Ian Hamilton
Van NUys, CA, United States
Highlights
The real guy next door, Mike is unique, warm, funny, engaging,and memorable. Sexy even.
Very spontaneous, good at ad-libbing. Memorizes each line while he's delivering the line before it, so it connects and flows easily.
Distinctive,Powerful,Low-Key,Dad,Brother,unusual,friendly, casual,impact, pretty, gregarious, corporate, Male Executives, Older, Mature, Authoritative, Attitude, Biting, Storytellers, Genuine, Real People, Mature, Humorous, Caring, Folksy, Homespun, Crazies Oddballs, High Energy, Narrative, Hard Sell, Retail, Real People, Retro, Friendly, Genuine, Friendly, Anti Announcer, Concerned, Upbeat, Surfer Dudes, Deadpan, Soft Spoken, Cocky, Cool and Jazzy, Technical
Languages
English, English (North American), English (British), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Accents
Southern US
Ages
Middle Aged, Senior
Special Skills
Cartoons, Movie Trailers, Documentaries, Audiobooks, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Videogames, Jingles, Podcasting, Television, Internet, Music
Experience
25+ years as a producer, director, engineer, VO talent, and coach.
Commercials, Narration, and Audiobooks. Not real good at animation and characters unless the character is exactly like him. Does Promos also, but not the Voice-Of-God type. The family or romantic comedy or mystery/drama are more like his style.
Owner/Founding Partner - Kitchen Sync Recording, 1976-1986.
Producer/Engineer - Tele-Talent Inc. Voiceover Production House in Los Angeles.
Owner - Hamilton Audio.
Credentials
Education
Long Beach City College. Somehow passed, although he spent most of his time chasing girls. Irrelevant to my current carrer as a Producer/Voiveover Talent/Engineer.
UCLA - managed to flunk out of Art/Design school. Irrelevant to my current carrer as a Producer/Voiveover Talent/Engineer.
Self-taught as an Audio Engineer, Web Designer, and Video Editor.
Training:
Laurel van der Linde, owner - Underground Audio. Former VO agent for Tisherman Agency.
Warren Meyers, owner/founder Tele-Talent Inc., a pioneer in producing spots for Radio and Television via phone patch. Now a premier VO coach and Producer.
Associations
AFTRA
Studio
Microphone
Neuman U-89 and Sennheiser 416 Mics
Computer & Software
Apple Mac Pro, 4 Gigs RAM, 2 Terabytes
Special Equipment
ISDN, Source Connect, Phone Patch, Sony Betacam,Whisper Room Vocal booth 4' x 6, Final Cut Pro Studio Video Editing'
Delivery Methods
ISDN, Source Connect, FTP, email, web, snail mail
Turnaround Time
1 day or less
Service Description
I own a complete Studio facility for Audio Recording and Editing, Video Editing, and Web Design/Graphics.
It has Phone Patch and Source Connect.(ISDN for Pro Tools)
Audio Recording, Editing, Mixing.
Video Editing, Conversion, DVD's.
Web Design Creation and webmaster services
I accept payment through Pay Pal.
Equipment includes
Neuman U-89 and Sennheiser 416 Mics
dbx Compressors
PreSonus Mic Preamps
ART Mic Preamps
Mackie 16 Input Console
Apple Mac Pro, 4 Gigs RAM, 2 Terabytes
Dell 1 Ghz P3 Computer, 256 RAM, 40 Gigs
Apple 30"Monitor
Mackie HR 824 Monitor Spks
Pro Tools LE 48-Tracks with lotsa plug-ins including VocAlign and Auto-Tune
Sony UVW-1800 Betacam SP Decks
MicroLynx Synchronizers
Audio TX Communicator ISDN - MPEG 2 & 3 stereo, 20-20k
Telos One Phone patch
Final Cut Pro Studio Video Editing
Whisper Room Vocal booth 4' x 6'
Testimonials
TeleTalent Inc. Los Angeles
Warren Meyers - Owner, Tele-Talent Inc. 323-466-8517 • Kathy Kiernan - News Producer, KNX Radio. 818-203-4708 • Laurel Van der lynde - Producer, Voice-over instructor. 661-295-0397 • Vanessa Gilbert - Agent, The Tisherman Agency. 323-850-6767 • George Del Hoyo - Voiceover talent for FOX network. Representation: The Tisherman Agency (see above)
Client List
Warner Brothers Records, Geffen Records, Arista Records, Chappell Music, April-Blackwood Music, BBD&O, McCann-Erikson, Carnation Co., California Sports (Lakers, Kings), Calico (Computer Graphics), and Bullets (Jingles, Scores). Ford Motors; Disney; IBM; Intel; Herbalife; HBO Pictures; Playboy; Carnival Cruises; General Motors; CBS; Lucent Technologies; Coca-Cola; Amway and numerous ad agencies nationwide.Payment Terms
Hire Ian 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.
