Thomas Bosch - clear, natural, warm, instructional, soothing

clear, natural, warm, instructional, soothing

• Thomas Bosch is registered with Voice123 since Oct 23, 2007.
• Thomas Bosch started his/her voice over career in 2006.
• Currently Thomas Bosch is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 3
• Thomas Bosch has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Warm, clear and convincing narration with instructional quality for presentations, trainings, websites, voice mail and documentaries. Soft, sensual, emotional appeal for commercials. Native speaker of High German (no regional dialect). US English narration with slight "foreign" accent.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• German

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

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

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I have Source Connect 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

• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Eugene, Portland, Salem, Oregon, USA, Oregon, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

German, English with general, northern European accent

My Voice Experience

Projects:
character voice for computer games
character voice for sales video
dialog voice for German textbooks
narration for PM software
narration for sales video (industrial equipment)

Clients:
Origin/Electronic Arts
Current Communications
University of Texas at Austin
Portland State University
Mercer

My Training

4/2005-present Freelance Technical Translator; English > German (native); Berea, KY and Eugene, OR
8/1999 – 8/2006 Assistant Professor of German; Department of Foreign Languages, Berea College, Berea, KY
Summers 2003/05 Summer Faculty; KIIS Bregenz, Murray State University, Bregenz, Austria
6/1996-8/1998 Freelance and Part-time In-house Translator; Origin, Austin, TX
8/1995 – 5/1999 Assistant Instructor; Department of Germanic Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Summers 1995/98 Lecturer/Residence Hall Director/Activities Coordinator/Graduate Teaching, Research and Planning Assistant; Die deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik – Portland State University, Portland, OR
2/1993 - 6/1993 High School Teacher – English; South Salem High School, Salem, OR

My Studio Equipment

• Audio-Technica AT3060 side-address tube condenser microphone

• MOTU UltraLite digital audio firewire interface

• Sony Sound Forge 9 recording and editing software

• JK Audio AutoHybrid (telephone audio interface for phone patches)

• Sennheiser HD280Pro circumaural headphone

• Fully enclosed recording booth

Additional Skills

Education
Ph.D. German Lit. of the 20th Century – The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX – August 2000
Dissertation: From Ruins to Rock’n’Roll: Images of Male Youths and Constructions of Masculinity in West German Cultural Production, 1945-1961
M.A. German – Portland State University, Portland, OR – December 1995
M.A. Thesis: Erich Kästners Der 35. Mai — Ein sozialkritisches Erwachsenenbuch für Kinder
M.A. English – Portland State University, Portland, OR – June 1995
M.A. Specialization: Contemporary Critical Theory; Medieval Literature; American Literature 1798-1890
B.A. Sec. Education and Language Arts – Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, OR – June 1993
Universität Duisburg Gesamthochschule, Duisburg, Germany – April 1990 - March 1991
Abitur – Städtisches Aufbaugymnasium Moers, Moers, Germany – 1989