Jonathan Redding

Voice Description

Classically trained actor with extensive vocal range. Deep, edgy, and intense for character, audiobook, or appropriate commercial spots. Bombastic, chauvinist, frat-boy or "smooth operator" tone for comedic spots. Polished and rich for narrations or presentations. Crisp and polite for IVR work.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• 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
• 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

None

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Standard American, Baltimore ("Balmer"), Chesapeake Coastal, Rural Maryland, West Virginia, Northern Appalachian, West Kentucky, East Texas, Southie Boston, Brooklyn; Rural Southern Irish, Northern Irish, London, East End Cockney.

My Voice Experience

I've worked with a variety of equipment, most recently the an AT2020, which I enjoyed so much that I've purchased one for my home.

My favorite voice experience paired my fascination with this medium and my love of classical theatre- I was hired to play a role in a production of The Tempest, and one component of my job performance was a series of recordings for a multimedia interpretation of the storm scene which opens the play. Hearing "BOATSWAIN!" bellow and roll through the theatre every night, breaking over the audience like a wave, rattling with the thunder track all the way back to the green room- that was particularly thrilling.

My Training

I earned my BFA in Theatre from West Virginia University. I've trained under a variety of teachers, in a variety of fields: major acting influences include Uta Hagen, Strasberg, Michael Chekhov, Cicely Berry, Patsy Rodenburg, and Tadashi Suzuki. Notable teachers in Los Angeles include Eric Kind, Danielle Aufiero, John Farmanesh-Bocca (Grotowski techniques), Louis Scheeder (Theatre Chair at NYU), Michael Donovan, Chris Game (of the Elephant Theatre Co.), and Christal Karge.

My vocal instruction came primarily from Laura Hitt, of Boston Rep; with a special focus on dialect specificity and the International Phonetic Alphabet. I've taken VO classes with David Lawrence.

My Studio Equipment

AT-2020 USB, running with a pop-mask and some room muffling on a MacBook Pro with Garage Band.

Additional Skills

I direct the Shakespeare Project at the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, where I am continually working with actors on the vocal aspects of performance.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Contact Information

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