Max Kernick

Voice Description

My voice is strong, clear and easily understandable. I have a wide range of pitch from mellow deepish tones to high and exciteable tones. Social or business styles are and have essential to my past work.

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
• 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
• 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 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 translation services

My Home Base

Port St Lucie, Florida, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Cockney - London, northern English including Yorkshire. Scottish and Irish and also Welsh accents, West country of England, down home southern US and NY NJoisey, Peter Sellars style Pink Panther French and a passable gay accent, Canadian English is one as well as Eastern European heavily accented English

My Voice Experience

I have worked in Finland for an Audio Active CD Rom learning English project. I voiced a myriad of accents and dialects as the foreign listener of English comes across many styles of English on both a business and a social level. In the old days they were used on cassettes and now on CD Audio.

My Training

All of the jobs and education below included working with my voice in the areas of address systems, announcements, telephone behavior and the like.

RESUMÉ


Name: Maxwell P. Kernick
Address: 556 SW Crawfish Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34953
Date of Birth: April 19, 1952
Citizenship: US
Marital Status: Married, two children
Character points: Self-motivated, detailed and organized, creative and responsible with an ability to work and communicate with a wide range of people in a variety of business areas
Interests: Family, tennis, golf and coaching soccer, reading and current affairs
Education: B.A. Degree in English, minor Phys Ed, University of South Florida (1973), Tampa, Florida, US - Full Athletic Scholarship (soccer)
King Edward VI Grammar School (1969), Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Work Experience:
January 2008 to present – Florida Real Estate Principles, Practices and Law studies, familial transitional period after moving back to US, maintaining business links between the US and Finland
June 1994 to January 2008 – Kernick Language Services - Proprietor
I acted as a consultant for AAC Global Business School, Helsinki, Finland. I taught English to lower and upper intermediate levels to individuals and groups. These business fields included Real Estate, Retail, Hotel and Catering, Oil and gas, Paper and pulp and the Auto Industry. Negotiation, presentation, social language, telephone behavior and small talk were included. Intensive courses in the UK concentrating on business and social development were an integral part of my portfolio. References: On request, see below.
April 1990 to June 1994 – AAC Global Business School - Teacher
Business and Social English communication, taught English to lower and upper intermediate levels to individuals and groups. My brief was to expand and develop vocabulary and to help clients feel at ease when speaking English as a foreign language.
December 1989 to April 1990 – Adult and High School level English Activation and Education teacher, Joensuu and Kontiolahti, Finland
November 1983 to October 1989 – Customer Service Manager, People Express Airline, Newark, NJ
February 1978 to August 1983 – Driver United Parcel Company, West Palm Beach, Florida
July 1973 to December 1977 – Commercial Office Manager, Stoke City Football Club, England

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Max Kernick

Additional Skills

I am flexible and adaptable with a love of the spoken word. It is a cliche but I am a people person in the essence of the idea.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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