Robert Ready - Classical Music, NPR, Upscale, Intelligent, Fun!

Classical Music, NPR, Upscale, Intelligent, Fun!

• Robert Ready is registered with Voice123 since Oct 14, 2010.
• Robert Ready started his/her voice over career in 1985.
• Currently Robert Ready is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Robert Ready was last active on Voice123 356 days ago

Voice Description

Thanks for stopping by my corner of Voice123!

With over twenty years as a Classical Music radio host, professional actor and narrator I'll bring the perfect high standards to your special project.

Upscale sensibility, cultured delivery, NPR style, bass-baritone range, humorous outlook, dramatic reflexes, sonorous pipes, resonant chords, whimsical manner, confidential attitude, aspirational and spiritually open-minded...listen to my voice samples see what I can do to make YOUR project unique and memorable!

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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• 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

• AFTRA (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• 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

My Home Base

Burlington, Vermont, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Classic American; Upscale, Yankee, Midwestern, Southern, Western, British, Irish.

My Voice Experience

I have over 20 years experience as an on-air radio talent for NPR stations in major U.S. markets--as a Classical Music Host, Radio News Anchor, Interviewer and Actor in award-winning radio plays. I have recorded best-selling audiobooks for Soundelux, check out my Demos for samples!

My Training

Voiceover Training, Los Angeles:
Susanne Blu; Dolores Diehl; Huck Liggett--The Voicecaster; Mary Kay Bergman; Louise Chamis; Bob Bergen; Weist Barron-Hill.

My Studio Equipment

*Microphones: Neumann TLM 103; Electro-Voice RE-20; Sennheiser MD 421; Sennheiser ME-80; Shure SM-7B; Oktava 319 (Best Modification).

*Current PC with 2T External Drive.

*Complete Home Recording Studio, Sony Vegas Pro-10 Software. Audacity on laptop for field production.

Additional Skills

Voice-Over, Audiobooks and Narration clients include:

Soundelux Audiobooks; NPR; PBS; California State University; San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra; Redlands Orchestra; Riverside Philharmonic; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Mount Mansfield Media; U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Mensa.