Steve Talbot - Resonant, friendly, authoritative and comic

Resonant, friendly, authoritative and comic

• Steve Talbot is registered with Voice123 since Jul 27, 2008.
• Steve Talbot started his/her voice over career in 1971.
• Currently Steve Talbot is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Resonant and authoritative but also soft and caring for documentaries, educational and informational narrations; bright and energetic for commercials and promos; comic and serious characterizations for professional presentations, dramatic voice overs and feature film work.

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
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts

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 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 offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Bakersfield, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

country - bumpkin to refined, English, French and Spanish accents - only for comic effect, imbecile-to-outright idiot, over-affected gay male, pushy New York or eastern U.S. citizen, slow Southern resident, authoritative executive.

My Voice Experience

I have been in the news, sports, entertainment and information business using my voice and writing skills for 37 years. The first 28 were in the TV news industry where at various times I was a news and sports anchor and reporter in Top 20 markets. I have earned numerous honors from a Florida Emmy to the Edward R. Murrow journalism award. My voice over narrations for a syndicated series called "Artifacts Past" are heard by students in classrooms throughout the United States. I am the corporate voice in promotional, marketing and informational videos for MOVE International - a worldwide organization that teaches those with severe disabilities to sit, stand and walk independently. Currently, I work for an educational institution where I am the "house" voice for PSAs, commercials and promotions, as well as the manager for all print publications dealing with everything from annual reports and news releases to educational video scripts and newsletters. Because of my varied background, I can manufacture a project to meet your specific needs from the light and comic to the serious and dramatic.

My Training

Trained in announcing, newscasting and sports play-by-play techniques by Hollywood movie, TV and radio professionals while earning my B.A. in Broadcast Journalism at California State University, Northridge. Spent 28 years perfecting my voice skills by learning from the dozens of announcers, anchors and reporters I worked with as a news and sports anchor/reporter, documentary producer and announcer in Pittsburgh, PA, Tampa and Orlando, FL, Louisville, KY, Indianapolis, IN and Bakersfield, CA.

My Studio Equipment

I produce voice overs in my home studio using a Rode NT2-A condensor mic, Electro Voice N/D967 dynamic mic, Presonus TubePre preamp, Lambda Lexicon Midi Interface, Intel Imac Core 2 Duo computer, Sound Forge Audio Studio 9, Cubase LE 4, Garage Band, Audacity, Kristal and Itunes software. For more complicated projects I contract with local production houses.

Additional Skills

As a veteran of the TV news industry, I am knowledgeable about and routinely used video production skills in my work. I have the ability to blend voice and video in the right combination to achieve a desired effect. Many of my honors are the result of using voice and video skills to produce award-winning productions.