Richard Sabean

Voice Description

With a distinct voice that cuts through with a strong, confident, warm, friendly, real quality Richard can easily be the guy next door, your buddy, a father, the voice of authority or that announcer guy. Richard can deliver a wide range of reads – commanding, sexy, cool, wry, serious, with a wink and a smile in addition to a number of unique character voices.

He began doing voice work in the mid 90's for a few of his clients and realized he loved being in the recording booth adding his unique voice style to . Now, more than a dozen years later he has amassed an extensive resume of clients he has lent his voice to. Gillette, Frito Lay, Panasonic, US Olympic Committee and Cablevision to name a few.

His repertoire includes commercials, narrations (of any length), promos, animation, video games, audio books, presentations, live reads, websites and on camera work.

If you need help crafting the final script, don't hesitate to ask. He's had more than his share of experience on that front.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

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

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

• English - North American
• 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
• 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

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services

My Home Base

New York, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Boston, New York, tough, blue collar, sophisticated, Southern Drawl, Italian American, various character creations.

My Voice Experience

With more than 30 years of experience creating and directing commercials with some of the countries top ad agencies including BBDO, Chiat/Day, McCann, and JWT, for some of the world's leading clients, Richard has a unique ability to interpret a script and give it that personal touch.

Richard lives in New York City and is available to work in the studio of your choice or can record in his home studio and will be happy to send custom auditions or the final track in AIFF or MP3 formats.

My Training

Acting coach - Penny Templeton
Advanced voice instruction - Actors Connection (Paul Liberti/Stacey Seidel)
Character and animated voice instruction - Actors Connection (Paul Liberti)
PDR Voice Coaching
School for Film and Television (voice over / improv)
BFA Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

My Studio Equipment

Home studio:
Mac
Pro tools
Mbox mini
Audio Technica 4047

Additional Skills

30+ years of creating and directing television and radio commercial for numerous advertising agencies and hundreds of national and regional clients gives me a unique ability to understand a script and bring something special to each project.
I'll be happy to help you craft your copy...for a fee.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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