Erik Martz

Midwestern American, Southern American, Northeast American, British (English, Scottish, Irish), Spanish, Australian, Kiwi, various Northern European, gruff, hard man, intellectual, geeky, Mid-Atlantic, old-timey American, West Coast surfer, genteel Southerner, various celebrity impersonations

Most of my professional experience in voice is in the music recording industry. Having been the front man of a band and vocalist on various projects, I've spent a great deal of time in the professional recording studio, singing and also acting in spoken word. I've also been the editor of an online arts zine, which has involved various dramatic recordings and radio style dramas. I learned to use my voice in a controlled manner from my father, a radio voiceover artist, and my mother, an opera singer and voice teacher. B.A. in English, St. Olaf College, including classes in acting and various vocal presentations; choral singing since I was a child; front man of rock band Nature Shows; vocal performer for music projects Real Instruments; freelance writer for various newspapers and magazines, including City Pages, Esquire, The Awl, Minneapplesauce, SPACES; writer and editor for various ad agencies; caption editor for closed captioning company, including captioning video and audio-only Access to three recording engineers, including two personal studios and one fully professional recording studio Personal recording tools include Blue Snowball omnidirectional mic, Shure SM58, ART Preamp writer and editor; have the ability to match tone and pitch with accuracy