Tim Walker - European, regional accents, character specialist

European, regional accents, character specialist

• Tim Walker is registered with Voice123 since Jul 02, 2009.
• Tim Walker started his/her voice over career in 2009.
• Currently Tim Walker is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

I have a warm, deep British voice typical of my mid-forties age, but can also sound younger. I have a slight northern (Yorkshire) accent which can be exaggerated and can also adapt to all British regional accents and some English-spoken European accents ie: French, German, Scandanavian.
I am quite versatile and can provide a deep sexy vocal as well as excited and fun. My range extends from serious and informative to lively and even camp.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age 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)

• 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 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 can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Bradford, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Upper class English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Newcastle, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Liverpool, London. Most earthy realistic British regional accents. Also German, French, Swedish, Italian accents. From serious to 'over-the-top' comical, quirky, eccentric and camp. I can copy many British speaking celebrities and well-known figures, at least as an approximation, I don't consider myself expert in impersonating any specific people at present.

My Voice Experience

I am new to commercial voice-over work, but have featured in several radio and TV interviews and documentaries, including:
Absolute Radio music interview
2009
BBC Lancashire TV feature on skateboarding in middle age.
2003
BBC Yorkshire TV skateboard feature.
2006
BBC Lancashire Radio skateboard feature.
2002
BBC Radio 4 'Lives in a Landscape' documentary.
2007
BCB Bradford Radio, 1 hour interview.
2009
Yorkshire 'Calendar' TV news feature.
2003
RTV cable TV music interview.
1999
BBC Radio Humberside music interview.
1988
Bradford University Radio music inteview.
1984
Canterbury University Radio music interview.
1984
BBC Radio Leeds music news item.
1985

My Training

Art college graduate 1983, then worked exclusively in music & recording industry ever since. Run my own record label since 1988. Also run my own recording/rehearsing facility since 1988. Mostly music production, but also some voiceover recordings for other artists.

Journalsism work has included pieces for:
Concrete Wave - Canadian skateboard magazine
Sidewalk - UK skateboard magazine
Mono - UK music magazine
Shout - UK scene magazine
3Sixty - Brighton scene magazine
Brighton What's On Guide
Big Cheese - UK music magazine
And various websites...

My Studio Equipment

Rode K2 valve microphone
(various other mics, AKG, Beyer Shure etc)
TL Audio Indigo Series C-2021 valve compressor
Soundcraft Ghost 32 analogue mixer
Tascam MSR24s analogue tape machine
PC based digital recording via 2x M-audio Delta 10-10 cards
Adobe Audition, Cubase SX, Waves, Antares auto-tune etc.
Various outboard including:

Effects:
Drawmer compressors & noisegates
Yamaha SPX
Lexicon
Alesis
Digitech
Behringer
ART

Sound modules:
Akai
Oberheim
Novation
Roland
EMU Proteus 2000

Beyer DT100 headphones
Tannoy & Yamaha monitors

Additional Skills

I am easy-going amd flexible in my working ethic and time restrictions. I am also genial and pleasant to work with. I work hard to achieve the best results I can and am happy to work to strict deadlines. I am well travelled around Britain & Europe and find it easy to talk to anyone. I am confident in my skills, experience and professionalism, without being arrogant. I am aware of my own limitations, but I am always prapared to push them.
I have a wealth of communication skills and people skills, having been self-employed within the music/audio industry for the last 21 years. I have recently taken part in my local council's 'Music Mentoring Scheme' educating amateur musicians with a view to employment and encouraging growth in the local music scene.