Joshua Adkins

I have a very chopped up Cockney accent, country guy, whiney child, gay guy, sweet old lady, asian, a closed throat stuffy guy, a pretentious tree, sports reporter, British accent, etc.

In the Air Force I wrote and edited new stories. I would voice the narration getting the feel of the story, everyone being different. I have done over 100 stories like this. I also wrote and edited radio and television commercials. At times, we would do 3 radio spots a week. Radio would be a character voice, normal voice, or just a back and forth conversation highlighted with sound effects. For 4 years, I was non-stop on writing, voicing and editing stories and radio shows. On radio shows, I would take calls and record their voices and edit it right there on the machine and play it back over the air on the next break. I've hosted many hours (at least 1500 hours) on the radio. I have a knack on talking into a microphone and being comfortable. Not only that talking to an audience and getting the message across that is intended. I joined the United States Air Force in 2007 and worked as a Radio and Television Broadcaster for the next four years. I had intense training at the Defense Media Activity Center. The training lasted roughly 3 months and trained me in many things to include: voicing and editing commercials, finding sound effects from the sound effects library and importing them into the project and using them properly, voice overs on news stories, hosting for news shows, hosting a radio show, and the distance to which the microphone should be from your mouth when you speak. Of course, with all these I learned about proper levels so nothing turns out over-modulated. I have access to a studio at my school. It has a soundproof booth that is connected to the audio board. We have an experienced faculty member running the board and recording in the audio to Soundtrack Pro. They will normalize it and adjust the volume so that the quality of the track is superb. I worked previously on Vegas and Avid, but prefer Vegas as it's easier to maneuver on the tracks recorded on within that program. I did radio commercials and I voiced over on TV commercials on these programs. I've been going to acting school and that has taught me it's not just about voice. It's about feelings too and conveying those feelings to your intended audience. Being in the Air Force has taught me discipline and I, myself, have loyalty instilled inside me. I give one hundred percent on all my projects - all the time. I can get along with anyone and I am fun to be around, although I know when it's time to work and I do just that. I can relate to people easily and it not only make the job much more fun, but it makes it a much easier environment to be stuck in for long days at a time.