I’m not in Springfield. I record from a Whisper Room in my basement in rural Whiteside County, about as far northwest in Illinois as you can get before you’re standing in Iowa. But my studio doesn’t care about geography, and neither do my clients.
I’ve worked with agencies and production companies from Springfield to Chicago to Los Angeles without being in the same zip code as most of them. What actually matters to a creative director in Springfield isn’t where I’m sitting. It’s what the audio sounds like when it comes back.
What Central Illinois Clients Actually Get
Working with someone in Illinois means we’re on the same clock. When you send a script at 9am, I’m already working. When you need a revision before end of business, end of business means the same thing to both of us. That matters more than you’d expect when you’ve been waiting on talent in a different time zone.
I’ve been doing voice over professionally for years, and broadcasting in Illinois since 1996. The Central Illinois audience is not foreign to me. I know what the read should sound like when it’s going out to that market.
What I Record
Commercial spots for local and regional radio, TV, and digital. Corporate video narration for Springfield-area businesses and organizations. E-learning modules for state agencies, healthcare systems, and education companies. Internal communications, training videos, product walkthroughs.
If it needs a voice and it’s going out to a Central Illinois audience, send it. The turnaround is typically same day or next morning.
The Studio
A Whisper Room isolation booth, installed in my basement, with a Neumann TLM 103 microphone. The same setup that records national commercial campaigns. Distance doesn’t change what the mic hears.
How to Work Together
Send the script, tell me where the audio is going and when you need it. I’ll respond the same day with a rate and a turnaround time. No intake forms. No discovery calls. Just a straight reply from the person who’s going to record it.