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Tonight, an old friend of mine, who has in the last 20 years been in several very major films (alas, only small parts), complained to me about some feedback he had received from a voice-over agent who had heard his […]

Based on a true story, this moving, animated mini movie recounts one British soldier’s experience of an unlikely Christmas celebration in the chaos and darkness of World War I, adding depth to our own celebration of the birth of Christ […]

Matt Lichtenwalter, Founder & CEO of Big Top Games, Inc., wrote to say that they finally launched Mysterium and it reached #4 on the top 10 list of video games. “Thanks for helping us out – your contribution was invaluable.”

Got a very early morning call from Europe the other day, and I struggled out of bed to answer it. Daniel Muilenburg,executive producer at Simpel Media B.V. in Amsterdam was on the line. He had seen my work for David […]

Here’s a fun promo I did for David Joseph Falossi II who wanted a gruff, Jason Stratham-type sound.

Extremely pleased to see the new trailer for I, Frankenstein. The director was pleased, but the real compliment came when I read this incredibly ironic comment on YouTube: eric jabba 3 days ago the voice of bill nightly is awesome […]

Back in June, Dave Marsh of Zojoi sent me an email, “I need me a wizard” for his fantasy game Shadowgate, and he asked if I were interested. In October 2013 we began working together. He wanted three very distinct voices […]

Great working today with director Jessica Kaye on Emma Pass’ novel, ACID. I appreciate Jessica’s willingness to explore several character voices I had in mind, and to make extremely insightful decisions. ACID is an incredibly fast read. I was reminded, almost […]

A few weeks ago I received an email from Janet Stark, producer/director at Penguin Random House, asking me if I would be interested in recording MONEY: THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY by Felix Martin. I was fortunate–very fortunate indeed–to have a masterful director […]

When Teresa Alampur of BookheadEd asked me to read some literary excerpts for her company, I was thrilled. How great to read from The Hobbit, Ulysses, and even the Communist Manifesto! How can I hear what I have recorded? You […]

The first time I met Artt Butler was when he was a receptionist at Sandie Schnarr Talent (now AVO) in 1991 when I  just got signed. It wasn’t long before he was directing talent in the booth (for ten years), […]

Before you decide on a class, ideally you should find a teacher who is also a casting director–someone who can bring you in for an audition. If you choose, as your teacher, an engineer at a big voice-over agency, chances […]

Had a good time working with Robert Adams of Hullabu who wanted three British voices for the tablet game, Hidden Artifact Agency.  

Wow! Recording for ITV Studios America was a blast! Noah Korn, Manager of Development, provided superb direction. I really liked his script, too, not to mention the video. Thank you! I look forward to posting the Sizzle as soon as he sends […]

Just completed voicing a superb little video about networks and their collapse, courtesy of the creative services department of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Here is what they wanted: Description: The voice will be for Martin the Ant who will […]

I was to be the voice of Spock’s teacher in Star Trek. The call time was 10AM in the Marilyn Monroe ADR stage at Fox Studios. Soft bagels, Starbucks coffee, and a myriad of exotic fruit awaited me in the […]

Some years ago I bought a Snowball Blue USB mic and GarageBand software. The idea was to spend some time auditioning from home. I booked a promo for a Norwegian animation video about trout farming. After sending a couple of takes, […]

David Slager of the Dutch television company, Simpel Media, wrote me, “I heard your voice on the Main Titles by From Form on Vimeo.” He wanted me to voice a video for WTC The Hague. Instructions: “The tone of the […]

The delightful Janet Stark of Random House Audio asked me to lend my voice to the debut novel Ostrich by Matt Greene. What an extraordinary woman is Janet. When I first met her I told her of my friend Helga […]

  This looks like it could be a lot of fun. Great cast. Watch the trailer below. From the film: “An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a […]

I started working with Brandon Scott, Executive CMO at Jeunesse, two years ago when he asked me to be the spokesperson of this worldwide leader in advanced skincare and anti-aging technology. He wanted a sophisticated British voice-over for their products, Finiti […]

Mr. Emilton’s Cabinet of Curiosities is shown at the OFF Main Titles festival, Barcelona, Spain. Delighted to have worked with Jurjen Versteeg of From Form, a design studio based in Rotterdam. The team has created something quite magical. Of all the […]

