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BRAD VENABLE is having a birthday today!

Happy Birthday Brad from all your friends and male voice-over peers at MVO: The Voice-Over Guys!

ABOUT BRAD VENABLE

He was once described as “holding down the XY…both generations…and chromosomes.” Brad smiled at the appropriately geeky compliment.

Brad talks for a living. Incessantly.

You’ve probably heard Brad’s voice at least twice in your life and never even knew it, because Brad’s voice is heard on everything attached to a speaker. One day, you may be near Brad, and then you’ll hear him even without a speaker.

Somewhere in the world, he’s probably talking right now, and that’s oddly comforting. He could be talking somewhere, and yet could be sleeping at the same time. *mimes ‘mind blown’*

What Will Rogers said about liking the weather in Oklahoma could apply to someone who said they’ve never heard Brad’s voice: “Just wait.”

Computer tech, comic book collector, pop culture nerd, and avid gamer, Brad covers about every sub-culture cliché known to man, and can still sound like the don’t-dare-call-him-coolest hipster to ever wear clothes ironically. Now that’s irony for you.

Brad lives most of his life in a box, yet was not actually the inspiration for the Alice in Chains song. That was a point that needed clarifying.

Brad loves what he does, and does what he loves, with his beautiful wife Katie always by his side. Except when she’s at work. Then she’s not quite by his side.

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DAN FRIEDMAN is having a birthday today!

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ABOUT DAN FRIEDMAN

Dan lives in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, NC and is a husband and father of 2 boys. He attended five universities and had three majors before being introduced to audio engineering in 1994. Realizing his career dream, he ended his educational journey at The Recording Workshop in Chillicothe, Ohio finishing among the top 5 in his class.

With over a decade in the voiceover industry, he has produced, directed or provided his voice to thousands of audio productions.

In 2010 he published SOUND ADVICE- Voiceover From An Audio Engineer’s Perspective. A first of its kind in the industry, the book covers audio engineering and studio session etiquette as it relates directly to voiceover talent. He continues to write a popular blog at his website: SOUND4VO.com. His ability to simplify often complex recording and audio concepts is unmatched in the voiceover industry.

Dan was chosen to be among the top 10 “Most Influential Voice-Over Writers in 2011” in a Voice123 online survey. He is a home studio coach with Voicebank and Edge Studios and is also a voiceover teacher and coach for the Screen Artists Co-op in Asheville, NC.

Dan’s Sound4VO studio is fully-equipped to provide audio recording, editing, mixing and full-production for radio, television, web, e-learning and corporate presentations. Other services include voiceover, copy-editing, talent direction, talent training and coaching. With a broad selection of microphones, multiple pairs of studio monitors, custom acoustic treatment, phone patch and based around the world famous Universal Audio Apollo Interface, Sound4VO studios offers the very best in professional audio production and sound.

Dan Friedman is an accomplished engineer, producer, director and author. He is also a successful voiceover talent and has been heard on hundreds of local and regional television and radio campaigns as well as many corporate narrations. He has been the national voice for Moe’s Southwest Grill, Crowne Plaza Hotels and Hulu Plus. Other recent clients include: WalMart, Hardees, IBM, McDonald’s and many more.

From blue-collar to red carpet. Hip, edgy and energetic. Laid-back, cool and conversational. Dan Friedman has a sound and style that delivers.

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JOHNNY GEORGE is having a birthday today!

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ABOUT JOHNNY GEORGE

Client-driven and recommended, Johnny brings a unique style and sound to imaging brands of all multimedia applications.

Johnny has been a Voice Actor as well as Creative Services Director for over 35 years serving national and international clients.

Specializing in Explainer Videos as well as Broadcast Commercials and Videogame/Toy Character development, producers seek out Johnny for this tenor’s natural, real and timeless sound.

He is a creative voice actor for broadcast radio/TV commercials, narrations, industrial, messages-on-hold/IVR prompts/telephony, toys, video games, character development, in-store advertising, website audio, presentations, trade shows, conferences, documentaries, eLearning, Podcast and other multi-media applications.

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ROWELL GORMON is having a birthday today!

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ABOUT ROWELL GORMON

Rowell (conveniently rhymes with “role”) Gormon is a full-time professional voiceover talent. He provides commercial voices (for TV, radio & web), narration voices and of course, character voices.

Known to many as the “Man of 999 1/2 Voices”, Rowell is equally at home doing a relaxed guy-next-door read in one session, then a convincing businessman or senior citizen in the next, shifting to laid-back storyteller, to a toy robot, to a stuffy butler, or an animated light bulb…all before lunch.

