Robert Shaw

Voice Description

Neutral American accent; believable, young-ish guy-next-door. Have done medium and hard sell. Comfortable with medical/scientific jargon. Maybe not the "voice of God", but flexible enough to be the rest of us.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• 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
• Adult content
• Songs
• 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

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

None

My Home Base

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Dialects (various levels of cheesiness) include Southern, New York/New Jersey variants, New England, Cowboy. English, Irish, Scottish, Australian, German, Russian, modern & stereotyped Italian, Jacques Cousteau, Pepe le Pew, Gandhi, atrocious Asian stereotypes. Loose-dentured Seniors a specialty.

My Voice Experience

I did weird voices as a kid; the folks were not amused. Now, my kids are not amused. Others have been, including NCL Cruises, Florida Power & Light, Seminole Hard Rock Casinos, and Preferred Care Partners, to name a few.

My Training

Connie Zimet and Dave Corey Voice-Over training;
BA in Communications/Telecom Production, Florida International University; AA in Studio Sound Recording @ Miami-Dade College; too many years as professional musician, FOH mixer, TV and Film Sound Recordist.

My Studio Equipment

Neumann KMR-series mics; Sound Devices/A.R.T. Tube/Mackie Preamps; DigiDesign M-Box & ProTools LE; Zoom H-2 Recorder; Apple Garage Band (sometimes quick and easy rules).

Additional Skills

Audio & Video Engineering, Lighting for Radio, Tantric Speech

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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