What’s New With DAN FRIEDMAN 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 NAME 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?
I am thrilled to be the new imaging voice for X98.5 in Greenville, SC. Radio imaging is some of my favorite voiceover work to perform. What makes this especially “cool” though is Greenville is just down the mountain from me here in Asheville. So on occasion, if I am on the south side of town or certainly when driving south, I can listen to the station over the airwaves. The way nature intended. 🙂
2. As the voice talent in the media project, were there any technical or performance challenges during this voiceover recording session?
Having worked in Rock radio and managing many events and promotions, I know how much a station can mean to listeners … how a station can be an important part of their lives. Radio imaging allows me to visualize what may be going on in that city or town. I want to communicate that the station I am imaging is definitely one of the coolest things happening. Also, that the station, their sponsors/advertisers and events are an exciting, engaging and important part of the community.
HEAR A SAMPLE OF DAN FRIEDMAN’S X-98.5 RADIO IMAGING
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.