Mike Kirby - Everyman Warm, Sincere Friendly, Voice of Reason

Everyman Warm, Sincere Friendly, Voice of Reason

• Mike Kirby is registered with Voice123 since Feb 28, 2008.
• Mike Kirby started his/her voice over career in 1980.
• Currently Mike Kirby is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 1

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Voice Description

Everyman Warm,sincere,heartfelt,authoritative and friendly "Voice of Reason" in Radio and TV commercials and Corporate and Documentary. National Geographic read
Ward Cleaver - guy next door
Witty , urbane , sophisticated.
Bright , throaty , intense .
Positive, Energetic and Enthusiastic . Storyteller.

Cool,hip edgy, HGTV Network Voice Imaging. Refined,sophisticated,powerful,dramatic,
News Radio Promo voice.

Always the proper emotional point of view.Romantic
Horror, Disney and Dangerous Movie trailer voice.
No nonsense political read.
Great sense of Occasion.

Acerbic , ironic, poignant,compassionate,sympathetic "reads" a specialty for Audio books and Elearning experience.
History specialist - Renaissance and Medieval scholar.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• ACTRA (Canada)

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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Classic Mid-Atlantic Neutral North American Accent-

My Voice Experience

Former Voice of HGTV Canada
Former voice of CFRB News Talk Radio Toronto.
12 time International CLEO Award Winner.
Movie Tailer Voice of Alliance- Atlantis Pictures Canada: Wedding Crashers, The Notebook, Casino Royale.
Broadway Voice of Kiss Of The Spider Woman and Tommy, the Musical.
Riverboat and West Side Story Broadway Touring company voice.
Voice of the Special Olympics - Toronto Skydome.
Founder of Voiceworx School of Voice - Toronto Canada
Visiting Professor in Speech and Voice -Humber College
School of Continuing Studies , University of Toronto.

My Training

Graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater, New York City. Founder of the website Voiceworx. Voice-over College of Audio Knowledge.

My Studio Equipment

I possess a full service digital production recording studio run by NEUMANN TLM103 microphone and Edirol Pre-amp, Mac Pro Logic Recording software and Mackie 12 line mixer.