Will Fritzmeier - deep, serious, offbeat characters, accents

deep, serious, offbeat characters, accents

• Will Fritzmeier is registered with Voice123 since Jan 24, 2012.
• Will Fritzmeier started his/her voice over career in 2012.
• Currently Will Fritzmeier is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Will Fritzmeier was last active on Voice123 6 days ago

Voice Description

Deep, serious, smooth, warm, and nuanced for narration and audio books; varied, for characters from sinister to offbeat to accented to humorous. Adaptable for documentaries, commercial applications, fiction and non-fiction, and animation.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Female
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Female
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

South Portland, Maine, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British, Irish, German, Russian, French, US regional accents. Wide variation of vocal tone and timbre for characterizations, mostly suited to lower registers, but capable of higher ones as well.

My Voice Experience

Although I'm an old guy just starting out in the voice over industry, I have many years of experience using my voice as an actor in amateur theater and local independent films and as a professional storyteller who has toured the US as Mr. World, telling folktales to enhance geography education for National Geographic. Admittedly, most of my creative and offbeat vocal work so far has been done when I'm driving alone, but now that I have retired from teaching math, I am excited about working in the voice over industry.

It will take me a while to put up a website and good demos. In the meantime, I'll gladly send Mp3 samples or audition scripts to any interested party.

My Training

Education:

Oberlin College, graduated 1963 with B.A. in psychology

Rhode Island College, graduated 1983 with M.Ed. in Elementary Education and in 2001 with middle school math certification.

Performer / spokesperson as “Mr. World” for National Geographic geography education program; 1989-1992

Training:

"Acting and Auditioning for Film and TV," workshop conducted by Carol Pickman at C.P. Casting, Spring, 2005

“Voice –Over Toolbox,” workshop conducted by D.B. Cooper at C.P. Casting, Summer, 2007

Roles in independent films:

Starring role (Larry) in "Sleep: A Novel", indie film produced by The Providence Film Collaborative, written and directed by Broto Chakrabarti.(2005)

Starring role (The Boss) in "The Daydream", indie film produced by The Providence Film Collaborative, written and directed by Kal Mkhlaffy.(2004)

Theater experience:

Featured role (McCann) in Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party" at The Barker Playhouse in Providence, RI.
(1972)

Starring role (The Pilot) in theatrical adaptation of "The Little Prince," by Antoine de Saint Exupéry, directed by Bob Colonna.(1968)

Starring role (Mr. Roberts) in “Mr. Roberts,” at the East Greenwich Academy Players. (1965)

Performer / spokesperson as “Mr. World” for National Geographic geography education program; 1989-1992

13 years as professional storyteller, writer, public speaker

16 years as classroom teacher, primarily in middle school mathematics, where I used my voice and creative drama every day.

My Studio Equipment

Mac Power Book G4 with Yeti Blue mic in home studio

Additional Skills

16 years of teaching in grades 4-12; excellent writing skills. I've entertained in classrooms as a teacher and for child and adult audiences as a storyteller.