DAVID GAVIN
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
Highlights
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If you are looking for a voice to represent your project, you're in the right place. David's diverse, friendly, and captivating voice will maximize the impact of your next project.
I am a voiceover talent, experienced in every aspect of the industry... carrying 5 Star reviews on 6 different websites!
I have had the great fortune of working with people from many different parts of the world...
I hope to, someday, be able to change that to "Every" part of the world!
ABOUT MY VOICE:
Naturally deep, rich, gravelly and extremely diverse.
Easily capable of deliveries that are Friendly, Soothing, Authoritative, Professional, Sexy, Comical, and much more!
As a voice talent, radio host and singer, my mission is to bring many years of valuable experience to your project, along with the assurance that the job is not done until you are 100% happy.
EXPERIENCE:
Radio broadcast, TV and radio commercials, narration for audio books, indie films, documentaries, corporate/industrial training videos, as well as jingles, animated characters, telephone systems, script editing and more.
I studied and trained at Voiceover Island Radio and TV Production Services, Westbury, NY with Chuck McKibben (previously the personal recording engineer and sound producer for Mel Blanc, himself, as well as the voice for Sony, Time Warner Cable, Lexus and others).
I also interned at Hofstra University Radio, WRHU 88.7 FM in the late 1970s.
I produced my own radio program (Dave's Bottomless Jukebox) on WBCR LP 97.7 FM in Great Barrington, MA for over 5 years.
I am a vlounteer reader at Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
And LibriVox- "Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain"
I have been a singer/songwriter and musician for 35+ years. I also play acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, harmonica.
Website: http://www.thevoiceoverall.net/
DEMOS: http://soundcloud.com/david-gavin
Email: thevoiceoverall@gmail.com
Phone: 631-935-4039
Skype: blueslide
Languages
English, English (North American)
Accents
NJ, NY, Brooklyn, British, Irish, Southern, Western and more!
Ages
Teen, Young Adult, Middle Aged, Senior
Special Skills
Cartoons, Movie Trailers, Documentaries, Audiobooks, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Jingles, Television, Internet, Music
Experience
Experience includes radio broadcast, television and radio commercials, documentaries, independent films, jingles, tutorials, audio books, animated characters, corporate presentations, telephone systems and more!
Credentials
Education
• Studied and trained at Voiceover Island Radio and TV Production Services, Westbury NY with Chuck McKibben (previously the personal recording engineer & sound producer for Mel Blanc himself, as well as the voice for Sony, Time Warner Cable, Lexus,and more)
• Hofstra University Radio Internship
• 1 year Hunter College,N.Y.C.
(Psychology,Sociology)
• 1 year Guitar Study Center N.Y.C.
Studio
Microphone
Shure SM7b, Blue and AKG Mics, Apogee Interface
Computer & Software
iMAC- 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo w/ LOGIC 9 Software
Special Equipment
Yamaha Midi Processor,Digitech effects generator, ability to format files to any specs
Delivery Methods
Email, FTP, Box.net, or any other delivery service requested.
Turnaround Time
Most work done within 24 hours depending on size of job.
Service Description
Music files in any format requested, including mp3, wav, aiff, Apple lossless and more (all in 24 bit resolution)
A huge library full of copyright free music, sounds and effects for any type of soundtrack.
All pre and post production work including scriptwriting, soundtrack, and editing unless otherwise requested.
I record on Logic Software - capable of syncing and embedding audio directly to your videos
Testimonials
Frank Frehill - President of PrimeLook Inc. ( A Voices.com Client)
“David is a real pro. I have worked with him several times and each time he has not only provided consistent quality. Equally important, he could also teach a class in customer relations... easy to work with, revisions handled quickly and with good spirits, and extremely fast turnarounds.
All in all, a prototype for a professional VO artist, and I recommend him highly.”
November 3, 2011
Top qualities: Great Results, On Time, High Integrity
TriWest Healthcare Alliance w/ The Congressional Medal of Honor Society
"David Gavin is undoubtedly one of the finest talents I've worked with in over 30 years in the business. His lighting quick responsiveness to a fast turnaround for the Congressional Medal of Honor Freedom Gala's tribute to the former Secretary of State, George Schultz, was nothing short of remarkable. David's spot-on read set just the right tone and cadence to honor this historic man at an event of national importance. David is at the top of my list to call on for our next project."
