Voice artists come in all shapes and sizes. Some like to avoid directed sessions and prefer self-records. Typical turnaround time and availability can vary from a few hours to a couple of days.
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Main details

Enquiry/booking email address

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Primary enquiry/booking telephone number

Optional secondary telephone number

Booking options

You can be booked direct

You can be booked via Voiceovers Ltd.

How would you describe your main playing age?
(you can select up to 2 checkboxes if needed).

If you need more than 2 checkboxes then please email us, attaching audio example(s) of the additional age(s) you can authentically voice which are outside your standard age range.

Child

Teenage

Young adult

Youthful twenties, thirties

Thirties/forties

Mature adult

Senior

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Visitors during unsociable hours (outside of 7am-7pm UK time weekdays) cannot see your telephone number(s). They contact you via your online form or email.

Your personal contact information is always hidden, all enquiries via your online form.

Directed sessions

Your normal working hours (when you take enquiries & perform sessions) (UK time)

Day

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Your normal availability for directed sessions (link-ups)

"Radio producer's dream": You're normally available at short notice (within a few hours) for directed sessions.

"Busy bee": You can offer directed sessions but normally need to be booked at least 24 hours in advance.

"The self-recorder": You're not normally available for directed sessions.

If you use an online diary/booking system, put the website address here:

IP session capability
(at least one successul session has been made)

Source-Nexus

ipDTL

Cleanfeed

Other

I record a safety copy in case of internet glitches

I have a Source-Connect paid subscription

Any other relevant info or preferences

Available patches

Telephone patch

Skype

Skype ID

In-person sessions

Thoughts on in-person sessions

Only if lucrative

Yes actively promote:

Geographic area (e.g. Central London). Please note, this information may be displayed on the search results for all to see.

Self-records

Your view of self-records

Avoid (this will show you as unavailable for self-records)

Actively promote

Your normal turnaround with self-records

"Super fast": You can normally deliver self-records the same working day if booked in the morning, or by midday next working day if booked in the afternoon (e.g. scripts under 5 mins).

"Normal": You can normally deliver self-records in one working day (e.g. scripts under 5 mins).

"Limited": You normally need a few working days to deliver recordings.

Other

Custom samples

Try to avoid

Normally if requested

Yes, actively promote

Special markets you are targeting

You promote yourself as available for radio station sessions at standard rates.

You promote yourself as available on Sunday mornings for Middle Eastern clients (UAE etc.) (Take enquiries and make recordings).

You promote yourself as available weekdays until at least 7pm for American clients. (Take enquiries and make recordings).

You promote yourself as available for short notice (less than 24 hours) in-person sessions in central London.

You promote yourself as an in-person announcer for events (typically evening events/dinners).

John Darvall

Authentic, authoritative, intelligent, warm, rich, powerful or smooth voice, ideal for radio adverts, IVR, narration and E-Learning.

I have my own Broadcast Quality studio, complete with a Neumann TLM 103 microphone.

Over 25 years as a Voice Artist & BBC Radio Broadcaster, together with over 25 years live TV Continuity, including Channel 5, ITV, BFBS and Forces TV

Submit Enquiry

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Your email:

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Your name (optional):

Your company name (optional):

Describe your voiceover requirement. Include how you plan to use your audio and any other details.

Do you have a script? Providing your script (or draft script) now can put your project into context, and speed up getting a costing to you.

Attach your script(s) here. Or paste below.

Example Audio

Corporate Demo

Commercial Demo

Documentary Demo

IVR Demo

E-learning

BBC Radio presenter demo

New

Podcast Host

New

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Other demos

Announcer

Explainer

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Description

"A voice like chocolate'" which is warm, rich, powerful tone that can soothe, smile, command or sell. If required, I can add a hint of 'danger'...

A vocal ranges from authority to comedy to enhance and add real value to your script.

Writer and broadcaster of live continuity for Channel 5, now five, since its launch in 1997, for BFBS Television since 2006, and for Forces TV since its launch in 2016.

Broadcaster on BBC Radio since 2007

Availability

The following availability is estimated based on this artists normal availablity.

Day

Directed (AM)

Directed (PM)

Undirected turnaround

U/D

Thu 18th

Thursday 18th

Good

Fast

Fri 19th

Friday 19th

Good

Fast

Sat 20th

Saturday 20th

Good

Fast

Sun 21st

Sunday 21st

Good

Fast

Mon 22nd

Monday 22nd

Good

Fast

Tue 23rd

Tuesday 23rd

Good

Fast

Wed 24th

Wednesday 24th

Good

Fast

Thu 25th

Thursday 25th

Good

Fast

Fri 26th

Friday 26th

Good

Fast

Sat 27th

Saturday 27th

Good

Fast

Sun 28th

Sunday 28th

Good

Fast

Normal working hours are:
Mon-Fri: from 7am til 8pm
Weekend: from 7am til 5pm

Upcoming out of studio/holiday dates:

From

Type

Booking Information

Client List

BBC UK and World Wide
Lloyds Bank
UBS UK and Worldwide
Amazon
Warner Music
BBC Radio and TV
BFBS Televison
Forces TV
SSVC
Channel 5
Smooth Radio
SAGA
Royal Television Society
Hewlett Packard
Universal

Other Info

Radio Presenter, Network TV Director, Voice Artist with my own home broadcast quality studio with Neumann TLM 103 Mic and Behringer mixer.

Authentic, authoritative, intelligent, warm, rich, powerful or smooth voice, ideal for radio adverts, IVR, narration and E-Learning.

I have my own Broadcast Quality studio, complete with a Neumann TLM 103 microphone.

Over 25 years as a Voice Artist & BBC Radio Broadcaster, together with over 25 years live TV Continuity, including Channel 5, ITV, BFBS and Forces TV