Rowell provides full audio editing and production too! Rowell works from his ISDN-equipped studio, making his clients’ lives a lot easier as “Mr. Warm and Friendly Voice…with Character”.

Rowell is also available for quick turnaround voiceover projects like e-learning, documentary narration, animation, explainer videos as well as audiobooks.

Rowell notes:

I’ve been lucky enough to realize nearly all of my career goals to some extent:

* on-air Radio personality
* creative writer/voice talent, using imaginative techniques of Radio’s Golden Age in commercials like my idol, Stan Freberg, National ADDY Award
* puppeteer/co-host on a daily TV kid show (“Time for Uncle Paul” / WRAL TV5)
* met another career idol: Mel Blanc in 1982
* made transition to full-time freelance voice work from own audio studio
* worked on two motion pictures with Jim Henson’s Muppets as a guest muppeteer
* repeatedly recognized by my peers for excellent work and being fun to work with

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GEORGE WASHINGTON III is having a birthday today!

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ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON III

In 2003, I began voicing with a trip to a local recording studio to do some narration bits for a First Union National Bank industrial. The gig stirred my imagination, and I began the research and practice to make my first demos. Working with sources both local and national, new opportunities came over time, and I started working on projects as small as phone messaging to as large as national ad campaigns.

Since that time, I have provided voice over services in documentaries, video games, radio and television commercials, in store announcements, marketing on hold, websites and web ads, virtually every aspect of the voice-over industry. My voice has represented companies like McDonalds, Courtyard by Marriott, Whole Foods, Big Lots, Time Warner Cable, and Lowe’s Home Improvement. My home studio is giving me the opportunity to build on my voicing successes, and I am looking to keep growing with new clients and outlets for years to come.

I have called Charlotte home since 1998, and my big, blended family includes my wife Katherine, my daughters Grace, Naomi and Ella, and my sons Jordan, Logan and Sean. Let’s not forget the dogs Wallace and Nilla, and the cat Gandalf.

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CHUCK DAVIS is having a birthday today!

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ABOUT CHUCK DAVIS

Chuck is a real, straight ahead performer with a wry edge, a wink if you will. No announcers here….unless you really want one. In that case he’ll hold a quick séance and channel one for you. Chuck came to voice-over acting by way of music, He’s been a professional musician for most of his life and a major market radio Creative Director. Chucks career so far has led him to perform for national TV campaigns for the likes of Osteo Bi-Flex, WORX Air, Cricket Wireless, The US Dept of Homeland Security, Hasbro and Playskool, He’s the ongoing regional voice for scores of clients including The Central Florida Chevy Dealers, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Trump Resorts and many more.

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DAN HURST is having a birthday today!

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ABOUT DAN HURST
Dan -daniel eduardo- Hurst was raised in Honduras, the son of missionary parents. He grew up speaking Spanish AND English equally. That’s one of the things that makes his talent so unique. He’s fluent and natural in both languages. A rare combination!

Dan has extensive experience in bilingual voiceovers, including such national and international clients as Volkswagon, T-Mobile, Telemundo, Pizza Hut, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Océ. Dan’s production studio is just outside of Kansas City. He offers fast turnaround on any format by FTP, or ISDN, and now ipDTL – ISDN quality online (completely free to Dan’s clients).

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JAMES CLAMP is having a birthday today!

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ABOUT JAMES CLAMP

James Clamp is an Award Winning young British Voice Over Actor originally from London, England. He collected his first Earphone Award in January 2011

Based in New York, he works from his fully equipped professional ISDN and Source Connect capable studio specializing in Commercials, Promo’s, Corporate Videos, Audiobooks, eLearning Modules and Training Narrations.

He’s proficient at many accents including RP, Cockney, Northern English, Australian, Scottish, South African, French and Russian. Please feel free to phone or email with any questions, or to request a proposal.

Here are some client reviews of James Clamp’s voiceover work:

“This was our first recording with James. Perfect on the first try! We will surely work with him again.”

“James did a fantastic job on our recent Voice Over project. He completed each phase with speed and professionalism and I would highly recommend using James on your next project. Our client was more than pleased and in fact had no edits or comments on his first take.”

“James is very professional and attentive to my client’s needs.”

“Great work and amazing punctuality. We will be happy to work again with James anytime.”

“James was extremely helpful, understanding, and timely. I would certainly recommend him for future work!”

“James helps listeners negotiate waves of turbulent emotions and shifts from past to present, place to place, and viewpoint to viewpoint.”

“Clamp engages listeners through his subtle British accent, which conveys powerful emotions.”

