John McKenna - character actor; soothing, articulate American man

character actor; soothing, articulate American man

• John McKenna is registered with Voice123 since Nov 08, 2009.
• John McKenna started his/her voice over career in 2009.
• Currently John McKenna is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Soothing and expressive for narrations. Wacky and diverse for commercials.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Boy
• 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
• 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 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 voice direction services
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Cranston, Rhode Island, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Standard American, Contemporary London, 19th century cockney, Irish, European, Cartoon, Valley Dude/Stoner/Surfer, Stuffy Englishman, Chinese, African, Indian, Shakespearean, Old timer, American Southern, Biker

My Voice Experience

I am new to professional voice acting, and most of my experience is in live theater, although I have done voice recording work for school projects, home projects (like comedy tapes and homemade audio books for my child,) and one puppet show. In addition, I have made numerous multi-track musical recordings, with my current equipment, performing all vocal and instrument tracks.

My Training

Trinity Rep Conservatory, Graduate 1988
- Acting, Directing, Playwriting
Rhode Island College, 1995
- Elementary Education / Language Arts
(included acting, oral interpretation, public speaking)
Comedic Scene Study, 2009
- acting class with Fred Sullivan, Gamm Theater, RI, USA

My Studio Equipment

I use a laptop computer with an M-Audio interface, Ableton Live software, and a Shure microphone.

Additional Skills

I am currently a member of two improv comedy groups, and have been acting in live theater for many years. I'm a writer with two novels, several stories and online articles published. I sing and play guitar and write songs. I'm pretty funny.