Josef Israel - Uniquely British, Caribbean & Anglo-African

Uniquely British, Caribbean & Anglo-African

• Josef Israel is registered with Voice123 since Aug 09, 2004.
• Josef Israel started his/her voice over career in 2002.
• Currently Josef Israel is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 48
• Josef Israel was last active on Voice123 10 days ago

Voice Description

Josef-Israel has an excellent broadcast voice, distinctive and professional,exuding warmth and versatility; an appealing international sound, with a broad range of cross-cultural accents.

Smooth, authoritative, well informed, a reassuring delivery; effortlessly squeezing out the charm, power, flair, excitement, sobriety or comedy needed.

A great voice, through genre, age and culture.

Heard on various campaigns in the US, the UK, West Africa & all across the Caribbean!

Josef-Israel, the voice for Documentaries, Radio, TV, Websites, Podcasts, e-learning, the Corporate World, Film, Audio-Books, Guides, Live Events and more!

All things...whatever the genre, Josef-Israel will deliver the right amount of emotional resonance to fully engage your audience.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• Caribbean
• English - British
• English - Other
• Other

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 have Source Connect 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

London - NY- LA - Accra, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British: RP, Middle Class, London, Cockney, Urban

Caribbean; (West Indies): Jamaican, Patios, General

West African: Anglo-African, 'Pidgin'-English', Ghanaian & Nigerian.

My Voice Experience

A BBC trained Broadcaster, with over 10 years tenure in broadcast Media.

An Audio Editor/Producer, On air Talent & Broadcast Journalist. Skilled in all things digital; behind and in front of the microphone.

Josef-Israel has lent his voice to Radio, Film, TV, Documentaries, Indpendent Film, The Corporate World, e-learning, Animation, Websites, Podcasts, Telephony, IVR/On-hold, Audio-Books & Public Speaking...

Credits include:

Ad Agency SC, Arts + Labor, Baker Hughes, BBC Blue Peter, BBC News Channel, BBC World News, Blissium TV, BPP Media Services, British Council, Brandshank Web Design, BYG Systems, Centre for Agriculture and Bio-Sciences International, Carlisle Partners LLC, Complete Control, Compassion International, Dell, Delphian Logic Technologies, DIAGEO, DHL, Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership, Elite Music Studios, Eyekiss Films, Enfatico, Family Life Communications, Fearless Productions, Fernandez Bay Village Resort, 501 Audio, Green Dot Advertising & Marketing Solutions, Grey Global Group, Guinness, Heineken, Holland American Line, Hott 95.3 Barbados' #1 Station, i58:10 media, InterMedia Communications Ltd, Killer Creative Media, Mashreq Bank, MotivFilms, Mercury FM 102.7 & 97.5, Opera Radio Services, OXFAM-America, RedCar Miami, Royal Mail, Rushes London Film Festival, Sandals Luxury Resorts, Shine 88.9 FM (Canada), Soffer Adkins, Source Drinks, Spark Audio, Straight 8 Productions, TATA Interactive Systems, TV and Radio Voices, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UNDP, UNICEF, Vision Associates, 7th Wave Communications, Western Union, World Vision, WPP Group, XOOM Money Transfer

My Training

Education:

MA Broadcast Journalism

BA Political Science

Training:

BBC Academy 2010: Core Network Radio Skills

BBC Academy 2010: Writing For The Web

BBC College of Journalism 2008: 1-1 Presentation

BBC College of Journalism 2008: Radio Field Skills

BBC News Training & Development 2004: Voice & On-Air Training

BBC Training & Development 2003: FILMING & EDITING WORKSHOP

BBC Training & Development 1999 : PRESENTATION WORKSHOP

My Studio Equipment

Software: Adobe Audition 3.0 / Pro Tools
Microphone: Rode NT1-A / Neumann TLM 103
Formats: .mp3 / .wav / .aif
Delivery: email / CD / FTP
Home Studio
ISDN Capability