Olav van Zijl

Voice Description

This is what others say about Olav:
"Olav has a pleasant and clear voice and we are very happy with his native Dutch recordings. He is able to adjust the speed and tone of voice to a variety of situations and this has proven beneficial to our Dutch recording projects."
Lenka de Graafova-Managing Director/LingoStar Language Services Inc.

"Olav van Zijl has a clear, excellent accent-free voice. We are very satisfied with the quality and the timeliness of his work for us! We would like to recommend him as a Dutch voice-over!"
Johannes Schumann-General Director/CEO Goethe-Verlag.

"Olav is a pleasure to work with and his professional broadcast-quality voice has added tremendously to our company website introduction."
William DeHaan-Sales Manager/KRT Audit Corporation

"Olav has a captivating accent and great pacing instincts with a good ear and good sense of pitch variety. He is well suited for bilingual projects, but could easily apply his accented english to projects requiring a unique sound."
Lisa Foster-Radio announcer and speech coach for "Such a Voice" voice over training.

"Olav is a fantastic Dutch speech coach and I am very happy to have worked with him on my role in "Book of Bob". He is professional, patient and quickly responded to any questions I had. He is very dedicated in making sure that his client's training is perfected. I highly recommend him to anyone in need of the training he provides."
Azra Isakovic- Actress

"Very impressive! Olav has proved his professionalism through delivering lucid recordings as well as ensuring the dynamic tone in the project. There's no doubt we would request for his assistance in future projects."
Tiffany Ho-Senior manager Lingo-Star language service

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• Dutch
• English - Other

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
• Songs
• 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 offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

San Francisco, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Dutch dialects:
- Haags
- Amsterdams
- Brabants
- Vlaams (Flemish)

English accents:
- German
- Russian
- French accent

My voice can be warm or enthusiastic, educational or professional for presentations.

My Voice Experience

Birthday Alarm LLC
September 2008-Present
Dutch script writer/voice actor for E-cards

KRT Audit Corporation
September 2008
Translator/Voice Actor/Narrator

"The book of Bob”- Seattle
August 2008
Provide Dutch speech coaching and play the role of Larry Lee.
Director: Kenton Grey
Release: August 1st 2009

Goethe-Verlag/E-learning courses- München/ Germany
May 2008
Voice actor/narrator for book2book project

SolidProfessor- San Diego
January 2008
Voice actor, narrator, translator and editor of SolidWorks 2008 E-learning course

Electronic Arts- Vancouver
October 2007
Voice actor- UEFA Euro'08 soccer game. Played the stadium announcer.
Release: May 2008

“The search for Carvaggio”- Los Angeles
October 2007
Drama- Comedy/180 minutes
Producers: Maureen Murphy & Michael C. Merisi
Played head of the Church Councel in Amsterdam, anno 1654
Projected wrap: September 2010

Voice Box Technologies- Seattle
September 2007- January 2008
Validating and recording Dutch content.

ExxonMobil
September 2007- present
Dutch interpreter- On location and via telephone

VideAlta Video productions- Los Angeles
August 2007- January 2008
Pre- broadcast testing of Dutch content for an online news magazine.

ITT/Engineered for life-Seattle
August 2007
Dutch voice actor.

Fluke Inc.- Seattle
July 2007
Produced, recorded and tested a complete line of IVR's.

US Robotics- Seattle
June 2007
Produced, recorded and tested a complete line of IVR's & on hold messages.

WeLocalize Inc.- Portland
November 2005- present
Dutch voice actor for a variety of projects.

Komeet fietskoerier V.O.F.- Amsterdam
October 1994 - December 2001 Owner/Founder
-Directed all operations of metropolitan bicycle messenger and delivery
business.
-Managed daily activities of 43 employees.
-Grew business client list to more than 1500 accounts.
-Implemented and supervised all customer service and support functions.

My Training

Unknown - Click here to ask Olav van Zijl

My Studio Equipment

- HP laptop
- Dell desktop
- Mac.
- Heil sound microphones
- M2 mini box by Digidesign
- Protools LE-7 software
- Sound booth by Wisper Room.

Additional Skills

I am eligible to work both in the European Union and the United States.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• 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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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