Rick Bell - Storyteller, Dad/Husband, Authority, Characters

Storyteller, Dad/Husband, Authority, Characters

• Rick Bell is registered with Voice123 since Jun 15, 2009.
• Rick Bell started his/her voice over career in 2008.
• Currently Rick Bell is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Rick Bell was last active on Voice123 341 days ago

Voice Description

What everyone says about my voice is this: it's unique, smooth, and pleasing to the ear. Along with this, I give a very believable, natural presentation (but I can also be Mr. Announcer-guy or give a high-speed tag if that's what the script calls for).

My most natural presentations varies between Joe Average and warm, soulful and sexy.

Judge for yourself. I've tried to give a good variety of examples on my demo.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age 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
• 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 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 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

Canyon Country, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Yoda, Obama, Louis Armstrong, JFK.

Can be a gritty north-easterner (natural, as that's where I'm from).

Trained as an electronic-media journalist with a mid-western (non-accented) delivery.

My Voice Experience

A former radio announcer and newscaster/reporter and
theatrical performer, I have trained for voiceover work at Kalmenson & Kalmenson in Burbank and Dolores Diehl's Voiceover Connection. Have studied with Scott Holst and Roger Scott for commercials. For promos, I have studied with Krickett Davis, promo director of ABC.

I'm a new, unique voice who is skilled and ready to perform for your project!

My Training

Degrees in English Literature and Liberal Arts.
Ongoing acting classes and workshops.

A former radio announcer and newscaster/reporter and theatrical performer (stage and Renaissance Faires), I have trained for voice over work at Kalmenson & Kalmenson in Burbank, CA and Dolores Diehl's Voiceover Connection.

Studied commercial VO with Scott Holst and Roger Scott, and promos with Krickett Davis, promo director of ABC.

I'm a new, unique voice who is skilled and ready to perform for your project!

My Studio Equipment

Custom built sound booth w/2" thick walls made of soundproofing materials.

Rode NTG-3 Precision Short Condenser Shotgun Microphone (has a slightly warmer sound than a Sennheiser 416) running through an M-Box 2 with Pro Tools LE 8.

Additional Skills

Announcer/Newscaster, WPPJ Radio, Pittsburgh, PA; WLSW Radio, Scottdale, PA, Newswriter/reporter KQV Radio, Pittsburgh, PA

Performed in a local plays and dinner theatre productions.

Lead vocalist/Frontman for several working bands in PA & CA.