Ryan Erickson - Dopey, Redneck, Pirate, High Society

Dopey, Redneck, Pirate, High Society

• Ryan Erickson is registered with Voice123 since Jan 07, 2011.
• Ryan Erickson started his/her voice over career in 1993.
• Currently Ryan Erickson is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Ryan Erickson was last active on Voice123 349 days ago

Voice Description

I am very flexible in my vocal ability. I can do friendly cartoon character type voices, to very rough and weathered sounding voices which are great for older characters. My voice is best suited for exaggerated voice types.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

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

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

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

San Diego, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

American English, Hillbilly, Redneck, Pirate, Old man, Australian/New Zealander, Dopey Cartoon Character, Evil Villain, Old Stoner(think Chong from Cheech and Chong), East Coast Mobster, Old Woman, Loud Old British Woman (think Monty Python's Spam sketch)

My Voice Experience

Unknown - Click here to ask Ryan Erickson

My Training

I am mostly self taught and have taken part in many creative projects with friends and family. I have taken singing lessons in which I learned how to stretch my vocal range, and proper breathing exercises. I also own the book, "Set Your Voice Free" by Roger Love which is accompanied by a cd of vocal exercises. This book and cd really taught me how to move from chest voice to head voice.

My Studio Equipment

Microphones:
Various condensers and an SM57

Software:
Pro Tools and Cakewalk Sonar 8 Producer Edition along with numerous plug-ins for things such as virtual instruments, equalization, compression, amp simulation, and many many more!

Hardware:
i7 Intel Quadcore processor with 4 GB of RAM, hundreds of Gigs of hard drive space. M_Audio Project Mix Interface.

Additional Skills

I am capable making professional finalized recordings from home. I can export in 24 bit audio. I have been working with sound and music for as long as I can remember. I've performed as a musician in live gigs and I have recorded other musician's music, as well as my own.