Bill Hickman
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
Highlights
Bill Hickman's™ clients describe his voice as warm, yet authoritative. Other words used to describe Hickman's™ delivery are believable, confident, precise, articulate, friendly, and natural. Whatever words you choose to describe his voice, Bill Hickman goes the extra mile to give his clients an end product that accurately depicts their image, and sells their product or idea.
"Since Bill has been doing our voice work, we have had a consistent sound on the air. He has a great News voice for Show Opens and Promotion. He can also give us a lighter sound when we need it. We have been very happy with the relationship."
Tony Venable, Director of Marketing and Production Tri-Cities TN/VA
Languages
English, English (North American)
Accents
North American; US Midwestern, Southern,
Ages
Young Adult, Middle Aged, Senior
Special Skills
Cartoons, Movie Trailers, Documentaries, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Jingles, Television, Internet, Music
Experience
Bill Hickman's broadcast and voice-over career spans forty years. Hickman's experience includes: Voice-actor and narration for Business and Industry, on-air Radio and Television, Radio and Television Imaging, Radio and Television Commercial Copy-writing and Production; E-Learning, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Instructional, Documentary, and Educational productions.
Past and Current Clients include:
Ol' Man Tree Stands
WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA
WXVT-TV, Greenville, MS
WCYB-TV, Bristol, VA/TN
Rio Colorado Lodge, Costa Rica
Treadwell Ford, Mobile, AL
MALACO STUDIOS
The Godwin Group
University of Mississippi
United States Navy
Reformed Theological Seminary
Winn Dixie
OmniMedia
International Paper
DuPont Chemical
Bristol Motor Speedway
Credentials
Education
Bill Hickman has studied Radio, Television, and Film through the University level. He has worked with graduate students, teaching the basics of audio production; and, as guest lecturer, enjoys encouraging students who are preparing themselves for careers in communications, marketing, audio and video production, and broadcasting. Hickman's broadcast experience includes on-air, management, sales, and ownership. His voice-over experience includes narration, instructional, educational, internet, and on-stage/off-stage acting and interpretation.
Studio
Microphone
Shure KSM32, B.L.U.E. Blueberry, Sennheiser MD421-U-5, Audio-Technica ATM31, Samson C01 Studio Condenser, MXL VO A-1.
Computer & Software
HP PC, Adobe Audition 3 and CS5.5 for digital recording and editing.
Special Equipment
Universal Audio LA-610 Mk II (610 Tube Preamplifier,T4 Optical Compressor), Mackie 1642-VLZPRO, and Tascam mixers, Sony CD/DVD playback and duplication, CRL Systems processing, Orban parametic EQ, DBX, Eventide Ultra Harmonizer, Otari MX-5050 and Tascam 3
Delivery Methods
Multiple formats including MP3, Wave file, AFI, CD
Turnaround Time
24 to 48 hours
Service Description
Quick turn-around on "Dry" V/O projects.
Fully Produced V/O's with music, sfx, etc..
Copy writing services and editing available.
Translation to English language reconciliation.
Client List
Red Door Media, San DiegoMPMedia, Knoxville
MediaSource, Columbus, Ohio
Quality Transport, Bermuda
Winn Dixie
United States Navy
International Paper Company
WSAV-Television
Ole Man Tree Stands
Dupont Chemical
WCYB-Television
Rio Colorado Lodge, Costa Rica
121 Corp
Row 27
Trijicon
Payment Terms
Hire Bill for voice over work. Payment is made through Voices.com SurePay, an escrow service that guarantees your work is done to your satisfaction. Send payment securely by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal through Voices.com then download your files from the website.
