When you hire a voice over artist, you are not just filling a track. You are deciding whether your client’s audience will believe what they hear or tune it out. Most talent cannot solve that problem. The voice sounds fine. The spot falls flat. Nobody in the room can tell you why. Knowing how to hire a voice over artist who actually connects with the right audience is the difference.
I have been doing this since 1995. Commercial, corporate, e-learning, IVR. I record out of a Whisper Room vocal booth on just under six acres in rural Illinois. I tend to my chickens. Enjoy a craft beer. Play guitar by ear. My slogan is Real Life. Well-Crafted. That is not a tagline. That is the job.
Why Hire a Voice Over Artist From Rural Illinois
When your client’s audience hears me, they are not hearing a voice actor performing a demographic. They are hearing someone who actually lives it. Rural Illinois. A fire pit. Craft beer. A studio built piece by piece from patience and used gear. That is not a technique. That is what happens when the person behind the mic actually is your client’s customer.
The agency does not hire a voice. They hire a shortcut. When a creative director puts me on a spot, they are solving a specific problem: they need their client’s audience to believe what they are hearing. Not be impressed by it. Not notice the voice. Believe it. That is a harder problem than it sounds.
I solve it because I do not have to perform the demographic. I am the demographic. Me and their customer can hang out. That is what it is.
Hear Why Agencies Come Back
Listen to the commercial demo. If you hear someone you would buy something from, that is the whole point.
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Who I’ve Voiced For
SAP America. Papa John’s. Lockheed Martin. John Deere. Salesforce. Coca-Cola. TriWest Healthcare Alliance. BerniePortal. Runners World. Bingo Blitz.
The agencies that come back do not have to explain the read to their client. It just works. The spot lands. The client calls back. That is the feedback that matters.
What to Expect When You Hire a Voice Over Artist Like Me
Studio is a professionally treated Whisper Room vocal booth. When clients hire a voice over artist, they expect clean acoustics and a quiet chain. You are not going to get back a recording that needs to be fixed before it can be used.
Turnaround is typically 24 hours, faster when the project needs it. For tight deadlines, reach out first and we will figure it out. Most requests come back same-day.
Directed sessions via Source Connect, Zoom, or phone patch. I take direction. I take notes. I do not make you repeat the same note three times. That part is not the hard part.
Deliver in WAV, MP3, or whatever format the project requires. If you need multiple takes, alternates, or pickups, those are included. No surprises on the back end.
Real Life Behind the Voice
I started in radio in 1995 at a small station in Sterling, Illinois. Watched a production director named Jay stay late building music beds from scratch, pushing sound effects off carts. I did not know what I was seeing. I just knew it was something I wanted to do.
Since then I have worked in broadcast, voice over, and everything in between. The studio I record in today was built piece by piece from used gear, Craigslist finds, and patience. A Whisper Room that came down from Nashville in a U-Haul. Equipment I learned to use because I had to. That background is not a limitation. It is why the reads are real.
When a brand needs a voice that sounds like their customer actually talks, they are describing someone who woke up that morning in rural Illinois, drank coffee at 5:45, and lived the life the copy is trying to reach. That is not a character I play. That is just Tuesday.
Ready to Book?
Reach out here and I will get back to you same day. If you are looking to hire a voice over artist for your next project, put the deadline in the message. I work around real production schedules.