Shawn Foster - Trusting with a slight edginess

Trusting with a slight edginess

• Shawn Foster is registered with Voice123 since Jul 25, 2008.
• Shawn Foster started his/her voice over career in 1998.
• Currently Shawn Foster is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 68
• Shawn Foster has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Trusting with a slight edginess.
Can do whiny nasal voices well.
My kids love my funny voices when I read to them!
Have been a religious speaker for over 20 years.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - British
• English - North American
• English - Other

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, informercials, 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 have ISDN 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 have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Schoharie, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Flexable voice-over talent. Children's books and cartoon voices are my specialty, but have done radio and TV as well. Technical manuals and just about anything that requires a voice....I am game to try it!

Languages
English (North American)

Accents
Light English British accent, Indian to Middle Eastern accent, southern draw accent, Spanish accent.

Ages
Child·Teen·Young Adult·Middle Age·Senior

My Voice Experience

Age: 41
Voice Experience:
Radio: 12 years on air; weather, news, sports, and kids programming
Radio voice work on three local radio stations: WOTC, CJIV, WSDE
Radio voice work on radio network FBN
Station assistant manager of WOTC in charge of programming
Station manager of CJIV for five years
Over 20 years of public speaking in various settings
Full-time Christian speaker at present.
Over 10 years of stage work in local and college theater
Over 10 years of speaking on television through local and cable television

What others have said:
"When he says, "Bah! Humbug!" you believe it....Foster does such a convincing turn from rancid old skinflint to a man giddy with redemption that one audience member cries out, 'That old geezer came alive!' " - Associated Press writing of Shawn's performance as Scrooge in a local stage version of "A Christmas Carol"

"A radio voice I wish we could hire full-time." - former station owner of small local station WSDE for which Shawn has done voice over spots.

"A voice and stage presence that gives confidence and trust...one you can follow..." - G.A. voice and music professor at PCC

Voice-over has been a hobby until now. Give me a try! I am not seeking to make a full-time living as voice over talent. My other work schedule, as self employed, is very flexible and so I can work around almost any project.

My Training

BA from Pensacola Chrisitan College in Pensacola, Florida where I was voted among Who's Who of America's Colleges and Universities. Heavily involved in public speaking and singing as a college representative as well as stage performances while at PCC. Have performed in "A Christmas Carol" for various organizations for 12 of the last fifteen years. Taken various music and vocal classes for the last 20 years. Most of these classes related to Christian speaking and music, IE Music College in PA, etc.

My Studio Equipment

I have a basic digital studio in my home but I am working to update. I currently am working with Session and Acoustica on my PC as well as Sound Forge on my mac. I have used various radio software while I worked in the radio field. I have clear understanding and capability working with MP3 and current audio formats.