James Lowry

I tend to be something of a mimic. My western European accents are solid with multiple variations through the U.K. and Ireland. Eastern european gets weaker the further south but Russian is a solid. Australia and New Zealand are there but don't get a lot of practice. U.S. Canada, Mexico. Variations up and down the east coast, Oklahoma, Tennessee. Multiple Asian variations though not preferred. Impersonations are difficult to list, but one favorite for years has been Prof. Fink from Simpsons. Another random 'character' as several units from Starcraft 2, though I thought my zergling was the most fun.

I use my home studio to record audio frequently, averaging a minute of layered recordings every 2-3 days when practicing my own music. While attending Kaplan University I had to record presentations for classes: marketing pitches, ads, power point presentation files, ect. Also I've streamed into live classrooms (being a disembodied voice in a classroom somewhere is odd...). I can also be found online for several of the first 'The LAN Party' Podcasts as can be found on Youtube. The opening music is one of my efforts:(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMrgi8Jhd3z-oCioALiODQ) I also helped produce spots for another friend's voice acting resume, and being able to write, record and score an ad, however fictional, was a very gratifying experience. I have been around music most of my life. Singing in choirs came very naturally to me, but in third grade our school offered early music classes for those of us that wanted to play and instrument. I wanted to play trumpet, badly. Years down the road now I try to spend some time on any and every instrument I can get my hands on, though my primaries are vocals, keys, guitar and bass. Over the past seven years I've been doing what I can to expand my digital options, investing in Mac and Logic pro to streamline the process without limiting options. While I have no formal training, I've invested in several, 'How To's for the DAW from its parent company and subscribe to several industry professional online channels (Warrent Huart's Produce Like a Pro I strongly recommend.) Voice acting wasn't something I considered early on, I didn't think I had the tone for it. But after years of hearing myself in recordings have given me the kind of control to produce a wide variety of affixations and natural states I can adopt quite readily. Being able to produce a 'voice' became a relaxed process, a result of finding validation in an area I had been very sensitive to. I work on a new macbook pro with Logic Pro X as my DAW. For a usb interface I use the Scarlett Focusrite 4i4. Microphones are a Shure BETA 58A and a Sampson C01 studio condenser with a pop filter. I mostly use my Samson SR850 headphones but occasionally monitor through a Line Six guitar amp that also can be fed into the Focusrite. I keep on hand a Casio Priva 88 key keyboard, a Dean Sarasota electric guitar, a Taylor acoustic and an Ibanez Expressionist bass. through strictly amateur, I have had opportunities to work with friends on their own projects and felt an ease in 'flexing' through different roles to help the final work. Direction, production, recording while being an impromptu editor and sounding board can sound like a big job. But when the 'client' knows what they want, in ways it is easier than asking yourself the same question. At the same time, I've been repeatedly encouraged to continue expanding and exercising my skill set. As a writer of fiction and music, I have a need to create and the stubbornness to keep creating when it can be a confusing and lonely process. I also appreciate when it is not a confusing and lonely process, because those moments are keepers.