Zachary Haines - Friendly, Dry, Funny,Cool, Intimate, Warm, Chara's

Friendly, Dry, Funny,Cool, Intimate, Warm, Chara's

• Zachary Haines is registered with Voice123 since May 18, 2010.
• Zachary Haines started his/her voice over career in 1982.
• Currently Zachary Haines is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 6
• Zachary Haines has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

From warm and intimate to authority/declarative. Many movie trailers and commercial music releases. Retail hard sell. Brand versatility and identity. Character and cartoon voice invention - funny, sexy,quirky and whimsical.
Professional all commercial types.

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
• English - South African
• English - 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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content

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 have ISDN 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

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

Johannesburg, South Africa

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

North American - East coast,West coast, southern, Texan, Mid-Atlantic (National Geographic and Discovery work for DSTV Sfrica).Non specific South African.

My Voice Experience

Professional since 1990 in South and Southern Africa and pan Africa - English for use in Nigeria and other African states needing 'quasi' international English/American.
Recent voice work for : WARNER MUSIC, NU METRO, UNIVERSAL, SAMSUNG, CARTOON NETWORK (BEN 10), V-MOBILE (Nigeria), COCA COLA, NANDOS and many others...

My Training

I am an occasional lecturer in commercial audio use for the VEGA Advertising and Marketing school and the South African AAA School of advertising.
I have been a voice over artist, sound engineer and sound designer for, as well as director of, a number of professional audio and post production companies in Johannesburg South Africa since 1982. From radio drama to intensive high volume retail radio/TV and electronic media. The invention and use of sound and voice is my speciality.
Amongst many, I have won 'WORLDS BEST USE OF SOUND' in Hollywood, London and the New York Advertising festivals.
Formal college education at Rhodes University with majors in Psychology (Clinical and Industrial) and Philosophy/Logic.

My Studio Equipment

DIGITAL WORKSHOP - Pro design (ground-up) 5.1 and stereo control room with discreet voice booth. Neumann u87 andu67. Steinberg Nuendo post production and music software with full house outboard and plug-ins. Extensive music and SFX libraries. Full video post production with telestream and discreet CAR.
You name it - CAN DO !

Additional Skills

I have extensive experience in commercial copywriting and general audio production to final broadcast. Am second generation in advertising - father was creative director in New York and London at Benton&Bowles and CD at FCB (Lindsay Smithers)South Africa. I have owned and operated studios since 1982. Collective experience in excess of 70 years. What would you like to know ?? Use me !

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers