Martin Drayton - Professional British Voice Over Talent.

Professional British Voice Over Talent.

• Martin Drayton is registered with Voice123 since Sep 08, 2010.
• Martin Drayton started his/her voice over career in 1996.
• Currently Martin Drayton is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 33
• Martin Drayton was last active on Voice123 2 days ago

Voice Description

A warm, rich and distinctive British voice over, from BBC to Cockney. Calm and clear, ideal for TV, radio, corporate/industrial productions and more. His style is believable and varies from formal to cool, young and sexy as required! Martin is very aware of the necessary copy delivery and can read scripts that require sensitivity and gravitas.

Martin can be hip and upbeat when the script demands and loves the challenge of bringing life to your words.

TESTIMONIALS.

“Martin has a great voice. He is very easy to work with and is a quick study. If you are looking for a quality voice with deep or rich tones and a very respectable and proper British accent then Martin is your man.” July 20, 2010

Matt Maughan, Creative Director, Xcelus

“Martin is great to work with. A true professional who can easily understand a brief and deliver the right result straight away. On top of that he’s fast, friendly and courteous. What more could you ask for!”

Neil Coombes, Visual Media Manager, UKS&V

"Martin's voice is a perfect fit for international audiences. His tone is sincere and down to earth, one that is easy to listen to. He was very easy to work with, took direction well, and was fast in responding. I highly recommend Martin!"

Joel Smith, THR'VE Media.

"Thank you for sending in such a great interpretation of our script! I liked the fact that you took what was there and were able to communicate our message clearly and effectively. I'm glad you decided to audition. Thanks again,
Let me know if you want your name published in game's credits."

Andrey Goncharov, Go! Games.

"Wow! Who knew there were people in the world with such work ethic!! From the time we initially spoke to the time he provided me with the final audio portion of our project, Martin proved dedicated, time conscious and professional throughout the process. Not only that but the quality of his production and way in which his voice lent life to the project was superb! I highly recommend Martin for any vocal work you have planned and will definitely be utilizing his skills again in the future."

Jarim Person-Lynn (BKFinance)

"I am very happy with the decision to involve Martin in our project. He delivered an excellent voice-over with two alternative versions in a very short time frame. It was a pleasure. Thanks again!"

Artem Lapitski, Capella Design Group

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• Caribbean
• English - British
• English - Other

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
• 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 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 voice direction services
• 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

Park City, Utah, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Martin speaks conversational French which returns to being fluent with continued use, this allows him to provide excellent pronunciation of French place names etc. Martin can perform West Indian, as well most Regional British Accents. He can cover any age range from Young Male up to Senior, sophisticated Upper Class to Cockney.

My Voice Experience

Recent clients include:

-Hitachi
-Call of Duty (Modern Warfare 3)
-Hewlett-Packard
-Toyota
-CFA Institute
-FormPipe Software
-illustrate It TV
-Wild Card Movies
-FX Stat Services
-Filmscore
-Daylight Design
-Xcelus
-UKS&V
-Life Technologies
-IBM
-Oxfam
-VAW (Pakistan)
-Thr've Media
-StickyStreet (Washington DC)
-House of Radon (Stockholm)
-Go! Games (Russia)
-Brass Knuckle Finance
-Capella Design Group
-Park City Mountain Resort
-Destination Sports.

Over 15 years in the Industry.
Martin has recently worked on a project destined to be the biggest media launch in history!

Martin worked on four series of the British Channel 4 Show “Board Stupid” as a Guest Presenter and the Resident Technical Expert. Alongside with Nic Fellows (the voice of Eurosport), Martin also commentated for two full seasons on the ISF Snowboard Tour for Channel 4 Television, often appearing in front of the camera. He has taught celebrities to snowboard on the Disney Channel UK, BBC Holiday Programme and the Weather Channel (USA), the latter to an audience of 14 million. An interview in 2007, while breaking a Guinness Skateboard World Record was shown on China’s Record Breakers Show, aired to an estimated 240 million viewers!

Presenter/Instructor on Exploding Snowboarding, UK’s top-selling Instructional Video also shown on all Winter ‘package-holiday’ flights to Europe for two seasons. When based in the UK, Martin was "The Voice (and face) of British Snowboarding".

Guest Lecturer, University of Utah 2009.

My Training

Experienced voice talent in various media, trained by Nic Fellows. Martin's voice has been heard on several National & International TV & Radio stations, Documentaries, DVD’s, Lectures, Safety Briefings and Corporate Training material.

My Studio Equipment

Martin uses the VO 1-A Harlan Hogan Microphone and voices from a Pro-Tools equipped home studio using an Apple G4 computer, Mac Book laptop and Adobe software. Skullcandy Headphones are his headphones of choice.

He is based near Salt Lake City in the US, so within easy reach of the major facilities there.

Additional Skills

A successful and experienced Photojournalist in his own right, Martin has written for The Daily Mail as well as all of the top British Ski, Snowboard and Skateboard magazines for over 20 years. This gives him the ability to write and tailor voice over scripts if needed.

A World-Class competitive Slalom Skateboarder, 2005 World Champion and 2007 Guiness World Record Holder, 2009 Bronze Medalist, World Skateboard Slalom Championships.

One of the top Snowboard Trainers on the planet, consistantly the most requested Instructor at Park City Mountain Resort and 3-time winner Instructor of the Year.

USASA Masters Boardercross champion 2011