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October 5, 2009
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Jeff McNeal narrates this weekly show produced by KNBC featuring Southern California car culture.
February 9, 2009

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I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N)
Voice Actor
HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE
Hi. I've been doing VO work in one form or another for a long time. Here's the distilled history:

1977 - Graduated high school early, enrolled in college, studied acting in Hollywood and graduated Don Martin School of Communications. Appeared on the original "Gong Show" doing celebrity impressions.
1978 - Age: 18 - Began broadcast career doing PM Drive in Monterey, CA.
1979 - Joined AFTRA as the only full-time teenaged air personality in Los Angeles.
1982 - Hired by NBC radio division for San Francisco PM Drive slot, spending six years there.
1983 - Signed with Brebner Agency - began doing VO commercially.
1988 - Left SFO after GE sold the entire NBC radio division.
1989 - Formed Jeff McNeal Productions - developed own VO client roster.
1990 - Moved to San Diego, dabbled in radio, continued VO.
1991 - Signed with Artist Management Agency in San Diego.
1997 - Officially retired from broadcast entertainment, continued VO.
2003 - Studied with Don Morrow; Signed by Solid Talent in L.A; Joined SAG.
2004 - Chosen by NBC flagship KNBC TV as their signature promo voice.
Began 3-year term as the exclusive radio/TV commercial voice of the San Diego Padres baseball club.
2005 - Renewed contract with KNBC for two more years; Invited to join the Wintner Artist Management roster.
2006 - Added a dozen additional TV stations for news imaging and promos.
2007 - Entered into 3rd consecutive contract with KNBC for a new 6-year term.
2008 - Continuing to add TV stations for imaging, including WMBF and WJAR. Staying active with trailers and promos.

Types of VO I've done (so far) include:

theatrical trailers, national radio & TV commercials; infomercials; video game characters; network promos; broadcast personality; celebrity interviews; automation voice tracks; VR systems; on hold marketing; feature film VO cameos; animation feature-length films; instructional videos and various other types of industrial VO, film documantary, web site audio, TV imaging; radio imaging; DVD special content; celebrity impressions; voice matching; etc. My voice has appeared on network promos for CBS, NBC, NFL Network, Turner Classic Movies, National Geographic, Discovery Channel.

RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS
Promo voice for AT&T U-Verse TV
TruTV Network promos (vids below)
Old Spice Internet & national TV campaign - "Old Spice Swagger"
Added WECT, Wilmington NC to TV imaging roster.
Beacon & Bridge Markets - Michigan regional radio :30's
Norman Lear Collection on DVD - national TV :60
Post Cereal/Night At The Museum campaign - national TV (see vid below)
Autozone :30 & :15 national TV & Internet spots (see vid below)
Easy Water :30 national TV spot
Mathis Brothers Furniture TV :30's

See www.JeffMcNeal.com for more completed projects and credits.
LANGUAGES
English.
VOICE DESCRIPTION
Nicely seasoned (dry rub). Medium-rare. Never over cooked, though occasionally under booked. Best accompanied by a nice Temecula Valley Merlot. Versatile. My early years in personality-driven radio focusing on theater of the mind helped develep my ability to get into character and act with my voice, whether as a celebrity impression or as an original character. Susan Blu told me that I was "the best sounding elephant" she'd ever worked with. And apparently, she's worked with several. I'll bet she says that to all the circus animals.
DIALECTS, Character voices and vocal impressions
British, Irish, Russian (marginal), Australian, South African, French, German, South American, Asian Elephant
VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM
Senior Male, Middle Age Male, Young Adult Male
AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD
ISDN, FTP, AIF, MP3, WAV
EQUIPMENT
A bunch of really neat stuff that photographs really well in low light conditions.
WEBSITE
http://www.JeffMcNeal.com
Here are a few trailer campaigns featuring the voice of Jeff McNeal
Click the graphic to see and hear the TV campaign (Flash Required)

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

The Education Of Charlie Banks

Sukiyaki Western Django
Trailer Park Boys - The Movie
Old Spice Swagger

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At 12:24pm on January 12, 2010, Bob Souer said…
Happy Birthday, Jeff!

Be well,
Bob Souer
At 9:35pm on January 8, 2010, Dan (Daniel Eduardo) Hurst said…
Hi Jeff!

I know you’ve been a member of Voiceover Universe for some time, but I wanted to introduce one of our groups to you.

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
At 4:06pm on December 4, 2009, Erick Abraham said…
Jeff.
I wish you a fullfilling holiday season and just want to thank you for being so cool to me and amazing...the birds...the karavoke..ahhhh..dont let it end...please...now just do some beach boys and i will be...well...happy..then some bee geeze..but dont EVER do any in sync or backstage boys or whatever..stay TRUE..to the classics..:)
Peace my man !
Erick
At 4:41pm on October 3, 2009, Tess Masters said…
Right back at you!
Nice to connect in a great community!
At 3:12pm on September 3, 2009, Tom Dantzman said…
thanks for adding me jeff,used to listen to you back in the 80's when I lived in the bay area,good to see you still,Take care! tom
At 5:02pm on August 28, 2009, Summer said…
yeah they are so much fun. That's what I love about our VO biz
At 11:13am on August 27, 2009, Summer said…
I love your opening line. I always say it takes 11 years to make an overnight success. It was great meeting you last night.
Thanks for popping in.
At 1:33am on August 11, 2009, Michael Glover said…
WOW Jeff....you are the bomb man, I hope I will be as blessed as you in my VO career. Keep doing your thing Jeff.....you are in San Diago? I'm in Costa Mesa, hope to run into you someday....you are a great inspiration.

Michael
At 10:44pm on June 10, 2009, Joey Pepin said…
Thank you very much my friend!
At 12:55am on May 19, 2009, Geof Bush said…
Hi Jeff,

Well I made it here!

Geof
 
 

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