tom baker - Character Specialist, Narrator, Steady

Character Specialist, Narrator, Steady

• tom baker is registered with Voice123 since Jan 04, 2007.
• tom baker started his/her voice over career in .
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Voice Description

From original poetry comes a warm, comfortable narrative voice for children's books, e-greeting cards, books or other documentaries.

The experience gained at KCLU (NPR - 88.3 FM) as an on-air host, newscaster and PSA writer, has enabled the voice to be steady, calm and reassuring.

Just the voiceover talent one would need for an "on-hold" telephone message, or other message services.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age 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
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

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My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

(Simi Valley) Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

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My Voice Experience

Live, on-air newscasts (a definite favorite, as one must speak extemporaneously) as a news-stringer reporter for KFWB news 980 AM; these and other experiences give the ability to "think on one's feet".

Public speaking (The Weather Channel as an independent contractor), and university instruction (University of Phoenix) also lend the skills to speak in a variety of situations.

2000 - Performed in a 30 minute video: "Careers in Meteorology" - The Weather Channel.

Hear a podcast interview with 99hobbies.com

This podcast discussed and publicized RADIO (Radio Amateurs and Disaster Operations, the nation's first high school disaster preparedness class.)

My Training

Classes were taken at California State University, Northridge (during the 1980s) with a focus on various accents (British, both Cockney, Oxford, and Liverpudlian - think of "John Lennon". Also able to perform Middle Eastern and Latin American accented voices).

Later, telephone greeting messages were generated (1990s) with an ear toward humorous voicemail greetings or voicemail messages.

Voice acting in different venues, coupled with the journalism experiences give a reliable radio voice for you to audition and utilize.

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

Currently, I am an instructor with Moorpark High School (mathematics and science) in Ventura County, California.

I also have the nation's first disaster preparedness class (RADIO - Radio Amateurs and Disaster Operations) at this school.

I possess a current amateur radio license (Extra Class); capable of sending/receiving International Morse Code (30 words/minute).

I am also an instructor with the American Red Cross (Ventura County Chapter) for CPR, AED and First Aid.

I offer loyalty to my employer, and a willingness to make the product complete, professional, on time and under budget.

I will meet your needs!