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I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N): Voice Actor, Copy Writer, Studio Engineer

HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE: The Bulk of my experience has been with one of the top three Radio Communication Companies in the US of which I am currently employed. Over the course of my career I have produced the following:

Radio - Commercials, PSA's, Imaging, Promos, On Air Personality,
Commercial Parody, Celebrity Impersonations & Character Voices.
TV - Commercials, Announcer, Imaging, Promo & Animation.
Movie - Trailers, Documentary Narration.
Corporate - Presentation, Instructional, Function Announcer & Host
Message On-Hold.

I am a College Graduate with a:
-B.S. in Paramedic Education (USF, FSC)
-A.S. in Recording Engineering (Full Sail)
-A.S. in Broadcasting (RadCon)
-A.A. in General Education (HCC)
-4 years full time VO experience
-10 years Sales & Marketing experience (excellent copywriter ...and I am a closer!)
-2 years experience as a Recording Engineer (The Enterprise, Burbank CA)
-Several years of Improv training. (Acme Theater)
-Voice Training (Ed Wedlick)
-Former Singer/Bass Player (A Band Called Ted)
-Songwriter
-Impressionist
-Comedy Writer
-Copywriter

RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS: Local, Regional & National Clients: Apple iPod, ESPN, Coca-Cola, IBM, Hooters, Applebee's, Beef O'Brady's, Albertson's,Tropicana Orange Juice, Folger's Coffee, Dell Computers, Verizon Wireless, Tampa Bay Rays Baseball, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning

VOICE DESCRIPTION: "The Voice Over Chameleon"

- From Old School Announcer to Smooth Operator, "Guy Next Door" to Character Specialist & Accomplished Mimic. Versatile, Professional ...and takes direction well!

When delivering the "hard sell" I can preform an effective, commanding, "Announcer" type voice, while also capable of a smooth, soothing, deep toned delivery for narration and the "softer sell". By utilizing my natural speaking voice, I can capture the essence of the "guy next door" approach for projects that require a vocal actor.
I can do many impressions both political and celebrity, common and obscure ...but most importantly, I can mimic several well known Voice-Over Artists and Announcers, from Don Pardo-esc to Casey Kasem-ish and dozens in between. My comedic delivery is spot on.

DIALECTS, Character voices and vocal impersonations: Southern (US), New Yorker, Jersey, British, German, Irish, Scottish, French, Yiddish and Hispanic.

LANGUAGES: English·English (North American)·English (British)

WEBSITE: http://www.TheVoiceoverChameleon.com

AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD: FTP, AIF, MP3, WAV

EQUIPMENT: MICS - Neumann U89, Marshall MXL V69 ME COMPUTER - HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment PC with MXL Digital USB Interface RECORDING/EDITING SOFTWARE - Adobe Audition 3.0 MIXDOWN - Sony Pro Components and Speakers ENVIRONMENT - Soundproofed Professional Home Studio

VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM: Senior Male, Middle Age Male, Young Adult Male

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At 4:12pm on March 18, 2009, Jim Lueck said…: Hi Tim.

I enjoyed your impressions. Bill Cosby, Bob and Doug, and Walken are my favorites. Your politicians are good too! Let me know if you have any projects that can use some of my celebrity voices. I am based in Orlando so we might be able to team up on some projects.

Best regards,

Jim Lueck
Celebrity Voice Impressionist
407-412-8298

At 5:49pm on January 14, 2009, Joe Szymanski said…: Happy birthday Tim!

At 12:20am on January 14, 2009, Bob Souer said…: A very Happy Birthday to you, Tim.

Be well,
Bob

At 11:49am on January 13, 2009, Dan Wright said…: Happy Birthday, Tim!

At 1:28pm on January 11, 2009, Jeff McNeal said…: Tim, thank you for the kind and gracious words over my lastest "karVOke". I'm glad that you were entertained and I am humbled by the praise.

Cheers,

Jeff

At 8:04pm on December 7, 2008, Dan Wright said…: Tim,

Thanks for swinging over to my little, virtual pile of pebbles to check it out and sign my guestbook. Likewise, I headed over to VoiceOver Chameleon. I very much dig the three tone design (big fan of both black and red,) Great demos (is that the player from VO universe on your site?) I'm going to want to talk to you about the VO store, as well. If you've got a deal going with Amazon, or whatever. Great site!

Thank you, again,
Daniel

At 12:14pm on November 11, 2008, Linda Bard said…: Hey Tim-
Thanks for the welcome and the invite! Dude! A B.S. in Paramedic Education? You're way too qualified for voiceover! *lol* Good to see your still working for BIG radio. I have a friend who just got his papers from one of them after 14 years there. Hope our paths cross sometime - if you ever need a kick ass female VO talent for a project, give me a holler!
Linda

At 7:09pm on October 26, 2008, Frederick Anthony said…: thank you, Tim!

At 8:57pm on October 14, 2008, DAVID ALDEN said…: Hi Tim,

Just thought I'd respond to your comment on my blog. I appreciate you taking the time to listen to my podcast. As an audio engineer, I'm sure you've worked often with the "beeps", especially if you did any ADR sessions.
In promo they're used to count in the announcer so they'll announce in sync to the picture. Just as in old time film editing, it's all about the sound matching the picture. You'd be surprised how many actors don't know this simple but important technical cue. As to your second inquiry, many times the copy is cut/abbreviated/truncated to accomodate more sot's or sfxs and it's the announcer's job to make it sound like a proper and complete sentence. This is especially true on combo spots (where more than 2 or three shows are being promoted). Hope this info helps and that all is well with you. Take care Tim.

Cheers,

DAVO

At 3:44pm on September 25, 2008, Jordan Reynolds said…: Hey Tim. I found your post on the critique my demo forums. I don't feel that I am qualified to critique a demo for a VO of your caliber :). Your versatility in characters and range are awesome. Quite admirable.