Matt Hagin

Native Midwestern/Northern Plains, North Eastern, Mid-Southern, Northern Minnesota / Canadian, generic British Isles, German. Can be coached for any dialect if role requires and take direction well.

Have been involved in entertainment for 35 years, as a radio announcer, news presenter, DJ, vocalist, and bass guitarist, my voice has been helping me earn a living both full and part time. I've done some local TV and radio commercials. In 1998, I was cast to be an employee spokesperson for a Gateway computer TV commercial by McCann-Erickson, New York. My commercial ran from June to November 1998 resulting in many sales for the company - I tested well in focus groups, and demonstrated consistency when I recorded voice-over updates. Some theater in high school and college, both on stage and technical. My primary on-mic training came from working at a college radio station, KAUR-FM in Sioux Falls. I later had on-air positions at KLYX AM-FM, KRSS AM, KSOO AM, and KPAT FM all in Sioux Falls between 1978 - 1984. Working at these stations, I had developed skills in producing commercials and news presenting - including writing some ad copy. Although I decided to make a career change to the computer field, I still worked weekends as a musician, mobile DJ and karaoke host. In addition to my job responsibilities in technical support and IT departments, I had also made presentations and conducted training sessions for management and fellow employees at Gateway and other companies. I have a home studio with a Allen & Heath Mixing Console and Shure microphones. These are connected to a Windows PC based computer of sufficient power to produce top-quality recordings. Having worked with digital audio since 1990, first on Macintosh, later on PCs, I'm familiar with digital editing concepts. I also have high speed internet access for audio file transfers. As well as singing in bars and clubs, I've also sung with symphony and church choirs. My communications experience as a licensed pilot and volunteer weather spotter helps with producing realistic communications simulations regarding public safety or military radio traffic and aircraft operations.