Ron Stroope - Announcer type, Country Boy, Grandfather

Announcer type, Country Boy, Grandfather

• Ron Stroope is registered with Voice123 since Jan 14, 2012.
• Ron Stroope started his/her voice over career in 2005.
• Currently Ron Stroope is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Ron Stroope was last active on Voice123 91 days ago

Voice Description

I would say my voice is"

Warm, deep, smooth and professional, or grungy with a growl when needed.

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
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Podcasts

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I like to fool around with red-neck country boy accents and cartoon type voices

My Voice Experience

For over 5 years I have produced a family friendly personal podcast featuring various styles of music, story telling and my thoughts about certain subjects.

I've also done work for other podcasters and internet radio in Holland. Mostly promos and station ID's.

I was the voice talent for a company training book for employees who were illiterate.

I read and recorded children's books for my grandkids and got requests from other parents to do the same.

My Training

Since I was a teenager I've been interested in radio. I was a weekend DJ for a short time for a local Gospel station. I produced and edited radio programs for former Louisiana State Senator, Bill Keith.
To be honest, I'm self taught. As a teen living in Atlanta, GA, in 1965-66, I heard the voice of Paul Drew, DJ and announcer at WQXI and sometimes called the 5th Beatle because he toured with them in the U.S tour. I spent hours trying to develop my voice and using his as my guide. I was determined to get rid of my Southern Arkansas Accent. You can take the boy out of the South but not the South out of the boy. So, I worked around it and somehow learned to develop a General American accent.
I've worked as a public speaker, MC, and performed other live work.

My Studio Equipment

Below is a partial list of the studio equipment I own:

Mac Mini Computer-Intel, Gateway 64 bit laptop,

Recording Software: ProTools M-Audio, Magix, Apple Logic Express, Traction 3, Adobe Audition for PC work with various effects such as reverb, eq, compressors, limiters, T-Racks 3

Interface: M-Audio Fast Track, Tascam US428, Zoom H2 hand held recorder, dbx 386 dual vaccum tube preamp, Event 1 preamp, Art V3 Tube Preamp

Microphones: Rode NT-1, Rode NT-2, Rode Tube Mic- NTK, AudioTechnica 3035, Heil Classic, Shure SM 57, Electro-Voice PL95, Electro-Voice 635 ND/B

Near Field Speakers: Event Project Studio 5, and Tannoy 6

Headphones: Sony MDR 7506, Equation RP-21, Yamaha RH-5M