Michael Horn - Character, Guy next door, announcer, offbeat

Character, Guy next door, announcer, offbeat

• Michael Horn is registered with Voice123 since Oct 07, 2008.
• Michael Horn started his/her voice over career in 1993.
• Currently Michael Horn is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

I have a wide variety of delivery and vocal styles with over 16 years of major market experience

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age 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 have Phone Patch 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 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

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British, snooty, wise-guy, hispanic, urban, cartoonish, hip, Chris Hansen, Family Guy Characters, Casey Kasem, smooth, cheesy announcer, stoner, skater, movie phone guy

My Voice Experience

6/94-Present

B96 - WBBM-FM, CHICAGO, IL

Imaging Director, April 1995-Present
Currently I am the Imaging Director at B-96, responsible for producing station promos, sweepers, as well as voicing and producing commercials. In this capacity I have been instrumental in the re-launch of several CBS properties, including Hot 95.5 in Houston, B94 in Pittsburgh, 101.5 Jamz in Phoenix and the recent transformation here at B96. I use Adobe Audition daily, as well as the Orban Audicy, Ableton Live, the Eventide H-3000 Harmonizer, the Aphex Dominator II, Audio Vault, and many other production tools on a daily basis.

7/96-7/01
On-Air Personality, July 1996-2001
I was also a fill in On-Air personality. Otherwise known as Blue Mike, I generally would fill in late nights (10p-3a) or on weekends.

6/94-3/95
Night Show Producer, June 1994-March 1995
I produced the George McFly night show as well as the Frankie "Hollywood" Rodriguez late night show. In this position it was my responsibility to research guests, produce music beds and show elements, run the board, and answer request lines simultaneously.

Some of my past and current clients include:

-Pepsi
-AT&T
-American Express
-Sony Playstation 3
-MCA Records
-Comcast
-Indian Motorcycles of Phoenix
-The Chicago White Sox
-The Chicago Bears
-The Chicago Bulls
-The Chicago Fire
-The Chicago Tribune

My Training

I attended 4 Semesters of radio broadcasting classes at Lewis University on an academic scholarship. I left school early in order to work here at B96, the station I grew up listening to and loving. It was and is my dream station.

My Studio Equipment

-4 Electro-Voice RE27 N/D Studio Mics
-2 Airtools 6200 Digital Mic Processors
-Harris RMX Digital Audio Mixer
-Apple Mac Pro 2.26GHz 8-core
-Apple MacBook Pro 2.53GHz
-Digidesign 003
-ProTools LE 8
-Digidesign MBox
-Adobe Audition 3.0
-Ableton Live 8.0
-Vegas Video 8.0
-Mackie Tracktion 3
-A TON of plug-ins
-2 Tascam CD-01u CD Players
-Eventide H3000B Harmonizer
-Marantz PMD570 Professional CF Recorder
-Aphex Dominator II Peak Limiter
-Delta Telos 100 Phone Interface