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In my experience, my worst gaming performances result from re-tooled games that originated in non-english-speaking countries (Japanese and Russian produced games come up most often for me).
It's quite possible that the experience and competence of…
Ahhh, gaming VOs. Now yer speakin' my language.
Glad someone finally put a group like this together. Thanks for providing this forum Kevin.
I do all sorts of other VO work, but gaming is BY FAR the most rewarding for me. I'll choose becoming a zom…
Adam Harrington has delivered deep, richly textured, unique voice overs for countless television and radio commercials (national and local) including KC Masterpiece, Clorox, Albertsons, Safeway, Food Maxx, Cisco, The Oakland Athletics, Comcast, Dr. Pepper, California State Lottery, and Hewlett Packard to name a few.
Has numerous documentary narration credits including Motorcycle Lightning for the Discovery Channel, and making of documentaries for Capcom games. Countless corporate videos for Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Comcast, HP and others, and spoken word work on many major label signed musician's projects.
Has contributed hundreds of diverse character voices for big name companies such as SEGA, Lucasarts, EA, Capcom, Eidos, Atari, Ubisoft, Paradox, Big Fish, City Interactive, Leapfrog, Futuremark, Namco, Moby Games, and Agetec for video games such as The Godfather, Assassin's Creed, Monkey Island, 25 to life, King of Route 66, Blood Will Tell, Disaster Report, Zombie Infection, and the upcoming Iron Man,Test Drive, Puzzle Agent, and Crime Town (facebook) games to name a very few.
Is currently voicing the lead role, Kijani the Green Gorilla, in the animated series Gorilla in the Green House.
Has a trained and highly tuned ear for taking direction, and offers effortless improvisation and spot on impersonations when asked. This voice commands attention
Adam Has booked over 40 high profile voice over jobs in 2009 alone
Testimonials:
“From the first session with Adam I knew we would be booking this actor a lot. And we do. A LOT. Adams range of versatility, voice texture, and intuitive understanding of the content and final usage allow me the confidence to recommend Adam for nearly every game we produce (over 100 a year). I have never, repeat NEVER, been less the thrilled with the final results, and there are very few actors who I can can say that of. I would recommend Adam to anyone looking for a highly talented actor, with a GREAT voice!”
Nick Thomas
CEO at SomaEngineering/Co-Founder at SomaTone Interactive Audio
“In playing KJ the Green Gorilla, Adam was literally the centerpiece around which the show was created. Adam is creative, professional and versatile (yes he can beat box too) and I'd be very happy to work with him again.”
Jay Golden
Vice President, New Media at SustainLane Media
Executive Producer, Web Shows at SustainLane Media
Entertainment Producer at Free Range Studios
"Having worked with a lot of voice actors, Adam is one that easily stands out in the crowd. He is not only a great guy to work with, but also brings with him obvious experience, excellent, detailed performances, and a breadth of characters and voices. I have and will continue to recommend his talents for any project I work on.”
Jory Prum
Sound Designer / Audio Support Engineer at LucasArts
Integrator at Disney Online
“What's the sound of a green gorilla? Only Adam Harrington knows -- and knows how to voice a non-verbal character expressively, with warmth and humanity. Adam has a unique talent for bringing characters to life, even when they don't talk! Go Gorilla!!”
Ralph Guggenheim
Executive Producer at Electronic Arts
VP Animation at Pixar
VP, Feature Animation at Pixar Animation Studios
“Adam is an amazingly talented voice actor in ALL areas of VO. He is a master of narration, a super creative character actor and his promo work rivals the best of the best! He's a blast to work with while maintaining a professional standard at all times. He's a "go to" VO actor.”
Susan McCollom
Founder Voice Media/Susan and Friends Casting
RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS
Crime Town (facebook game), Zombie Infection (iPod game), Puzzle Agent (award winning game at E3), A-Team Trailer, Lost Planet 2 Trailer, California State Lottery, Food Maxx, Cisco, Sprint, KC Masterpiece, SEGA Games, EA Games, Voice of Capcom Games, Iron Man 2 VG, Lucasarts, Assassin's Creed 2 VG, Test Drive VG, Gorilla in the Greenhouse-Animated Show (main character), Somatone (numerous video game characters), Riot Games (numerous characters), Voice of Infineon Raceway, Tales of Monkey Island (numerous characters), Many More.
Eastern US and New York accents: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Long Island, New Jersey, Rural Upstate New York, Boston and others.
Southern and Midwestern US and urban accents: Deep South, Texas, Southwest, Chicago, Minnesota, and others.
Ethnicities and nationalities: African American, Hispanic American, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Asian American, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, British, Irish, Scottish, Russian, French, Italian, German, Arabic, Indian, American Indian, Jamaican, Belizean, and many others.
Character Types: Urban, Rural, Upper Class, Middle Class, Working Class, Hip Hop, Gangster, Gangsta, Cholo, Hero, Comedic Sidekick, Villan, Cop, Criminal, Good Guys, Bad Guys, EVIL Guys, just to name just a few.
Adam,
It was wonderful having you at VOICE 2010. Are you ready to do it again? It looks like I'm back on board for 2012, so I hope you'll be there. In the meantime, we can always meet here on V.U.
Hey, you just had a birthday in June. Happy Belated Birthday! I hope it was the best one yet, and better ones are yet to follow.
Sincerely, Connie Mustang
Hi Adam: In honor of your birthday, I sat down and wrote you a
song. Here are the lyrics . . . .”This is your Birthday Song,
It isn’t very long . . . “