Tim Damron

Voice Description

I have almost perfect pitch. I am a musician and singer. I have an unusually diverse range along with a very good "ear". I have the abiltiy to impersonate a variety of dialects, accents, and also a number of famous voices. Warm and deep for narrations, sexy and fun(even comical or intimidating if necessary;think - Clint Eastwood for example) for commercials, smooth and professional for presentations are all within my reach. Oddly enough, it was only last year I learned these skills are actually marketable (can be revenue generating)for me. I was unexpectadly approached and asked if I would be interested in doing some of this type of "work". I have not done much of it yet, but did find it to be easy, as well as enjoyable, and it only required one afternoon to produce the desired solution for this client. I only recently learned about your company, and now beginning to look into additional possibilities.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age 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
• 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

• 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 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 deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Manassas, Virginia, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

"Cowboy" (slow, gravelly with a slight southern draw)
"Obnoxious Radio Announcer" (Sunday, Sunday, Sunday - think; Monster Truck Rally)
Austarilian; (shrimp on the barbie; Outback Steakhouse)
Irish & British; used primarily for embellishment while telling stories and jokes about folks from these regions.

Clint Eastwood, Ronald Reagan,Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon,Alice Cooper,Kenny Wayne Shepherd(Blues Artist) Noel Gallagher(Oasis),John Mellancamp,Melissa Etheridge(the only female I've really tried to impersonate), Tom Petty, Mick Jagger,Gene Simmons.

My Voice Experience

I have been in bands since I was 17. I have (emulated) "impersonated" a number of famous voices of artists for 20 years. Consequently I am good at it. The majority of this "work" has been within the realm of performing songs, however (almost involuntarily) I learned to become a very active listener, not only to lyrics and the way in which they are delivered, but to screams and shouts and other little nuances which can lend themselves to a trademark sound. I have been told on more than one ocassion (by other musicians as well as audience members) that I actually sounded better than the radio version by the original "Stars". A compliment of the highest order as I see it. My "voice-over" experience is rather limited as I mentioned earlier, I was approached unexpectadly. One piece was for a Physicians office, the other for a Travel Agent who was a friend of the family of one of the Physicians. I taught Ballroom Dancing for a number of years in Columbus Ohio, and "MC'd" many events live, which is not "voice over" but is voice; I am no stranger to a microphone, or an audience, and being "On" excites me - I have NO stage fright, in fact I have the opposite of stage fright; I love being "ON", it is a thrill for me.

My Training

See above.

My Studio Equipment

I have a 32 track digital recording studio in my home. I have an assortment of microphones; "condensors", which require phantom power as well as other direct types for instrments as well as vocals which do not. The studio is a Korg D3200 with many effects(too many to list), including a feature called "session drums" with which I can create the auditory illusion that their is an entire band...when in fact; It is just me. I am an artist, not an engineer, but over the years (and changes in personnel)have learned more than enough to produce numerous demos(as well as full length CDs) which have led to many bookings, as well as a humble East Coast (local)fan base.

Additional Skills

See above.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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