Xerxes Cortez - Average Guy, Offbeat, Funny, Many Characters

Average Guy, Offbeat, Funny, Many Characters

• Xerxes Cortez is registered with Voice123 since Jul 03, 2009.
• Xerxes Cortez started his/her voice over career in 2009.
• Currently Xerxes Cortez is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

In need of some fresh VO talent, then look no further then Xerxes Cortez.

I can deliver warm, intelligent, professional, friendly, fun, authoritative, natural, sarcastic, hilarious, fast, energetic, quirky, cool, nerdy, down-to-earth, nervous, wry, believable, youthful, hip, enthusiastic, cheerful, and most of all, sincere!

From commercials to narration and animation and beyond, I will give you a track that will grab your listener. I’m the nervous kid taking your daughter out for the first time, a fast-talking newspaper reporter from the 1930’s, the brash showboating beer announcer, or maybe your best friend.

Check out my demo and drop me a line. Xerxes Cortez just might be the voice you’re looking for.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age 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
• Songs
• 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 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

My Home Base

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents:
Southern, New England, New York, Boston, Irish, British, German, Australian, Italian, Slavic, Jewish, Filipino

Impersonations:
Christopher Walken, Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Jimmy Stewart, Keanu Reeves, Louis Armstrong, Malcolm MacDowell, Marlon Brando, Owen Wilson, Woody Allen

Characterizations:
Billionaire, Cowboy, Evangelist, Kung-fu Hero, Leprechaun, Mafioso, Nerd, Newspaper Man, Prospector, Radio DJ, Rapper, Scientist, Sportscaster, Superhero, Surfer Dude, Thug

My Voice Experience

I have voiced various corporate videos, animatics and videoboards for agencies like MacLaren McCann and BBDO.

My Training

York University — B.F.A. Film/Video, 2004
Sheridan College — Diploma Media Arts, 2004

Second City Improvisation Program - Levels A-E, 2004
Second City Stand-Up - Level 1, 2005

My Studio Equipment

MacPro equipped with GarageBand & Logic Pro, Samson G-Track Condenser Mic, Sony headphones

Additional Skills

Although new to the voice acting business, I have several years of experience as a stand-up comic and I was also the co-host of "Dim Sum" on Bite TV.

As well, I have worked as an offline video editor for ad agencies like MacLaren McCann and BBDO where I've voiced several animatics and videoboards on top of editing them.