Jon Taie - Newscaster, Announcer, Southern, Guide, Variable

Newscaster, Announcer, Southern, Guide, Variable

• Jon Taie is registered with Voice123 since Sep 24, 2011.
• Jon Taie started his/her voice over career in 1990.
• Currently Jon Taie is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Jon Taie was last active on Voice123 356 days ago

Voice Description

I consider my abilities to be:

sonorous to screeching
scratchy to slick
Fierstein to Waits to Lewis
Authoritative disembodied voice smoothly transitioning into Allen-esque bemused befuddlement
Wacky MTV VJ with some serious yet jovial PBS narrator

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
• 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 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

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Flat Midwestern,
Southern (SC),
German,
Kirk,
Scottish,
Irish,
Canadian,
Boston,
Asian ,
Inspector Clouseau,
And Much Much More,
given me an example and my training will allow me to imitate it.

My Voice Experience

I have done VO work since before I was in high school. I was drawn into multimedia production from 7th grade on (Amiga/VideoToaster)and continued through college and after. I Work on my own projects or projects of others. I write and direct standard and audio plays incorporating live SFX for live performances. I also act. I do a recurring podcast which I fully record and master interviews with webinar presenters since 2010. I have extensive knowledge both in front and behind the mic and the mastering techniques needed to produce professional quality audio. My last live VO work I played from Shatner to Dr. Strangelove, to Macbeth.

My Training

BA Theatre, College of Charleston, SC

Theatre, CSU Stanislaus, Turlock, Ca.

Produce and master interviews for the Society for Clinical Data Management

Co-presenter at 15th Annual eClinical Summit, WTC, Boston, Mass

Actor in Film and Theatre
Writer and Director
Documentary video editing
Produce 'fun' AV projects
AV in major hotel chain

My Studio Equipment

Quad Core
Win 7
Fast Track Pro audio interface
Studio Projects CS5 Microphone
Electronics Project Studio Reflexion Filter
Avid Pro Tools
Waves VST DeBreath, DeEsser, Renaissance Compressor, Renaissance Equalizer

You will have access to professional quality keyboard, flute or acoustic/electric guitar composers for background music options.

Additional Skills

I am very aware of the need to not waste time - yours or mine. This applies to all phases of the production.

I take my work very seriously, but really enjoy it and believe everyone works better when they are enjoying it as well.