Michael Hulsmann - Young, fresh, warm, dynamic but clear-cut

Young, fresh, warm, dynamic but clear-cut

• Michael Hulsmann is registered with Voice123 since Apr 03, 2006.
• Michael Hulsmann started his/her voice over career in 1992.
• Currently Michael Hulsmann is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

German native speaker bilingual British English and accented English.

Clear and warm narrative voice with a young touch.

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 - British
• German

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

• 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

• British Equity

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• 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 translation 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

London, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

German dialects include Swabian, Bavarian, Berlin.
Funny, zany and high octane cartoon and character voice.

My Voice Experience

Has worked for 16 years in the voice over business for corporate clients, TV and radio, e-learning and language courses, videogames, audiobooks as well as infomercials and film dubbing and ADR.
Experienced lip and phrase synch professional.

Clients include Adidas, BBC, Berlitz, BT, Canon, Channel 4, Collins Educational, Deutsche Bank, Disney, European Air Traffic Control, Hodder & Stoughton Publ., ICI, John Frieda, Oxford University Press, Polygram, Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, Skandia, Sony, The Open University, Thompson NETg, Threadneedle Investments, Toyota, Vodafone and many more...

My Training

After studying drama and dance at university of Cologne and a carrer in the perfoming arts working throughout Europe learned to be a voice over 'on the job' starting with an assignment on BBC Radio 5's German language programme. The rest is history, as they say :-)

My Studio Equipment

Sound insulation booth with Neumann U87 and SE Electronics microphones, SE Reflexion filter, Korg TP-2 Dual Tube amplifier with optical compression & digital out

Additional Skills

Experienced German <> English translator and script/recording supervisor and voice over director as well as language consultant on voice over projects and localisation project manager. Worked in TV as a producer in cartoon production launching Cartoon Network's first German programme feed on Kabel 1. Proficient Avid Editor.