VO for Techstreet Enterprise, a Thompson-Reuters product!

Thomson-Reuters has a service they call "Techstreet Enterprise" which manages standards for business. This is very important if you are in certain fields. And they wanted to communicate the importance, but also how easy to use it is.

 Enter me as the VO! The video was recorded at Edge Studios in NYC, where I've done quite a bit of work over the last year or so.

This is one of the few pieces I've been able to find and post!

  Click here, and then click "View Demo" midway down the page on the right.

  Or you can click here, but it may not play that well...

Surfwatch Analytics VO

It's been a while since I updated! I've been working pretty steadily, but mostly on stuff I can't post, or haven't had access to.

That said, at a recent recording session the client, who had used me before, sent a link to one of the previous videos I'd been a part of.

So here you go! The VO was recorded at Edge Studios in New York, where I've done quite a few sessions.

Go Back to Get Ahead spots

Earlier this summer I was contacted to record the VO for a set of radio ads for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. They have a neat new program called "Go Back to Get Ahead" where they will give 3 free courses at any of CT's 17 schools to qualifying individuals if they go back to school to finish a college degree!

Pretty cool right?

The spots creatively have me as your conscience talking to you about going back to school. As each spot progresses your conscience gets more frustrated that you aren't going yet!

Here they are. Turned out well. Creative and production work was done by gener8tor.


Spot 1 - "Hear" 


Spot 2 - "Away" 


Spot 3 - "Waiting" 

Ever wonder about those web ads?

Did you ever wonder how those ads in your web browser show up? Honestly, most of the time I ignore them. I think I have clicked once though. I remember thinking, "huh, that is actually a relevant ad!" Well, wonder about how they show up no longer. I narrated this video about what happens between your going to a webpage and that page loading in your browser (complete with ads of course). It only takes 200 milliseconds to happen (that's about a quarter of a second!) The video was produced by Jeff Taylor at Elements Post/Televerse Studios in Stamford, CT.

My first infomercial...

This post is sure to get me spammed... but it's work I did and it turned out well, so what the heck!

I recently recorded the VO for an infomercial. I've done commercials, corporate, you name it, but never an infomercial, so that was cool. There was a time limit, but it was longer form than a 30 second ad.

But it gets better. It wasn't an infomercial for a vacuum or fitness program. It was for a supplement. And not just a supplement, but a male testosterone supplement!

The voice they wanted was smooth, aggressive and manly. And I delivered! And they were happy enough that we've recorded another with a slightly different sound to this one. I'll post it as soon as it pops up.

The cool thing about the second infomercial was that they initially said they wanted a much softer, friendlier read. But when the client heard the initial few paragraphs, they said that wasn't what they meant. We recorded a much manlier sound, and they were surprised it was the same actor! A great compliment!

Anyway, here's Promo 1, recorded back in December. Promo 2 was recorded the weekend before the Superbowl, so I'm sure it hasn't hit the airwaves just yet. Keep an eye out!


LJ Ultra from Infomercial.TV, Inc. on Vimeo.

Being Barry White...

Have you ever seen a really big guy who had a really small sounding voice? Or vice versa?

I don't know about you, but I often have a pre-conceived notion of what someone will sound like based on how they look. And it can be funny when they don't look like they sound (or sound like they look!).

I got to be a voice in a radio ad that had some fun with that concept. Beefsteak Rye Bread recorded a radio ad as part of their campaign to reintroduce themselves into the market. And they needed a voice that could be sexy like Barry White, and then become more white and nerdy. And I fit the bill!

Here it is!