David Roberts

By virute that I spent many years in London, England working in theatre, on stage and off, British and Spanish accents are the two dialects I can do well in many different variations such as South London, Cockney, Queens English, Scotch, and Puerto Rican/generic Latin American Spanish. In addition I can deliver a myriad of characters built on all the various European dialects spoken in English such as Italian, German, Russian, and Middle Eastern.

1. Spent many years as a Jingle Singer, and on air in radio. 2. Worked in radio around the US for 20 years as a Morning Man and Production Director winning many awards. 3. For 10 years held the position of Creative Director for the Maxim Group, a large advertising division in Atlanta, Georgia. 4. For 1 year held the position of Assistant Producer for the television show, "Life in the Wild" with host Jim Fowler which aired in 40 different countries worldwide. 5. At present I am the staff signature announcer "Voice" of Cartoon Network and TNT at Turner Broadcasting Systems in Atlanta. 6. Also at present I am the Creative Director at Big Oak Bend Studios located here in Atlanta where we conceptualize, write and produce projects for TV, radio, and the internet; from commercials and promos, to long and short form video, and music; from corporate to broadcast. 1. Trained/studied in England at the Rose Bruford College in London, which resulted in a teaching degree in Theater. Trained and educated in voice and vocal technique, set design, theater and film, on camera, directing, writing and producing, modern dance & ballet and more. Proficient in all forms of media production. Also have 3 state of the art Pro-tools studios at Big Oak Bend Studios complete with sound booths, and various outboard gear (pre-amps, compression chambers, reverb chambers, etc.) including 25 various high end microphones dedicated to the recording of voice/music. (ie. Neumann and Akg, etc.) Proficient on Mac and PC. 1. Studio One at Big Oak Bend studios is a large professionally built isolation booth complete with it's own 7.1 pro-tools system and various mikes such as the AKG 414 and the Neumann TLM103. 2. Studio Two at Big Oak bend is in the main control room complete with various near field monitors, speakers, compressors and outboard gear dedicated to music and vocal production backed by Digi 002 Pro-tools 7.0 on a dual processor Mac G4. 3. Also located in the same room is the Mac G5 which contains various video editing programs such as Final Cut Pro 5, Motion, Garage Band, Logic Studio, etc. all dedicated to sound and motion picture. 4. In an adjacent room is Studio 3 surrounded by vintage stage Curtains, complete with it's own Pro-tools capabilities dedicated to the recording of vocals and musical instruments. I have vintage and modern drum sets; a large acoustic grand piano, 2 digital pianos, 1 Wurlitzer, and a whole range of microphones from vintage to modern. Being able to deliver exactly what the client wants in a timely fashion is key to the job at hand. I take direction quickly and deliver projects on time. I also understand that my "middle name" at times must be "revision." I understand all too well that every project is "organic" and can change it's "face" as the project moves forward. Therefore, I always keep "space" open for a client's immediate need for revisions. Keeping an open mind during the entire creative process is tantamount to making it the best it can be. Thanks, Dave.