Van Ritshie - All different ages, many accents and characters

All different ages, many accents and characters

• Van Ritshie is registered with Voice123 since Sep 13, 2004.
• Van Ritshie started his/her voice over career in 1970.
• Currently Van Ritshie is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Warm Narrations,Commercials,Characters and Cartoon Characters, all types of reads:from soft and sexy to wild and crazy. I do a number of different accents and dialects. I also take direction very well.
English Accent
German Accent
New York accent
Southern accent
Italian Accent
Irish accent
Russian accent
voice actor
Greetings voicemail
on hold messages
Car Commercials
Movie Trailers
Audio Books

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
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have Phone Patch 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 copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Orlando, Fl, Florida, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

English (UK)
German
Italian
Irish
Russian
New York
Southern
Proper voice acting(Broadway)

My Voice Experience

I am currently the voice of The PGA Tour on The Golf Channel. I am the National Voice of Columbia House. I am the voice of The MTA in NYC. I am a member of Aftra/Sag. I have a total of 37 years voiceover experience.

My Training

Former NY radio personality and NYC nightclub singer.
Radio personality for over 35 years.
Trained with Belcanto method of speech for Broadway performances.

My Studio Equipment

Adobe Audition 3 recording software
Audio Technica 4033 studio mic
Oktava MK319(with mic mod) studio mic
PC computer with Digigram vx222vr soundcard with Asio 2 driver
Mackie Board
dbx286A mic pre and processor
Fully soundproofed room

Additional Skills

I have my own recording studio in my home. I take direction very well. It's all about what the client wants. I am able to fully produce spots in my own studio.