Pete Freeland

Voice Description

My voice has a wide and varied range. I can speak perfect english with no regional dialects, or can add any specific accents (southern, New York, midwest, etc) as needed. I can offer smooth and soft for presentations, lots of energy for commercials, warm and deep for narrations, and can do voices of kids to seniors as well as cartoon characters.

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 - North American

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

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have Source Connect in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Due to military and other jobs have been to about 30 countries in all continents except antartica, and can speak English, German, French, Spanish, and some Nez Perce indian.

North American Accents: West coast, Northwest, Midwest (i.e. Wisconsin, Minnisota, etc), New England, Southern, Texas drawl, Native American, New Orleans/Cajun. Canadian accents including west coast British Columbia, French-Canadian & Quebecois, and Newfie (Newfoundland) accents as well.

European - All UK accents (Scottish, Welsh, English, Londoner, Irish), German, Austrian, Italian, Dutch, Swedish,Finnish. Workable Russian, Czech, and Hungarian accents as well due to time spent there...

Austrailian & New Zealand - spent 3 weeks there on Holiday in all regions, can pretty much to any and have fooled native speakers!

Latin America - Spanish and Portuguest accents, due to time in Venezuala, Mexico, and Honduras - again very believable...

Asian - Tagolog, not as strong on Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc but can do general asian accent (Learning thai and cambodian now via native speaker) Can also do workable Indian/Pakistani accent

My Voice Experience

I used to announce the football and basketball games in high school, and have excellent tone and pitch for announcing - have booked many jobs as Emcee and host of various events.

In the last few years I changed careers and became an actor on tv (demo reel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwm_g0-0lnQ , including segment with me doing a Finnish accent). I have learned to monitor and control my voice well as a result of the acting training, and have been auditioned for commercials including the new Volkswagon campaign.

Recently I was used to record the voice answering system for a local vocational school in Los Angeles (call 310-224-4200 and you get me on the phone system). I do voiceover for many of the student films at the New York Film Academy, and my acting coach Richard Hatch (from Battlestar Galactica) has referred voiceover jobs to me as well.

My Training

College:
BS Aerospace Engineering - USC
MS Aeronautics - Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ

Acting Training:
Richard Hatch - private acting coaching, scene work
Groundlings Improv - Comedy and improv professional actors course
Academy of Theatrical Combat


Voiceover Coaching:
Huck Liggett - Voicecaster in Burbank

My Studio Equipment

I dont have my own full studio, but am only a few minutes away from the Voicecaster studios (Huck Ligget), and he offers use of the studio to record and submit auditions. For more info see voicecaster.com, and click on the Vo n Go options. Specific technical questions can be answered by calling them direct at 818-841-5300

For my auditions I do them on a 2Ghz PC, with a studio microphone and Audacity software package to produce mp3 files for email. I'm able to use the M-audio Session Music Producer software to add music and special effects to the recordings as appropriate.

Additional Skills

I have a wide and varied background, first in military flying B-52 bombers then worked as a civilian test pilot in Europe. Became finalist in Astronaut selection process, and took job working on space shuttle in southern California. Supported numerous launches in Florida, then migrated to Los Angeles to become senior management first at TRW, then Northrop and Raytheon.

Last year left aerospace t become full time actor on TV and movies. I have had a lot of success in this area, including several ttv pilots, numerous commercials, and supporting roles in 2 movies. I am SAG-eligible as well...

In addition, I have 2 small boys as a single dad, and am a scuba instructor, race car fan, pilot, and can even sing fairly well - made it to the callbacks on the National tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. Always high-energy, but can be low-key as well. I relate well to everyone, and can usually be counted on to help on high-pressure, fast-turnaround projects.

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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