Simon Phillips
Bushey, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Highlights
Light to mid-range, young adult to 40s British male. Warm, friendly, caring, natural, genuine, reassuring, sincere, confident, relaxed, believable, smooth, professional. Clear and assured for straight reads. Expressive and various characters/accents for narrations. Friendly or serious or sexy or caring for ads. Conversational for a natural, "real person" sound.
Languages
English (British)
Accents
Southern English or London, ranging from blokey, cockney geezer to extremely posh RP. Also Northern, French, German, Italian, Jamaican or Mexican.
Ages
Young Adult, Middle Aged
Special Skills
Documentaries, Audiobooks, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Videogames, Podcasting, Television, Internet
Experience
I produce a wide variety of projects including TV and radio adverts, business presentations, training videos, educational scripts, medical and technical reads, audio for websites, audiobooks, character performances, telephone system messages, tourist guides and charity appeals.
Previous and current clients include Adobe, AOK Insurance, Apache Corporation, Avery, Capital Radio, Colgate, DBS Bank, Delphi, E.On Energy, General Motors, Gillette, Groupon, Heineken, Hilton Hotels, InterAction, Kuoni, McKinsey and Company, Miele, The National Health Service, Philips, Severn Trent Water, Spotify, Vodafone, Vonage, Weber Shandwick and Worx Power Tools.
Clear and confident reading of technical terms and other "difficult" words is a particular strength.
Credentials
Education
Voiceover coaching by BBC presenters at Voxtraining of London.
Further coaching by Nancy Wolfson (Braintracks Audio) and Yvonne Morley (LAMDA).
Studio
Microphone
Rode NT1-A , Audio-Technica AT2035
Computer & Software
Apple Macintosh running Audacity, Camtasia, Garageband, Pro Tools and TwistedWave
Special Equipment
Apogee Duet Pro interface, phone patch via Skype or ISDN
Delivery Methods
ISDN, e-mail, FTP, CD, post, courier
Turnaround Time
Immediate
Service Description
As well as providing the voice, I can write or edit copy as required, arrange music and sound effects as well as editing, and deliver the finished product in the format / delivery method of your choice.
I always aim to be 100% professional, reliable and co-operative to provide you with the recording you want, how you want it, when you want it.
Testimonials
Doug Wernert, Weber Shandwick
Great work on the voiceover. The read was great, Simon and I will for sure keep you on our roster of talent going forward.
Louise Ashman, ID2 Media
We were very happy with the recording thank you Simon. We will be sure to contact you when we need further VO recordings.
Steven Gurevitz, 2002 Studios
Remarkable work rate, clear voice, takes direction. a pleasure to work with.
Thomas Burns, Tep Wireless.
We were searching for someone with a youthful, honest and friendly voice ..all looked pretty dismal until we bumped into Simon. He delivered a brilliant narration for our company video. Needless to say, we are extremely pleased with his work.
Client List
AdobeAOK Insurance
Apache Corporation
Avery
Capital Radio
Colgate
DBS Bank
Delphi
E.On Energy
General Motors
Gillette
Groupon
Heineken
Hilton Hotels
InterAction
Kuoni
McKinsey and Company
Miele
The National Health Service
Philips
Severn Trent Water
Spotify
Vodafone
Vonage
Weber Shandwick
Worx Power Tools
and many more
Payment Terms
Hire Simon 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.
