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Brent Halfyard
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- Richmond, B.C.
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HERE'S WHAT VOICE ACTORS ARE DOING AROUND THE WORLD!
How true it is. Memory recall and catch phrases are what keeps me in character. new characters do tend to have a mind of their own for a while before they settle.Great advice!
great stuff what mic did you use in the car?
Awesome Brent! Much continued success! Aren't those national gigs exciting?!
Rock on man!
Thanks Bill, forgive my ignorance-is the 416 a shotgun?
The Sennheiser 416 is pretty good on the road because it's so directional. Put the quietest direction of the room behind you, stay close to it (which you'd want to do anyway), and it'll do some amazing things. I put it in my briefcase with my laptop…
Congrats, Brent :-) It is great to know that vo clients also look at the free profiles, not just the paid ones!
Great bit! Hank is one of my favorites and its nice to know how he comes up with voices as I tend to do the same. Find a reference from real life or TV, then begin to tear off the layers and see what beneath. Start to customize the character and cre…
Thanks Josh, can you tell me more about the mic? I' looking for something ideal for hotel rooms and 'on the road' recording to go with my (soon to be delivered) porta booth.
Profile Information
- I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N)
- Voice Actor, Creative Director
- HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE
- Over 10 Years of experience in radio, television animation, video games and internet productions, As a full time voice talent and accomplished sound producer, scriptwriter, musician and singer, I train and have trained with Pat Fraley, Deb Munro, Tony Alcantar, Randi Reidiger, Cindy Akres.
- RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS
- Carfox, Knowledge TV, Scotty Chase 2075: lead VO role plus three secondary roles an 3D animated cartoon to be released in 2010.
- LANGUAGES
- North American English
- VOICE DESCRIPTION
- Authentic, nurturing, crazy bone-real. Versatility is my trademark. From creating characters and authentic dialects, a quirky teenage nerd, to a grumpy old man and everything between. That's me! I even discovered I have a pretty good promo voice
- DIALECTS, Character voices and vocal impressions
- Russian, British, Asian, East Indian, Jewish, Jamaican, Mexican, German, Austrian, Southern US, New York, Chicago, Irish, First Nations, Italian.
- VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM
- Senior Female, Middle Age Male, Young Adult Male, Teenage Boy, Child Male
- AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD
- ISDN, FTP, AIF, MP3, WAV
- EQUIPMENT
- Mics: Apex 450/MXL990
OS: Mac Leopard
Software: Protools 8.0
Hardware: Mbox 2
- WEBSITE
- http://www.thevoiceactorguy.com
Brent Halfyard's Blog
What is the best vocal mic for on the road
I'm looking for opinions on what is the best vocal mic for when I'm on the road ( hotel room, guest bedroom, etc) I need to be able to record broadcast quality vocals for TV spots 24/7. I've ordered the Harland Hogan Porta booth so that will help. I have heard shotguns are the best but there are always differing opinions. Please post any advice based on experience, cost not an issue.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Posted on July 31, 2010 at 7:56pm — 2 Comments
VO Success!
Hi everyone, I wanted to share my very recent success with VU, with the hopes of inspiring you to always strive to be the best and to never give up. I recently was contacted by a client seeking a character voice for a company mascot. after a few call backs it turned out to be the fox puppet for the Carfax. I was shortlisted to the top three and did not get the gig. Then I received a phone call a few weeks back - they were re-evaluating the talent and i was now down to the top two! To make a long… Continue
Posted on July 28, 2010 at 9:26pm — 7 Comments
animation and video game demos
Is it best to have a separate demo for animation and video games? Or can one combine the best of both demos? If a video game demo is better separate, what should it be called? I've heard the term 'interactive' used a lot but have never seen anyone actually use it.
TheVoiceActorGuy
TheVoiceActorGuy
Posted on December 31, 2009 at 8:14pm —
Apex mic upgrade
I have an APEX 450 mic and I've heard of a relatively cheap upgrade kit to make it sound like a $2000.00 or higher mic. Does anyone have a clue how and where to go about this?
Posted on December 14, 2009 at 3:16pm —
Neumann or Avalon?
If you could buy either Neumann Mic or an Avalon preamp (say a 737) to improve your vocal sound, what would you buy? I have two mics now: MXL 990, and Apex 450
Regards,
TheVoiceActorGuy.com
Brent Halfyard
Regards,
TheVoiceActorGuy.com
Brent Halfyard
Posted on December 11, 2009 at 7:37pm — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (18 comments)
- At 2:09pm on August 31, 2010,
Patrick Sweeney said… - Good luck with your negotiations Brent. If you need any other voices other than what you deliver, check out my new Animation Demo on my website www.patsvoice.com. The demo still needs some tweaking but after a lengthy period of training I am excited about entering into this fun area. Continued success Brent!
Pat
- At 10:52am on August 31, 2010,
Patrick Sweeney said…
- Hi Brent, Just wanted to congratulate you on the Car Fox gig that you got on Voices.com. Well done. I hope more are on the way for you.
Pat
- At 7:16am on August 8, 2010,
Tom Cook said… - Hi Brent. Thanks again. Keep writing those good articles . I would like to read your thoughts how you handle cold calls and the type of questions you ask?
Thank you,
Tom
- At 9:34am on August 4, 2010,
Kabir Chopra said… - thank you for the advice...I am going to start capitalizing on my "street" personality and let that carry me. Its nice to find a networking site where people are able to help each other and stay connected in the same field.
- At 11:35pm on July 16, 2010,
Patrick Sweeney said…
- Hey Brent, Congratulations that is fantastic news! Continued success out in Vancouver with your new agency!
- At 10:55pm on February 11, 2010,
Brent Halfyard said… - Cool, next time we can work on some mixing techniques or whatever you can dream up!
- At 5:47pm on February 11, 2010,
James Higuchi said… - So far so Good, what you showed me has really helped me improve my skills on pro tools. I fell like the program is a lot more effective and a little less intimidating. Once I have it all locked in my head I would love to learn some more!
- At 12:13am on January 20, 2009,
Jordan Reynolds said… - Oh, haha! Cmon Brent you should have just lied and admitted it was yours :). I'm sure your setup is very nice too. Please let me know when your website is finished because I would love to check it out!
- At 3:48pm on January 19, 2009,
Jordan Reynolds said…
- Your VO work is very impressive. I also had to mention that your website is awesome! Very flashy but still very simple. I love the animated tabs when hovering over them. Oh and I can't help to say that your studio is beautiful.
-Jordan
- At 9:16am on January 19, 2009,
Norman Lee said… - Brent,
Welcome to voiceoveruniverse.com! We hope you enjoy your experience here. Looking forward to networking with you.
Norman Lee
Director of Business Development
Voiceover Universe
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