Quentin Howard - Light, youthful, everyday, British, dialects

Light, youthful, everyday, British, dialects

• Quentin Howard is registered with Voice123 since Nov 21, 2008.
• Quentin Howard started his/her voice over career in 1982.
• Currently Quentin Howard is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Light, smooth, clear male British accent with "everyday" qualities, youth timbres and neutrality. Tone similar to Davey Jones of The Monkees, Herman of Hermits or Piers Morgan (America's Got Talent).
Variety of authentic British dialects available (northern, cockney, west country, Scottish, Welsh, 'posh/upper class', blue collar, and non-native English etc).
Suited to presentations, commercials requiring British v/o, dialogue, phone systems, PA announcements, character work.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age 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
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• 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 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

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• 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

Bristol, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British English (neutral), Queens English ("BBC RP"), Yorkshire, Geordie, Birmingham (UK), Liverpool, Scouse, West Country, Devon, Cornwall, Bristol, Wilthsire, London, Conckey, Essex, Estuary English, Northern Irish, Welsh Scottish, Toff, English Aristocrat, non-native English (e.g. Caribbean, Asian, European).

My Voice Experience

UK Radio presenter/announcer with experience on national radio (Classic FM, BBC)and local radio. Live music and talk-show presentation, promos, commercials.
Public speaker with consistently high ratings for presentation delivery, style and content at worldwide conferences, corporate events, after-dinner speaking.
Regular spokesman and participant in radio and TV interviews.
Quick-witted, intelligent, spontaneous, amusing.
Winner of many radio awards, including two Gold Sony Radio Awards (UK's top award), several Silver Sony Radio Awards and other industry/peer awards.

My Training

30 years working in broadcast radio.
25 years on-air broadcasting experience.
Graduate in electronic engineering.
Well known public speaker, presenter and lecturer.
Radio and stage drama experience.

My Studio Equipment

Full live multichannel radio studio with voice and multiple music sources (CD, DAT, computer, etc) and IEC specification acoustic treatment.
Variety of professional analogue and digital audio equipment including:
Beyer Dynamic MC740/840 studio condenser microphones,
Sony DAT, MC. Technics CD. Revox and Nakkamichi analogue 1/4" tape and cassette dubbing and remastering.
Adobe Audition and Audacity computer editing/mastering.
CD dubbing/mastering/recording.
Broadcast and transmission equipment:
APT-X and MPEG audio codecs with I.P. and ISDN.

Full multi-track music recording studio, music composition/writing also available.

Additional Skills

Able to translate and communicate complex technical concepts and explanations to non-technical audiences. Skilled and creative writer of speeches, articles, documentaries and commentaries.