René van Broekhoven - wry, guy next door, narrative, businesslike, warm,

wry, guy next door, narrative, businesslike, warm,

• René van Broekhoven is registered with Voice123 since Apr 14, 2009.
• René van Broekhoven started his/her voice over career in 1975.
• Currently René van Broekhoven is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 36
• René van Broekhoven has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Being involved in directing, coaching and producing voice over artists and reading all sorts of texts for numerous clients for more than 25 years, I can quickly adapt to whatever is needed for any particular job.
I can deliver a laid back presentation, a sexy and seducing one, warm and inviting, businesslike, very dynamic (DJ-type)or sound rather casual like a radio presenter or the man next door.

Being a journalist I know how to deal texts.
Being a producer of audiovisual content I know what it takes to get a message across. Communication !
Being a musician I know how to deal with tone and pace.
Being a voice-coach and director I know how to respond to anyone who is directing me.

Having stated all my 'beings' I can imagine that you'd doubt them.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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
• Adult content
• 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 have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I have Source Connect 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 offer translation 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

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Dialects : Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Limburg, Surinaams.
Characters : André van Duyn (famous Dutch comidian/tv personality), Wim Kok (ex-Prime Minister)

My Voice Experience

+ audiovisuel productions
+ business to business communication
+ commercials (radio & television)
+ documentaries
+ training and instruction
+ public relations
+ radio presentation

References :

+ Free Record Shop
+ Kia
+ Gamma
+ KLM
+ Radio Rijnmond
+ VPRO
+ Valvoline
+ Microsoft
+ LPF
+ Rabobank
+ Feyenoord
+ Di Saronno and many others

My Training

Education :

+ School voor Journalistiek
+ Association of Professional Recording Studios (APRS)
+ University of Surrey, Guildford (pro-audio engineer)

Skills :

+ Copywriting and text editing
+ Translation (English > Dutch)
+ Audiovisual communication consultant
+ Composing music for RTV or film
+ Multimedia and cross media production
+ Sound recording engineer
+ Sound designer
+ Video editor/graphic designer
+ Photographer
+ Cameraman (video)

My Studio Equipment

RBS/The Producers Workshop :

+ Sony DMX-R 48 channel digital audio mixer
+ Audio workstation : DAR Genesis, 16-tracks. Protools
+ Editing : Protools, Soundforge
+ Monitoring : Tannoy, Genelec, Yamaha NS-10, Auratone
+ Mics : Neumann, AKG, Schoeps, Sennheiser, etc.
+ Outboard gear : Focusrite, Kepex, Urei, AMS, etc.
+ ISDN codecs : APTX-World, APT Tokyo

Studio Westmaas :

+ Sony DMX-R 48 channel digital audio mixer
+ Audio workstation: Fairlight Sattellite, DAR Genesis
+ Editing: Protools (numerous plug-ins), Soundforge
+ Monitoring: Quested HQ120, Genelec 1031, Yamaha NS-10
+ Mics: Sony C800G, Neumann U87, AKG C414, Sennheiser 414
+ Outboard gear : Focusrite, Kepex, Urei, AMS, EMT, etc.
+ Avalon (tube) pre-amp compressor/limiter/EQ
+ ISDN codecs : APTX-World, APT Tokyo
+ Musical instruments, Steinway C-227, Hammond B3, etc.

Both studios feature an extended library of sound effects and stock music.

Additional Skills

Since 1989 I am creative director/owner of EuroVoice Internationale Voices Agency in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. As such I have direct access to approx. 2000
professional voice-over talents in more than 60 languages.

For more than 30 years I have been active in professional education for : audiovisual talents, pro-audio recording engineers

As a result of a wide range of expertise within the market of (audiovisual) communication and the advertising industry (RTV commercials) I am familiar with almost any (post)production aspect in these fields.