Paul Playdon - dry,upbeat,energetic,South African,British male

dry,upbeat,energetic,South African,British male

• Paul Playdon is registered with Voice123 since Mar 23, 2011.
• Paul Playdon started his/her voice over career in 2001.
• Currently Paul Playdon is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Paul Playdon was last active on Voice123 219 days ago

Voice Description

Not high pitched, not too low, somewhere in between.
Warm, energetic, upbeat, sexy, fun, serious & caring (if needed) for commercials, narrations, presentations & more. Can also provide a flat, bland & monotone, also Loud, soft & whispered voices if required for commercials.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

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

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

• English - British
• English - North American
• English - South African

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
• Adult content
• Songs
• 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 offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Cape Town, South Africa

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British accent (from different parts of the UK - cockney (London), Scottish, Irish, Liverpool etc. posh English), American Accent, Cartoon voices (Stitch of Lilo & Stitch, Donald Duck etc.), South African Surfer, South African Radio Presenter voice, South African posh/upper class accent, gay voice, Straight voice.

My Voice Experience

Radio Presenter - I have been a radio presenter in Cape Town since 2001. I worked at UCT Radio (Campus radio) for 6 years (During this time I hosted ALL the major shows on the station, including the Chart Show for a year and 3 years doing the Breakfast show).
I then moved onto Commercial radio, joining Good Hope FM in 2008 - At Good Hope FM I started on the Graveyard show, however, after 2 months I was offered the chance to host the Afternoon Drive which I duly accepted.
I left Good Hope FM in 2010 to join Heart 104.9fm. At my time there I hosted the Chart Show on Saturdays and the evening show (7-10pm) during the week.
During these years (2001-2011) I have voiced and produced numerous radio commercials.

My Training

Introduction to Radio Broadcasting course in 2004.
Was involved with teaching learners about radio in a Media school in 2008.

My Studio Equipment

Sound Proof voice booth with a Rode NT2-A Studio Microphone
connected to a Edirol UA25 external sound card. From there I use various editing software to arrive at the final product.

Additional Skills

Radio Broadcasting at both community and commercial (Regional) level.
Roof Repairing
Food Deliveries
Sales Rep for a Media supply company (all Sony products)
Entrepreneur
Crazy about Sport - soccer, cricket, rugby, Ten-Pin Bowling, Snooker, Tennis, Golf, etc. (I am also very knowledgeable regarding these sports and understand and can speak "the lingo")