Scott Burns

Voice Description

Mid range Baritone.
Regular voice age range from 29-49. Can affect older and ailing senior.
Warm and friendly. Serious and funny.

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)

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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 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

Lynnwood, Washington, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Impersonations include Tom Brokaw, Barney Fife, Richard Simmons, Paul McCartney, Andy Rooney, Willie Nelson, Christopher Walken, Sylveste Stallone, Barry Manilow, Popeye, Dean Martin, others available upon request.
German, Swedish, Italian, Southern US, Asian.

My Voice Experience

I began doing voice acting on the suggestion of Pat Fraley, who was in LA beginning HIS very successful career with animation voice work.
My first paying job was as the voice of Charlie McCarthy for Great Northern Annuity Bank! The spot was a re-creation of an old time radio show.
Once word got out I could do impersonations the doors opened. Soon I was doing the likes of Andy Rooney, Clint Eastwood and Popeye for clients like McDonalds and US West.
I actually met Tom Brokaw when he came to the broadcast facility I worked for. My job was to record his promo's for KING TV and Radio. Mr. Brokaw was very professional, but it became very obvious he was lax in his pronounciation of certain words. I learned to imitate him by listening to those tapes.
Partial client list includes Microsoft, McDonalds, Nintendo, Humongous, Sierra, Boeing, Safeco, US West, Weyerhaeuser, Egghead Computer, TM Century, Westwood One, WPLJ-FM New York, KZLA-FM Los Angeles...

My Training

On the job training. I had a large radio background but was told, "They don't want announcers...they want voice actors."

I enrolled in several acting classes but found the most joy in improv through the instruction of Gary Austin, founder of The Groundlings in Los Angeles. Improv has proven very beneficial to not only voice acting but everyday life as well!

I write and produce custom comedy for radio as well. The Production Funnies began in 1991, creating custom show openers and bits for Scott Shannon, Charlie Van Dyke and Mancow. Lesser known but equally talented professionals round out the list in the United States and Canada.

Currently producing radio commercials for an advertising/marketing firm in the Pacific Northwest.

My Studio Equipment

ProTools LE7. AKG414 microphone. Adobe Audition 2.0 ISDN.

Additional Skills

Voice of Bowser - Nintendo Super Mario
Winner of seven Puget Sound Radio Broadcaster Association "Soundie" awards
Musician - Guitar, Piano, Trumpet
35 years experience audio production.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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