Parker Richardson

Cannot do accents

Well, I am a student at Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) in Joplin, MO. I do not have a long list of Voice-Over experience but I have done many gigs for the university and for my job. The "gigs" I have done for the university include the welcome video on the MSSU website. I was the face and voice of the university for the incoming freshman. We also have filmed many other videos for the university with my face and voice being in the forefront. I am studying Public Relations at MSSU and I am also currently working as a PR intern at a local non-profit here in Joplin, MO. For this non-profit, I have recorded all the voice-overs for the upcoming events that have taken place. Whether it be a concert, basketball tournament, international community service event, or banquet, I was the voice that was heard on TV or radio promoting the event. I do not have an education geared towards voice-over, but I am a musician and have had many singing engagements in my life. I also was heavily involved with theater growing up. Usually playing larger roles, I got familiar with speaking loudly for the audience to hear and understand what I was saying. I have been asked to MC different events, whether it was for the university, church, or non-profits. Being energetic and excited, yet grabbing the attention of whatever age group I am targeting has become a skill that I have been developing with much intensity. Since I am a Public Relation major, I have been introduced to some journalism and media production. So editing my own videos and voice-overs is something I know how to do. I do not have my own equipment. But I do have access to Stellar CM-6 Mics, into a Vintech Preamp, API Preamp, into an Apollo 16 interface, into Pro-Tools 11. I am a very energetic, enthusiastic, extroverted person that loves to be charismatic and help people achieve their goals and aspirations. Having done the MC work that I have done, it has taught me what to say and how to say it to many different age groups which gives me skills in toning for different speaking engagements. I can speak quickly and clearly and have a smooth, warm tone that matches the pros.