Robin Valk - Seasoned, Enthusiastic, Trustworthy, Friendly

Seasoned, Enthusiastic, Trustworthy, Friendly

• Robin Valk is registered with Voice123 since Jan 20, 2010.
• Robin Valk started his/her voice over career in 1971.
• Currently Robin Valk is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 72
• Robin Valk has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

I can go straight and factual, one to one conversational, rich, warm and persuasive... or upbeat enthusiastic and springy..., or confidential and seductive. And I can do it in 29.5 seconds.

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 - British

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
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, 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 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 offer translation 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

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Standard English, 'Brummy' Birmingham UK accent, English with a French accent, English with a German accent, French with an English accent.

My Voice Experience

This is the voice of a highly experienced broadcast veteran.

Although English, I started in US Radio (WPHD Buffalo, NY), then spent decades in UK commercial radio and at the BBC. I have comprehensive commercial voicing experience, and full presenting and production experience.

I have voiced hundreds of commercials, documentaries and industrial and technical videos, produced, scripted and voiced English versions of training videos for software houses, while also producing the American versions, using US voice talent.

While I do not have completely fluent mother tongue French, I speak it well, and have successfully voiced comedy English-inflected French for a client.

Demo samples of novelty French and German accented English reads are available.

My Training

Honours Degree, University of York, 1969
Professional experience in the field thereafter.
Media:
1969: College Radio
1971: WPHD-FM, Buffalo, New York - presenter
1973: BRMB, Birmingham, UK - presenter
1993: BBC Radio 2 Birmingham - producer
2000: Consultant - UK & Europe
2004: Video scripting and production for RCS Inc, NY

1980 onwards: extensive radio presentation and documentary production, video and script work for variety of clients.

My Studio Equipment

Mic: Audio Technica 4040
Soundcard: Creative Labs SoundBlaster external
Mixer: Eurorack MX802A
Audio Software: Adobe Audition 3
Portable hand-held: Zoom 4

Additional Skills

I have been doing voice work for well over 40 years in the US, the UK and Europe. I am completely comfortable with commercial voicing, industrial and technical voicing, training commentaries, audioguide work, and more.

I offer copyrighting, and video storyboarding and production if required.

I joined the panel of RNIB Talking Books readers in 2010, and completed my first assignment for them in November 2010. The Talking books sample on my demos list is from a book I produced for a Spanish TEFL company in 2011.

For more background, please visit my sites:
http://www.radiotogo.com
and
http://www.radiotgo.blogspot.com