ANDY: THE MAN BEHIND THE MIC
the voiceover journey....
started in the late '90s, when I started impersonating the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host Chris Tarrant at high school.
Over the following years, I developed other impressions (fitting for that era) including Sir David Attenborough, Beavis & Butt-Head, Austin Powers & Dr Evil, David Beckham and SpongeBob SquarePants, plus anything I could get my voice around!
I also developed accents, including Southern & Standard US, Texan/Cowboy, Mexican, Irish, Aussie, Canadian, English, Italian, Scottish and, of course, my own New Zealand accent and had a fantastic opportunity to break into radio and use that talent on air. The solo voiceover adventure kicked in around 2004.
My repertoire also covers the more "clear-cut" roles, including corporate, explainer, infomercial, straight/hard sell and telephone on-hold voiceovers.
Alongside the hardware store down the road, my voiceover journey boasts jobs for the likes of EMI, Universal, Nickelodeon, Sharp, Panasonic, Mitre 10 MEGA, Fonterra, Pepsi, Anchor, NZ Defence Force, St John, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and plenty more. Hear these examples and more on my DEMOs page.
A Bit More...
- Married to Dayna and Dad to three beautiful girls — Ashlyn (16), Mia (13) and Elise (6).
- Alongside voiceover, I'm a Volunteer Senior Firefighter and Emergency Response Driver, as well as a Career Senior Fire Dispatcher. Check out my Fire Brigade page.
- I love video editing and production (check out some of my video creations below!), website design and tinkering with vehicle electronics.
- My hobbies include beekeeping, DIY, racquet sports and disc golf.
Have a look at the below videos I put together of what happens when my Volunteer Fire crew and I get turned out to an emergency job & "When A Radio Guy Is Also A Firefighter".