Michael Haynes - Baritone/Bass, Professional, Guy Next Door

Baritone/Bass, Professional, Guy Next Door

• Michael Haynes is registered with Voice123 since Dec 20, 2007.
• Michael Haynes started his/her voice over career in 2007.
• Currently Michael Haynes is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

My voice is considered by many in the industry as "classic baritone." Some consider it a "radio voice." It's great for voiceovers that may require a voice that's warm and deep for narrations; sexy and fun for commercials; smooth and professional for presentations, voice mail greetings, on hold messages, and computer software programs that require a voice; or even a voice that really sounds powerful and authoritative.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

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

• 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
• 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 deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Classic western American ("plain") accent, considered by a Southern professor of mine once as "Plainsville, Ohio."

I'm a native Californian who definitely sounds like a Californian.

My Voice Experience

A TV WEATHERMAN!

Currently, I'm a meteorologist at WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, PA. In addition to doing television weather, I do weather updates for several local radio stations.

Formerly, I was the Chief Meteorologist at WTRF-TV in Wheeling, WV (also some radio), and before that I was the Chief Meteorologist at WVVA-TV in Beckley/Bluefield, WV.

I have over 9 years of broadcasting experience.

I once did a voiceover for a spelling software program for high school students.

My Training

Broadcast Meteorology Program at Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS... Master's degree in Geosciences with emphases in Meteorology and Broadcasting.

My Studio Equipment

Alesis MultiMix 8 USB (8-channel, high quality compact mixer with USB and effects).

Shure SM58 Microphone.

Sony Sound Forge 9.0 software.

Additional Skills

In addition to broadcasts as a local TV weatherman, I also do weather broadcasts for a local radio station. I've been told by many people for years that I have a "great voice" or a "voice for radio."

I once did a voiceover for a spelling software program for high school students..."Please spell the word..."

During my undergraduate geography and meteorology studies, I worked for several years in a hospital emergency room registering patients. So, I have a background in medical terminology.