Don Ranson

IN COLLEGE I CONTRIBUTED WEEKLY TO A NATIONALLY RELEASED RADIO PROGRAM THEN CONTINUED IN LOS ANGELES AS AN ANCHOR VOICE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS EVENTUALLY BROADCASTING FROM MY OWN STUDIO VIA ISDN. AS A PRINCIPAL IN A CORPORATION THAT PRODUCED MARKETING AND INDUSTRIAL SHOWS FOR MAJOR FIRMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, I PRODUCED AND NARRATED DOZENS OF SHOWS. RECENTLY I WAS THE ANNOUNCER FOR CAR CRAZY, A REGULAR CABLE FEATURE. ALSO I PERFORM AS MC FOR LARGE PROGRAMS HAVING BEEN INVITED TO RETURN FOR SEVERAL YEARS BY THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CA. CREDITS INCLUDE TOYOTA, SONY, UNIVERSAL CITY NISASAN, MUSCUALR DYSTROPHY TELETHON, PAICIFIC LIFE, HONDA, ETC. ETC. ALSO I HAVE BEEN PRESENTED WITH THE GOLD AWARD FROM THE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NARRATION. I am a college graduate with three years of post-grad work and two earned degrees. VO training has involved private instruction, seminar / work shops, and years in the school of “hard knocks.” The demands of daily broadcasting and the scrutiny of tough clients are the stuff that develop excellence – been there, experienced that. My studio has been professionally constructed and tuned for VO performance. Recording is studio quality recorded on PC through a professional multi-channel sound mixing board and a Neuman 147 tube microphone which is supported by a Grace Design preamp. Recording sessions are conducted from my studio with direction available via a Gentner Telephone Hybrid (Phone Patch) or real time recording via ISDN. I further maintain my own ftp site which facilitates easy transfer of full WAV or AIFF files when mp3's are not preferable. Other formats are available. Having produced hundred of programs and spots I understand voicing from the point of view of both the producer and talent. I have expertise in editing and mixing and was awarded for excellence in production while heading an audio studio for a Los Angeles advertising agency. My emphasis at the moment is providing edited VO tracks, but I will mix when clients need the support and provide for the additional materials.