Voice over profile of John de Bono

Voice gender

male

Voice age

Young adult, Adult, Senior

Voice pitch

Bass, Tenor

Mother tongue(s)

English (UK), English (North America)

Languages

English (Australia), English (Ireland), English (neutral, Mid Atlantic), English (North America), English (UK)

Voice usage

Commercials, Audio Ads, Documentaries, E-Learning, Comics, Jingles, Songs, Dubbing, Games, Presentations, Podcasts/Internet, Moderator (on), Telephone systems

Own studio

Microphone(s): AKG, Beyer, SE, Sennheiser, Shure Computer: Dell 64 bit dual processor PC Software: Adobe Audition + VST FX plugins Equipment: Korg digital multitrack + extensive outboard FX

Delivery as ...

MP3, WAVE, AIFF, CD (Overnight), FTP

Voice description

A top Brit voice ! Warm and authoritative BBC style. Modern funky. Friendly and versatile. Many accents and sound-alikes. An expert at difficult scripts. Regular Sean Connery, Benedict Cumerbatch sound-alike and many other famous voices. Also a music composer. Gold and silver discs in over 20 years' industry experience.

POPULAR IN GERMANY: OBERSTE BRITISCHE STIMME UND KOMPONIST –KRAFTVOLLE, SONORE, LEBENDIGE, WARME, HIP, HUMORVOLL, ECHTE-BBC, VIELE AKZENTE.

MEIN SPRECHERPROFIL: OFF, ON, NEWS, DOKUMENTATION, WERBUNG, FUNKSPOT, COMMERCIAL, IMAGEFILM, MULTIMEDIA, WEB-TV, INTERNET-TV, PC-GAMES, COMPUTERSPIELE, JINGLES, TRAILER, PODCAST, AUDIOGUIDES, HÖRBUCH, HÖRSPIEL, SCHAUSPIEL, SPRECHKUNST, LESUNG, REZITATION, MODERATION

Good for upper-class, classic British English, international English, hard sell commercials, sales tapes, master of ceremonies (host, voice of God), documentary narration, sound-alikes.

Recognisable voice over talent for Commercials, Audio Ads, Documentaries, Dubbing, E-Learning, Comic, Jingles, Songs, Dubbing, Games, Presentations, Podcasts, Telephone systems, Web.

Music for commercials and narration also composed and recorded.

Long experience and multi-cultural background keep him in demand all over the world - USA, Europe, Latin America, Far East with broadcasters and major corporations.

Fast turnaround a speciality.

Training

Over 20 years in broadcast in UK, USA, Latin America, Australia as presenter, producer, director, voice. So you are in very safe and experienced hands !

References

"A real professional - and easy to work with."
(Gloria Abramoff, BBC)

"An eloquent voice, who narrated the documentary with authority and grace."
(Alan Hirsch, Hollywood producer)

"Saved us, on more than one occasion..."
(Jane Larner, ITV)

"Very professional and very fast"
(Jerry Fielder, Chairman Winkreative London & Switzerland)

"Unusually painless and a pleasure to work with."
(Richard Porter, Classic FM/Global Radio)

"A consummate pro."
(Porsche GB)

Misc/Specials

Sean Connery, Benedict Cumerbatch, Barack Obama, Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, John Cleese, Patrick (Star Trek) Stewart, Little Britain etc. sound-alikes. Many foreign accents. Music composer and producer.

John's private homepage

www.johndebono.co.uk