Lawrence Rubin
Dallas, Texas, United States
Highlights
I have a DJ-esque vocal quality with a decidely hip and ebonical verbal edge (think: Stuart Scott of ESPN's SportsCenter).
Radio: Hip, DJ, Popular, Energetic, Spunky, Attitude.
Narrative: Powerful, Bass-Baritone, Dramatic, Subdued, Contemporary, Intense, Dynamic, Real.
Instructional: Natural, Flat, Monotone, Encouraging.
Corporate: Smooth, Professional, Sophisticated, Mature.
Performing Arts: Dynamic, Warm, Persuasive.
Announcement: Powerful, Authoritive, Big.
Adult: Deep, Engaging
Languages
English, English (North American)
Accents
Midwest/Midsouth (U.S.)
Ages
Young Adult, Middle Aged
Special Skills
Documentaries, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Podcasting, Internet, Music
Experience
Company Name: Worksoft, Inc. Dallas, Texas
Name of e-Learning tutorial: "Intro to Content Merge".
Description: Provides an overview of how to use multiple features and functionality in the Certify application.
12/08 - present
I have been writing and performing hip-hop-related music material since 2000. I am, by and large, self-taught and have mostly been assisted and instructed by professional 24-track studio producers and engineers.
Credentials
Education
Non-formal education.
The confidence that I have in my experience is due to 8 years of vocal recording in a 24 - 48 track production environment. I've had a recording studio in my home for the last 7 years. I am quite proficient with the basic and post-mix elements of pop-culture music recording such as, but, not necessarily limited to: Analog-to-Digital interfacing and modulation, 16 bit to 24 bit conversion and mixing, 2-track mix-downs, wave and MP3 formatting and conversion processess.
Studio
Microphone
Rhodes NT1, SHURE SM48
Computer & Software
32/64 bit Windows Vista Ultimate (64bit 3ghz dual-core cpu, 5 gbs ram 667 mhz).
Special Equipment
Compressor-Limiter Gate, Behringer Virtualizer Pro, and an 8024 DSP analog/digital equalizer-converter-limiter.
Delivery Methods
Email, File upload to FTP server, or regular mail
Turnaround Time
1 - 2 days (3 - 5 days depending on size/length of project)
Service Description
Rates (including overall rates for non-broadcast and small market broadcasts)
Radio (including Internet radio):
15 seconds- 100 (USD)
30 seconds- 150 (USD)
60 seconds- 200 (USD)
TV and Cable:
15 seconds- 150 (USD)
30 seconds- 200 (USD)
60 seconds- 280 (USD)
All Others (Per Minute of Audio Delievered)
Up to 2 minutes: 100 (USD)
Up to 5 minutes: 75 (USD)
Up to 10 minutes: 50 (USD)
Up to 20 minutes: 42 (USD)
Up to 60 minutes: 30 (USD)
Each additional minute
over 60 minutes: (20)
-OR-
Per word:
From 100 to 250 words- 0.40 (USD)
Up to 500 words- 0.38 (USD)
Up to 1000 words- 0.30 (USD)
Up to 2000 words- 0.24 (USD)
Up to 6000 words- 0.20 (USD)
Each word
over 6000 words- 0.15 (USD)
Per hour of work (regardless of the length of the audio delivered):
One hour or less- 200 (USD)
Up to 2 hours- 170 (USD)
Up to 5 hours- 150 (USD)
Up to 10 hours- 130 (USD)
Up to 20 hours- 120 (USD)
Up to 60 hours- 100 (USD)
Each hour
over 60 hours- 100 (USD)
*Recordings for broadcast in regional and large markets will have slightly more expensive rates.
Payment Terms
Hire Lawrence 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.
