air);
- WVOX-AM/FM, New Rochelle, NY (spots, air).

Non-Air:
- Block Drug Co.(narration for presentations)
- IBM (narration, voice acting)
- Wang Laboratories (narration, off-camera spots)

Able to project credible authority into a voice piece over a variety of subject areas. Especially useful for narration and business presentations:
... - Medical/technical/scientific (technical/computer background)
... - Sales/Marketing (sold high-ticket products, taught marketing)
... - Music (professional keyboard musician, sing bass)
... - Skiing/Boating (hobbies)

My Training

BS in Communications/Journalism (Broadcast specialty) from NYU:

... - Trained in voice work at NYU "from the ground up" for four years, under everyone from Milton Cross (Voice of the Metropolitan Opera) to "Cousin Brucie" (Bruce Morrow - legendary NY DJ).
... - Similarly trained in audio and video production at NYU. Very "skilled ears," with a great sense of production values, pacing, and timing.
... - Learned to write for the ear, to write for the eye/ear combination (narration), and to project the intended meaning and emotion into words and inflections.

My Studio Equipment

Recording software:
Sony Sound Forge (voice tracks); Sony Acid Music Studio (multi-track, music beds, FX, time/pitch tweaking),others.

Recording Hardware:
Tascam DR-07 portable digital recorder (up to 24-bit, 96kHz uncompressed studio quality)for "live on-location" capability.

Mikes:
Nady condenser, variety of dynamic mikes (depending on application/effect).

Analog:
Behringer stereo mixer, 2/4-track R2R, cassette

Deliverable:
Up to 320kbps CD Transparent; most popular (and several not-so-popular) formats: mp1/2/3, AIFF, wav, wma, mov, ogg, vox, etc., etc. Inquire for specifics.

Additional Skills

Very strong, experienced writer, able to produce a clean, polished piece against a deadline, voice it and produce it.

Composer/musician: can provide original music beds, on-hold music, and jingles, either for "proof-of-concept" before client undertakes expense of full production, or as finished product.

Also studied engineering, and spent many years in technical/computer field. Familiar/comfortable with most technical and scientific terms and techniques.

Very familiar with the pharmaceutical industry; comfortable with medical terminology and usage.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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