Steve Purbrick

Voice Description

My voice can be smooth and authoritative for narrations, zany and fun for commercials, deep to squeaky for animations, intelligent and informative for training videos.

I am also an impressionist, and can emulate many celebrity styles, from Tony Blair to Don LaFontaine.

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 - 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
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• British Equity

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
• I have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

Pontypool, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Received Pronunciation British English (BBC style), Heightened Pronunciation British English (posh or royal or 1940's), South East Wales English (native), Western English (yokel or pirate), Northern English (Sean Bean), Midlands English (Jasper Carrot), Scottish English (Sean Connery), Irish English (Bob Geldof), Standard American/Canadian (Max Headroom/Agent Smith), Eastern European (Russian Ambassador), German (modern professor), French (Breton academic)

My Voice Experience

Recent professional jobs-

Voice Over, Axiron, Star Tigers, Altered Vistas, Stuart Palmer
Parenting Aspergers Vol. 2 E-Book, Susan Bull
Parenting Autism E-Book, Susan Bull
Poser 7 Software training, Media Roots, Jack Smith
Parenting Aspergers E-book, Susan Bull
Dexion, Thal Leader, The Curse of the Daleks, Altered Vistas, Stuart Palmer
Voice Over, Geltis, The Pentaray Factor, Altered Vistas, Stuart Palmer
Voice of Stable Servant Dummy (Museum Diorama), Sounds in Motion

My Training

Trained at the Actor's Institute in London, 1986-89.

More recent training includes Equity 'Recharge' training course 2007-2008 at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff.

Relevant completed courses-
Voice Speech and Dialect, Equity Recharge, Gary Owston
Cartoon Voices, Equity Recharge, Tom Clarke-Hill

My Studio Equipment

Self-built multimedia workstation PC
Edirol UA-25 Audio capture device
Behinger B2 Pro condenser mic
Zoom H4 portable recorder
Coles 4104 commentator's 'lip mic'
Adobe Audition software- can export to most common audio formats
Camtasia 5 screen capture and commentary software- can export to many common video formats including Flash, .wmv and .mov.

Additional Skills

I have a library of royalty-free music that can be incorporated into projects, and I am fully capable of producing a final mix for a production including music and effects.

My specialist niche is history. I have worked in professional museum theatre for 18 years, interpreting history to the general public. I am able to research and write performance pieces to meet the needs of the client.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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