INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL VOICE MODEL
Soothing or authoritative, fast-paced or measured, yet always clear, warm and perfectly enunciated; Mike Larose is your professional voice model. Using classic Midwest “accent-free” diction, Mike draws upon his 10+ years of radio experience, as well as college training in drama and communications, to bring your text to life with a clean and straightforward announcing style.
Mike delivers a polished, budget-friendly product for a variety of projects:
• On-hold greetings, voicemail messages for phone systems
• Audiobooks
• Radio tags
• Corporate or instructional audio/narration
• Audio content for websites
• Business or promotional presentations
• PA announcements
A broadcast veteran, Mike was on-air talent at a number of FM stations in New Orleans before settling in Virginia. He has also assisted the Smithsonian Institution’s Accessibility Program as a narrator where he recorded dozens of audio articles derived from their magazine publications. You'll stand out from the crowd with the vocal delivery thatʼs always sincere and charismatic. You've discovered Voice Over Virginia!
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Radio announcer/news reader, School Librarian
EDUCATION
University of New Orleans
B.A. in Speech Education
Fairfax Public Access
Training certificate; Voice Over Workshop
VOICE DESCRIPTION
North American English, neutral (no particular accent or regionalism)Range: Young Adult – Middle Age
​TESTIMONIALS
"Mike Larose generously lends his million dollar voice to the Smithsonian. Michael also consults with the Smithsonian through his extensive experience with sound technology."
Patrick J. Goar
New Media Specialist, Smithsonian Institution Accessibility Program
"The radio station IDs you did for us were fantastic! Perfect pacing, inflection, and tone."
Lawrence Kapp
President, Holy Family Communications
"Wonderful attitude, great work ethics, and professionalism"
Johnny Scott
Assistant Program Director, Magic 101.9, New Orleans, LA