Travis Bio

 

“Travis”, who goes professionally by just the one name (It’s actually his last name), has performed on literally thousands of commercials, corporate videos, training presentations, documentaries, and internet multimedia productions. 

 

Travis’s recent voice-over projects have included commercials for Disney and Dish Network, A “Making Of” video for the movie “Blades of Glory”,  a Los Angeles Emmy award-winning educational series aired on PBS stations,  He voices commercials for Cox Communications and The Orange County Performing Arts Center.   He narrated the online interactive tour of Walt Disney Concert Hall for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, training programs for the Los Angeles Fire Department,  Honda, Kia, Mercedes, and Acura, Internet Education programs for Honda, promotional programs for Acura, and a retrospective of the Bob Hope Desert Classic for the USA network, and many others.  Recent documentaries he has narrated, include several award-winning documentaries for Google Earth “Oceans” project, “Island of the Great White Shark”, “History of the Coronado Bay Bridge”, “Rockingham, the Road to Peace” and “In Search of Ambrosio Gonzales”.

 

Travis holds a Bachelor’s degree and California Teaching Credential in Radio-TV Broadcasting from California State University, Long Beach.  Early in his career, he worked in Southern California radio, as Disc-Jockey and News Director.

 

Besides having a performing background, he also has a strong interest in technical aspects of the entertainment industry.  For six years, he operated Orion Recording, in Costa Mesa, CA, a recording studio specializing in radio commercials and television/film audio, engineering radio commercials for the National Hot Rod association, audio for filmed training programs for the Navy and Atlantic Richfield, and hundreds of other projects.

 

When Orion Recording closed in ‘83, Travis made the decision to pursue a full-time career in voice-over.

 

Travis has also been a regular contributor to “Radio World” magazine, with a column on voice-overs and audio production.

 

Travis enjoys exploring the combining of artistic and technical aspects of media. He currently studies acting (and is part-time director of video/audio operations) at the Steve Eastin Studio, North Hollywood, CA.  He resides in Los Angeles, California.

 

 Travis voiceover demos may be found at www.VOTalent.com