Lloyd de Vries

Voice Description

I can sound like the guy next door or an authoritative newscaster/announcer.

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
• Podcasts

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (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
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services

My Home Base

Paramus, New Jersey, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Non-regional North American, New York, Noo Yawk, Southern

My Voice Experience

I have on-air experience as a newscaster and sportscaster, and reporter,including work at CBS Radio and National Public Radio. I currently produce/voice/write a weekly feature for CBS Radio News. I've recorded some medical VNRs for a local production company, and way back narrated some Washington Capitals highlights films (hockey).

My Training

B.S., Television-Radio-Film (concentration in TV production), Syracuse University
Lessons from Such A Voice Studio

My Studio Equipment

Audacity software on Macbook Pro
Shure SM-7B microphone
M-Audio Mobile PreUSB

Additional Skills

Former staff news writer and producer for CBS News, National Public Radio and others. Currently freelancing for CBS News (Network Radio, TV's Saturday Early Show) and ABC's morning news shows. Former freelance news writer/sports writer for CBS Morning News (TV).

Skilled audio editor, from reel-to-reel to digital (Adobe Audition, Audacity, Quick Edit Pro, proprietary systems). Quick to learn new software, too.

Accomplished semi-professional trombonist!

Good grammar, writing and spelling, with experience writing not only for radio and television, but also print and the Internet.

Good sense of humor, and I enjoy writing parodies of news stories.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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