Neil Hellegers

Accents: North American: NYC, New England, Southern (ranging from Virginian to Texan), MidWest, Northwest; British: London, South London, Oxbridge, RP, West Country, North Country, Welsh, Original Pronunciation (Elizabethan/Early Modern English); Irish (range from Dublin to Galway); Scottish, Russian, Czech, German: Berliner, Bavarian; French, Australian. Characterizations: Intellectual, Stoner, Slick Professional, Roughneck, Elderly, Gamine, Elegiac, "Cleaner", Aesthete, Athlete, Salesman, Politician, Everyman.

I come from a family of talkers and singers, and I went the way of the talkers, on the dramatic tip. And I've favored the stage, the live experience being the thing, until relatively recently in my career. My on-camera life is a varied and always-surprising thing, playing Dads and Doctors and Goofs and Profs. And that life was good. Then I found my way into booth...and I'm hooked. Applying my skill set in a new and exciting way. I've done commercials, but commercial VO is like archery. Being the Voice of Qdoba was a surprise, but I love their burritos. Pisco Porton was a blast. ELT was an other worlds in of itself. And, audiobook narration-- Wait, something else to know about me: As the old Bill Hicks routine goes, "Looks like we got ourselves a *reader*!:" It's true, self-confessed avid bibliophile. From as far back as I've remembered, I've read fiction and non, histories and speculation, Russian classics, sci fi, fantasy, science fantasy, new trendy books, old forgotten books. And so on. And so on. I could be content doing nothing else but narrating books...but I think I'll keep doing the other things anyway. My last two books, I think, demonstrate a fair range: "Dead Drunk: Surviving The Zombie Apocalypse One Beer At A Time," by Richard Johnson (for Audible, Inc.), and "The Art of Zen Meditation," by Howard Fast (for Deyan Audible). Zombies to Zen. The point is: let me do this thing for you. BA, Theatre Arts, minor in Psychology: The University of Pennsylvania, Phila, PA. MFA, Acting: Trinity Rep Conservatory, Providence, RI. Certificate: British American Drama Academy, London, UK. Commerical VO instruction from Marlan Kirban, NYC, NY. Narration instruction from Paul Ruben, NYC, NY. *Studio Projects C1 microphone *Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Pre-Amp *Recording to Reaper on OSX *Isolated power sources for computer and USB Hub, and insulated mic cable to eliminate hiss *Walk in closet in center of building with fabric and foam sound-proofing (sound floor -50 to -60 dBs, pre-gating). Aside from what I've mentioned, I'm a teacher. This has varied from being a college lecturer to a teaching artist, teaching acting, mostly acting Shakespeare. I mention this mostly to let you know that I understand the educational process, and, as an actor, the collaborative process. My goal is to make every recording better than the last, on levels both technical and artistic, and to work with you to fulfill your needs.