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