Steve Pearson - A bit of a wry guy next door, but with authority

A bit of a wry guy next door, but with authority

• Steve Pearson is registered with Voice123 since Jun 26, 2008.
• Steve Pearson started his/her voice over career in 2006.
• Currently Steve Pearson is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 24
• Steve Pearson has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Authoritative but soothing. Can be perceived as teaching, informing. The guy next door delivering the message in a caring manner. In addition, my delivery can be happy and welcoming. I am also the knowledgeable expert sharing advice.

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)

• 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
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British stage speech.

My Voice Experience

I have been on my own personal quest to develop a voice over business after 30 years in the financial services field and the last five years pursuing alternatives such as professional speaking and on-camera commercial and industrial acting. I have done several on-camera jobs over the past several years.

Some examples of recent voiceover jobs include:

04/09 Did voice over for radio spot for local college at Audio Post, a recording studio in Philadelphia, PA.

06/09 Was hired to do pre-recorded promos and announcements as well as live announcing for a summer concert series in Philadelphia, PA.

10/09 Did voiceover job for local Philadelphia-based production company. The job was to provide the voiceover for a website product promotion for a local sporting goods chain. I recorded all of the takes in my home studio, and the production company took it from there to completion of the project.

These are just a few examples of the variety of projects I have been involved with.

My Training

Princeton University - B.A. in Sociology 1973
Took singing lessons for 8 years prior to beginning acting and on-camera studies. Took Voice Over Technique class at Mike Lemon Casting in Philadelphia. Have been working intensively with voice over coaches for the past 2 years. Began work with present coach, Joanne Joella, in May of 2008. Joanne is an accomplished voice over and on-camera artist, former VO casting agent at Mike Lemon Casting who currently coaches and casts VO talent while, at the same time, regularly books VO jobs and performs on stage.

My Studio Equipment

I have my own recording studio in my home office. The studio consists of a PreSonus INSPIRE 1394 audio interface coupled with a Shure SM58 and an Electro-Voice RE20 mic and Sennheiser HD 212Pro headphones. My digital audio workstation runs Cubase 4. I also have my own FTP file delivery capability.

Additional Skills

I was intensely involved in the world of professional speaking for two years before deciding that voice over was my true passion. I have also enjoyed doing on-camera work which has developed out of my relationships with voice over coaches whose opinion I greatly respected. I have also contributed my time and talents for Recording for the Blind. Finally, in my job as an investment manager for a large financial services firm, I have for 30 years solicited new business, developed existing client relationships and addressed client groups large and small. As for now, I am passionate about what I call my Second Act, a campaign to fully develop the creative side of my being. Last but not least, I am a lover of music of all sorts and have begun redeveloping my skills as a drummer which I first acquired forty years ago.