Voice over profile of Paul Strikwerda

Voice gender

male

Voice age

Teenager, Young adult, Adult, Senior

Voice pitch

Tenor

Mother tongue(s)

Dutch, English (neutral, Mid Atlantic)

Languages

Dutch, English (neutral, Mid Atlantic), French, German

Voice usage

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

Own studio

Microphone(s): MXL VO: 1-A Studio Condenser Microphone Computer: Dell Inspirion 1525 Software: Sony Soundforge 9 Equipment: CEntrance MicPort Pro

Delivery as ...

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

Voice description

• voice actor, writer, translator
• recording in English, Dutch (native speaker) and German from home studio
• most in-demand accent: “Neutral” or “European” English
• specialty: intelligent international narration
• impressive clients: Novartis, Deloitte, Plantronics, Farmers Life and many more
• expert-contributor to Internet Voice Coach & the International Freelancers Academy
• author of “Building a Vocal Booth on a Budget“
• favorite quote: “Your voice is like velcro. Whatever you say sticks.”
Specialties

Dutch voiceover, voix off neerlandais, locutor holandés, Holländischer Profisprecher, Locução Holandês, native Dutch speaker

Training

Dutch Media Academy, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Dutch National Radio and Television
Radio Netherlands International

References

"We got an incredible amount of applicants - seriously some wonderful voices - but the screenwriter and I were simply captivated by your audition. We can't stop listening to it, which means it's a great fit."
Ryan Thompson, Producer/Director/Cinematographer

"Paul nailed the reading. He found the right balance of enthusiasm and subtlety - no second takes were needed."
Filmmaker Mustafa Sakarya

"His delivery is almost always spot on. Paul is one of the few people in this business that actually make my job EASIER."
Dave MacNeill, Producer/Project Manager, Audiobrite

"All you other Europeans, you're just pale imitations of Paul Strikwerda, who's agile enough to do English with a Dutch accent, but also to do English with an English accent, during which he sounds a little like... John Cleese."
Briane Pagel, The Best of Everything Blog

Misc/Specials

From my professional home studio located on the East Coast of the USA, I serve clients on all continents.

Dutch voiceover, voix off neerlandais, locutor holandés, Holländischer Profisprecher, Locução Holandês, native Dutch speaker

Paul's private homepage

www.nethervoice.com