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  • Los Angeles, CA
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HERE'S WHAT VOICE ACTORS ARE DOING AROUND THE WORLD!

Next week's free live Video Chat with Video Game voice actor Adam Harrington is featured on Voicebank's blog: http://bit.ly/9FvjzS
14 hours ago
Have you joined the Voiceover Ninja group on LinkedIn? http://ning.it/dvJ2x0
17 hours ago
[PHOTO] Very foggy morning in L.A. http://yfrog.com/f1s0krj
19 hours ago
A group for voice actors to discuss the exciting world of video game VO
yesterday
Our free, live Video Chat with video game VO artist Adam Harrington has been moved to next Thursday. Join us: http://bit.ly/b9xFoo
on Tuesday
Cia, Joe J Thomas and 2 other members joined Kevin Delaney's group
A group for voice actors to discuss the exciting world of video game VO
on Monday
John Christopher Birmingham, Sonya Cerdan and 13 other members joined Kevin Delaney's group
A group for voice actors to discuss the exciting world of video game VO
August 27
ONE spot left in tomorrow's in-studio Commercial Voiceover Workout happening in Burbank: http://bit.ly/jAOsR
August 27
I really appreciate this group! As a nerd AND actor I'd like to help turn the tide on these stereotypes about Voice-over in nerdy vehicles. Video games and English anime dubs take the hit hardest from the fan base because of how rocky things were in…
August 27
Over here in France we get the craziest dialogue from the supposedly bilingual in- house translators...but lucklily for us they cannot get someone from around the office to do the voice...unlLESS of COUSE dey are looking just for an e-VIL french sou…
August 27
Why ask a question when you've already answered it? :) You should totally post this on your blog! (Oh, wait... you already did.) It was the end of last year when I first saw the youtube video you linked, and all the examples came from http://audioa…
August 27
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…
August 27
Just from experience in having worked for Microsoft, usually what the industry will do is if it is not a big name they are using for the recording, they try to saave money by just using whomever they can find around the office. As the technology in…
August 26
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…
August 26
I would love to be the voice of a villain in a video game, I have a big deep voice, perfect for the over the top evil laughter. heh!
August 26
[VIDEO] Some thoughts on preparing for a voicematch audition: http://bit.ly/aNDJHs
August 25

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At 2:50pm on August 28, 2010, Sonya Cerdan said…
Hey Kevin. Thank you for adding me as a friend! I just joined your Voice Acting for Video Games group and am looking forward to the discussions!
At 11:14am on August 23, 2010, British Bells said…
Hi Kev! Thanks for adding me! www.Britishbells.blogspot.com
At 6:50am on August 23, 2010, Marinda Botha said…
Hi Kevin

Thanks for adding me as a friend. I am brand new to the site. I'm a South African VO artist, spend 8 years in London but now back in sunny SA. Hope you are having a good morning.

Marinda
At 4:45pm on August 22, 2010, Traci Odom said…
Hey Kevin,
I'm so glad to get your friend request. I'm excited to be your friend! Have an awesome day!
At 7:06am on August 22, 2010, Safi said…
Heya Kevin, thanks for the add and for the Birthday wishes!! :O)
At 3:40pm on August 21, 2010, Steve Summers said…
Kevin thanks for add!! Great to have good connections between Dallas & LA.
At 2:56pm on August 21, 2010, Becky Howard said…
Hi Kevin!
Thank you for being a friend~
At 5:45pm on August 20, 2010, Steven Lowell said…
Hey Kevin! Thanks for the add! I enjoy reading your insights!
At 3:09pm on August 20, 2010, Bob Cady said…
Thanks, Kevin! Excited to grow as part of the group!
At 1:46pm on August 20, 2010, MY VO COACH said…
Hi Kevin,

thanks for the add! I appreciate your input, postings, interviews, etc... thanks for inspiring us all to work smarter, not harder at this thing we all love.

Cheers,
David

Profile Information

I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N)
Voice Actor, Creative Director, Voiceover Coach
HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE
I have worked as a VO Artist since 1995. I teach workshops and produce demos. Please see my website for info & clips from my work!
RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (3 roles)
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (Captain Marvel)
Dracula: Origin (Van Helsing)
Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot)
Kingdom Hearts II (Tournament Announcer)
Disney on Ice (voicematch for Edna Mode)
Chicken Little: Ace in Action (Space Goosey Lucy)
Girls & Sports Interstitials for Fox Sports Net
LeapFrog Tag - The Cat in the Hat (Fish)
Halo Interactive Strategy Game (Prophet of Candor)

Plus countless radio & television commercials for many fine quality products!
LANGUAGES
English - most of the time
VOICE DESCRIPTION
Fun, exciting, energetic, sexy, smooth, wacky, zany, animated, newscaster, young, promo-guy, movie-trailer-guy, eccentric, odd, unusual, textured, gravelly, gruff, mean, nasty, horrible, terrible, awful, nice, sweet . . . Oh wait, you wanted a description of my *voice*!
DIALECTS, Character voices and vocal impressions
I can learn any dialect in a matter of moments.
VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM
Senior Male, Middle Age Male, Young Adult Male, Teenage Boy, Child Male
AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD
FTP, AIF, MP3, WAV
WEBSITE
http://www.kevindelaney.net

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Kevin Delaney

Why Do So Many Video Games Have Such Bad Voice Acting?

A friend sent me this YouTube video — "The 50 Worst Moments in Video Game Voice Acting":




Is this supposed to be funny? Watching the clips, I felt gripped with terror that at any moment I'd be hearing one of my own performances.

Mercifully, I didn't make the cut. But it got me thinking about a question I'm often asked. It's not the nicest thing to say to a voice actor, particularly one who does video game VO frequently. But it's a legitimate question, and it… Continue

Posted on August 2, 2010 at 12:41pm —

Kevin Delaney

Are Alibis Standing in the Way of Your Success?

A great little book I own, Sales: Brief Lessons and Inspiring Stories by Jim Williamson includes an amusing “Alibi Chart for Salespeople.”

These are the reasons salespeople give year-round for why they’re not able to make sales:

JanuaryNeed time to recover from the holidays.
FebruaryMyContinue

Posted on July 25, 2010 at 3:31pm —

Kevin Delaney

How to Become a Semi-Celebrity (and Use It as Your Springboard to Global Domination)


Attaining full-blown celebrity status is a rare and awesome thing. The person with millions of adoring fans enjoys a range of possibility and opportunity unfathomable to the anonymous commoner on the street.

International superstardom should head the list of everyone’s long-range career goa… Continue

Posted on September 25, 2009 at 10:45pm —

Kevin Delaney

New Blog: "The Wealthy Bohemian"



I've started a blog about success, prosperity and happiness — The Wealthy Bohemian.

Here's a sampling from the first post:

"Most of the trappings typically associated with 'wealth' leave me cold. Keep your tacky artContinue

Posted on September 10, 2009 at 11:42pm —

Kevin Delaney

The Levelator — Free Program Helps Make Your VO Recordings Sound Better


If you aren't "Levelating" your spoken recordings, odds are they don't sound as good as they could.

The Levelator is a free, downloadable program for Mac & PC that enhances spoken-word audio. I'm not an engineer, so I can't tell you exactly all the things that it does, but its basic function is to m… Continue

Posted on August 30, 2009 at 1:45pm — 2 Comments

 
 
 

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