I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N)
Voice Actor, Copy Writer, Studio Engineer, Voiceover Coach, Vocal Coach, Dialect Coach
HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE
My first "claim to fame" as a vo talent (one of many nationals) was the famous Chiffon Margerine spot "It's not NICE to FOOL Mother Nature." I'm still introduced as "Mother Nature'" I am a professional singer with a long performance history, major credits including RCA and opening act for the great Tony Bennett, TV, supper clubs, resort headliner, more. Then, I began singing studio work...jingles, record backgrounds, shows. After that came voice overs. I was on staff at PAMS and TM Communications and sang for movie producers in LA, top producers in NYC, Disney film scores, and so many more. Voiceovers have continued to be a staple in my career.
They are always a wonderful income source and I love doing them. I own my recording studio in Dallas and am audio engineer and audio producer. I love editing and post-production. It's so creative and fun. I've been Creative Director of worldwide production creative houses three times which gave the training I now use in my own company, VOICESVOICES LLC. I've taught at several universities including Univ. of Texas, SMU, but my career was too busy and I resigned my last university position in 2004. However, over the years, my career job has been my work in the recording studios as a voice. I also love narrating audio books. I am a published writer and audio book author too. My audio book "Speaking Effective English" is a Simon and Schuster two CD set with Foreword by Edward Asner.My audio book "Commercial$peak" was recognized with an Audie nomination in the "best educational" field. I have written and published fifteen audio titles to date. This is the greatest job in the whole world. I adore teaching and present workshops worldwide. Hope you can enroll with me sometime. And invite me to your city. I love travel. I also phone coach and coach privately in my Dallas studio. All best wishes to you all. You can hear me on The Weather Channel, NBC, BRAVO, in the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, Smithsonian Museum American History Museum, and so much more. Keep on keepin' on.
RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS
Mattel Toys, Lionel Trains, Simon and Schuster audio, government and corporate training projects, video games, commercials for Burger King, Banquet Foods, Sally Beauty Supply, Bonanza Restaurants, Pepsi, PSA's, Air Force, Microsoft, National Public Radio, Bravo TV Channel, BBC America, many many hundreds more!
LANGUAGES
English, German, Italian, French (Read scripts, no improv or translations)
VOICE DESCRIPTION
Specializing in voice acting---characters, dialects, also known for my narrations. I am a trained actor using my voice to portray various attitudes and types of people. I tell my students that "voice acting is the most pure form of acting...no costumes or makeup or visual cues...only the voice!" and I believe all actors and singers would be well-served to become skilled as a voice actor! As a singer, my specialty is jazz. I was a studio singer about twenty five years before voiceover work kind of "took over." I've performed worldwide including a stint as opening act for Tony Bennett and with Lionel Hampton and many other greats. I've been a studio singer more than two decades and my voice is heard on zillions of projects from backgrounds on Willie Nelson Albums to the pre-recorded tracks for Ice Capades and Disney on Ice. We studio singers are "anonymous" so you hear me all the time but never know it's me singing! I still love performing, but only in concerts, not in nightclubs, and no longer want to do the "every night" thing singers must do. My days are too busy!
DIALECTS, Character voices and vocal impressions
New York, Jewish Mother, French, German, Russian, Asian, Swedish, Spanish, British, and many "voice attitudes" from 'real people' to you name it!
VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM
Senior Female, Middle Age Female, Baby
AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD
ISDN, Audio TX, FTP, AIF, MP3, WAV
EQUIPMENT
Sweetwater Creation Station in my home studio ( a wonderful room in my home), MOTU 828, four mics, so much more. My portable on the road studio is built around my Laptop made for me with superior audio capability and 2 gigs memory My fav programs are Sound Forge, Vegas I also have USB Audio Interfaces, MBOX, PowerPlay Pro-XL, M-Audio Speakers, Composer Pro Audio Interactive Dynamic Processor, Rode and Audio Technica Mics, Sennhauser Mics, Mic Stands of all types, earphones including JBG, Sennhauser, Sony, Noise Cancelling phones, more, fully soundproofed large studio space in my home with triple-pane Pella windows, studio 2 inch thick glass, Relacore Board panels, and I had special noise proof windows put all over my home to triple the quiet. It's amazing and wonderful.I love it and so do my clients.
Comments
Thank you for the hello, looking forward to getting to know you and others better and becoming an asset to this industry. If you get a chance, would you be kind enough to critique me at jwvoicetalent.com. I need all the help I can get right now. Thanks and I will return a favor someday. God Bless, Jeff
I am SO looking forward to the two-day Audio Book intensive workshop tomorrow and Sunday. I am THRILLED with my Audio Book demo and am confident that with this valuable tool added to my arsenol (in addition to my equally impressive Narration and Commercial Demos you produced for me previously) that I am now in even a better position to be able to maket every facet of my voice to any market that my talents are suited for.
Your teaching, coaching, mentoring, and advice for the better part of the year have meant a lot to me and better prepared me and re-educated me for re-entering this business we call Voice Over.
I wish you continued success with VoicesVoices.com and hope to catch as many of your informative seminars and workshops as time permits in the future. I am forever in your debt for your counsel, advise, your treasured friendship and for keeping me in touch with Reality and how this business REALLY WORKS.
More about me? Well, I always thought I wanted to be an illustrator or animator. I draw, I paint, and I've always loved children's books and cartoons. But I could also sing, and I loved being in school plays. The teamwork and character creation of that media is even more alive that what I could do with my drawings. When a drawing or a book suddenly has a voice, it ceases to be two dimensional. I realized two years ago that it was time to stop talking about wanting to do voiceover, and seriously pursue making it happen. I've been picking up bits and pieces of training ever since.
Thanks again for reaching out to this VU newbie! May I add you to my friends list?
Thanks so much for your welcoming message! I have heard that the VO community is composed of really generous-with-advice and supportive-to-newcomers -- as I am -- people. And your message just proves that was no lie! I've enjoyed reading your comments on a few other forums, benefited from your podcasts and l look forward to networking with you here.
Enjoy your day,
Anne
Connor :)
Thanks for hooking up with me here. I've lived here all my life an was on the air for 10 years here in KC. KFKF for seven and then WDAF for the last three with David Lawrence, just before he retired. My only agent is in Atlanta. Real People Talent. I have done some auditions on Vo Planet and almost snagged a big one with SONY HD Zune. However almost doesn't count. Still waiting for the BIG BREAK. But I've only been doing this for 2 1/2 years full time. I've sent demos to all the KC agencies but no bites. I do some VO in KC for Cable, KMBC and KCTV but most of my stuff is heard in other markets. Great to meet you. If you ever come back to KC Let's get all the KC vo talent together and meet up.
Thanks
KC
Thank you for your kind comments. Much continued success to you!
Be well,
Bob