Mike Lewis

Voice Description

Deep,warm and believable for documentaries and narrations.

Authoritative, professional and smooth for presentations.

From serious and commanding authoriity to fun warm, and lighthearted for TV Promos and radio spots.

Believable, engaging, straight forward, warm, soft to hard sell for commercials.

At ease with a wide variety of content. Easy to work with, flexible and extremely directable.

National and local TV, radio, documentary and commercial experience.

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
• 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
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• 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

My Home Base

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Mike Lewis

My Voice Experience

I knew I wanted to be a broadcaster/narrator since I was
sixteen in Chicago. I got my start there on a local foreign language radio show. Chicago TV, local and national commercials,Satellite radio hosting followed.

I then branched out to starting a production company
writing, directing and narrating spots for Northrop Grumman to Smith Brothers cough drops - McDonald's to
Motorola. This experience was invaluable in understanding what the client side experience is about.

I moved east to be the 'Voice of Channel 9', the Washington affiliate of CBS. All the while building my resume with narrations, commercials and presentations for a variety of clients including:
NASA, Voice of America, PBS, Discovery Channel, DOD, US Navy, FAA, various car dealerships.
TV Station Announcer for markets in NYC, Hartford, Cleveland,Tampa,Albany,Oklahoma City, Richmond


PBS Chicago,
The FAA Hartford
American Bankers Assoc Cleveland
Porsche Audi Tampa
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Albany
Mobile Oil Oklahoma City

My Training

Liberal arts college
Second City Players Workshop Improv Training
Production Company Owner
Dale Carnegie public speaking graduate
Member of Toastmasters International

My Studio Equipment

My home office/studio is capable of LIVE ISDN for broadcast, MP3 and other formats via email or FTP.

Additional Skills

Copywriter,producer, comedy writing and performing,
script writing for TV promotions and sales presentations,
directing talent for commercials.
All this experience provides me with an understanding of client needs (including how to take direction and deliver on time, within budget)as well as the creative process involved from concept through completion.

Payment Methods Accepted

• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Contact Information

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