William Black - Wry, Deep Voice Of God, Authoritative,Guy next Doo

Wry, Deep Voice Of God, Authoritative,Guy next Doo

• William Black is registered with Voice123 since Jun 13, 2006.
• William Black started his/her voice over career in 1972.
• Currently William Black is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

As a voice over talent I am multi faceted in my delivery...Able to be warm and deep for narrations... Sexy, cool, authoritative, commanding , or fun for commercials...Smooth , polished and professional for presentations, industrials and/training...Dramatic and aurally animatic for audiobooks and narrations.General character impersonations, ie cowboy, cop, sailor, detective, sportscaster, gangster, clerical,...etc. Deep Voice ...James Earl Jonesish..British accent. Indian accent,Irish/Scottish accent, Jewish/Yiddish....

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• English - North American
• Other

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
• 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

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Baltimore/Washington DC, Maryland, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

New York(Most Areas), Jamaican, Southern (Southeast, South, Deep South, Southwest) Northeastern, Mid Atlantic, Irish, Hindu, British(Cockney, Refined)

My Voice Experience

Over 30 years experience as an on air and voiceover talent. Currently a Production Director for Major Satellite Radio Company.Responsible for production, imaging, and voiceover for several channels spanning multiple formats to include Talk, Country, Classic Soul, Modern Country, News, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz, Classical, MLB Baseball,NFL Football, NASCAR, Pop, Classic Rock, 80's,60's, 70's. Have worked Major market radio, done voiceover for major cable channels to include HBO, Starz, Encore,Showtime and TBS. Recently was the Offstage voice for the Country Music Awards Fan Fair parties in Nashville,TN. Have been stage MC for numerous concerts and industial events. Have been a guest reader at numerous schools and institutions. Recently finished "Quincy Jones: From Be Bop To Hip Hop" project as voice talent and associate producer. Currently producing and am the primary voice talent for Artist Confidential (a national artist showcase program that has included Faith Hill, Sir Paul McCartney, Smashing Pumpkins, Phil Collins, Sting, Kool and The Gang, Lamont Dozier and more)

My Training

College theater, Toastmaster's , voice acting, voice over employment, radio voice over, TV voice over and other public speaking prepared me for broadcasting...Seminars, working with world class broadcasters, voice over agencies, OJT , continued voice over work, and audio jobs is how I've learned and continue to hone my craft. Over 20 years experience as a major/medium market on air talent and Production Director.

My Studio Equipment

Home studio using Mbox, PowerMac dual 2.7 ghz processors, ProTools 7.4, (U87, CAD E 200, Audix, and AKG microphones)

Additional Skills

Expert ProTools user. MAC , Power Mac, Powerbook proficient. Have home studio with broadband internet connection. Able to send projects to clients in most standard audio configurations.MP3/AIFF/WAV/SDII,FTP, or CD overnight