I can’t say enough good about producer Abigail Smith of Mt. Mansfield Media. I am delighted to have worked with her. I found Abby to be remarkably perceptive when it comes to directing. She is always incredibly honest and full of far-reaching […]

Random House hired me to do a voice-over for the promo of The Aftermath by Rhidian Brooks: “the writing of this powerful novel is beautiful, the scene-setting cinematic.” The Sunday Times. Executive producer Janet Stark is understanding, kind, and also […]

Delighted to voice the solar panels in this quirky, national television commercial. Directions: “Imagine you are at the top of a mountain, and you have to deliver the line, ‘And I’m the newest thing there is!’ ” So popular on […]

New York-based EF Sharp booked me to voice the promo of the much anticipated Dead Island Riptide videogame. Kenn Richards set up a conference call with the writer and his staff. There were about seven people listening to me reading, […]

Fiction Media Group, a graphics company that operates out of New York, was looking for a voice-over for Bureau of Trade’s website campaign. They wanted an “aged, strong, raw British voice. Think Mark Strong as the narrator in RockNRolla.” Actually, […]

Good to narrate the audiobook of the classic, historical nonfiction work Gestapo by Edward Crankshaw for Deyan Audio. This was an especially challenging enterprise because there was an average of five German words on each page! Took many hours to master […]

About two years ago, my agent called me to set up an audition at Deyan Audio Services in Tarzana. I was asked to bring a fiction or non-fiction piece to read before Bob Deyan. I chose segments from Oliver Twist […]

In February Bob Deyan sent me an email, inviting me to narrate a chapter from The Lady of Guatemala. I love this book!

Colin Norris of Media Group requested “an old stiff upper class British VO for the intro of our new showreel. It would be in the style of old fashioned radio news reader.” Great working with the new face of media […]

Rockett.net wanted an “animated and believable…fun voice” for a business promo of Cloudingo, a new product for SalesForces CRMs. “Now, there’s an inexpensive and completely cloud-based solution to clean up your data.” Great, also, working with James on an Australian voice-over […]

Brock Gratton of MediaWhale hired my voice-over skills for an animation video about www.Flooved.com, the ultimate place to share, collaborate, and access premium education resources as well as course textbooks.

“You have an audition at Kalmenson and Kalmenson at 11:20 tomorrow morning. Are you available? The job is a national and pays $21,000.” Kalmenson and Kalmenson is one of the top casting agencies in Hollywood, run by a charming husband […]

Health Pack Games, a Canadian-based mobile game development company, wanted an “amusing storyteller” to voice a trailer for a new mobile video game, Monster Stack 3, available on three platforms: Windows Phone, iOS and Android. “Some hunger… is never satisfied. […]

Here’s a collection of out-takes and unused narration from the original “Haunted Mansion”, providing a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of the work of Paul Frees. The voice of Marc Davis can be heard in the background, as he and X. Atencio […]

This funny video got me to thinking about strategies for working on Foreign Voices. Here are 5 tips you might consider: Listen to as many examples of the tongue you intend to mimic Listen to them as much as possible […]

Great working with Mitchell Lyon on this video for Shift Worship! “Sometimes, it’s hard to be thankful.” Especially when you’re the Thanksgiving turkey. This unusual sermon starter uses a light touch to introduce a serious question: How can we be […]

Very pleased, indeed, to have worked on these two commercials. Brilliant quality. Superb imagery. Thanks, Ed!

Had a lot of fun recording three commercials for Gabriel Ferneine in Beirut. Here is one of them. A tribute to bathroom tiles!

Glenn Goa hired me to do various voices for Heroes of Newerth, a video game developed by S2 Games. The first clip is the voice of the Brutus, The Artillerist. Voice style: Deep, British, cocky, thug In the second clip, […]

Mark Eshleman of Reel Bear Media hired me to narrate a Twenty One Pilots show opener. Job Description Attached is a script for a show opening narration for a band from Columbus, OH called Twenty One Pilots. The narrator is […]

Great working with Brian Patience on this unique video game trailer for the E3 event in LA. 
(E3 is a big convention for press and TV, showing new video games.)

 This game is fantasy-based with a variety of magical creatures. […]

One piece of obvious advice for any British-born actor who books a voice over job in the U.S.: make sure you read the copy several times, particularly any key words that you think you can pronounce. I thought “medieval” was […]