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Jay Smack
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Jay Smack
"Fast, professional and talented." -Voice123 Client review
- Last online1 day ago
Jay Smack
"Fast, professional and talented." -Voice123 Client review
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Playlists (9)
- Duration: 1:12 - Total samples: 1Commercial Demo
- Duration: 14:02 - Total samples: 19Various - Commercial, Narration Product, Promo, Explainer, Documentary
- Duration: 1:09 - Total samples: 5Explainer Videos
- Duration: 0:47 - Total samples: 2Corporate
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About Jay
Find me online at jaysmackVO.com
Email me at jay@jaysmack.com
PLEASE NOTE: I will be unavailable Thursday Oct. 6 through Sunday Oct. 9.
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
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Skills and services offered
- translateLanguageEnglish - USA and CanadaEnglish - British
- wcVoice gender & ageMale seniorMale adultMale young adult
- playlist_addAdditional services offeredDeliver edited and finished voice overAdd musicAdd special effectsProduce complete and mastered radio ad
- Recording and delivery optionsDigital deliverySource ConnectOn-site recordingPhone patchRemote live directionipDTL
- LocationRichmond, VA, USA
- record_voice_overAdditional vocal abilitiesAccents: 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 equipmentTV, 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.
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Reviews (17)
- MMatthew4 months agoVerifiedJay is extremely talented. He delivered several great reads and excellent quality files. He even added some alt lines. Great working with him.Jay Smack4 months agoClear communication and direction, great production, very fast turnaround and kind enough to share the final project. Sincerely hope we get to work together some more.
- MMichael4 months agoVerifiedTop notch from start to finish. Can't say enough good things about Jay. Will definitely use him again.
- AAmmar9 months agoVerifiedProfessional work and instant delivery ! Thank you Jay
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