I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N)
Voice Actor
HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE
Been working at this business for around four years now. Working now with a great coach, Joanne Joella, former voice over casting director at Mike Lemon Casting here in the Philadelphia area. Have produced a couple of demos at this point.
RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS
I did a radio spot in the spring for a local New Jersey college. Also, currently doing an interesting gig combining a pre-recorded CD containing promos and spots for a community summer concert series along with the live announcing each week for seven weeks introducing the band and other dignitaries. Have since worked on several new projects. Now working on the voiceover for a new website a friend has created for his new medical practice.
VOICE DESCRIPTION
Warm, mature, inviting, reassuring male voice. Somebody you want to get to know, and somebody you can trust. The guy next door. The authoritative counselor.
DIALECTS, Character voices and vocal impressions
British stage speech.
VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM
Senior Male, Middle Age Male, Young Adult Male
AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD
FTP, MP3, WAV
EQUIPMENT
PreSonus Inspire audio interface, Shure SM58 mic, M-Audio monitors, Cubase 4.
Comments
I hope your VO is going well!
Wishing you the very best, Happy Birthday!!! Enjoy.
Best Regards,
Rodney
song. Here are the lyrics . . . .”This is your Birthday Song,
It isn’t very long . . . “
And many more . . . !
Bob . . . at . . . http://Noblevoices.com - Orlando, FL
Classes
Private Coaching and Demo Evaluations
Welcome to Voiceover Universe! You'll meet some old friends and make some new ones around here!
I hope you'll check out and join a group called MARKETING FOR FUN AND PROFIT. It's a group dedicated to discussing ways we can market ourselves - what works; what doesn't. You’ll find some very interesting ideas and concepts there! And we would appreciate your input. Click here for the link: MARKETING FOR FUN AND PROFIT!
Thanks for your time! I trust our paths will cross soon!
Best to ya!
dan (daniel eduardo) hurst
www.danhurst.com
HI Elisa first off I want to welcome you and wish you all the best. I cast talent for computer games which requires a lot of vocal diversity. Are you interested in expanding your character base? I can always use diverse voices and especially those who can act and do dialects, which I can teach you more of instantly. I blow people away with how easy I make it. I cast, direct and act for more video games than anyone in the world. I'm about to launch a quick series of classes and coaching. Not trying to sell you as I hardly make anything,. I'm one of the best coaches who gives you tools and tricks that work instantly and you might have fun expanding your horizons. Up to you. Please don't think I'm trying to sell you classes...I don't teach for a living but have a wonderful talent pool that I keep busy.
I'll be posting the link soon this weekend on the coaching page and to my VU friends. I can even take a listen to your demo or help give you ideas to make it more marketable. I've been in this business for way too long LOL
Stay super!
If you have James Alburger's book, The Art of Voice Acting (3rd edition, page 46), it's described in detail as a wonderful way to warm up your "instrument." If you don't have the book - I definitely suggest you get it, but in the meantime - here's the exercise in a nutshell.
Get a cork from a wine bottle and place the cork between your teeth (I'd suggest saving the wine for later!). With the cork between your teeth (insert it like a stubby cigar), read some copy out loud V – E – R – Y S – L – O – W – L – Y. Over-enunciate every vowel, consonant and syllable in every word, and make sure you clearly speak the ends of words. Be careful that you don't rush through little words like "a", "in", "the", "if", and so on. You'll find your cheeks, jaw and tongue will start to get tired after just a few minutes – but you'll also notice that after this exercise you will speak much more clearly without sounding forced. I use this exercise by reading traffic signs on my way to the studio. Another of my students keeps his cork on a chain around his neck.
This is a good one! Use it, and you'll see a tremendous difference in your performance.
Hugs,
Penny