Steven Mane

Voice Description

Warm, lispy, somewhat high normal voice, but can change to a deeper announcer or rugged, older type if needed. Movie trailer voice is influenced by Don LaFontaine and Joe Cipriano.

Characters:

Raspy, snake-like character with a suave attitude, close to Michael Bell's The Fear in "Metal Gear Solid 3"

Ron Santo/John Madden-influenced "Tiger" voice; also can be evil-sounding

Grandmother/Grandfather off-the-wall voices

Brad Garrett/Bill Fagerbakke deeper denasal voice for slower-witted characters

Impressions include: Dr. Phil McGraw, Regis Philbin, Yoda from "Star Wars", Ross Perot, Julia Child

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• 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
• Adult content
• Songs

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Chicago Suburbs: Berwyn-Cicero-North Riverside, Illinois, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British, Southern, Hindu, light Irish, slight Russian, and Jabba The Hutt

My Voice Experience

I've been in four online video games: World In Danger(2008) from Colt Games, and Bionic Heart (2009), Heileen 2: Hands of Fate (2009), and The Flower Shop (2010) from Tycoon Games. I've done radio work with CRIS Radio, WRLR 94.7, and WCRX. I've worked frequently with friend Hector Pina in several productions, and have a training video under the Kadr Production label.

I am represented by DeSanti Talent Chicago.

My Training

Columbia College Chicago Radio Major, 2004-2005

Member of ChiV.O., Chicagoland voice over meeting group.

My Studio Equipment

Audix OM-2 microphone and Audacity recording and editing software

Additional Skills

Versatile character voice actor; due to limited resources, unable to due any true dubbing, unless you are willing to try a blind dub, which I do have experience in.

Would much prefer a call over e-mail.
(708) 351-8431

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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