Rory O'Shea

Voice Description

Male 'North American English-Neutral' voice (no regional accent). Delivery exudes genuine warmth - a natural for sensitive content that requires capturing the listener for lengthy and/or complex narrations.

Specializing in challenging terminology - a popular choice for medical, pharmaceutical, scientific & technical narrations.

Impressive range covers long form narration: Television documentaries & large e-Learning projects;

Brings A-game for high energy, intense radio & TV commercials, movie trailers & animation/gaming projects.

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
• 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

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• SaVoa

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 have Source Connect 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 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

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Irish (northern & southern), English (working & upper class), Italian, Spanish, Russian, German, Australian, Southern U.S.

My Voice Experience

25+ years in radio and television. A state of the art home studio providing voice over services for medical narration, online courses, websites, Flash presentations, PowerPoint and point-of-purchase presentations.

Rory is also a popular choice for television station & radio station imaging plus company branding.

Just some of the satisfied clients:

IMAX
FedEx
Tylenol
Pfizer
Microsoft
Disney
Fitness Depot
BMW
Delta Airlines
Blockbuster
Telus Canada
Energizer
The Weather Network
Much More Music
Lockheed Martin
Scotiabank
MINI Cooper
Intelligent Energy
Walgreens

My Training

* 35+ years of acting in film & television
* 20+ years as radio & television broadcaster
* Full VO Masters Coaching Class with Nancy Wolfson
* Ongoing research/online coaching

My Studio Equipment

* Neumann TLM-103 microphone
* RODE NT1 microphone
* Audio Technica 3035 microphone
* Source Connect / ISDN
* Adobe Audition 3.0 editing software
* JK Inline Phone Patch
* Totally isolated & soundproofed voice booth

Additional Skills

Can alter voice cadence and timbre to such an incredible degree that you would never realize it's the same person performing multiple characters. As a result, Rory can be cast in same project to present various characters.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

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