Ken Underwood - Tenor, Bright, Friendly, Character Specialist

Tenor, Bright, Friendly, Character Specialist

• Ken Underwood is registered with Voice123 since Oct 21, 2008.
• Ken Underwood started his/her voice over career in 1995.
• Currently Ken Underwood is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

A tenor voice with a bright and friendly quality. Also possesses a wide range of cartoon and character voices and is a quick study of nearly any accent. A real guy-next-door feel.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age 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
• Songs
• 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

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
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Spokane, Washington, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

british, cockney, scottish, irish, east indian, french, german, country, southern, hillbilly, mafia, Jersey, godfather, thug, squeaky sidekick, cartoon, character, clown, dumb guy

My Voice Experience

I am equally comfortable doing a commercial read, an animation piece or an on-hold system series. Having experience both in front of and behind the microphone I have a versatility that often allows me to deliver even more than expected.

My Training

After completing a music arts education I launched into graphic arts... (go figure) which led me to cross paths with many of the ad agencies in town. After working with them on graphic projects I eventually got my foot in the door doing voice over work, particularly character reads. I eventually got a desk at a production house that allowed me to hone my skills both in front of and behind the microphone. Years later I continue to offer a broad set of character reads as well as a friendly tenor straight read.

My Studio Equipment

My primary microphone is an AKG C-3000 used in conjunction with the Antares Microphone Modeler. This allows me to simulate almost any microphone in existence. I also have access to a Sennheiser MKH416 but generally prefer the AKG.

For commercial audio production I use Pro Tools and an MBox2 as an interface. I also have Digital Performer and a MOTU Traveler that serves equally as well, particularly for multi-track recording. I also compose and do remixing using Ableton Live, Native Instruments Komplete 5 and an Access Virus TI POLAR.

Additional Skills

I have acquired a broad skill set in media production. Everything from audio to video, print to web, motion graphics to 3D and everything in between. Media production is truly in my blood and experience in all aspects gives me a thorough perspective that can truly enhance your project.