I was raised in Tennessee
and southeast Texas.
In my younger school
years, I was in the band, choir, orchestra, drama, and handbell
choir. I was even producing my first short films directing, filming,
and editing stories from the Bible at church (using a Bell & Howell
Super 8 mm camera - with SOUND!!!). I even created an animated short
of two plaster-of-Paris guys attacking each other to the death. I would stay up until the wee
hours of the morning manually splicing and taping film together
using my trusty manual film splicer.
However, I also made
straight A's in all of my advanced math and science classes, and I graduated at the top of
my high school class. So what else does one do except go to college and get a degree in ... waaaaait for it ... waaaaait for
it ...
... Electrical and
Computer Engineering, from The University of Texas in Austin. And
yep, I even graduated with Honors.
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Accepting scholarship to attend UT! |
Accepting
graduation diploma from UT! |
And then I spent ...
well, let's just say "lots of years" in technical Product Marketing
and Sales in the telecommunications and data communications
industry.
My corporate employment
allowed me to live and work in many places around the U.S.,
including: Charlotte, NC, San Jose, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Honolulu, HI,
Stamford, CT, Washington, DC, Fairfax, VA, and Dallas, TX. I was
also able to travel and work short trips around the globe to places
like Japan, South Korea, and Canada.
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In Kyoto, Japan,
performing product software verification testing |
Partying on the
streets of Nara, Japan, where beer is sold from vending machines! |
6-month "work
assignment" in Hawaii |
I actually began my
voiceover career years (and years) ago while I was working as a
Sales Engineer and Systems Programmer for an Interactive Voice
Response company (you know these things, when you call a company and
the voice guides you to enter information over the
phone). I would
design and program the entire system for a customer, and then I
would also be the voice for their system!
My corporate life also
gave me the opportunity to do zillions of product and training
presentations, both live and on-camera, for customers and at
tradeshows, along with being a print model for numerous product
brochures and print ads.
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Print
model for telecom equipment brochure |
Live product
demonstration at a tradeshow |
Product
demonstration video |
As I became more and more known as "The Presentation
Guy", I eventually left the corporate world to do acting
(which I had done when I was just a young'un), and now I am an
Actor, Spokesperson/Emcee, Voiceover Talent, and Live Tradeshow Presenter.
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I am also a bit
of a singer (Bass), but mostly for choral stuff. I could
always sing lower than anyone else in my high school or
church choir.
Here's a
short video clip of me
singing an a cappella solo as "STEWPOT", from the
South Pacific song "Nothin' Like A Dame", at a church
fundraiser, Feb 2008.
It is written in
a very odd minor key, and I progress all the way
down to a B1 (the B BELOW a low C BELOW the Bass clef) --- pretty dang low. |
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While working in the
corporate world, I also received "on the job training"
(i.e., learn everything as fast as you can, or get laid off) doing
computer graphics, web site design and development (and yep, I
created my entire web site that you are now hopefully enjoying),
tradeshow management, event planning, and so much more.
I am also a Reiki Master (energy healing), which I have been doing
since 1996. I know, I know, very "New Age". But actually it is very
old age. About 2000 years ago, that guy Jesus Christ said "He
who believes in me [believes in what I tell you] will also do the works that I do; and greater
works than these will he do" - John 14:12. I can dig it.
I am also certified as a
Personal Trainer through the world-famous Cooper Institute in
Dallas, TX.
I am also a video demo reel editor for actors. You can check that
out at
www.jayprichard.com/demoreels
With a varied background
and skill set, I am also open to additional types of employment
opportunities to do between acting gigs.
ENJOY!