Stephen Pruitt - Owner, The Mountainview Group (A Voices.com client)
“David is a great talent and easy to work with. He is diverse in his ability and has all the tools to take care of audio start to finish. He's a real producer's friend. David is on the top of our go-to list for professional, creative, high caliber voice talent.” December 19, 2011
Top qualities: Great Results, Good Value, On Time
Kim Norland and Terry Smith at Design:Success (A Voices.com client)
“David was an absolute pleasure to work with. We had a deadline fast approaching and needed to get to the design phase of the project. Without even having to tell David this he got right to work on the project and came back with a finished product the very same day that was extremely well done. We will definitely use David again for future design:success projects.”
Zhenia Koval - Director of Video Department at DOEJO.com (A Voices.com client)
“David,
You have been a joy to work with on the projects for Doejo, I wish some day we could meet in person in this life. I will keep my ears open for VO work to send your way.
Zhenia” June 7, 2011
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, On Time
Neeru Iyer - librivox.org
David, what a wonderful voice you have!
It was great listening to you.
Noah Gammell - Copywriter @ The Think Tank
“David owns a pair of grizzly, yet silky pipes that deliver on-time, professional sounding voice-overs.
If you're looking for big-client quality voice-overs with quick turnarounds, DG is your man.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Good Value
Peter Favaro, Ph.D. - CEO at New York City Conflict Resolution Services, CEO at Tendril Online Media Services, Television Psychologist
“David is a super easy to work with voice talent who is capable of going start to finish on a project with little prompting or supervision. He has a great voice and is a hard working. He gets his work done on time, with high quality finished product. Anyone looking for a rich, deep voice with a naturally friendly but still authoritative, credible style should hire Dave.” December 29, 2009
Top qualities: Great Results, On Time, High Integrity
Phillip S. - Creator of King Abs.com
“David is a pleasure to work with, he has an energy about him that is wrapped up and is present in his voice when you listen to him. I looked at a lot of voice overs experts - and for my requirements David Gavin was bang on the money. I have no hesitation in using this vocal guru again.”
Paul Rapp - El Presidente at WBCR LP 97.7 FM, Intellectual Property Lawyer, Writer, Law Professor, Radio DJ, Drummer/Manager of "Blotto"
WBCR 97.7 FM Great Barrington , MA
“David has had a music show on WBCR-LP for years now; he is as reliable as the sunrise, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of rock and roll, and with that big deep voice he has a remarkable and commanding presence on the radio.” February 2, 2010
Sara Lucius, Senior Analyst, SkillsNET Enterprises, LTD.
“David provided valuable support in helping to define the workforce standards for Radio & Television Announcers. I recommend utilizing his expertise in any effort to standardize the occupational requirements of his industry.” January 7, 2010
Client List
* The Montauk Historical Society* The Congressional Medal of Honor Society
* Panasonic
* True Value Hardware
* New York City Employees' Pension Fund
* Frank Frehill - President, PrimeLook Inc. NYC
* The Mongolian Mining Company
* Kevin Lam - CEO of Rank Above Others
* Golden State Law Group
* Austin Majors
* Angela Lingenhol - WK&F Kommunikation Filmverlag GmbH
* Tom Garber - Director at Third Wave Films
* David M. Helman - Director/Editor
* Sven Beyer - Director/Editor at ContentCreation
* Austin Upchurch
* Don Marshall Trucks
* Brenda Hilbig of Brendavision.de - Germany
* Zach Daulton - Award Winning Videographer
* TriWest Healthcare Alliance
* Sergio Vieira - CEO of Beyond Trading Corporation
* Walt Sokira - CEO of Focused Stock Research
* GreaterThan Sports Drink
* Doejoe.com
* DS Laboratories - Revitacor
* Kahramaa - Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation
* Orica Mining
* Misha Yurchenkov
* Kazakhstan Ministry of Tourism and Sports
* Peter Favaro, Ph.D. - Forensic Psychologist and
CEO at New York City Conflict Resolution Services
* Direct Buy HVAC
* Ron Hashim - SEO Director WishiHadThat.com
* King-Abs.com
* DreamMechanic
* X-Team - HEROized
* Noggin Labs
* Stam Interactive Solutions Inc.
* Noah Gammell - Copywriter at The Think Tank
* New Environment, LLC.
* Gustavo Paris - CEO / Creative Director at Next Interactive
* Fort Wayne Metals
* Monarch Productions
* Brothers3 - Springfield, NSW
* Invision Networking
* Suburban Sound Audio Stores
Payment Terms
Hire DAVID 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.
