“the Minds Eye”
Voice Acting - Under The Influence
What makes a good Voice Actor instead of someone who just does funny voices?
In my case-
Years of Reading, Records, TV, Toys, Old Movies, Radio Shows, Live Theatre, and completely inappropriate cartoons have given me the experience and imagination I can bring to your project. From a few laughs to a five-hanky heart-breaker, or anything in between.
Jabbering since the 50s… being paid for it since the late 60s, more than 20 years in radio as an award-winning copy writer, voice talent, and production manager (avoiding the dreaded “Disc Jockey-itis).
Shifting to my own pro studio in the 90s, I’ve voiced hundreds of products, projects and services in just about any medium. The internet and Source Connect (standard) now allow me to work with studios / agencies anywhere in the world.
Contact me below and lets play!
Regular Guys (PGA Tour, Home Depot, Walt Disney World)
Voices of Empathy (Hospice, BanCorp South, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Billy Graham)
Relaxed Storytellers (Montana PBS, Lindbergh House / Minnesota Historical Society, Duke University, Voice of the Vanderbilt Summer Home audio tour, Brunotti)
Characters for Comedy (Grouchy Penguin for Meijer, Germ for Sonic, Robot for NASA, Grandpa in various iPhone game apps, Halloween spooks, Mr. Monopoly, Butlers, WiseGuys)
Over-the-top-Narrators (Lego Star Wars, Citrix, Utah Symphony)
Trusted Advisors (The Hartford, Fisher Investments, AARP)
Seasoned Farmer/Workman (Farm Bureau, BASF, Curry Seed)
Cantankerous Cartoon Chicken Rancher (Taco John’s animation)
Animated Gnome (Evansville Federal)
And how do you benefit from all that experience? You’ll get a more “spot on” delivery, usually in just a few takes (although you’re welcome to more.
Authoritative Instructors (Biogen, Glaxo, Quintiles, EPA, Schindler)
Plus Fathers, Bosses, Neighbors, Doctors, Detectives, Santa, even Colonel Sanders (KFC Canada)
Three years’ puppetry experience on a TV Kiddie Show (Time for Uncle Paul) prepared me for two movie gigs as a “hired hand” with Jim Henson’s Muppets: “Elmo in Grouchland” and “Muppets in Space”
