Rick Smith - Classic commercial broadcast voice, News Anchor

Classic commercial broadcast voice, News Anchor

• Rick Smith is registered with Voice123 since Jan 02, 2008.
• Rick Smith started his/her voice over career in 1972.
• Currently Rick Smith is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Rick has a strong, confident and powerful broadcast voice talent that is deep and often resonates in a bass register. Yet, his versatility is such that he can characteristically soften or raise his expression, depending on the application. He can provide character animations, perform fast, hard-driven action; or give a gentle, laid-back approach. Whether your job is a radio & television broadcast production, narration for a marketing or training presentation, on-hold feature, or you need a voice actor for character animations, Rick is versatile and talented to meet your need.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Male
• Senior 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
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• 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 will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN 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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• 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

My Home Base

Little Rock, Fort Smith, Springdale, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

non-culturally influenced English, culturally-influenced (southern) English, German/Spanish broken-English accent, a variety of animation accents.

My Voice Experience

Rick has over 35 years experience in the voice-over and voice-on-camera freelance business, having worked in radio broadcast, television, marketing & training videos, narrations, scripting, storyboarding, audio & video editing, and graphic design. Fomer clients have included car dealerships, retail stores, communications manufacturers, event promotions, financial services, inspirational organizations, lawyers, medical facilities, industrial, corporate and political interests. He has also performed as a stage actor, professional emcee, and is a singer, songwriter and recording artist.

My Training

Rick began his voiceover career while still a senior in high school, following a job opportunity that gave expression of his natural voice talents. Through early years of broadcast experience and working intently on de-culturizing his inflections and pronounciations, Rick broaden into the voice over freelance market. Throughout college, he studied personal voice training, music theory, and has performed as an award-winning public speaker.

My Studio Equipment

New Dell PC with high-end Sound Blaster, media burn drives, running Adacity software (have also used Audition in the past), recording with an EV dynamic mic through a Peavy amp directly into sound card. Also have access to a local studio specializing in commercial video & audio production.

Additional Skills

Rick is a writer, graphic layout artist, and has developed many marketing, promotional and advertising programs and campaigns. He has traveled the United States and Canada as a professional inspirational & motivational speaker, singer and recording artist.