Mike Caudill - accents, evil character specialist, unusual

accents, evil character specialist, unusual

• Mike Caudill is registered with Voice123 since Jan 13, 2009.
• Mike Caudill started his/her voice over career in 2009.
• Currently Mike Caudill is a Standard subscriber.
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Voice Description

I can provide a deep bass voice for narrative purposes. My voice can be lightened for audiobooks, and toned up or down for presentations.

My passion is character voices. Everything from the heroic to the snarling loathsome.

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 - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• English - North American
• English - Other

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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Songs

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• 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 have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Lewisville, Texas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Inspired by none other than the late Steve Irwin, my australian accent was mastered two years ago. Every time I see a rerun of "The Crocodile hunter", I pick up a few more idiosyncrasies from Steve.

The gruff jamaican drawl was derived from the character of King Willie in Predator 2. When he said "They say you wanna talk to me", I was sold.

Gollum's voice from the LOTR movies was outstanding. It's a challenge (they used a special syrup for the actor to maintain the voice on set), but it's so much fun to say "my precious".

I do a male computer voice. I remembered the voice of Stephen Hawking's computer and tried to do it. I've managed to fool a few people over the phone with it. The trick was to change tone so that it sounded more like a pre-recorded machine voice.

The simple southern drawl can be attributed to all of the westerns and down south movies I've seen over the years. I can do Samuel L. Jackson's drawl from Black Snake Moan, all the way across the spectrum to the accents of the girls in Steel Magnolias.

Alfred the butler from the original batman movies was the inspiration for my proper butler voice. Truthful and warm, I rarely get to use the accent. I think it would be fun to stretch it's legs a bit.

A lot of the younger generation know nothing about Howie Mandel's "Magwai" or "Bobby's world" voice, but I remember, and I can do the voice.

A different spin on the Magwai voice will give you "Animal" from the muppets, or "Stitch" from Lilo and Stitch. I use those when I'm reading to my sons.

There are too many variations of the evil voice. I can add accent to it, throw in deep ragged breaths, add a snarl, or speak while inhaling to sound like The Predator. I have the most fun with the evil voice.

On the other side of the coin, I can simply listen to an example of a dialect or accent required, and pick it up in a short time. So phone systems, answering machines, presentations, etc are all within my capabilities

My Voice Experience

I am a rookie to this entire line of work. I've been mastering characterizations, voices, and accents since I had the strength to pick up a remote and change the channel. People that have heard my impersonations have repeatedly pushed me towards the voice over field, so here I am, ready to rock and roll.

My Training

My education on this profession came from the internet. I've listened to recording after recording and done some research on voice overs. I was a 911 dispatcher for a year and a half. So I've talked into microphones for about that long. Naturally, it was mostly the sympathetic tone, the informative tone, or the emergency tone.

My Studio Equipment

Since I'm new to the field, I currently use the wave pad audio editor, my forever growing library of music and sound effects, and my blue snowflake microphone for recording.

Additional Skills

My ability to speak loudly and command attention in the room was noticed while in training to be a 911 dispatcher. The instructor was constantly calling on me to read the presentation on the screen.

I read to my children and impersonate the characters in their books all the time.

The communications field, between the radio and telephone would be the most noticeable strength. Everything relied on the tone of voice you used. If you sounded panicked, then the person calling 911 started to panic. It was all about voice control.