John Rustad - Crisp, clean, warm, Midwestern. Range of styles.

Crisp, clean, warm, Midwestern. Range of styles.

• John Rustad is registered with Voice123 since May 28, 2004.
• John Rustad started his/her voice over career in 1970.
• Currently John Rustad is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Having grown up in Wisconsin, my voice can be described as natural Midwestern - crisp, clean, warm!

I offer a range of styles, from relaxed, conversational and fun, to hard sell commercials, to smooth, professional and precise (as in the countless medical and other technical narrations I've performed over the years).

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
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Podcasts

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 have Phone Patch 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 offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I'm able to perform short, convincing bursts of several dialects.

My Voice Experience

In my 30+ years as a freelance voiceover, I've had the privilage of recording thousands of commercials and narrations for hundreds of ad agency's, independent producers and direct clients. My call-back ratio speaks for itself - several of my current clients have been with me for more than 10 years.

My Training

Attending Acting and Improv classes, seminars, etc. is a constant with me. This includes two recent Patric Fraley workshops on dialects and accents.
Over the years I have also accumulated a large library of voiceover and acting books, CD's, DVD's, all of which have in some way enriched my voiceover capabilities.

My Studio Equipment

While I continue to work in many high quality independant audio studios in Wisconsin and Illinois, I do have a well equipped home studio, capable of creating high quality voice tracks.
My setup includes ProTools and other other audio production software, along with a Neumann TLM 103 mic, Summit Audio tube type pre-amp and phone-patch for monitoring sessions.
I do not offer music or sound effect librariries, specialized audio sweetening gear, etc. This is best left to the talented producer/engineers at well-equipped, high end commercial audio studios.

Additional Skills

Prior to becomming a full time voice talent, I leveraged my jack-of-all-trades writer, producer and director skills into ownership of a large television production facility. This knowledge and background gives my clients an extra level of confidence that what I do with my voice, will work with their productions.