Kurt Blake

Voice Description

My normal speaking voice is very manly and baritone, but with a bit of a boyish charm to it .Lots of people ask me if I'm from the south. They find that I have a southern "twang" to my voice. I dont know where this has came from-I've lived an hour north of Manhattan my entire life! I am able to do any kind of spots, hard sell or soft. My forte is making comical voices varying in several different tones depending on age, and accent. when im driving in my car, or when i'm in the shower i'm constintly makeing up conversations with myself with all the different voices I come up with. It drives my family crazy, and I can't imagine what people think of me at traffic lights.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• 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
• 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 can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• 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

My Home Base

Washingtonville, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Italian,Brittish,Dutch,Southern American,Indian,New York and many more. Please listen to my Voice Demo to get a better idea.

My Voice Experience

When most kids were playing with action figures and toy guns, I was playing with cabbage patch dolls. This may sound strange, but It wasn't like I had tea time with them. I gave them names, gave them different voices, and gave each doll distinctive character. This was the begining.

In High School I became the morning annoucements man over the intercom. I loved it. On holidays my friends and I would arrange storeys to read over the intercom. The kids loved it, however the teachers found it distracting when the storeys would run a little too long into their first period classes.

After high school I went to
The New School of Radio and Television in Albany New York, where I made many faux commercails. I got lots of experience doing this; learning how to inflect my voice and to breathe correctly. I graduated from the school with flying colers in April 07

In the summer of 07 I took an internship offer that was at Cumulus Media in Poughkeepsie New York. I got to make 2 commercails that were put on the air that Im very proud of.

In August of 08 I began taking private voice Acting lessons with Mr. Charles Mintz in Manhattan, and just finnished recording a demo with him.

My Training

I first learned how to professionatly use my voice at The New School of Radio and Television in Albany NY. From August 2008 to April 2008 I took private voice Acting lessons with Mr. Charles Mintz at The New School for Dramatic Arts in Manhattan, ensueing recordings of a promotional demo and commercail demo.

My Studio Equipment

I have my own studio, completely sound proof. Inside I have a Samson Condensor Mic that has great sound quality, and I use a dell laptop. The program I use to edit with is call Abode Audtion.

Additional Skills

My whole life, all I ever have wanted to do was entertain people, and to reach out to them. Nothing is more satisfying to me than hearing someone say "That sounded great, it really made me laugh", or to render any provoction at that. Without having the privilege to entertain, and to reach out, my complaisence is of no avail.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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