Nathaniel "Ned" Acker - warm, wry, accents, characters, baritone, deep

warm, wry, accents, characters, baritone, deep

• Nathaniel "Ned" Acker is registered with Voice123 since Aug 07, 2010.
• Nathaniel "Ned" Acker started his/her voice over career in 2010.
• Currently Nathaniel "Ned" Acker is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 9
• Nathaniel "Ned" Acker has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

For commercials and promos: young adult to middle aged American male, professional or fun. Deep baritone capable of wide emotional range (Movie trailers), loud/hyper (WWE, motocross) or soft, mainstream professional or sex and masculinity (cars, pharmaceuticals), for T.V. and radio (AM and FM styles). For narration/audio books and presentation: warm and rich, deep and emoted. Evocative or somber. Video Games: Characters and accents of all styles and vocal range. Other descriptors: Announcer-style (espanol-locutor), Appealing, Approachable, Authoritative, Believable, Bold, Calm, Carefree, Casual, Clear, Commanding, Compassionate, Confident, Convincing, Cool, Dramatic, Dynamic, Earthy, Edgy, Enchanting, Encouraging, Energetic, Engaging, Enthusiastic, Exacting, Experienced, Expressive, Exuberant, Friendly, Honest, Hopeful, Humorous, Inspiring, Intelligent, Knowledgeable, Light-hearted, Likeable, Mature, Memorable, Mysterious, Natural, Pleasant, Positive, Powerful, Professional, Real World, Recognizable, Resonant, Resounding, Rich, Sexy, Sincere, Smart, Soothing, Sophisticated, Storyteller, Strong, Sultry, Suspenseful, Sympathetic, Thoughtful, Tough, Tranquil, Trustworthy, Unique, Upbeat, Versatile, Wholesome, Wise - out of adjectives...

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
• Spanish - Mexican

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

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Dozens of accents. In English: American: Tidewater Southern, Mountain Southern, Cajun, New England, N.Y.C (Italian, Jewish or Standard), California Surfer, Western Cowboy (the Sam Elliot), Urban, Mexican-American (Chicano). British: British RP, Posh, Midlands, London, West End and East End (Cockney), Liverpool and York. Irish: Dublin (Irish Standard) and Belfast (Northern Ireland). Other European: Scottish (Glaswegian), German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, generic Eastern European. Australian: Melbourne, Sydney or Tasmanian, and New Zealand. Latin America (with an accent or in Spanish) Mexican, Cuban, Argentinian. Asia: Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese.
Characters: Cartoon characters: villains (British and American) to superhero, mad scientist, pirate, animals of various sizes, N.Y. mobster, Southern gentry or mountain man, Cajun chef, Western cowboy (Sam Elliot), Cockney local and RAF pilot, Sumurai, Chinese banker, Gandhi, Russian gangster, Aussie hell raiser, British Wizard and Angry Elf, Irish Guinness Plant worker, Latin-lover Dog, California Surf Cat and many more...

My Voice Experience

Until 2010 my voice experience was comprised of two stages. One consisted of acting a number of years ago in film and theater. The second, consisted of teaching for a number of years in college and high school were I lent my voice to a number of educational projects and materials.

My Training

I studied acting at UCLA (BA degree). I have studied for the last 2 years with Eliza Jane Schneider (South Park etc.) with dialects and accents. I have also studied audio book and narration with Laurel Van Der Linn. I have done workshops with Pat Fraley for audio books and commercial narration. I have also attended workshops for video game, promo and commercial voice overs. I have logged dozens of studio hours and recorded hundreds of cuts.

My Studio Equipment

I recorded the bulk of my demos at the World Famous Radio Ranch in Sherman Oaks California. This is a full service professional recording studio for commercial, promo, audio books and video games. I have access to the studio when I need to. Also, at home I have a Shure KSM 32 cardioid condenser mic and a PreSonus Studio Channel preamp. I mix on computer software which can be sent in file form

Additional Skills

As a voice over talent, I rely heavily on both my experience as an actor, musician and teacher. I feel these experiences give me an ability to convey the appropriate feel and feelings for a variety of client needs.