“Clamp’s narration is evocative, responsive to the emotional nuances of the story, and wonderfully flexible…..Lightness and depth, sorrow and joy are beautifully captured.”

“Excellent to work with, also very fast and professional.”

“Great voice, speedy service A++”

“Brilliant – very clear and articulate, great pronunciation for small children, quick turnaround. Great job, thanks!”

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BRUCE MILES is having a birthday today!

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ABOUT BRUCE MILES

Bruce has been an actor for over 40 years in Television, Film, Radio, Theater and now behind the mic in his own studio in Portlandia. He’s a credible Storyteller for things fanciful to technical. While he is not a Zoo, he has played almost every Animal you can imagine, for adults as well as kids. As a life-long performing Actor, he brings Characters and normal people to life.

Bruce also relishes the Technical read, easily handling complex Medical and Scientific copy. He’s a persuader too, recording hundreds of Political commercials each election year and many more in between. His national work this past year includes voiceovers for Wheat Thins, a series of Target Christmas commercials, and Mary Brown’s Famous Chicken and Taters, big you know in Canada, eh?

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PETER K. O’CONNELL is having a birthday today!

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ABOUT PETER K. O’CONNELL

Before Madonna sang about her virginity, when making a phone call from the road meant plunking twenty five cents into a phone booth and back when getting “on-line” meant waiting to check-out at the grocery store, PETER K. O’CONNELL began his career as a male voiceover talent, live announcer and popular emcee.

As America’s friendly, neighborhood voice-over talent, Peter’s amazingly versatile vocal talent allows him to share many voice acting styles with his clients, who range from Fortune 500 Companies to companies who think $500 is a fortune. From his conversational everyman voice to his hard sell straight announcer performances, Peter’s natural voice over abilities are favored by clients for commercials, narrations, e-learning, documentary, TV promo, radio imaging and live announcing.

A natural born storyteller and an award-winning voice talent, some of Peter’s professional voice-over credits include productions for General Electric, Kraft Foods, PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), Shell Oil, Pitney Bowes, U.S. Army, Starz Cable Channel, Bacardi, SunSetter Awnings, Deloitte, Time Warner Cable, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), New Jersey Tourism, First Financial Bank, N.A., Western Union, BlueCross Blue Shield, Darien Lake Theme Park, J. Walter Thompson Advertising, Cleveland Browns of the National Football League, Harlequin Enterprises and Pathmark Supermarkets.

Peter K. O’Connell’s voice-over recordings have been heard globally including London, England; Seoul, Korea; the Caribbean; Sydney, Australia; Toronto, Canada; Delhi, India and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nationally across the United States, Peter’s voice has been heard in all major markets including but not limited to New York City; Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dallas, Texas; Dayton, Ohio and Buffalo, New York.

OK you’re right, if you’re scoring at home, Dayton, Ohio and Buffalo, New York aren’t really major markets but he has spent so much time there, Peter felt they deserved a shout-out. A native of Buffalo, NY, Peter grew up in the Nickel City – he even worked in radio there at WLVL, for, like a week. He truly developed his broadcasting and voice-over skills in Dayton at WVUD-FM as a top rated disc jockey and then as a commercial producer for the station.

Peter produces his voice projects through his audio production company, audio’connell Voice Over Talent which is a division of O’Connell Communications, LLC. In addition to Peter’s voice over work, which represents a majority of the company’s production schedule, audio’connell also provides casting services for clients looking for professional female voiceover and audio production services for national and international clients. The voice over needs of foreign language clients are served through another O’Connell-owned company, International Voice Talents.

Peter has also written an e-book entitled The Voice Over Entrance Exam. The book examines the business and performance realities of becoming a voice-over talent and maintaining a career among a spirited field of established voiceover professionals. Sometimes, when he’s feeling very “authory”, Peter wears an ascot around his house – it’s very obnoxious.

After years of giving away his hard earned knowledge about everything voice over, Peter decided he should be getting PAID for it so he started audio’connell’s Voice Over Workshop. In private one-on-one voiceover sessions in his studio or via Skype or Google Hangouts, Peter teaches new and experienced voice talents what he’s learned after 30+ years in the voice over business and critical stuff voice actors need to know to get paid voice jobs.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio and Television Communication from the University of Dayton (OH) – no one is quite sure how – nonetheless the official diploma can be found somewhere in his Cary, North Carolina home (just outside of Raleigh, North Carolina) where he lives with his wife and children.

Thank you for reading all the way to this point in Peter’s biography but now you really need to get away from the screen and go do something more productive – even basket weaving would have been a better use of your time, as opposed to reading all the way down to here, but thanks anyway.

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