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Jay Smack

  • Response time38 minutes
  • Last online4 hours ago

Video samples (4)

Dog Food Commercial - The Farmer's Dog - friendly, conversational male
Commercial
Good Year
Commercial
LIV Golf Promo
Promo
MLB All-Star Game Open on Fox
Film and TV

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Reviews (25)

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    Very responsive. Good with direction
    Thanks Wayne! This was so much fun to work on. I hope the event goes great. And I hope we can work together again.
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    Jay was excellent to work with provided multiple revisions and very timely work for a competitive price. I would highly recommend working with Jay.
    Thank you Joe. It was a pleasure working with you. I hope the rest of your project goes well!
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    Thank you!

Performance

  • Top 10%of voice actors
  • 38 minutesmedian response timeresponse time

  • 5.0

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  • 43 Bookings8 in the last 12 months8 in the last year
  • 31 clientsbooked this voice actorbooked
  • 272 clientsfavorited this profilefavorites

About Jay

  • Member sinceJul 15, 2016
  • LocationRichmond, VA, USA (GMT -4)
Jay Smack is a voice actor located in Richmond, VA, USA. He has been actively working as a voice actor since 1995. He has worked for a diverse pool of clients and brands, such as Ford, Chevron and K&N Filters. Listen to 66 voice over samples that showcase his best work. Find me online at jaysmackVO.com Email me at jay@jaysmack.com PLEASE NOTE: I will be unavailable Friday Oct. 6. Jay's voice is warm, inviting and authentic. He has range and depth and a bit of an edge. He cuts through without being obtrusive or over-the-top. Jay has a wide range of voices in his repertoire including movie-trailer deep-n-gritty to caring and friendly. He specializes in real guy, working class types and corporate narration. His character reads vibe smooth and deep like Sam Elliott or Morgan Freeman, in-your-face and confident like Denis Leary, and intense and dramatic like Bryan Cranston. He's perfect for your explainer videos, on-hold, voicemail, commercial, narration, cartoon, animation, imaging, character, audiobook, radio, tv, promo, retail, educational voiceover projects. Types of reads and interps Jay can deliver are caring, soft spoken, bold, gritty, gravelly, confident, non-announcer, announcer, middle age, senior, young adult, British, menacing, evil, inspirational, authoritative, intense, real person, deep, friendly, wry, dry, high-energy, stuffy, movie trailer, etc. Jay is easy to work with and loves taking direction and receives constructive criticism with enthusiasm. Whatever it takes to give you exactly what you want and need. Jay has a full-service studio and can provide production services like mixing with sound effects and music. Service is paramount and he's always available. CREDITS Voiceover credits include: Ford Automotive Chevron IBM Microsoft Caterpillar Sears Northern Tool Sprouts Farmer's Markets Virginia Tech University Villanova University Keller Williams Realty T-Fal Cookware Hamilton Beach CrossKeys Vineyards Guardian Security DirecTV Lawn Doctor Stihl Pearson Automotive Group Ferguson Plumbing K&N Filters Ritz Crackers Oakland Raiders Tommy Bahama Washington Post Science Museum of Virginia Dallas Holocaust Museum Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Capital One Ole Miss University Wal Mart Straight Talk Wireless Diablo III TBS Sports Kubota NBC Love's Travel Stops Tractor Supply ...as well as many broadcast, non-broadcast, radio imaging, pitch presentations, explainers, video games, audiobook, technical and narration projects. Some of his producer credits include projects for McDonald's, Audi and Pizza Hut. VOICE/STYLE/DELIVERY Jay has a wide range of voices in his repertoire: movie-trailer-deep-n-gritty to caring-and--friendly-approachable to character-read-versatile with vibes like Sam Elliott or Morgan Freeman to dry industrial to upbeat retail. And he has a knack for nailing game characters such as military leaders, evil wizards and Dragon Lords (an actual part he has played)! He's perfect for explainer videos, on-hold, voicemail, commercial, narration, cartoon, animation, imaging, character, audiobook, radio, tv, promo, retail, educational voiceover projects. Types of reads and interps Jay can deliver are caring, soft spoken, bold, gritty, gravelly, confident, non-announcer, announcer, middle age, senior, young adult, British, menacing, evil, inspirational, authoritative, intense, real person, deep, friendly, wry, dry, high-energy, stuffy, movie trailer, etc. PRO He's easy to work with and loves taking direction and receives constructive criticism with enthusiasm. Whatever it takes to give you exactly what you want and need. Jay has a full-service studio and can provide production services like mixing with sound effects and music. His style has been compared to Mike Rowe, Bryan Cranston, Alan Farmer, Sam Elliott, Tim Allen, Morgan Freeman, Peter Coyote, Ian McKellan and Dennis Leary. STUDIO Connection: Source Connect Pro, ipDTL, Phone Patch, Video Conference such as Zoom or Skype, and ISDN if needed via a local studio. Preamp: Neve 1073 Mics: Neumann TLM 103, Sennheiser MKH416, Shure KSM32, Electro Voice RE20 Software: Pro Tools 2021 Computer: Apple Mac Pro, iMac

Skills and services offered

    • Language
      English - USA and Canada
      English - British
    • Voice gender & age
      Male senior
      Male adult
      Male young adult
    • Creative services offered
      Audio editing and clean up
      Music production
      Special effects
      Mixing and mastering
    • Recording and delivery options
      Digital delivery
      Source Connect
      On-site recording
      Phone patch
      Remote live direction
      ipDTL
        • Location
          Richmond, VA, USA
    • Additional vocal abilities
      Accents: Variations on Southern accents (Virginia aristocrat, North Carolina, deep south, Appalachian, Texas), a Sam Elliott-type, a little British, a little German, a little Swedish, a little French. Jay has a delivery reminiscent of a cross between Sam Elliott and Morgan Freeman - warm and smooth with character. You take notice. Character voices include mob boss, dragons, wizards, military, "elvish old man", demon, and various cartoon voices.
    • Experience, training, and equipment
      TV, radio, non-broadcast, gaming, corporate, radio imaging.. whatever. Jay loves it all! Thanks to a long career in broadcasting, production, copywriting, recording and sound design Jay has seen it all and he gets it - whatever's thrown at him. Clients love his input and suggestions for new reads when they ask for them during sessions. With over 25 years of experience in broadcasting, audio production, voice acting and copywriting, Jay understands what each part in the creative chain deals with and is responsible for. He's worked with several coaches including the highly regarded L.A. casting director, acting and voice acting expert Nancy Wolfson. Gear includes: Mics: Neumann TLM103 Sennheiser 416 Electro Voice RE20 Shure KSM32 Outboard: Ruper Neve Designs 1073DPA Valley 401 Focusrite Clarett 8Pre Pro Tools Connection: Source Connect Pro iPDTL Skype Zoom Other: Whisper Room Booth Copywriting, production, sound design, music composition available.