Voice Description

Classic British voice over voice like the voice used on voice overs. Sound 2 inches taller than I am. Odd that, isn't it?

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - British

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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers

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

• British Equity

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• 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

None

My Home Base

Portgordon, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Do me in various moods, tones and styles and also able to do a fair impression of a Mallard riding a unicycle whilst juggling African tree frogs.

My Voice Experience

Television – Ed versus Spencer Sky1 Human Senses BBC science CNN (on air promotions) Setanta Sports (on air promotions) The Royal Marines at High Readiness (ITV) Hitler and Eva (Network ITV documentary) Hitler’s Fixer (Network ITV documentary The Real John Betjeman (Channel 4 Documentary) Maneaters (ITV network wildlife documentary)
The Business Channel (on-air promotions)Casualty(BBCdrama), Sins (BBC drama), Down to Earth (BBC comedy/drama) Takeaways (Travel/cookery for Carlton), Dive into Danger (ITV Adventure sport documentary) Chilcott’s World Cup (ITV Sport documentary), West Eye View (ITV Current Affairs) Under Offer (ITV Light entertainment), A trip in the cosmic buggy (ITV young adult clubbing). Co-wrote and narrated episodes of a sport documentary called Chilcott’s World Cup. Celador -Games format promotion on DVD for international distribution On air promotions for BBC ITV Sky Zone Horror

Advertisements - National TV and radio campaigns both in the UK and overseas
Including FIFA World Cup sponsor tags for Toshiba IBM Time Magazine Hyatt Hotels The Territorial Army KIA LEXUS BMW Time WarnerAOL Toyota Norwich Union Visa Johannsens SWATCH

Corporate - INTEL BP BMW ICL HEWLETT PACKARD TOTAL/FINA SHELL MAERSK FARSTAD TRICO UNISYS DOUNREAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION AVONEX PHONES4U MADAM TUSSAUDS HAYNES THOMAS COOK DEBENHAMS SMITH AND NEPHEW INTALOGIK FUTURE PUBLISHING
KWIK-FIT EXEL ROCHE PHARMACEUTICALS CARLSBERG

Film – Volver Starring Penelope Cruz with whom I discussed name dropping at some length, The Queen starring Helen Mirren with whom I discussed nothing or no one including Penelope Cruz

Live ISDN sessions, own voice recording facilities available – Audio supplied on CD, via email as MP3, coated in breadcrumbs served with a 1987 Chablis.

Owner/driver 3.5 ton van so heavier audio can be delivered in person

My Training

No formal training but once threatened to hold Nancy Wolfson hostage if she didn't give me all her secrets. She beat me up .. I cried for a week.

My Studio Equipment

Accoustically dead room, Popper stopper, EA87 shockmount, Neumann U87 microphone, DT100 headphones, three dead flies (not essential but they were in my booth last time I looked). Focusrite preamp, ISDN codec and a wide selection of ballpoint pens.

Additional Skills

2nd best bass guitarist in the world

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• 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

Contact Information

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