Stephen Eliot-McDonald - deep, natural, warm, trustworthy

deep, natural, warm, trustworthy

• Stephen Eliot-McDonald is registered with Voice123 since Jan 18, 2006.
• Stephen Eliot-McDonald started his/her voice over career in 2004.
• Currently Stephen Eliot-McDonald is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

I was born in Scotland and my voice ranges from soft Scottish to broad Scottish and Glaswegian. I have a very deep resonant voice which allows me to be both passionate about a subject as well as serious. It lends itself very well to documentaries and roles where a trustworthy aspect are required. Being Scottish, there is a certain rhythm to my speech which is melodic and easy to listen to.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

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

• English - British

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

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• British Equity

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

None

My Home Base

Central London, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Stephen Eliot-McDonald

My Voice Experience

I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Acting which has led to several different Shakespearan roles being played including Antony in 'Antony & Cleopatra', lysander in 'A Midsummer Nights Dream', Mortimer in 'Edward II', Odysseus in 'Homers The Odyssey' and MacBeth in 'MacBeth'. My Deep, resonant voice is an excellent partner for shakespearean verse.

2008
TV Ad - The R.A.F. benevolent fund
Sat Nav System - Route 66
TV Documentary - Travelling to the Stars

2007
TV Documentary - Dinosaur Sharks
TV Ad - Dewars Whiskey
Training Video - Maersk Container shipping
Website - The Murry Foundation
TV Ad - Bavaria Beer
Tv Ad - Silent Knight Ring

2006

Co host Radio show - The Score - BFBS Radio 1
Training video - Maersk Container Shipping
Narrator - Another Life (Novel by Frank McGinty)
Training video - Scottish Power Age Discrimination
TV Documentary- Narrator & CID officer - The Laura Bailey Enquiry

I have also been involved in great deal of Corporate training in companies such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Credit Suisse and British American Tobacco.

2005

TV Ad - Scottish Homeless
Advertising Agency - Director
TV Documentary - Narrator
2 student voiceovers

My next project is narrating a book for Listening books, a charity for the blind. Not getting paid for that, but it is nice to be nice.... :-)

My Training

At University, I was taught presentation techniques which was further enhanced by joining the graduate Programme at CSC Computer sciences where we underwent Consultant training. A great deal of this involved presentations to clients, effective client communication and using the voice as a positive influence on conversations. This was further enhanced when i joined Merrill Lynch (12 weeks training) where i underwent more voice techniques specific to the business world.

I studied acting at Birmingham School of Acting where we had voice specific classes on voice control, radio acting, voice maintenance and projection. We also studied various ways to employ the voice as a business tool and looked at vocal auditions, voice overs, voice greetings, radio work and voicemail.

My Studio Equipment

I have Roland recording equipment and a sound booth at home.

Additional Skills

I come from a Corporate background and my Business qualifications are;
- a BA in Business Studies
- A MSc in Information & Administrative Mangement

I spent several years working in Banks including Abbey National, National Australia, RBS, Merrill Lynch and Tesco Personal Finance. This has resulted in an excellent understanding of the business and corporate world. I have also worked and lived in Montana (USA), Australia and New Zealand.

I live in central london and only need a half hour to get to a most of the London based studios. If a studio is necessary, I can recommend several which i have worked at before.

I also have ADSL and recording equipment at home and am able to email or ftp voiceclips in various formats.