J.R. Arthur

Am able to do both cockney and proper English, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Indian, Irish, and Scottish accents in addition to Bostonian, New Jersey/New York, and (unaccented) American accents. Have a credible Sean Connery accent. Great pirate and SANTA accents, too.

I am a retired Naval officer and Naval Aviator. After retiring from the U.S. Navy, I spent a second career as a member of the faculty of the Department of Computer Science at the University of West Florida, I taught Computer Science and managed a mutually beneficial contract between the University and the Navy until retiring for a second time last September. I play the bagpipes with McGuire's Pipe Band and sing bass as a member of the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel choir and a member of the chorus of the Pensacola Opera Society. Studied under Dr. Pate of Westminster College for a year while in high school. Have taken vocal lessons for several years over the past 40 years. As mentioned above, I sing as a member of a church choir and local opera society. i Have spent over a thousand hours pontificating to students. I have created audio/visual programs for instructional purposes at various times during both Navy and college faculty careers. PLATFORM: Mac OSX, PreSonus Audiobox, SOFTWARE: Studio One, Audacity, Audiobox, Guitar Band MICROPHONES: ST51, DR - CX1, CAD u37 I have been told by many that I should be a radio announcer. I think you should listen to a sample of my speaking voice in order to determine my value to your organization.