Welcome to the home of British Voiceover Artist, Mike Cooper

Before we go any further, if you’d like to hear what I sound like, click this button to hear a sample… 

OK, now that’s out of the way, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Mike Cooper, an experienced, professional, British Voiceover Artist based in London, who works for clients both here in the UK and worldwide. My voice is characterised as believable, authoritative and friendly, with an “everyman” quality that’s easy to listen to, and this is reflected in a broad range of projects to date.

My clients range from small businesses looking for a voice for their telephone messages, through companies requiring a narrator for their latest corporate video or podcast, right the way up to international broadcasters like the BBC, where I can regularly be heard as an announcer and newsreader on the BBC World Service. I regularly supply voice tracks for everything from e-Learning and training projects to podcasts, on-air promotions, TV continuity and commercials. In short, if my voice fits your requirements, I’m happy to help, with no job too small or large, and at competitive rates.

Because I have my own professional recording facilities, I can provide a cost-effective solution with fast turnaround to meet your project deadline – and without the cost of hiring expensive production facilities and staff. Your finished voice track can be supplied over the internet as an MP3, a WAV – or virtually any other digital format – with the professional-quality, finished files sent via email or FTP to a site of your choice. I can also connect instantly to other studios worldwide, using industry-standard ISDN, or the newer AudioTX and Source-Connect VOIP codecs.

On this site you can hear clips from my previous projects, find out who I work with and, most importantly, get in touch. If you’ve never booked a Voiceover Artist before (or “voice actor”, or “voice-over actor”, or even “voice talent” – the terms are interchangeable), then take a look at my Q&A page, where I’ll answer some of your questions.

This site uses Flash to play audio clips in the page, though you can download MP3s if you prefer.


Recent News

March 1, 2010 • Mike Cooper voices more videos for the Faroe Islands

Another set of videos for Kovboy Film in the Faroe Islands are in the process of production, complete with my voiceover.

Here’s an example. This one features the ferry ride to Tórshavn.

February 22, 2010 • Mike Cooper voices two Investigative Reports for Crime & Investigation Network

This weekend I provided the British voiceovers for two new programmes for AETN’s Crime & Investigation Network.

The programmes are both for the “Investigative Reports” strand. The first is called “Girls, Gangs and the Hood” and focuses on how young girls become embroiled in gangs, how they break the cycle, and what hope there is for a life afterwards. The transmission date is yet to be announced.

The second programme is called “Forensics Under Fire”. Forensic science makes good TV, but does it make good science? New legal standards have highlighted flaws with a number of forensic techniques, but will this mean freedom for innocent convicts? This programme sets out to investigate. The programme is showing at the end of March.

February 9, 2010 • February update from Mike Cooper – Voiceover Artist

Crikey, it’s the middle of February already. Where did January go?

Well, in my case a third of it went on spending some time in the Florida sunshine, and it was worth every penny. January and February are, in my experience, quieter months for work, so it’s a great opportunity to grab some much-needed winter sun without worrying too much that the sky might fall in on the voiceover front.

That said, there’s been plenty of stuff going on. During January I completed the last of the “Britain at War” TV re-versions for Simply Media. They will begin airing in April on Military History, who wanted a change of voice from the one used in the DVD issue, to one of their “preferred” voices (I was surprised and flattered to find out that not only was I one of these, but that I’d been picked from that select group!)

Also in January a programme I voiced for National Geographic, “The Secret World of Fireworks”, got its first showing. I’ll post a clip here and on my YouTube channel as soon as I get chance.

Kovboy Film in the Faroe Islands have been in touch this morning to say that they’re ready to get moving on their final twelve films highlighting life, business and the tourist possibilities in the Faroes. You can see some of these on my YouTube channel too, as well as on the video section of my Facebook page.

Last week I completed the British voiceover for a promotional film for Navteq, who provide location-aware mapping and advertising solutions. I hope to post this online too at some point.

And I’ve just been booked by an independent filmmaker here in the UK to provide the voiceover track for the documentary he’s making on Dracula…

So, though I haven’t written much here, there’s been plenty going on, as well as my regular appearances on the BBC World Service as a newsreader, and as a continuity announcer for both the History Channel and Film24. Remember you can always follow me on Twitter for the latest on what’s happening – and I love to hear from you there too, so drop me a line!


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