Voice Description

My natural speaking voice is a warm baritone, so I make a great public address announcer with that classic Disneyland-esque announcer voice if that's what you're looking for. But I am not just another generic baritone. I utilize a wide range in pitch, tone, timbre, rhythm, and mouth work to do a variety of voices, accents, and sounds (take a listen to my cartoon demo). Patrick Fraley has said, "Your demo shows a very impressive range... you have the goods." I can give you a deep warm sound, a high falsetto sound, and most anything in between. I am an excellent whistler and can also do a wide variety of sound effects and animal sounds. I have even dabbled in Tuvan throat singing (aka: khoomei, sygyt, polytonal singing, overtone singing - listen to my demo for an example).

Languages

English, English (North American), English (British), English (Irish), English (Scottish)

Accents

British, Scottish, Irish, Australian, Southern U.S., New York, Surfer, India Indian, Eastern European

Ages

Teen, Young Adult, Middle Aged, Senior

Experience

I have been speaking since I was about 9 months old. I speak every day.

Seriously, though, in June 2010 I was hired as the voice of Giuseppe, an Italian teen imigrant for a cartoon short.

February-March 2010, I did an internet VO for Powerteam International.

February 2010, I was the pre-production voice of Michael Jackson's spirit for a movie.

In 2009, I did VO for an in-house training program for Experian, but the program never made it to final production.

I have voiced two election ads for truthandhope.org (one TV/internet ad and one radio ad; Sept, Oct 2008). For the second spot, I also assisted in copy editing as well as edited/engineered the audio.

I have been the Registration PA Announcer for the last three years at the Orange County Race for the Cure (2007-2009).

I did imaging and an interview show on Radio Lollipop; Children's Hospital Orange County; 8/14/2008.

I did voice-over, copy editing, and video production for the Snaidero USA Dealers' Conference introductory video, 2005. I had to take lines that were previously poorly translated from Italian to English and make them intelligible.

Non-voice over experience that helps me do a good job:

As a substitute teacher, my other job includes a great deal of speaking and reading in front of children and teens, so I understand the youth audience. They are a tough group and will eat you alive if you are boring, so being able to captivate them is a big plus. I understand the education market.

I hold a BA in History and Anthropology and am an avid reader of scientific journals, so I have a working knowledge of academic, scientific, and technical subject matters.

I worked my way through college as a licensed pharmacy tech, so I am comfortable with medical and pharmaceutical jargon.

I played trumpet and french horn in my younger days, so I understand musicality, tempo, pitch, rhythm, and phrasing, which are as important in voiceover as they are in music.

I am also an excellent whistler, and can even perform the Tuvan throat singing styles known as kargyraa and sygyt. Listen to my whistling/throat singing demo for examples.

I won multiple acting awards and a directing award in high school.

My wife is in the marketing/PR field, so I understand the marketing side of this business. This helps me to interpret the copy and can be especially helpful when I am asked to rephrase or reword a line for optimum impact.

Years of Experience

3 - 5 Years

Special Skills

Cartoons, Movie Trailers, Documentaries, Audiobooks, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Videogames, Jingles, Podcasting, Television, Internet, Music