John Ruddy - Authoritative, Voice-of-God, Announcer

Authoritative, Voice-of-God, Announcer

• John Ruddy is registered with Voice123 since Dec 12, 2008.
• John Ruddy started his/her voice over career in 2006.
• Currently John Ruddy is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Deep, rich bass voice, smooth, professional, sexy, sensuous, strong reading skills, articulate . . . "Voice-of-God" . . . Authoritative . . . Announcer . . . Narrator . . . Spokesperson.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age 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
• Adult content
• 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 can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services

My Home Base

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask John Ruddy

My Voice Experience

Voice-Related Experience:
* Conversational Spokesperson, Standard Heating & Air Conditioning Company, 12 radio commercials aired on a local radio station throughout 2007.
* Authoritative Tag, Barbara Radnofsky For Senate Campaign (D), aired on radio commercials throughout Texas in 2006.
* Conversational Spokesperson, Ralph Nader For President 2008 Campaign (I), demo ad.
* Conversational Spokesperson, Political Action Committee (PAC) assisting in a Minnesota U.S. Senate Race - Challenger, demo ad.
* Radio On-Air Personality, WEED 1390 AM, Rocky Mount, NC, small-market Saturday afternoons; disc-jockey -- delivered song intros/outros, public service announcements, national and local news and sports scores.

My Training

Workshops/Classes:
* Voice-Over Workshop, multiple commercial and industrial recordings and exercises with professional direction, The Talent Center.
* Make Money Doing Voice-Overs in Television and Radio, The Talent Center.
* How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie Training.

My Studio Equipment

* TASCAM US-122 USB Audio/MIDI Interface.
* OM2 Dynamic Vocal Microphone.
* Proline MS112BK Mini-Boom Microphone Stand.
* Audacity 1.2.6 Digital Audio Editor software.

Additional Skills

On-Camera Experience:
* Presenter, "Heat Pumps", 2008 Bloomington MN Home Improvement Fair, recorded and re-broadcast on Bloomington Community Access Cable Television.
* Presenter, "Top Ten Myths of Heating and Cooling Your Home", 2004 Bloomington MN Home Improvement Fair, recorded and re-broadcast on Bloomington Community Access Cable Television.

Theatre Experience:
* "Das Totentanz", Death (speaking role), Hamline University Choir presentation.

Public Speaking Experience:
* In-Home Sales Consultant, Standard Heating & Air Conditioning Company, deliver over 500 sales presentations annually for past eight years.
* Nonprofit Executive, 1984-98, delivered numerous fundraising presentations to corporate, foundation and individual donor prospects; hosted numerous alumni, parent and donor recognition functions; and delivered numerous staff reports to volunteers and Board members.
* President (Volunteer), Downtown Minneapolis Kiwanis Club (a civic organization), and also held other major leadership officer positions; presided over weekly Club meetings, introduced weekly guest speakers, delivered invocations and presented numerous committee reports.
* President (Volunteer) and Coach, Hopkins MN Area Little League, presided over monthly Board of Directors meetings for two years.

Education:
* Master of Education Degree (M.Ed) - Higher Education Administration/Institutional Advancement (fund raising, alumni and parent programs, communications), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
* Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) - Philosophy, Hamline University, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
* Diploma - Minneapolis West High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.