Jonathan Clays - British, Warm, Natural, Authoritative & Believable

British, Warm, Natural, Authoritative & Believable

• Jonathan Clays is registered with Voice123 since Jul 04, 2007.
• Jonathan Clays started his/her voice over career in 1992.
• Currently Jonathan Clays is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 1
• Jonathan Clays was last active on Voice123 8 days ago

Voice Description

Jonathan Clays is a hugely experienced genuine English voiceover artist and television announcer with a warm, natural, relaxed, believable and authoritative style coupled with a typically British English dry, ironic delivery if preferred.

I work from my own fully-equipped isdn studio and have a long list of high-profile clients that includes CNN, Guess Jeans, BAe, Coca-Cola, Calor, BBC, ITV, National Geographic Channel, Lexus and JP Morgan Bank.

Please feel free to contact me concerning your project - I am always happy to answer any questions you may have.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - British

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
• 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 have ISDN in my studio
• 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 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

London, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Genuine British (English) accent plus regional UK variations.

My Voice Experience

The voice of the following primetime British tv shows:

I'm a Celebrity
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Beat the Star
Duel (all ITV1)

Narrator of National Geographic Channel documentaries and for CNN programmes.

National UK television continuity announcer.

Recent high-profile projects include:

* National tv commercial (UK): Tesco/Nintendo Wii
* National UK cinema commercial: HSBC
* Sat-nav voice for MapaMap sat-nav.
* Character part in the pc game Worms
* Calor corporate informative DVDs
* Coca-Cola's corporate environmental narrative
* An extensive range of talking greeting cards for a globally well-known retailer
* A lengthy pharmaceutical e-learning guide
* Ongoing narrations for a series of travel DVD's
* Museum and stately home audio presentations
* The main voice for the pc game Real-Soccer
* National UK radio commercials

Voice talents used daily for many thousands of radio/tv commercials, in-store ads, telephone/IVR prompts, web audio, voices for interactive productions and corporate narrations.

I am the preferred voice for many UK producers' football commentator themed projects.

Other recent clients include:

TV/Radio:
ITV
National Geographic
UKTV
BBC
Discovery Channel
Classic FM
Vauxhall (GM)
Johnson & Johnson
TalkSport
Go Duster

Corporate:
Coca-Cola
Lexus
Pirelli
JP Morgan Bank
Mission Hills Golf Resort
Travis Perkins
Ferrari
Ford
Marks and Spencer
Gillette
Duracell
Braun
Cadbury Schweppes

My Training

I have over fifteen years broadcast experience and during that time have worked as a national television announcer, national radio news-reader, national/local radio airborne traffic reporter, local radio travel news reader and radio presenter, and of course been the voice of many thousands of projects.

My Studio Equipment

Audiotechnica AT4033 microphone
Coles 4104 sports commentator mic
Behringer mixing desk
CDQ Prima 220 isdn codec
CEP/Adobe Audition editing software

Additional Skills

A highly experienced and proficient audio producer.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers