Paul Strikwerda
Easton, PA, United States
Highlights
• clear, credible and trustworthy • natural and friendly • intelligent and sincere • warm tenor, leading toward baritone • ultimately European • neutral English
Languages
English, Dutch, English (British), German, Flemish
Accents
Dutch, Neutral English, British, European, French, Italian, German, Eastern-European
Ages
Teen, Young Adult, Middle Aged, Senior
Special Skills
Cartoons, Movie Trailers, Documentaries, Audiobooks, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Videogames, Jingles, Podcasting, Television, Internet, Music
Experience
- full-time voice-over artist and writer
- records in English, Dutch (mother tongue) and German
- most in-demand accent: “neutral” or “European” English
- specialty: intelligent international narration
- impressive clients: Bose, Novartis, Deloitte, Plantronics
- expert-contributor to Internet Voice Coach
- websites: www.nethervoice.com, www.dutchvoiceover.net
- Favorite quote: “Your voice is like velcro. Whatever you say sticks.”
Credentials
Education
Dutch Media Academy
Radio Netherlands International
BBC
University of Utrecht (Netherlands)
University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Studio
Microphone
MXL VO: 1-A Signature Series Voice-Over Studio Condernser Microphone
Computer & Software
Mac Mini
Special Equipment
CEntrance MicPortPro preamp
Delivery Methods
Audio files via Email, CD's via regular mail
Turnaround Time
12 hours or less
Service Description
* Quick turnaround time (24 hrs. or less)
* Professional Home Studio
* Editing services, providing you with clean, ready-to-use audio files
Voice-overs in Dutch, English and German; Narrations, Commercials, Audio Books, e-Learning projects, Business presentations.
Paul Strikwerda also offers translation and proofreading services.
He's available to evaluate Dutch voice-over talent. If you do not speak the language, how can you tell the pros from the wannabees? Ask Paul for an honest and informed second opinion.
Testimonials
Mustafa Sakarya, Independent filmmaker
Client List
ABCinema, Utrecht, NetherlandsAdverta Media, Vancouver, Canada
Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Blue & Gold Media, Rockford,IL, USA
Bose, Framingham, MA, USA
Bristol-Myers Squibb, New York, NY, USA
CASE IH, Racine, WI, USA
Cite & Patrimoine, Paris, France
Credit Suisse First Boston, New York, NY, USA
Datacolor, Trenton, NJ, USA
Deloitte, New York, NY, USA
Discovery Channel, London, UK
DuPont, Wilmington, DE, USA
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Farmers Life, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hersheypark, Hershey, PA, USA
ITT Corporation, White Plains, NJ, USA
Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
JP Morgan, New York, NY, USA
Lectors Studio, Piacenza, Italy
Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, AL, USA
M3 Health, Norristown, PA, USA
Matiz Soluciones Lingüísticas, Murcia, Spain
Merrill Lynch, New York, NY, USA
NH-Hoteles, Madrid, Spain
Novartis, Basel, Switzerland
Phantasmal Pictures, LLC, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Plantronics, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Pleon Publico, Vienna, Austria
RSA, London, UK
Safera, Vantaa, Finland
Samix Recording Studios, Johannesburg, South-Africa
Shaw Productions, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, USA
the SMART Group, (now LECG), Devon, PA, USA
Spartina Studios, Fairfield, CT, USA
Spoken Books Publishing, West Conshohocken, PA, USA
Streetsurfing, Newport Beach, CA, USA
SunGard, Wayne, PA, USA
United Nations Development Programme, New York, NY, USA
US Census Bureau, Suitland, MD, USA
The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Wings of Paradise Butterfly Conservatory, Ontario, Canada
Turtle Wax, Willowbrook, IL, USA
Wyeth, Madison, NJ, USA
Payment Terms
Hire Paul 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.
