Ken Kurtis

Voice Description

Rather than describe my voice, suffice it to say that I've got a variety of sounds I can do for a given job. And if your words don't seem to "fit" into my mouth, I'm not going to watse your time or mine.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I suck at accents, dialects, impersonations, and charactarizations. But hey, I'm always willing to give it a shot. Maybe you'll be pleasantly suprised (me too) . . .

My Voice Experience

My entire backrgounbd is live radio and live (and live-on-tape) TV. I've got a nice "real" sounding voice that can be used to "sell" whatever it is your project requires.

My Training

Graduate of Northwestern University
Cut my radio teet at WNUR-FM
First pro job was summer fill-in at WDOV
8-year radio career following that
Various markets ranging from Vidalia, GA to New York City
Lots of TV experience
Commercials & informercials
Weekend weatherman for KABC-TV many moons ago
Scence/nature reporter for Life & Times (KCET)

My Studio Equipment

Xenyx 1204 mixer
Shure SM7B or AKG D5 mics
Bose speakers to reference playback
Audacity recording software
WAV or MP3 files delivered

Additional Skills

Due to my live broadcasting background, I work quickly. And because I do this for a living and don't have to have a "real" job to sustain my performing career, unless I'm booked for something else, I'm generally accessible (call me on my cell phone) and can deliver finished prodcut to you in a fairly short time frame.

Payment Methods Accepted

• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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