Voice Description

English (Southern UK)

Warm, friendly and conversational, authoritative or smooth and sexy

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - British

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• British Equity

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Woking, Surrey, UK, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

none

My Voice Experience

I am a newsreader for Europe's biggest station, BBC Radio 2.

I have also been a television continuity announcer for Granda PLUS and I can also be heard doing radio continuity for the World Radio Network.

I have recorded voiceovers for television commercials on Euronews and Channel TV

I have voiced voiceovers for radio commericals for: Classic FM, BRMB, Premier Christian Radio, Wave 105, Saga 105.7, Real Radio, Pirate FM, Swan FM, Dee106.3, Invicta FM, BCRfm, Holiday FM, Central FM and many more.

I have recorded voiceovers for corporate and training videos for: Canon, Fiat, PC World, Eli Lilly, International Maritime Organisation, Reuters, Valuation Office Agency, Parex Bank, Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Co-op.

Message on hold and IVR clients include: Mercedes Benz, Kwikfit, e2save, Setanta, Toni and Guy, Thatcham, Corus, Infotel, Vans Direct and many, many more!

and dozens of shopping centre announcements and websites too!

My Training

I have a post-graduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Highbury College near Portsmouth.

My skills have since been honed during 20 years in the radio industry as a technical operator, reporter, journalist and both producer and presenter of music shows and all-speech programmes for both commercial radio and the BBC, before moving into voiceovers.

"We love using Ricky as our voice over artist. His wonderful voice adds professionalism, authority and style to our videos, and what's more, Ricky is a real pleasure to work with. His super speedy turnaround times and flexibility when dealing with last minute script changes are very much appreciated. We'll certainly continue to use Ricky whenever we need a male voice. (Shame he can't do a female's voice too!)"

Emma, Twofish (no relation to BigFish)


"We found Ricky to be friendly yet professional and very co-operative. He has the ability to breathe life in to any voiceover script and make even the most complicated of technical scripts easy to understand.'"

Charlie Banks, Flame Digital


"We are always pleased when a client chooses Ricky's voice because we know he'll do a great job for us. A true pro who knows what's required from a script and delivers every time."

Ted May, Sound on Hold


"I have used Ricky's voice exclusively to deliver our revolutionary e-learning package for doctors. His warm and familiar style has been a key factor in our company's success. His rapid turn around time and willingness to go that extra mile has taken a huge headache away from me. I know that he will always produce a quality product."

Dr. Nalin Wickramasuriya, medical interview briefings


"BigFish Media has been a great source of quality voice overs for a number of our blue chip clients. The quality and turn around times are second to none."

Chris Savage, Media Station


"Adding Ricky's authoritative but friendly and clear voice (to a multimedia production) smoothes the viewer's journey through the presentation. His quality of production, turn around time and flexibility makes Ricky 'a good bloke' to deal with! And our clients love the final results."

Marksman International

My Studio Equipment

Codec: Audio TX Communicator
Microphone: Audio Technica AT4033
Sound Card: Marc 2 PCI
Mixer: Powerplay Pro
Headphone and mic pre-amp: Audio Buddy
Editing Software: Adobe Audition
Headphones: Beyer Dynamic DT100's
CDR: Memorex

Additional Skills

Fast turnaround from my ISDN-equipped home studio near London, UK.

I am a nice friendly guy to work with

Oh and I can read the news quite well : I have also read the news on BBC Radio 5, TalkSPORT, Virgin Radio, BBC Radio Solent, Ocean Sound and Power FM.

I have also presented music programmes on Ocean FM, GWR and South Coast Radio and speech programmes on BBC Radio Solent and LBC.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers

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