A British Voice...
A voice as unique as your project.
Demos
(Contact Martin for high-res versions)
COMPILATION SHOWREEL.
Radio Promo Showreel
Characters and Accents.
Retail Showreel
Audiobook-RL Stevenson
Voicemail/Phone System
Business-Technical Scripts
Documentary-Robert Curthose
West Indian Accent Demo
Religious Demo
Testimonials:
“Martin has a great voice. He is very easy to work with and is a quick study. If you are looking for a quality voice with deep or rich tones and a very respectable and proper British accent then Martin is your man.” July 20, 2010
Matt Maughan, Creative Director, Xcelus
“Martin is great to work with. A true professional who can easily understand a brief and deliver the right result straight away. On top of that he’s fast, friendly and courteous. What more could you ask for!”
Neil Coombes, Visual Media Manager, UKS&V
"Martin's voice is a perfect fit for international audiences. His tone is sincere and down to earth, one that is easy to listen to. He was very easy to work with, took direction well, and was fast in responding. I highly recommend Martin!"
"Thank you for sending in such a great interpretation of our script! I liked the fact that you took what was there and were able to communicate our message clearly and effectively. I'm glad you decided to audition. Thanks again,
Let me know if you want your name published in game's credits."
Andrey Goncharov, Go! Games.
"Wow! Who knew there were people in the world with such work ethic!! From the time we initially spoke to the time he provided me with the final audio portion of our project, Martin proved dedicated, time conscious and professional throughout the process. Not only that but the quality of his production and way in which his voice lent life to the project was superb! I highly recommend Martin for any vocal work you have planned and will definitely be utilizing his skills again in the future."
Jarim Person-Lynn (BKFinance)
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YoutubeMartin Drayton - British Voice Over Talent.
"Let me breathe life into your words..."
Martin Drayton is the Voice of Principle. A natural communicator with excellent organisational skills. A hard-working individual with a great work-ethic, who remains professional and efficient under pressure.
Voice Description
A warm, rich and distinctive British voice over, from BBC to Cockney. Calm and clear, ideal for TV, radio, corporate/industrial productions and more. His style is believable and varies from formal to cool, young and sexy as required! Martin is very aware of the necessary copy delivery and can read scripts that require sensitivity and gravitas.
Martin can be hip and upbeat when the script demands and loves the challenge of bringing life to your words.
Voice Genders and "Ages" he Can Perform
Young Adult Male
Middle Age Male
Senior Male
Language(s) of Which he is a Native Speaker:
First Language : English (British)
Second Language : English (Caribbean)
Martin offers his Services for these Recording Purposes
• Commercials • Promos • IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages • Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites • Audiobooks • Videogames • Documentaries • TV shows, sports commentary and movies (specializing in Snowboard/Skateboard commentary-Former World Cup competitor)• Movie and game trailers • Podcasts
Recording and Delivery Capabilities
Martin is more than happy to go to any designated studio in his area, deliver audio files via Email or deliver audio files by regular mail.
Pre-, Post- and Production Services offered
He has the facility to edit and deliver finished voice tracks. Copywriting, Addition of sound effects and music from an extensive library.
My Home Base
Born in London, Martin's home is now Park City, Utah, USA
Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects
Martin speaks conversational French which returns to being fluent with continued use, this allows him to provide excellent pronunciation of French place names etc. Martin can perform West Indian, as well most Regional British Accents. He can cover any age range from Young Male up to Senior, sophisticated Upper Class to Cockney.
Voice Experience
Recent clients include:
-Hitachi
-Call of Duty (Modern Warfare 3)
-Hewlett-Packard
-Toyota-CFA Institute
-FormPipe Software
-illustrate It TV
-Wild Card Movies
-FX Stat Services
-Filmscore.com
-Daylight Design
-Xcelus
-UKS&V
-Life Technologies
-IBM-Oxfam
-VAW (Pakistan)
-Thr've Media
-StickyStreet (Washington DC)
-House of Radon (Stockholm)
-Go! Games (Russia)
-Brass Knuckle Finance
-Capella Design Group
-Park City Mountain Resort
-Destination Sports.
Over 15 years in the Industry.
Martin worked on four series of the British Channel 4 Show “Board Stupid” as a Guest Presenter and the Resident Technical Expert. Alongside with Nic Fellows (the voice of Eurosport), Martin also commentated for two full seasons on the ISF Snowboard Tour for Channel 4 Television, often appearing in front of the camera. He has taught celebrities to snowboard on the Disney Channel UK, BBC Holiday Programme and the Weather Channel (USA), the latter to an audience of 14 million. An interview in 2007, while breaking a Guinness Skateboard World Record was shown on China’s Record Breakers Show, aired to an estimated 240 million viewers!
Presenter/Instructor on Exploding Snowboarding, UK’s top-selling Instructional Video also shown on all Winter ‘package-holiday’ flights to Europe for two seasons. When based in the UK, Martin was "The Voice (and face) of British Snowboarding".
Guest Lecturer, University of Utah 2009.
Training
Experienced voice talent in various media, trained by Nic Fellows. Martin's voice has been heard on several National & International TV & Radio stations, Documentaries, DVD’s, Lectures, Safety Briefings and Corporate Training material.
Education
Martin's major was in English Language and English Literature.
Voice Over Training with Nic Fellows, known in the UK as "The Voice of Eurosport".
Studio Equipment
Martin uses the VO 1-A Harlan Hogan Microphone and voices from a well equipped home studio using an Apple G5 computer, Mac Book laptop and Adobe Audition software. Skullcandy Headphones are his headphones of choice.
He is based near Salt Lake City in the US, so within easy reach of the major facilities there.
Additional Skills
A successful and experienced Photojournalist in his own right, Martin has written for The Daily Mail as well as all of the top British Ski, Snowboard and Skateboard magazines for over 20 years. This gives him the ability to write and tailor voice over scripts if needed.
A World-Class competitive Slalom Skateboarder, 2005 World Champion and 2007 Guiness World Record Holder, 2009 Bronze Medalist, World Skateboard Slalom Championships.
One of the top Snowboard Trainers on the planet, consistantly the most requested Instructor at Park City Mountain Resort and 3-time winner Instructor of the Year.
USASA Masters Snowboard Boarder Cross Champion 2011.
LINKS
Martin Drayton Signature Skateboard Decks
(Discount applied at Checkout)
Some work I did for www.whiterice.com for the "We can Changemakers" Project.
I am proud to add my voice to the message.
Headblade Sport
I am now the "Voice of Headblade", HeadBlade is the leader in head shaving razors and headcare products for head shavers worldwide.
CONTACT.
voiceofprinciple@yahoo.com for bookings and further information.
