Kevin McDonald

North American (can adopt many dialects, or go "accent-less"), Gritty, Southern, Western, "Redneck". For videogames and "cartoony" applications, I enjoy doing gruff, authoritative voices, silly characters and exaggerated voices.

I provided a voice over for my first series of radio commercials in 1992 at the age of seventeen. I was acting in a professional theater in Irving, Texas, and an audience member (who happened to be a professional audio producer with his own studio) loved a character I was playing, and thought the voice would be perfect for a radio commercial series. I've been hooked ever since. I continued with theater for a few more years, until being a husband and father necessitated I pursue a more lucrative career. I spent the next 18 years of my life as a technical writer, professional computer/network technician and website developer; then two years as Creative Director of a marketing department. During that time I had many opportunities to record a radio commercial here-and-there, and especially produce in-house telephone menu recordings; training, explainer and instructional videos; and recorded presentations. Also, for more than a year, I produced CDs from lecture cassettes I received in the mail for a weekly lecture series out of Arlington, Texas. This involved a lot of conversion, normalization, time and cleanup. That's when I fell in love with Cool Edit Pro 2.0. I've been using that software, now Adobe Audition CC 2015, ever since. In 2015, I started a full-time in Voice Over and built "Fort Silence Studio" - my own professional recording studio. I am free to record at flexible times, I'm easy to work with, and I take direction well. I provide a fast turnaround, and don't call a project "finished" until the client is pleased with the work. I don't miss deadlines, and I'll do everything I can so I can always say that with a clear conscience. I enjoy working on wide variety of projects. I'm always happy to submit a sample or audition for your particular needs. I look forward to working with you! Studiobricks ONE vocal isolation booth Neumann TLM-103 microphone Universal Audio Apollo Twin MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2014) Adobe Audition CC 2017 Pro Tools 12.8 (Avid Pro Tools Operator certified) I spent many years as a creative and technical writer. I also have experience translating English that was written by non-native speakers into English that is "normal" for a North American audience. I would enjoy helping you get your scripts in order, and ready for your intended audience.