Bob Kuhn
Arlington, Massachusetts, United States
Narrations
In this collection of narrations, Bob’s voice can be recognized for its a believable, informative and confident sound. Bob’s deep voice is smooth and warm with the ability to provide a wide range of voice styles from sophisticated and authoritative to thoughtful and corporate.
Commercials
Some snippets from commercials, showing class and sophistication, but also technical, corporate, and a delicate touch. Of course the key is to be sincere and genuine, and eminently believable. It doesn't hurt that Bob's accent always gives the impression of a prestigious, elite product.
Secret Sub
Narration for the National Geographic Channel of "Japan's Secret Sub" recorded for the international market. The producers were looking for an authoritative British narrator, serious and thoughtful. The resonant read they got is redolent with sophistication. By using the Japanese pronunciations for all names, (not included in sample) Bob demonstrated his meticulous research.
NBA Narration
Bob Kuhn's narration, commissioned for a stirring video for the Boston Celtics, has power and passion to spare. They were looking for that "James Earl Jones" sort of sound - deep, resonant, classy, confident and sincere. Combine that with building high-energy sports-caster style excitement, and the crowds at the Garden were on their feet.
Leonardo Revealed
Movie trailer for "Leonardo Revealed," a documentary in production. A touch of mystery delivered in Bob's signature deep, classy, and believable tones excites the listener about the intriguing story covered by this documentary. Needless to say, as the producer is Italian, the pronunciation of Italian names is done with care and accuracy.
Elephants in the Sands of Gourma
Documentary for the Global Environment Facility -- think "David Attenborough" if he had more presence! Assured and knowledgeable, with a smooth and sophisticated sound this call to action also involved Arabic names to introduce clips of people from Mali.
The Gods Abide
A Selection from "The Gods Abide" by Thomas Burnett Swann, recorded by Bob for Wildside Press.
Capri
A lighthearted look at some of the myths associated with the Isle of Capri, highlighting the lighter side of my audiobook work. Not everything has to be deadly serious, and this piece of fun trades on some of the stories about Capri's amusing past. Bob shows his storytelling skills in this amusing, upbeat anecdote.
Book Trailer for Radio
Radio ad for an action thriller recorded for Orlando FL radio. A movie-trailer style reading that is a strong call-to-action.
Spiritual Places
The introduction to an uplifting piece that shows off my ability to integrate foreign terms (in this case French, into my work. Sophisticated yet sincere and informative, this spiritual piece touches on the numinous.
Patient Instructions
You need a warm and reassuring delivery to communicate medical information to patients, and this sample shows how it is done. Delivery is clear and precise without sacrificing personality. The subject matter is serious, but the result must be calm and transmit confidence.
Medical eLearning Intro
The introductory slide for an eLearning course for the Australian market. For medical educational voiceovers, it is important to show command of the material and appear knowledgeable and informative to give the learner confidence. Since the audience for this piece is corporate -- manufacturers of medical devices -- the delivery must respect business-mode communication.
Children's Fantasy Book
Narration for a poetic children's fantasy story. creating a sense of calm, dreamlike wonder without talking down to a young audience. Needless to say, this is a softspoken storyteller style with warmth and sincerity, transmitting the lyrical qualities of the material.
Medical Terminology
An excerpt from an eLearning course with a variety of medical terms showing the research effort and fluent results you can expect.
Fantasy Novel for Adults
An excerpt from a fantasy novel written for an adult audience (no, not XXX just not written for children). This excerpt demonstrates a deep, slightly ominous storyteller voice and a male and a female character mode rather than completely different voices, to set off the dialog in the audiobook.
Station Imaging for Radio
Christmas promotion on Ezee Radio for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Of course for an easy-listening station, the warm, deep, smooth tones of Bob's voice are ideal. But without sacrificing a lively, friendly, upbeat and engaging style.
Santa's Errant Reindeer
This funny piece was created in response to (and won!) a winter/Christmas seasonal/holiday voiceover competition conducted by Lau Lapides Company. In character as Santa Claus, Bob's jovial delivery of Santa's plea for help is warm and playful.
The original script is by the artist. Have fun with this amusing, snippet.
Telephony
Telephone message with company imaging to reassure the potential client. The client takes advantage of the prestige inherent in bob's naturally classy delivery. This demo helps the client establish an image of reliability and authority.
Tibet
A museum guide narration, which shows how a delivery can be both authoritative and warmly enthusiastic. Definitely museum-docent voice!
Haunted!
Ominous tones pervade this mood piece to demonstrate character voices for villains, on videogames, or otherwise. Bob Kuhn's narrations are not usually dark, despite his deep voice, but this piece is both harsh and scary. Horror-movie stuff.
Shakespearean Sonnet
One of Shakespeare's sonnets to demonstrate the smooth sophisticated, combined with the passionate and emotional in a British package. Romanticism pervades Bob's lyrical delivery which spans from depression and jealousy to joy and love in 14 short lines.
Smith-Barney
A classic commercial delivered with classic style: smooth and sophisticated, while maintaining the caring warmth necessary to be believable. A very personal and sincere delivery.
TV Show Introduction
The introduction for a cable TV show, defining the show and introducing the host. Since the show is about removing stress, the voiceover is very upbeat and positive.
Spice Hunter
A little bit of the exotic in my voice, trading on deep, rich, smooth, warmly resonant tones to enhance the image of the product, one might describe the delivery as sultry, sexy, or alluring ... spice up your life.
British Airways
The snob-appeal is subconscious in this very natural and warmly inviting commercial using accent to its fullest. Friendly and inviting yet smooth and classy, this warm upbeat and oh-so British commercial is sincerity itself.
Dell Vostro
Not a business presentation, nor highly technical, yet demonstrates Bob Kuhn's comfort in the business world and high tech arena. That, in turn, means that the presentation is corporate, yet trustworthy and eminently believable.
Dinosaurs
Not an actual movie trailer, but a movie trailer voice used to present scientific information in an easy-to-digest fashion. Delivery tailored to clear delivery of text that is hard to say without slurring (you try "eons and eras past!") Yet with a sense of fun and awe. This is not your usual informative scientific reading, but one designed to excite and engage.
Newsweek
Straight broadcast ad, delivered with aplomb.
Proto-typical
A game promo in place of the game character voices from well known MMORPS my contracts prohibit me from using.
