“…Benjie ‘s voice reminds me of others I enjoy: Roger Corman, Garrison Keillor, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, with that “is this guy for real?” hook that holds my interest like Bob Ross would, patiently proving his sincerity. “
– Douglas Johnson, Artist, Director , Playwright
Thank you Doug, it means a lot coming from you.
I have provided voice talent for Apis Productions, Children’s Museum Exhibits, and Documentary Narration. My default voice is warm, classic, and authoritative but I am capable of a range of styles. Send me a few lines from your project and I will gladly submit a sample.
Client Project: Financial insurance industry explainer. Agent Product.
Financial insurance industry explainer video. Agent product.
Audition, Sales, Deep, Warm, Authoritative.
Audition for student project emulating Craftsman brand radio commercial. Warm, deep, authoritative, hard sell, masculine.
Audition; commercial, Announcer, aggressive
Audition sample for Ravin Crossbows commercial. Authoritative, deep, aggressive, tough, serious, rugged.
Demo: Narration, Natural History Documentary
Audition for nature documentary on the formation of the Yucatan peninsula.
Client Project. Product Explainer, FInance, Apis Productions.
Advertisement / Explainer video for Apis productions‘ Apis Connect single sign on product. Deep, Neutral, American voice. Sales, Demonstration.
Client Project, Documentary Narration, Travel, Habitattler.com
Narration for Habitattler.com‘s C and O Canal Documentary. Warm, gentle, authoritative, storytelling.
Client project: Humor, Childrens Exhibit. Port Discovery Children's Museum
Exhibit for Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore Maryland. A vintage payphone plays conversations between a Mid – Atlantic “hon” style waitress and difficult customers while children listen on the receiver. Cartoonish voices. Very deep nervous male, mid -Atlantic middle aged female, haughty southern senior female.
Interactive telephone exhibit for children excerpt.
Client Project: Narration, Children, Educational, Port Discovery Children's Museum.
Part of the “Here We Grow” agricultural education exhibit for Port Discovery Children’s Museum. The harvest songs kiosk plays vaious tunes from harvest celebrations around the world. An exuberant narrator introduces each song. Announcer, Narration, Educational, Master of Ceremonies, Host.
World harvest music narration, educational kiosk for children, excerpt.
Demonstration: Radio Commercials, Characters.
Demos of radio style sales advertisements. Gruff, excitable southern/ western male, late teens suburban american male, retro flamboyant male announcer.
Valley View Auto Motive ( music Courtesy www.bensound.com)
Otto’s Used Cars ( music Courtesy www.bensound.com)
Client Project: Trust Financial Services.
Explainer video for financial service industry agents. I also produced the original music for this piece.
Client Project: Living Benefits.
Warm, authoritative voice over for life insurance product explainer video.
Demonstration: Consumer Product AD
Audition for air purifier.
Demonstration: Religious Reading
Audition for Easter production narration
DRAMATIC READING /ENTERTAINMENT
The Loveless Files is an ongoing series of dramatic readings in character based on my writings, musings and observations. Written, produced and original music by yours truly.
Demo: Banking commercial. Aggressive, Gruff, Comedic.
Audition for banking product commercial. Aggressive, Gruff, Comedic.