Len Jarvela - Natural, Conversational, Expressive, Believable

Natural, Conversational, Expressive, Believable

• Len Jarvela is registered with Voice123 since Sep 01, 2010.
• Len Jarvela started his/her voice over career in 1972.
• Currently Len Jarvela is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Commercials: Natural, fun and believable, the friendly neighbor. Conversational, able to tell the story, sell the message. Effective use of humor and comedic timing.

Narration: Warm, confident, expressive, smooth and articulate. Educate and teach.

Presentations: Natural, professional, friendly.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• 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
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

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 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 can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Country/Cowboy
Child
Old Man
Smuckers/Mason Adams voice

My Voice Experience

Over 40 years of radio voice overs. Over a thousand commercials voiced and produced, mostly the friendly soft-sell, natural guy. I've have done television commercials both on and off camera. I've also done narration, a series of documentary programs for National Public Radio.

My Training

First took voice improvement classes and radio classes in college. Studied music and radio in college. Emceed many events throughout the years, including hosting US Army Band shows in New Jersey and New York. Produced local client jingles for commercial production with Record Plant Recording Studios in Hollywood. On-going commercial production instruction with Hunter-Barth in Irvine, California. Acting training for television and voice overs with Elizabeth Savage Talent in Scottsdale, Arizona.

My Studio Equipment

EV RE27 Microphone
DBX 286A Mic PreAmp/Processor
M-Audio Firewire Solo Recording Interface
Adobe Audition Software

Additional Skills

I've spent over 20 years on the air as a DJ/Host on multiple formats, including News/Talk. I have hosted television programs on Public Television. I taught tribal members from the Hoopa Tribe in Northern California how to be radio voices on the first Indian owned and operated radio station in California. I produced and narrated a series of documentary programs on the "Embattled Wilderness" for National Public Radio.
I was Director of Development for Bear Essential News for Kids, a children's newspaper in Arizona, written by school children with a circulation of half a million. I have written hundreds of commercials.