Bill Lewis

I speak a little Suuthun'.

Throughout my writing career, I've been asked by several clients to do the voiceover for what I've written for them. And I have enthusiastically accepted their invitation. I thought seriously about getting in the business many times, but life (and things like tuition) always seemed to intervene. But, I took an in-depth class with an Atlanta teacher named Judith Sullivan, was told I had potential, and now have my Mac and my mic at the ready. For the clients mentioned above, I've done a few broadcast commercials and have narrated marketing pieces. I tried to major in Political Science, History and Speech at DePauw University. But they made me choose one. Speech was much more fun, but I had the most courses in Poli Sci. So I picked that. I spent several years on the campaign trail with various and sundry candidates, listening to (and writing) countless speeches and spots. Learned a lot about the power of the spoken word. Switched over to strictly advertising agency work for a few years (including lots of broadcast), wrote some television in LA, and have been writing on my own ever since (Fortune 500 clients mainly, doing everything with words you can imagine.) I've been a choir singer since age 3. Well versed in barbershop tunes as well. And I just recently wrote a script and played the part of the VOICE OF GOD in a church presentation. For kicks, I write a tongue-in-cheek newspaper column every week that magnifies the foibles of those in the public eye. I have a Snowball Blue mic and a Mac sitting right here at my desk. Both are always warmed up and ready to go. An MP3 file can be on its way anywhere in the world in short order. I've been writing copy for a living for 30 years. And I've written and/or produced scores of spots. I've also been a singer all my life. Combined, that's made me well aware of how important tempo and rhythm are to making a commercial or narration flow. It's a "feel" that comes from hearing a cadence and making the sound fit the proffered product or service.