John Starr - Warm, honest, and a bag full of characters

Warm, honest, and a bag full of characters

• John Starr is registered with Voice123 since Jan 25, 2009.
• John Starr started his/her voice over career in 2007.
• Currently John Starr is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

I have an honest and open read for commercials, interested and engaged for narration and committed and energetic for characters.

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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

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 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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

San Rafael, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

ACCENTS and DIALECTS: Irish, German, Australia, RP, Cockney, US Southern, Texan, NYC, Upper Midwest

IMPERSONATIONS: John Huston, Sean Connery, Bob Dorough, Bob Dylan

CHARACTER VOICES: Hero, Villain, Evil Scientist,Dumb Sidekick, Old Blues Man, English Fop, British Aristocrat, British News Reader, Irish poet, Lizard King, Surfer Dude, Country Bumpkin, Southern Gentleman, Computer Voice, Canadian Dude, Grandfather Storyteller, German Businessman, Snarky Shopkeeper

My Voice Experience

I have been playing with my voice ever since I was a kid. As an adult I have worked in films, stage and audio in all kinds of roles. I have studied voice with some of the best voice artists in America and I use my talents to bring characters to life and to make your project a success.

My Training

San Francisco State University, BA Screenwriting

Voice One San Francisco Workshops and Classes:
Voice-Over & Acting with Elaine Clark
Stepping Out with Tom Chantler
Nuts & Bolts with Tom Chantler
By the Book with Elaine Clark
Spontaneity with John Pirruccello
Styles with Abby Cohen and Jim Cranna
Creating Characters with Terry McGovern
Articulatory Flexibility with Doug Honoroff
Dialects with Doug Honoroff
Promos That Sell with Melissa Gray
Truthful Monologues with Billie Shepard
Voice Over Boot Camp with Nate Tico
Diction & Clarity with Kathy Garver
Narration with Sarah Kliban
Long Form Narration with Melissa Gray and Kathy Garver
TV Tags & National Reads with Emily Clark
Script Analysis with John Crane
Breaking Through with Michael O’Brien and Sam Pond
Advanced Narration with Bob Wood and Tom Kelly
Character Intensive with Elaine Clark, Kathy Garver and Willow Wray
Musical Literacy with Ed Bogus
ADR/Looping with Kathy Garver

My Studio Equipment

I have two setups:

Home Studio
I have a Samson C01 condenser microphone connected to a Alesis Multimix 8 mixer which is then ported to a Roland CD2 Digital/CD Recorder. I record uncompressed .wav files to the memory card and do my editing on a PC. I use Adobe Audition 3.0 on my PC for editing.

Portable studio
I have a Shure SM58 dynamic microphone connected via XLR to an M-Audio FastTrac analog to digital converter and then via USB into my Toshiba laptop. For this setup, I use Audacity 1.2.6 as my editing software.