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John Matthew Voiceover

The Return of The Drums

About Me

AUDIO DEMOS AT www.johnmatthew.comI had my first voiceover job at age 6, but it would be some years before I returned to the recording booth. In the interim, I played a little piano, a lot of drums, and even some guitar. I also tried my hand at volleyball, rollerblading and mountain climbing, and got a Geography degree from UCLA. Naturally, I was exhausted after all this, and decided to return to the profession that required the least running.Now a veteran with over 15 years in the business, I've lent my voice to hundreds of projects in all types of media, from radio to the Internet. I narrated over 45 episodes of the Food Network Challenge, as well as The History of The Beach for the History Channel, and several special features in the Star Wars Trilogy DVD boxed set. I was the promo voice for the Montel Williams Show, featured characters in two Jack-In-The-Box radio spots, and the announcer on three infomercials: Sleek Essentials, Core Rhythms and Carnie Wilson’s Lite And Hope. I can also be heard as multiple characters in The Adventures of Andy Applebutter, an animated educational DVD for children.In addition to voicing - and producing & editing demos for other voice actors, I continues to play drums & guitar, upgrade my home studio and crack wise at social gatherings. A self-described “Local Personality”, I now enjoy enough political clout within the industry to write my own bios.Some of my other clients & projects include: San Diego International Airport, Tony Robbins, Toyota, Legion Counsel, Sempra Energy, National University, The Milken Institute, Callaway Golf, Everquest II, Neverwinter Nights, Marco Polo - Return To Xanadu, Red Cross of San Diego, Michaels Stores, INVIDI, DowntownLA.com, Help-U-Sell, JobSummit.com, Vespa, Blue Cross CA, IKEA, Mattel, Hyundai, Pat & Oscar's Restaurants, Easton Sports, Baja Tourism, NBC, HBO, Time Warner Cable, Associated Bank, Red Robin Restaurants, The La Jolla Group, Aviatech, Morris Communications, The Heavy Constructors Assn., Del Mar, Cal State San Marcos, and Playa Vista. Here's an excerpt from the Core Rythms Infomercial I narrated:Here's one of my Montel promos:This is a Tony Robbins piece I narrated recently: ..

My Interests

Drums (check out my music page at myspace.com/john3drums), guitar, hiking, watching the planes at LAX, poker parties, going to Rush concerts, BBQs, reading, movies, cracking wise, music, funny TV, history, the Mothra Girls, squirrels, pie, aircraft, severe weather, birds of prey, 60's Japanese film people, accurate bookkeeping

I'd like to meet:

Professionals in the industry, other voice talent, and fun and interesting people.

Music:

Rush. U2. Peter Gabriel. Tears For Fears. Police. Swingout Sister. Dave Mathews Band. Barenaked Ladies. Swampy Scuggins Jungleberry BooBah Band. Led Zeppelin. Beatles. Yes. Genesis. Bad Religion. Dragonforce. Early Phil Collins. Early Sting. Early Bryan Adams. Shania Twain. The Lola Falana All-Stars feat. Holly Cole. Latin flavored lounge music. Louis Prima & Keely Smith. GreaseDown Scrungetop & Mung Bean Susie. Dean Martin. Zjango. Earth Wind & Fire. Count Basie. Offspring. Van Halen. Harry Connick Jr. Brazilian music. Folk music. Music you hear in Woody Allen films. and many others...

Movies:

The Life Aquatic. Rushmore. Radio Days. Napolean Dynamite. A Series of Unfortunate Events. A Shot In The Dark. Godzilla VS. The Smog Monster. Max Headroom and The Prisoner of Azkablech. American Splendor. The Incredibles. Shaun of The Dead. Intolerable Cruelty. Elf. Jim Carrey's Grinch. Dr. Strangelove. Anchorman. Seven Samurai. Crouching People, Hidden People. The Great Race. Young Frankenstein. Crimson Tide. LOTR. Star Wars. Tampopo. Flirting. Ace Ventura. Amelie. Lost Skeleton of Cadavra. Hulot. Woody Allen. Coen Bros. Marx Bros. Finding Nemo. and many others...

Television:

Seinfeld. Family Guy. Extras. The Office (British). Peep Show. The IT Crowd. Jam and Jerusalem. My Name Is Earl. Ding Dong Dinosaurs. Midget Family Deluxe. Documentaries. Daily Show. South Park. Ed. Scrubs. MST3K. The Mighty Boosh.

Books:

Neil Peart. Wodehouse. Ray Bradbury. John Irving. Kurt Vonnegut. History.

Heroes:

The Edge. Keith Olberman. Bubba. Neil Peart. Rosa Parks. Karl Pilkington.

My Blog

My much awaited review of Harry Potter 5

In the 5th Harry Potter film, the Order Of The Phoenix, Harry once again confronts his arch-nemesis, Plantarwart, played by Ralph Fiennes - who is ably assisted in his glowering by Helena "Bonzo" Bonh...
Posted by John Matthew Voiceover on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:20:00 PST

John’s VO Blog 1

After 2 years and 9 months, I am leaving my "day job" and focusing back 100% on voice work. The lesson learned from the job was that I am NOT a 9 to 5er, and need to do my own thing - for better or wo...
Posted by John Matthew Voiceover on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:18:00 PST

Great Quotes From History

"The skeletons in my closet have all been incinerated by the white hot anger in my soul." "She was just flawed enough to be perfect."  - JM...
Posted by John Matthew Voiceover on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:07:00 PST

Great Quotes From History

"This mug makes me feel like I am in a lobster shanty, steaming chowder bowl on driftwood table, salty breeze whispers with the sounds of the speckled Gull. Truly Northeastern, the marsh rustles with ...
Posted by John Matthew Voiceover on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:51:00 PST

How to get more done: Part 17

One of the most empowering thoughts you can have is the realization that you're right about pretty much everything, and smarter than almost everyone. When this happens, you will begin to trust yo...
Posted by John Matthew Voiceover on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:18:00 PST

The Jackals At The Door

This is of course late in the game, but after seeing hours of continuous coverage on CNN of Paris Hilton being shuttled between her home and court, I am officially declaring television journalism dead...
Posted by John Matthew Voiceover on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:00:00 PST

John's Drumming History

In response to dozens of messages from distressed readers who didn't know I played the drums (actually just one), here is a brief musical bio... Far back in the dim mists of Time, when huge dinosaurs ...
Posted by John Matthew Voiceover on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:08:00 PST

seeking geniuses

Most of my myspace friends have already seen this but for those who haven't, here is the text of an email I just sent out: Hey kids, it's time for John to return to the stage and start making some noi...
Posted by John Matthew Voiceover on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:54:00 PST

Are you kidding me?

The Police at The Whiskey. Sting & The Boys in a small club. Roxanne. Message In A Bottle. And more. How was it? It was freakin' amazing....
Posted by John Matthew Voiceover on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:12:00 PST

Dump Danny

For any of you who listen(ed) to the Adam Carolla radio show, I just sent this message to the KLSX station manager Jack Silver, via his myspace page (silverisgold):   [subject:] Dump Danny I gave...
Posted by John Matthew Voiceover on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:40:00 PST