Rick Kennedy - Ability to mimic any voice; great hick accent!

Ability to mimic any voice; great hick accent!

• Rick Kennedy is registered with Voice123 since Jun 24, 2004.
• Rick Kennedy started his/her voice over career in 1988.
• Currently Rick Kennedy is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

Voice Description

Semi-deep male voice with the ability to alter voice to meet virtually any need. I can sound like a small boy, an old woman and of course, a middle aged man. I am capable of accents including, American Midwest, American South, West Coast, African American, Hispanic and Australian.

With 20 years in the business, I've honed my skills and abilities to achieve any script placed in front of me. I can sound official, casual, intense or laid back. I take direction well and understand the most important aspect of radio production... give the client what they want.

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

Recording Categories I Offer

• 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, informercials, 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 can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• 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 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

Jefferson City, Missouri, United States

Accents & Dialects

Fantastic Mid-Western hillbilly (my natural accent), Deep South Colonel, Surfer Dude SoCal, Brooklyn "Bugs Bunny-esque", Buffalo (no R's), African American, Hispanic, Wisconsin-ese.

My Voice Experience

I began in 1988 at a local, small-town station. From there, I moved on to a medium market cluster. Then to another. And another. With TONS of production experience under my belt, I broke away from the world of day-to-day radio and joined the Learfield Sports team; perhaps the largest sports radio network in America. You can currently hear my spots on the networks of, Oregon State, North Carolina, Penn State, Missouri, Clemson, Alabama, Purdue, Indiana, Wisconsin, San Diego State, Stanford, Kansas State, Iowa, Iowa State and several more. I also have voice overs running on PA announcements at football and basketball games for nearly every school listed above.

I've worked closely with and learned a lot from some great voice talents like Paul Turner, Lance Hildebrand, the late Tuna, Jim Cutler and others.

My Training

My degree is not broadcast related... go figure. However, with each day, I learn something new and apply that real-world edumacation to each project. I've learned to listen to the client... listen to the client... and... listen to the client.

My Studio Equipment

I edit all audio on Adobe Audition. I have a high quality Shur mic with a nice Radio Systems board. With that, along with my large audio effects archive, I can do anything.

Additional Skills

My writing and brainstorming skills are second to none. If you need an "agency" so to speak, I'm your guy. Do you know how many agencies I work with each day? Do you know how much of THEIR work I do at an extremely high level of quality? LOTS and LOTS. I am a one-man show. I AM an agency. Trust me. I'm in your corner, and I'm a great cut-man.