Martin Buchanan

RP English, American, Australian, Scottish, Irish, Yorkshire, West Country.

Previous voiceover clients have included BBC (World Service, BBC 1 & 2 and Radio 4) Sky Movies, Channel 4, Discovery, Disney Channel, London's Magic radio & numerous commercial and corporate companies. I provided continuity links for Discovery Home & leisure for five years singing the praises of Norm Abram's workshop and in a more hard hitting style voiced promos for Sky Movies. Working for Disney gave me an opportunity to use some of my acting training incorporating lots of character voicing. I Spent several years acting with the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain which was a great training ground for for voice projection and training. Many years of presenting radio shows since has also honed my abilities. As well as broadcast work I have been involved in lots of corporate productions where my voice has been heard via the web or at trade exhibitions around the world. In 2013 I was the voice of the Barclays ATP tennis finals held at the O2 in London broadcasting via Sky and the BBC to millions around the world. My home studio equipment comprises of a Rode NT1 microphone, Alice Soundtech series A mixer, Yamaha amplification, B & W monitors using Adobe Audition software. As well as providing recordings on Wav or MP3 I can hook up live via Source Connect. My experience also includes corporate film making, pre & post production, film shoots and video editing using Final Cut Pro and Adobe. In recent years my BBC World Service radio productions include a programme on Las Vegas. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p055jw30) and a space based documentary for the Heart and Soul strand. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csz4q1