Bob Skrakowski - Approachable, Natural, Believable

Approachable, Natural, Believable

• Bob Skrakowski is registered with Voice123 since Oct 22, 2007.
• Bob Skrakowski started his/her voice over career in 2007.
• Currently Bob Skrakowski is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 18

Voice Description

A mellow, soft and convincing voiceover combining a gentle delivery with authority. I am able to provide natural and believable voiceovers in both English and Polish.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - British
• Polish

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

East Midlands, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Bob Skrakowski

My Voice Experience

November 2007: trickmusic.com. I provided a voice over that was subsequently embedded into the introductory soundscape of an electronic music album (I.F. - Scorb) as a subliminal message. The sample has been added to my voice123 demo list (Subliminal Message) and for the record my vo says: "Don't look for hidden messages"

December 2007: WildAcre Productions, Co. Cork, Ireland. I recorded a three minute voice over, in my home studio, for a health education DVD. An extract from this has been added to my voice123 demo's list - 'Educational DVD - Excerpt'.

March 2008: I produced a series of radio show jingles for a broadcaster/dj on London based pirate-radio.org. One of the jingles has been uploaded to my demo list - 'Radio Show Jingle'.

My Training

Gary Terzza (voice-over coach)

My Studio Equipment

Microphone: ADK Condenser Microphone, Vienna Edition.
Sound Card/Preamp: Edirol UA-25.
Monitors: Alesis M1 Active Mrk 2.
(All of the above is connected with balanced connections).
Computer and Operating System: Dedicated Windows PC, Intel Pentium 4, running XP - optimised for music and voice production.
Software: Soundforge 5, Wavelab 5, and Logic Audio 5.5. Various processing and effects plug-in's (compression, noise gating, EQ, FX etc).
Reflective and pop shields.
Extensive sound effect/background music library.
Soft synths to produce own backing music.

Using the above, plus my experience in music (see 'additional skills' section) and sound engineering I have produced the following in my voice 123 demo list:
- Sahara Desert - English and Polish
- Radio Show Jingle
- Fast Delivery Advert
- Educational DVD
- Hotel Presentation
- Supermarket Advert
- Mobile Phone Advert.
As can be heard I am more than capable of maximising the full potential of the hard/software I have listed above.

I have also worked closely with a local professional recording studio and I am able, at short notice, to book sessions.

Additional Skills

I am a qualified geography/history school teacher with over 15 years of class-room experience.
As i have my own home studio (details above), I can provide a client a fully inclusive package; negating the need to organise and synchronise scripting, translation, recording, and post-production over several parties/organisations. I can also guarantee a quick turnaround time.
I also have extensive performance experience as a DJ, both live and on the radio (I was involved in the planning and presentation of a radio show on a local station). I have run and edited my own music magazine (Peek), sub- edited another magazine (Upfront), and I have regularly contributed features, articles and news items to a number of other music magazines.
I am also a classically trained musician.