What’s New With GEORGE WASHINGTON III Spring 2021 is part of a series in which MVO: The Voice-Over Guys checks-in with one of our male voiceover talents to learn more about a recent media project he has voiced. Here’s what George shared with us.
1. You mentioned a really cool voiceover project in your recent MVO: The Voiceover Guys update. Can you talk about who the project was for and where it was heard or seen?
Absolutely! I was asked to be the voice of a Playstation 5 as a slacker/gamer guy for the NBC late night television show “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” working directly with producers for the show for NBC Universal. It was broadcast on February 15th, and is still on Lilly Singh’s YouTube channel.
2. What made the media production’s content interesting from your perspective?
Bottom line, it was funny! Giving an inanimate object a personality is always fun, and in this instance, because we were portraying the PS5 as a slacker that still looked up to his “dad,” the PS4, it was personally hysterical, as I am a PS4 owner. The fact that it was for a nationally televised show was a plus.
3. As the voice talent in the media project, were there any technical or performance challenges during this voiceover recording session?
Technically, this was not difficult as I was recording from my home studio. It was the undirected part of it that made it challenging. Because of the pace of late night television production, even though my part wasn’t going to air for days, there was no time for anyone from the show to dial in and listen. So we went back and forth with takes a couple of times before we hit the mark. At one point, I had left the house in the evening, but had to rush back to get a couple of pickups. Definitely worth it in the end.
4. Is there anything else you would like us to know about this voiceover project?
Just that working with the team at NBC Universal and A Little Late with Lilly Singh was fantastic, and were able to answer my questions about the copy and the takes quickly despite being very busy in California and out 3 hour time difference. I’m definitely looking forward to working with them again in the future.
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 with my daughters Grace, Naomi and Ella, and my son Jordan.