Welcome to the home of British Voiceover Artist, Mike Cooper
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.
Recent News
January 13, 2012 • Mike Cooper adds his voice to Military History’s “Top Shot”
At the moment I’m in the middle of voicing two projects for A+E UK. One is due on air in March and is very technical and very, very voiceover-heavy for each of the hour-long episodes. More about that in a future post. So it was nice to be asked to provide some short programme intros and recaps for a new series that starts on Military History later tonight.
“Top Shot” is a new reality competition show that takes aim at legendary tales of marksmanship. From Annie Oakley to William Tell, Top Shot taps into amazing feats of sharp-shooting, where teams and individuals shoot it out for a $100,000 prize package.
The clue to my involvement is in that last sentence. It’s an American show, and normally we’d revoice the series for a British audience. But this time the presenter is the main programme narrator, and that makes replacing the entire voiceover impossible, save for a minute or two at the top of each programme that sets up the show and recaps the previous week’s story.
So, not too much voice track to do, but a very welcome job for what could have been a quiet January!
- Find out more about Top Shot on the Military History website
- Top Shot starts Friday, 13th January at 9pm on Military History (Sky 531/Virgin Media 236)
January 3, 2012 • How to Lose Weight… and Keep it Off!
So, as 2012 gets into gear, how are those new year’s resolutions coming along? Losing weight will be on the list for many people, and I’ve recently been working with PMG Television Productions here in London, providing voiceover narration for their new series, “How to Lose Weight… and Keep it Off!”, which launches officially today on Showcase TV. Here’s a clip:
The programmes are centred around the work of Rosemary Conley – the UK’s foremost diet and fitness expert – who’s been helping people lose weight since 1971. With Rosemary’s help, and with input from a range of other innovative contributors, the series aims to provide a balanced and sensitive look at the problems and common misconceptions people have regarding weight issues. PMG have a whole series of “How to…” titles in their library, of which this is just one. Others include help on how to cope with debt, reduce energy consumption and look after pets for life – all produced with the help of experts in the relevant fields.
The voiceovers for the series were recorded in my own studio and supplied to PMG as finished voice tracks, ready to edit into the programmes, meaning that costs were reduced compared to hiring a separate studio and sound engineer for the sessions. Typically, the voiceover recordings were turned around on the same day, meaning minimum delays for the production team. If you’re interested in working with me in this way, please get in touch.
Meanwhile, good luck with those resolutions!
- “How to Lose Weight… and Keep it Off!” launches on Showcase TV (Sky 201, Freesat 403) at 7.30pm on Tuesday 3rd January, 2012
- Click here to find out more about the series, and other titles in the PMG Television Productions library
December 25, 2011 • Who’s that voice? British Voiceover Artist Mike Cooper gets an appointment with The Doctor
Fans of the BBC’s Doctor Who in Britain and America will get a festive treat today, with a brand new Christmas special, “The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe” showing later on tonight. Meanwhile, away from the television cameras, a new Doctor Who online multiplayer game has been getting ready for launch and is now available on a preview basis – just in time for Christmas!
“Doctor Who: Worlds in Time” is a browser-based online game. Players are time travellers helping the Doctor solve a mystery that threatens the very fabric of the time stream. The game includes monsters from both the original and new series of the show, as well as host worlds and other locations which will be instantly familiar to fans.
And what does all this have to do with me? Well, I was very happy to be asked to provide the voiceover for the Official Game Trailer, which is now online. You can see it here.
The game trailer was produced in the USA, and our voiceover session was conducted over ISDN from my home studio, with the producers dialling in to ProComm Studio Services in Fletcher, NC to direct me – in this case, their best advice was to “try and sound like an excited teenager!”
Working via ISDN, phone patch or even on Skype means you can be anywhere in the world and work with me in my studio at a convenient time, so get in touch if there’s a project you’d like to discuss.
Merry Christmas, Who fans!
- To play “Doctor Who: Worlds in Time”, visit www.doctorwhowit.com right now!
- “Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow” and the Wardrobe shows on BBC One/HD at 7pm on Sunday 25th December, and on BBC America at 9pm ET.
