Mike Snyder | Voice over actor

About Mike

Member sinceMay 21, 2009

LocationFort Worth, TX, USA (GMT -5)

Mike's distinctive baritone voice resonates with authority while being friendly, conversational and convincing. But, if required, he can turn that mellow velvet into the depths of ominous. Mike's dynamic range of delivery is persuasive, skilled and confident. He can shake a room or stadium with the "Voice of God," or slip into a low rumble for a romantic mood and tumble into a guffaw in a fit of comedy. Mike is seasoned with deep professional knowledge of vocal and video persuasion from years of live broadcasts around the world. His crisp, confident and authoritative presentation brings impact, meaning and class to narrations for documentaries, audio books, corporate presentations, image campaigns, commercials, promos and movie trailers, business/technology/educational videos. His command of the language gives him the unique ability to navigate live entertainment, business, academic and technical presentations with convincing ease. Mike uses his skills with grace and wit to manage both live and live-to-record events. Mike's extensive live broadcast career has tempered him to be very collaborative, directable, flexible and cooperative. Whether the voice needs to be persuasive, friendly, convincing, authoritative, commanding with wit and whimsy; whether you need dad, a friendly neighbor or the Voice of God; and when you need flexibility, credibility and absolute satisfaction on a tight deadline, Mike is your man.

Skills and services offered

- Language
  English - USA and Canada
- Voice gender & age
  Male adult
- Creative services offered
  Script writing
  Audio editing and clean up
  Special effects
- Recording and delivery options
  Digital delivery
  Source Connect
  On-site recording
  Location
  Fort Worth, TX, USA
- Additional vocal abilities
  Neutral American (non-dialectical), German, Southerner (Texas/Southwestern US), character voices.
- Experience, training, and equipment
  Primary week night news anchor NBC-5 Dallas. My 40 year broadcast industry career ranged from reporter to chief correspondent and primary anchor in the 5th largest US market. My experience also includes extensive narration for film, television, radio production, audio books and character performance for major music productions. My work is based on the wisdom given me by my father, who convinced me early in my career, "words on paper need a human voice, steeped in emotion and understanding, to bring them to life." I started my broadcast career at age 16 in Springfield, Missouri. My radio broadcasting career then took me to Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Denver and Dallas,. Transitioning to television news my career took me to KHOU (CBS) in Houston and then NBC-5 in Dallas. I have been privileged to learn my craft from broadcast legends Curt Brown, Charlie Van Dyke, Jerry Lewis, Casey Kasem, Travis Linn and many others. My professional coaches have included Barry Nash, Laura Hernandez, Joni Brander, Maurice Tobias and a number of coaches from AR&D, Frank Magid and M&M. I currently use an Electro-Voice RE20 and Neumann u87 in an IsoVox studio. I record and edit with Adobe Creative Suite on a MacPro (2023 version). Mike's voice has a huge dynamic range, and while distinctive in its sound, he has the ability to create a number of different characters with precise dialect. Mike thrives on deadlines, works efficiently and takes direction easily. Among his numerous television awards, Mike was honored in 2006 by induction into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences "Silver Circle" for life time achievement. Mike is also an accomplished writer and producer for both television, radio and print. Mike has a broad command of the language, knows how to creatively use an economy of language to get the message or story across. Mike is an accomplished project manager, from concept to completion. He manages resources well to produce the product on time, on budget and does not rest until the client is completely satisfied.

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