P.J. Stoppleworth

North American English, Upper Midwest accent, Southern Accents (from hillbilly to genteel). Characterizations include the stereotypical game show host, the über-announcer, the prideful but bumbling guy, dude with arrogant attitude, rustic & weather-worn, no-nonsense guy, over-the-top club DJ, hard-bitten detective or sargent, unhinged soldier, both the most obnoxious man and the happiest man in the world... an

Starting with a commercial for a bowling alley in 1987, voiceover work has been the one constant through careers in radio, hospitality, marketing, advertising, media production, event promotion and management, restaurant ownership, and all sorts of live performance gigs. In 2003, I went full-time freelance and haven't looked back. I've voiced scripts for corporate narration, video game characters, commercials and promos, sports reality narration, and in-house projects for national and multi-national companies, games, animations, and teams. My range is as broad as my experience. University of Northern Iowa - Communications & Biology degree programs University of Iowa - Theatre and voice workshops Vocal training classes & workshops in singing and theatre, various instructors & dates Mics - Custom Austin model ribbon, Equitek CAD e100S, Neumann TLM102 Preamps - Custom 1073-based preamp, Warm Audio WA12 (solid state), HHb Radius 40 (tube/solid hybrid) AD/DA - Apogee Duet, MOTU Ultralite Comp & software - iMac i7 running Logic, FCPX, AudioDesk, & Reaper with plugins from iZotope, Brainworx, Voxengo, & Toneboosters Playback - JBL LSR5 Monitors, Sennheiser HD380 Pro headphones Vocal iso booth 2 cats attracted by the sound of the keyboard when I'm editing Speechwriter, live announcer, DJ, host, & MC, scriptwriter of all sorts, live event programming & music consulting, live audio engineer, game operations director & producer. Award winning fiction.