I’m Anglo/American, born in England, raised in the U.S. with a neutral accent that can be pushed to either side of the Atlantic.
My aim is to bring your script to life by delivering it in a way that's authentic, convincing and human.
I've been working at it for many years and believe it's what you'll hear in my demos.
I live in the Philippines, which is 6/7 hours ahead of Europe and 12/13 hours ahead of New York. More often than not the time difference is an advantage, hardly ever an issue.
I have a professional home recording set up and happy to take direction via Zoom, Skype, whatever.
Training
I was first a copywriter/director and learned voice-acting over the years by directing hundreds of professional actors in Washington, New York, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Brussels, Manila.
I to how they worked and became characters.
Learned about pacing, rhythm, inflection, breathing and accents.
The importance of listening.
Experience
COMMERCIALS: Asahi Super Dry Beer; Snickers; Shell, Nissan, McDonalds, ITV “Invasion Iowa” and “Axmen;”
MOVIES, DOCUMENTARIES and CORPORATE: Terry Gilliam's "The Zero Theorem"; Terry Jones's "Boom Bust Boom"; Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
The Ramon Magsaysay Foundation, Alamo Productions, GW Carver etc.
AUDIO BOOK: “The 7 Secrets of Creative Radio Advertising”
Specials
Please visit http://hertzradio.com/ which is fun: or read some of the following unashamed bragging:
Copywriter: Radio, TV, Online Video presentations, and articles. I’ve worked both in agencies - as copywriter CD/ECD in NYC, Tokyo, Brussels and UK, plus 25+ years in my own specialist audio companies.
Audio Director/Producer: Produced audio projects for agencies and direct clients in Australia, Belgium, China, Dubai, Ghana, Japan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, Sri-Lanka, U.K. and U.S.
Awards: D&AD Black, Yellow and Wood Pencils, Cannes Lions Gold, Silver & Bronze, AdFest, Spikes, Clios, NY Festivals, LIAA.
Cannes Lions Jury member 2005, 2010, President 2014.
Personal: I’m a UK/US dual national, speak both languages fluently, plus pretty competent French, rather rusty Japanese and emerging Tagalog.