Jon Bailey

Voice Description

Movie trailer and promo voiceovers, versatile character voice abilities, voice-matching and guy-next-door.

Warm and heartfelt narrations, hard-edged and powerful or dark announcer voices, sexy and fun commercial voices, smooth and professional presentations, silly and unique character voices, improvisational and comedic reads, and so much more.

Professional, reliable, versatile and fast turnaround.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Female
• Senior Male

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

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• 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)

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• SAG (US)

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 offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Regional American dialects - Southern, cowboy, Northern, Yankee, Mid-Western, West Coast, Redneck and others. American English, British, Australian, New Zealand, Russian, Czech, Chinese, Indian, Jamaican, Native-American, African-American, Spanish, Hispanic, Jewish, German, Irish, Arabian, Middle Eastern, Scottish, Italian, French accents. Professional impersonator excelling at voice-matching for celebrities, politicians, and everyday voices. Characters include nerd, intellectual, villains, sidekicks, superheros, bosses, blue collar worker, surfer, old man, father, son, alien, robot, teen male and female, male child, old woman, hero, guy-next-door, and storyteller.

My Voice Experience

Strategic Animation cartoon voices
Middleberg Bank radio/tv commercials
Opti-Free Replenish celebrity impressions
CarMax radio commercials
Red Warrior: Assassin of the Thieves World characters
ihatemyjob.tv web ads
Northpoint Dodge radio/tv ads
Weis Market radio commercials
Mary Ruth Yates political ad
Adobe Premiere trailer
Laura Bush convention promo
Convention announcer
Optimus Prime for multiple web projects
Shake Album celebrity impressions
DJ music intros
Spectrobes: Origins videogame trailer
Desert Heat videogame characters
Texas Steakhouse radio/tv commercials
The Clone Wars toy commercial campaign
Anakin Skywalker Force Battler (int'l toy)
Clone Trooper Electronic Helmet toy
Republic Attack Shuttle toy
Bounty Hunters DVD (voice of Captain Rex)
The Harps Documentary
Reebok Narrator
iCase radio/tv commercial
Heaven Can Wait music trailer
Never Again concert promo
Extraordinary Measures trailer
God of Vampires trailer
The Last Station trailer
The Back-Up Plan trailer
Death at a Funeral trailer
The Book of Eli trailer
Takers trailer
Damages Season 3 trailer
Resident Evil: Afterlife trailer
Faster tv trailers
Machete theatrical and DVD campaigadn
The Oregon Trail movie trailer
Monopoly movie trailer
Children of Captain Nemo promo
Community Season 1 and 2 DVD trailer
Justified Season 1 and 2DVD trailer
Boondocks Season 3 DVD trailer
Damages Season 3 DVD trailer
Easy A trailer
Jumping the Broom DVD campaign
Insidious DVD trailer
Midnight in Paris DVD trailer
The Chateau Meroux trailer
A Christmas Wedding Tail trailer
Mardis Gras: Spring Break trailer
Bloodworth On-Demand and PPV trailer
Columbiana trailer
Hanna trailer
Captain America Disney XD sneak peek trailers
The Vow trailer
The Caller On-Demand and PPV trailer
Straw Dogs DVD trailer
Burlesque Golden Globe nominee trailer
The Tourist Golden Globe nominee trailer
Tintin scratch read trailer
Friends With Benefits DVD campaign
The Smurfs DVD campaign

My Training

Creating Character Voice Course Study, character voice training, Pat Fraley, 1999
A course in creating character voices, voice acting, and impersonating.

Education

Bethel High School, Diploma, Memphis, TN, 1996
Graduated top of his class; highest GPA
Tri-State College, Bachelor of Education, Walls, MS, 2000
Completed Junior year
Iowa Central College, Associate of Arts, Storm Lake, IA, 2010
3.5 GPA

My Studio Equipment

Soundproof booth, Rode NTK condenser mic, M-Box, ART Tube MP Studio Pre-amp, DBX 266XL Compresser/Gate, Eurorack UB1202, and Audacity & Pro-Tools

Additional Skills

Awards

State Arts Competition, 1st Place Humorous Interpretation, 1994
1st place at humorous speech interpretation at the Tennessee State Arts Competition
State Arts Competition, 1st Place Dramatic Interpretation, 1994
1st place at dramatic speech interpretation at the Tennessee State Arts Competition
State Arts Competition, 1st Place Solo, 1996
1st place solo at the Tennessee State Arts Competition from 1990-1996.

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

Contact Information

To contact Jon Bailey by email or phone, please click here.

Additional Information