My smooth, rich, resonant baritone and natural BBC English accent make me particularly suitable for period drama roles, and the hint of grit and gravel I can add when required has won me a lot of work as romantic leads; Mr. Darcy types. I started my voiceover career as an audiobook narrator, and continue that work today. In my narrating, storytelling voice, can hold a listener's interest and attention for hours at a time, and as the sole performer, have a well-developed and well-practiced cast of character voices that actually sound like people, not just performances.
I also excel in the commercial world at reads requiring gravitas, confidence, and an air of authority. My calm, deep voice lends weight to non-fiction and factual or training information, and I read information as though I know what it means, and believe in its importance; I don't just 'get through it' with the same rising, falling cadence like the traditional old-style announcer. This real connection with the text and its meaning and intention helps my audience learn and remember what I tell them.
My education (BA in English Literature) also makes me suitable for more poetic-style readings and advertisements, with the gravel in my voice and my control of rhythm and pacing good at conjuring a feeling of wistful, elegiac gravity and a sense of the epic and sublime. Tragic heroes, wicked tyrants, the voice of ancient prophecy. That kind of thing.
Formazione
Craig van Ness - Audiobook Narrating and Business (05/08/2020)
Sean Pratt - Non-Fiction Narrator Training (09/07/2020 - ongoing)
Foxton School of Music - Singing and Vocal Coaching (03/02/2020 - ongoing)
Nic Redman - 1 to 1 Accent Workshop (Dublin Irish) (16/08/2020)
Karen White - Vocal exercises and strategies for performance (28/04/2020)
Don Baarns - 'Expert Ears' and iZotope 7 session (20/04/2020)
Matinée Voice Agency - Introduction to Voiceover (29/07/2019)
University of de Montfort, Leicester - MSc Economics and International Relations (Distinction, 2018/19)
Babcock International - 'Presenting at the Executive Level' training course (2017)
University of Exeter - BA (Hons) English Literature (1st Class)
High School - AS and A-Level Theatre Studies (UK). A grades. (2006/07)
Esperienza
Awards
Nominated and awarded 2nd place at the InD'Tale Magazine Rone Awards, "Best Narration (All-Genres) 2021" ('Earl of Darby' by Aubrey Wynne).
Played Edwin in GuraShop's 'Rinlo' VR game, winner of the Raindance Festival's 'Best Debut' in the Immersive game experience, 2020.
Experience
28 audiobooks completed (ACX, Findaway Voices) on sale on Audible and other platforms.
Various roles in audio drama (e.g. Beyond the Dark Productions, Harlan Greenborough series) and indie video game development (Sound Mind Games, GuraShop). Political and documentary film narration (VeenPool Media, UK; Centre for Independent Documentary (CID), Boston, MS).
Peculiarità
Mixing/Editing/Technical
I can do all vocal mastering and mixing if required (or else produce raw files with low room tone; -70db RMS noise floor or lower).
Music
I have some experience of musical composition and scoring using electronic music production tools and sample libraries (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkhihfqRQN9mpL2017FZ0hA). I play the banjo, the guitar, and the bodhrán (traditional Irish drum).
SFX
I have access to the Storyblocks SFX and royalty-free music library and can integrate SFX and music if required.