Murray Shoring

Voice Description

Friendly, warm, smooth for narration, presentations or soft sell commercials.
Authoritative also for narration.
Bright and cheery for commercials.
Excited for hard sell.
'Ocker' (Paul Hogan style) character.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British

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 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
• 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

My Home Base

Gold Coast / Brisbane, Australia

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Australian / New Zealand / British accents 'well spoken' or 'a bit rough around the edges'- from British upper class to Aussie 'Paul Hogan style'

American accent, though more like an Australian or Brit who has lived in the U.S. for a while (or an American who has lived in Australia for a while)

My Voice Experience

I have been 'voiceovering' since 1976 when I began my first radio job - back when a shift included a stack of live scripts an inch high. Since then, while my work has moved to other radio stations within S.E.Queensland, Australia and included hosting 2 television programs, along with acting work on series and films, I have continued my voiceover work and expanded my capabilities.

My voice is suited to just about everything from friendly, soft sell commercials or corporate reads, to hard sell ads, 'station IDs' for cap city and regional radio stations, 'live show intros' such as last years 'Australian Commercial Radio Industry Awards', and narration, recently including 'Dance of Desire', an Irish dance show spectacular currently playing at Gold Coast's Jupiters Casino.

My Training

Following my high school graduation from Brisbane's Cavendish Road High, my industry training was from the Australian Institute of Radio & Television Production, graduating from there in 1976.
Since then my radio & television experience has been 'on the job'. This included news gathering and presenting.
My acting training has been through multiple courses over many years including Australia's famed NIDA in Sydney.

My Studio Equipment

I use a Rode NT1-A microphone, Behringer Ultragain Pro Mic2200 preamp into a Behringer UCA202 interface.
My software includes Cooledit Pro and SoundForge.

Additional Skills

Acting / Radio Announcing / News Reading / Voiceovers - That's what I've done and do.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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