Rod Barnes - character specialist; deep baritone; anime type

character specialist; deep baritone; anime type

• Rod Barnes is registered with Voice123 since Jan 13, 2011.
• Rod Barnes started his/her voice over career in 1999.
• Currently Rod Barnes is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Rod Barnes was last active on Voice123 167 days ago

Voice Description

My Vocal talents range from the talents of (the Late) Don LaFontaine to some voices that are comparable to (the Late) Mel Blanc, Ted Cassidy, Bobby Messick and Daws Butler. I can do some voices similar to that of Peter Cullen and Frank Welker as well as James Earl Jones. My vocal range does go as low as Barry White or almost as high as Barry Gibb (Bee Gees). I'm great for Narrations, commercials and trailers, but can be just as smooth for corporate presentations and introductions. I've been doing voiceovers since 1999 for my own stage shows and on occasion for various theater and film projects. I've only recently begun to expand my repertoire and services to public markets.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Female
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - British
• English - North American
• Spanish - Puerto Rican

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Adult content
• 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 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

None

My Home Base

Staten Island, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents range from Standard British (London), cockney, Irish, Scots (Highland/Glasgweigan), German, generic Carribbean, Spanish, Mexican, NYorican, Southern US, Texan, Californian (surfer), Brooklyn, Long Island, Japanese, stereotypical African, African-American/urban, Indian, Swedish, some Russian/Slavic, to French.

impersonations include Don LaFontaine/Pablo Francisco; James Stewart; Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, Howard Cosell; George Takei; James Doohan; James Earl Jones; George Lucas; Sidney Greenstreet; Peter Lorre; Boris Karloff. other voices would require some time to readjust. e.g- Winston Churchill.

My Voice Experience

My voice over experience really started like many others-joking with friends as a youngster. I didn't take it seriously until well after I left grad school. Once I took it more seriously (which was when I started doing it for my own showcases in the late 90's), I couldn't find anyone to push me forward. then people started approaching me about some of my voice overs and asked about copies. This was around the mid 2000's. I started to make some recordings and kept those from my shows and began to put together a reel but then other work kept me from pursuing until I heard more of an old friend/colleague from my days at New Line Cinema doing work for FOX TV. After getting some advice and discovering that I could now mimic Don LaFontaine and Peter Cullen, I took things a bit more seriously. Now I've a division of my own company that is now making its entry into making voice overs with a dark edge. Its name: Night Voices.

My Training

Hofstra University- 1985: Communication Arts (TV track) with minor in sociology

Syracuse University- 1991 (candidate only) MS- TV Radio Film at the Newhouse School of Communications

Global Village Video Ctr- 1985: Intern/Instruction Asst for Basic video production.

Varied studies from Hosftra, Syracuse include: Anchor/reporter for WRHU; Writer for HTV news; Afternoon DJ for Syracuse Student Radio; Freelance DJ; voiceover talent for Nightforce International Productions (Tales of the Black Veil, The Gotham Chronicle); Various productions for Off-Off Broadway.

My Studio Equipment

Currently using Audacity recording software with 2 mics and Switch file conversion software for recording/producing vo work. Audio recording experience extends back to 1984 using various mixing and recording consoles from 5 track to 48 track boards for live and studio recordings.

Additional Skills

Night Voices is a new voice over service that is a division of Nightforce International Productions, a freelance AV technical consultation/production service company/Production company. Nightforce has been in business since 1987 and has been working with Theaters, Film production companies and corporations since 1997. We work with the best in order to be with the best in the field. Nightforce has extensive experience in various aspects of production and presentation and will work with the client to produce quality product for their needs. Nightforce has over 25 years experience in various parts of production from concept to distribution.