John Fiksdal - bari/deep; soft/hard; character actor; humor

bari/deep; soft/hard; character actor; humor

• John Fiksdal is registered with Voice123 since Sep 25, 2003.
• John Fiksdal started his/her voice over career in 1976.
• Currently John Fiksdal is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Can do warm and deep, movie trailer-style, light and humorous, tense and troubled, corporate, old-codger, straight announcer-guy, technical copy, story-telling for kids or adults, intense, boss-jock

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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

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 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
• 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

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask John Fiksdal

My Voice Experience

Over 100 Addy and other awards; live radio and television experience. President and CEO of a mid-american advertising agency. American Advertising Federation Silver Medal Award Winner.

Voice overs. Voiceovers. Voice talent. Voice actor. Character actor. Audio books. Radio/Television Announcer. Disk jockey.

My Training

Extensive theatrical training, acting, and stage experience. On-camera. Commercial producer, director and voice coach. BA. MBA.
Dramatic Arts and Journalism undergrad. Audio engineering pro having built several professional recording studios and designed a video post facility.

My Studio Equipment

All voicework created through a Stedman Proscreen using Audio-Technica AT3035 large-diaphragm condensor mic into a Symetrix 528E voice processor with dynamic sibilance control, moderate downward expansion, gentle compression or highly-compressed if desired. Soundcraft (British) board. Prefer MP3/256 but will 128 if desired for easier handling, or raw wav's for quality.

Additional Skills

Very credible, earnest delivery. Believable. Mature, yet fresh. Character voices: Whimsical Mason Adams-type. Smiley guy for kids. Macho boss jock. Older man character. Old-timer. Golly-gee guy. Dramatic movie trailer. Technical reading. News. Screaming car spots (but I'd rather not -- it hurts). Others.