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Unfortunately, I am not usually one of them! I have done a lot of weird voices, including character voices for animated cartoon features produced in both the US and Ireland. But Disney hasn't discovered me yet. So most of the really fun jobs go to actors and actresses instead of voice professionals. But, oddly enough, the most common character voice I am asked to do is the basic "VOG"... the voice of God! This always used to be a slightly irreverent term used to describe a very deep, authoritative "basso profundo" delivery. But in recent years I have been hired several times to actually BE the voice of God. For example, a variety of productions for INSP (The New Inspirational Network cable network) called for God to speak to his followers in several dramatic presentations. They chose me to be the literal "Voice of God"! I wont go into my personal religious beliefs here, but even the most devout atheist might have been shaken by the thought of attempting to represent such a presence in a dramatic presentation. What if the original script writer didn't like your interpretation? Jesus! (Ooops... sorry.) How many voices are there in my arsenal? I don't really know... It sort of depends on the application. I become the consummate Emcee each year for a variety of Awards Presentation ceremonies for major sports and industrial venues, such as NASCAR and Bank of America, and, perhaps someday, the prestigious Airport Luggage Handlers Demolition Derby. I am often the slightly "techy-sounding" character speaking to you from the touch-screens at interactive trade show kiosk displays, CD-ROMs, annoying telephone voice mail systems, and much more. Some days, I'm a really nice-sounding guy with good advice, cheerfully given. But I can quickly become a raging lunatic, or a completely pissed-off giant, or the incredibly sexy Don Juan... even the fumbling, aging old fart with loose dentures! Need an obnoxious used car salesman? Or a carney barker? How about a dignified aristocrat attempting to do rap? Or an overbearing office manager? Keep in mind that I started in this business while I was studying theater in graduate school. 99% of the voice work that I do is "straight announcer" stuff... but I have the imagination, the background, and the versatility to be just about any damned thing you need! (Except female, young, or wimpy.) The following is a list of just a few of the clients who've found the voice they wanted in my bag.
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Misc.
Believe
it or not, there are grown men and women who make a living by doing goofy
voices in recording studios so kids can hear their favorite cartoons speak
on Saturday mornings, manufacturers can hear their animated spokesgraphics
say funny stuff, and the really creative writers for radio can create
all manner of talking items, from aardvarks, appliances, and aliens, to
zebras, zeppelins, zwieback... or anything in between.