Michael Drake

American, English, Irish, Southern German

Twenty-plus years professional narration and voice-over experience in corporate image, public service & information programming, training, commercials, politicals, trailers, station promo-ID packages, as well as more documentaries than I care to think about. Have also worked extensively as an audio director and producer / director in film and video (with a wall full of awards). Clients range from AT&T to Aerojet and from NASA to Saudi Aramco. I have complete in-house facilities to include an array of microphones (E200, NT2, etc.), sound booth, dbx286A, and various editing software. I record just about every day and can provide immediate turnaround – sometimes within hours - in any format required via email, ftp transfer (your site or mine), or forwarded overnight on CD. Years and years of formal training in voice technique with some of LA's best voice coaches and audio directors; plus years of doing radio announcing & television news nationwide, not to mention many many years of singing (some professional). Rode NT2, Conneaut E200 & E100, dbx 286A mic preamp/processor. Record & edit via SoundForge & Cool Edit. Also record at The Digital Voice in Manhattan Beach, California (www.thedigitalvoice.com). I do a tremendous amount of public speaking and emcee work, as well as on-camera hosting and other video presentations. Obviously I can do TelePrompter from years of television news; am also adept with EarPrompter. (I can do an entire speech or half-hour newscast - without TelePrompter or cards - just from that "little voice in my head."