Todd Gutknecht - character specialist, - Todd Gutknecht at Voice123

character specialist,

• Todd Gutknecht is registered with Voice123 since Feb 15, 2008.
• Todd Gutknecht started his/her voice over career in 1985.
• Currently Todd Gutknecht is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 30
• Todd Gutknecht has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

I currently perform over 200 different celebrity impressions as well as countless accents and dialects. Needless to say I feel I have a very dynamic range to my voice. To that end I am just as comfortable doing a warm deep straight read as I am doing an off beat comedy type of voice. Over the span of my career I have voiced commercials in voices as diverse as Sean Connery to Gollum from Lord of the Rings, with highly satisfied clients across the board. I am also quite comfortable doing smooth, midwestern, accent free, straight reads. First and foremost, I consider myself an actor that does voice mimicry. To that end I am an impressionist and not an Impersonator. I have never donned makeup to appear as a character. I rely on acting and vocalization skills to convey a character or part.

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
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

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 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

My Home Base

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

All forms of British(cockney to high brow), Irish, Scottish, East Indian, Upper East side yiddish,Southern United States drawl, French, German, Italian, Boston, New York, California surfer dude. etc etc.

My Voice Experience

I have recorded well over 200 radio commercials for production houses such as Big City Productions of Minneapolis and the Mudd Group of Cedar Falls, IA and Chicago,IL, as well as smaller production studios here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I have also recorded countless radio station ID's even though I have never worked directly for a radio station. I have also done work on video game projects for Phantom EFX latest project Darkest of Days. I perform stand-up comedy fairly regularly and I have opened for Wild Bill Bauer and Judah Friedlander of NBC's 30 Rock. I presently perform with Eastern Iowa's premier Improv troupe Comics in Action, I also perform with the critically acclaimed live movie riffing troupe RiffRaff Theater, a project created with the approval and support of Mike Nelson of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

My Training

I have a BA in Political Science from the University of Northern Iowa. In addition to performing with my Improv and movie riffing troupe I am also somewhat active with local theater here in Cedar Rapids.

My Studio Equipment

There are two different studios here in Cedar Rapids that I typically use. Both use high end Audio Technica compressor Microphones and completely soundproof booths. They are both also Fully digital. One with a 32 channel board and one with a 64 channel board. The 32 channel is Microsoft capable and the 64 channel is run with Mac.

Additional Skills

I have a true passion for voice acting, and in that capacity I have formed some relationships with people that have been very helpful to me in my pursuits. People such as Billy West of Ren & Stimpy and Futurama fame. As well as Gary Kroeger who was a 4 year cast member on Saturday Night Live. My true goal is to follow in the footsteps of voiceover legends like; Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, June Foray, Dan Castellanata, Harry Shearer, Maurice LaMarche and of course my friend Billy West.