Jonathan W. Wind

Voice Description

My natural American English voice is deep, mellow and clear; my numerous character voices create believability over a four octave range. Put the Wind in Your Sales, voice overs, narration and character voices.

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
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) 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 can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services

My Home Base

San Francisco, Bay Area, Northern California, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

US eastern, southern, california,
french, english -
general european, nobility to peasantry
growl to shrill

My Voice Experience

Raised in Greenwich Village, I have an ear for accents and sharpened my vocal skills performing live international puppetry theatre in NYC, local San Francisco radio theatre, chorale singing, as a volunteer for blind radio stations, recording audiobooks, and as a local MC. I also narrate and cold read technical terminology, keeping it interesting, for extended periods without error.
A few examples:
• United Nations - Television PSA (2006)
• America Online - online ad for AOL radio
• Increase the Peace NYC - 8 Radio PSAs
(wrote/directed/voiced/marketed)
• Shoestring Radio Theatre, San Francisco
performer and director (40 plays) 2003-present
• Puppeteer - performed multiple character
voices for live puppet shows (NYC through 1994)
• Lighthouse for the Blind - Live radio / record audiobooks - 15 years
• Music/singing - NYCGMC / SFGMC / Metropolitan Opera NYC

My Training

• Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre - NYC
• BA English - University of Colorado
• VoiceWorks - NYC - beginning, intermediate
• G.T. Cooper - character voices - NYC
• Dan Duckworth - commercial voices - NYC
• Voice Factory - San Francisco -
master classes with Taylor Korobow
many more

My Studio Equipment

standard computer/microphone setup with Audacity

Additional Skills

• MC at San Francisco Earthquake Anniversary celebrations 2006
• Producer - Access SF cable station
(Channel 29)
• Figure skater/musician/traveler/advocate

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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