Derek Perkins

Accents: British - English (north, south); Scottish; Welsh; Irish; European - French; Slavic: Russian Impersonations: Simpsons, Family Guy characters; Michael Caine.

My first ever voice over project was in Minsk, Belorus when I read the English dialog for a language training program in 1989. More recently,I have been providing Australian and South African voices to leadership and other corporate training materials for SkillSoft, a European training company. Toastmasters training and over 30 years in international business have honed my narration, training and presentation skills with a wide range of technical and corporate material. Reading with the Perkins School for the Blind has given me experience in non-fiction and fiction narration. BA (Honors) Russian and French. Voice over workshops in Massachusetts. Training at Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic and the Perkins School for the Blind. Competent Communicator accreditation from Toastmasters International. Extra in Martin Scorcese's recent Shutter Island movie. Shure KSM 32/SL mic Grace m101 Single Channel Mic Pre-amp Avid Mbox Mini 3rd Generation PC AudioLabs Rokbox i3 DAW Glyph 500 GB external hard drive Pro Tools LE 8 Great ability with accents, characterization and humor. International business experience worldwide, working with people in Europe, Asia, Latin America, US, Canada, Far East and six south pacific islands. Experience of the steel industry, IT, translation and localization, telecommunications, economic development. Understanding of technology, software programs, web sites etc. Consummately professional, reliable, easy to deal with and very responsive.