Mike Holder - Versatile, Experienced, Character Specialist

Versatile, Experienced, Character Specialist

• Mike Holder is registered with Voice123 since Feb 04, 2011.
• Mike Holder started his/her voice over career in 1965.
• Currently Mike Holder is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Mike Holder was last active on Voice123 169 days ago

Voice Description

Fun, convincing, entertaining, delightful and persuasive for commercials; warm, genuine, insightful, deep and articulate for narrations; professional, smooth and informative for presentations; wacky, creative, playful and innovative for characterizations; pleasant, clear and explanatory for phone systems; concise, enlightening, captivating and persuasive in product demonstrations; energizing, appealing and effectual in TV promos and motion picture trailers; engaging, evocative and imaginative for audio books.

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 - 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
• 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 can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• 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

Lansing, Michigan, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

ACCENTS: American: New Yorker, Italian-American, New Jersey, Bostonian, New England, Southern, Louisianan, Texan, Michigan Upper Peninsula (Yooper); Canadian; UK: British, Cockney, Liverpool, Irish, Scottish; French; Spaniard; Italian; German; Indian-Hindi-Packistani; Russian; Australian.

CHARACTERIZATIONS: "Crappo The Clown"; Meek Guy; Couch Potato; Machismo Latin Lover; Super Hero Guy; Over The Top Announcer; Bragging Adventurer; Brainiac; Child-Like Guy; "Aunt Kathy"; Annoying Guy; Whiner; Tough Guy; "The Story Lady"; "Detective Anvil"; Tightwad; Dufus; Pushy Car Salesman; many others...I create custom characters all the time.

IMPRESSIONS: Regis Philbin; Gilbert Gottfried; Bill Clinton; Homer Simpson; Elvis Presley; Bill Wendell.

My Voice Experience

Did my first voice over work at age 5 for AAA as their "spokes-kid" in the early to mid 1960s, performed on stage in dramas, plays and musicals since grade school; have done numerous commercials for local, regional and national clients; done industrial voice overs, narrations, phone systems, audio books, presentations, characterizations and accents, and emceeing events.

My Training

Unknown - Click here to ask Mike Holder

My Studio Equipment

Home and mobile studio capabilities utilizing Shure and Audio-Technica microphones, M-Audio FireWire interface; Adobe Audition and Sony Vegas DAWs with a full array of special effect VSTs and plug-ins.

Additional Skills

Experienced in audio production, copy writing, marketing, promotions and public relations, voice coaching, emceeing, on-air announcing, MiLB Baseball stadium public address announcing.