Michael Espie

Voice Description

I have a baratone male voice.
My ranges include everything from
romantic/sultry,
soothingly quiet,
Comical,
irate and loud,
powerful and projected,
Creepy with undertones of sexuality
I am able to pull off an excellent Peter Lorre.
My diction is also very clear and rarely misunderstood.

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 - South African
• 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 have ISDN in my studio
• I have Source Connect in my studio
• 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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Ottawa, Montreal, New York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Standard North American,
English (south London, Upper class Oxford, Manchester, Sheffield),
Scotish,
Irish,
Australian,
South African,
Elderly New York Jewish,
Newfoundland,
Pirate,
Thick American/Southern,
Hispanic,
Homosexual (characturesque)

My Voice Experience

Rogers Cable television inc, was the first place I was noticed for my voice. Although at the time I was too shy to grab the oportunity with both hands, I did get interested in the thespian arts from there. Next came a stint doing stage plays, where it was commonly remarked about my similar voice style to actors like Kelsey Grammar. At this point I was approached by a producer in town for the Fringe festival to remark solely on my voice. I was now confident enough to take the bull by the horns and go forward and either grasp the stars or crash magnificently.

My Training

I have worked in many customer service fields whereby I must be clearly understood and sometimes over many other loud noises. During my Criminology studies in university, I was a keen member of a conflict resolution group where I had to be able to be heard in a very very soothing voice thus to avoid getting a possibly agitated individual from getting excited any further.

My Studio Equipment

I am presently using Cool Edit Pro on my PC to do my editting.

Additional Skills

For a while I worked for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment where I had to be able to be heard across wide fields over explosives and gun-fire, and I had to be heard clearly! My belowing voice was developed during this period, This voice would be similar to a Sergents voice with a slight tinge of disrespect that one from an upper class/caste may display towards a lower rank.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• 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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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