Josh Jones

Voice Description

A wide ranging voice talent. Dramatic and gruff voices for characters. Friendly and warm, or light, smooth and inviting tones for well performed professional commercials and corporate presentations. Fun and dynamic tones to help sell your product. Both British English and American English voices available, with multiple regional dialects in British English.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male

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

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British

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
• 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 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 offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

Victorville, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

north American neutral, American, English, Upper class English, Working class English, North English, West Country English, Yorkshire English, Manchester English, Welsh, Liverpool English, Cockney, Scottish, Foreign, Varied, Australian, New Zealander, New Zealand, Arch Villain, Henchman, Emperor, Oppressor, Overlord, Evil, Airy, Friendly, Inviting, Warm, Cold, Deep, Bright

My Voice Experience

Starting work in 2002, I have worked as a regular for somethingawful(website) in the "Flash Tub" feature. As of 2008, I still currently regularly perform voices for this feature. I have also performed voice work for the TV show Mega64, as well as freelance projects for non-profit organizations. I have voiced corporate presentations helping to introduce exciting new products into the marketplace, and been pivotal in defining a contract-winning presentation style.

My Training

BA in Music from Goldsmiths' College University of London with a specialization in Studio Production. I learned the use of Protools during this time, though I had already had a great deal of interest in studio work previously, and had already begun building my home studio.

My Studio Equipment

AKG 2000B Microphone, Shure Beta58 Microphone, 16-channel Studiomaster powered mixing console, KORG Trinity Pro X, Marshall 1x12 cab with solid state amplifier, 1986 Fender Stratocaster, 2002 Fender Telecoustic, 1999 Simon and Patrick Luthier Acoustic Guitar, Yamaha Bass, eBow, Adobe Audition (PC), mAudio 1010LT (PC - enables high definition recording as needed), Various music production software available.

Additional Skills

I have provided music for several projects, going back to 1999, when I provided the introductory and background music for the demonstration disc for the Proquis 9000 Compliance Management system. Since then I have provided other corporate presentations with music, as well as submitting music to libraries and writing original works for Mega64 and somethingawful(website) All of the music contained in my demo reel was written by myself.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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