Marcus Weems

Voice Description

* Resonant & warm, deep tones for narrations

* Bright and cheery, fun-loving neighbor or sexy for commercials

* Articulate and professional, well-informed and confident presentations

* Differentiated, animated, colorful, melodic character's voices for Audio Books

* Lyric-Baritone able to adapt register to upward brightness or downward darkness as required

* Wide range of "character" voices available upon request

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - British
• 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

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

My Home Base

Dallas, Texas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Macbeth witch, Dame Edith Evans, Sir John Gielgud,Peter Lorre, John Barrymore, Singblade character, Heathcliff the vulture, Texas Bubba, Marvin the Martian, Dudley Dooright, Old Prospector, Pepe Le Pew

Foreign Accent Caricatures: biting British Butler, Randy Scotsman, officious French Waiter, inebriated Irishman, others available upon request. I can also sing in these accents.

AND--a drop of water.

My Voice Experience

NTRB--North Texas Radio for the Blind
I currently co-host READER'S DIGEST and have read for, hosted and co-hosted, programming for THE ECONOMIST and for THE DALLAS MORNING NEW/FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM on North Texas Radio for the Blind both in the "live" studio and the sound booth.

In addition I helped produce and present Valentine's Day programming for "The Eyes of North Texas" based upon my great-grandparents' love letters from during the Civil War.

I have also recorded Audio Books for the Blind. A Radio Theater production is in the works as well.

In the past I have recorded jingles for Irby Chevrolet, PSA's for the Chinese Golden Acrobats and Plaza Theater as well as numerous Radio Spots and TV Voice Overs for Bill Fegan Attractions.

My Training

Actor's and Folk Singer's Guild for 5 years.

B.A. in Directing (acting specialization) SWTSU
Minor in Speech (stage dialects)

I have gone from being a performer with Ralph, the Swimming Pig, at Acquarina Springs in San Marcos, Texas to portraying "the Assistant Attorney" when Joc Ewing was declared dead on DALLAS (and EVERYTHING in between.)

Actor/Singer/Dancer/Voice Over Talent

Narration: Educational, Commercial, Character, Audio Books,; Jingle Singer; Auctioneer; Emcee; Karaoke Host

VOICE: Sue Parker; Dr. Paul Lindsley Thomas; Dr. Lester Schilling; Bettye Zoller

WRITING: Articles, Freelance, Fiction, Non-Fiction & Screenplays at SWTSU, WD, GWW, & ITWP

DANCE: Jazz, Modern, & Tap at Buster Cooper; SWTSU, Columbia School/Dance

My Studio Equipment

Samson C03 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone XLR Mic

SONY Vaio
HP Laptop--PC (v.s. notebook)

Additional Skills

I sang with St. Michael's and All Angels Episcopal choir (the largest in the nation at the time) for 7 years.

I presently co-host READER'S DIGEST at North Texas Radio for the Blind and run Karaoke at a neighborhood pub in Oak Cliff. I also continue to host an annual Variety Show benefit I started for LEGACY FOUNDER'S COTTAGE (an AIDS Hospice in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas) six years ago. In two and a half hours, we manage to raise a little over $2K per year consistently from a venue with a maximum capacity of 40.

I pulled down and chose the the articles and edited the copy for THE ECONOMIST broadcast for North Texas Radio for the Blind for 4-5 months until the original host was able to come back and continue to do the same with READER'S DIGEST presently.

I am just now wrapping up an Audio Book for NTRB and have agreed to schedule another to read for them in the very near future.

My current project is a Civil War piece, MAGNOLIA MEMOIRS, (an expanded version of my Valentine's Day Program) gleaned from my great-grand parents' love letters, which I am developing for stage and Radio Theater. Eventually there will be a book to publish all of the letters along with relevant historical information about the places from which they were writing.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

To contact Marcus Weems by email or phone, please click here.