SAMPLES

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Thriller, LGBTQ+ - They're sayin' you attacked them first | 3rd person, southern dialect, German dialect

Thriller, Suspense - Man shows girl his big snake | 3rd person, mf dialogue

Thriller, Paranormal - The priest wants death | 3rd person, southern dialect

Thriller, Southern Gothic - These animals are dangerous | 3rd person, mm dialogue, southern dialects

Thriller, LGBTQ+ - Pear Someone to watch over him | 1st person, mm dialogueTree Restaurant

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Horror, Body - Mother tongue | 3rd person

Horror, Southern Gothic/Dark Comedy - Cranky couple bickers over gun and gin | 3rd person, Appalachian dialect

Horror, Psychological - Graveside Service | 3rd person, mf dialogue

Horror, Monster - Tick scars | 1st person, Appalachian dialect

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Fantasy, Grimdark - Half-orcs and horsemen | 3rd person, mmmmf dialogue

Fantasy, Dark - Baba Yaga in the kitchen | 3rd person, Slavic dialect

Fantasy, High LGBTQ+ - A close shave | 3rd Person, mm dialogue

Fantasy, Contemporary LGBTQ+ - Time for a talk with the demon | 3rd person, mf dialogue

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MM Romance-SciFi - Teasing Matty | 3rd person, mm dialogue

MM Dark Romantasy-Horror - 3rd person, mm dialogue, slavic dialect

MM Historical Paranormal Romance - A lunch proposal | 1st person, mmf dialogue

MM Dark Romantasy-Mystery - Psychic detective | 1st person, mm dialogue

MM Dark Romance-Thriller - It takes five years to plan your first tattoo | 3rd person, mm dialogue

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Sci-Fi, Space - After the accident, a familiar voice | 1st person, mf dialogue

Sci-Fi, LGBTQ+ - Bartender tentacles | 3rd person, mm dialogue

Sci-Fi, Franchise - Audience with the Emperor | 3rd person, mm dialogue, character voices

Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ - Alien abduction | 1st person

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Literary Fiction - Does she want me to be her pilot? | 1st person, satire

Literary Fiction, Middle Grade - Shark tunnel | 1st person, Appalachian dialect

Literary Fiction, LGBTQ+ - a literary proposal | 1st person, mm dialogue

Literary Fiction, LGBTQ+ - They're afraid you'll knock me up | 3rd person, Appalachian dialect

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Non-Fiction - The Minotaur | mythology, LGBTQ+

Non-Fiction - How to be sick | spirituality, self-help

Non-Fiction - Belle Brezing | historical biography

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Demo Reel - MEDICAL NARRATION

Demo Reel - E-LEARNING

Demo Reel - CORPORATE EXPLAINER

Demo Reel - COMMERCIAL

AUDIOBOOK TITLES

Fight of Our Lives - Listening Library/PRH- YA LGBTQ+ History

Whole Leaders, Wild Trust - RB Media - Non-Fiction, Leadership -

Nearly Roadkill - Spotify - LGBTQ+ Cyber-Romance

White Limozeen - Spotify - Non-Fiction, Music Criticism

Rural Decay - Bibliobeard Books - LGBTQ+ Extreme Horror

The Nordic Spear - Paranormal MM Historical Romantasy

And the Train Kept Moving - Running Wild Press - LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction

The Revolt of the Animals - Glagoslav Publications - Literary Fiction

Generation Annihilation - YA Thriller - out-of-print

The Supremacist Syndrome - Lantern Publishing & Media - Non-Fiction

Mebet - Glagoslav Publications - Fantasy

Murder at Moonlight Cove - Wordwooze Press - Mystery, Crime Procedural

The Night Reporter - Glagoslav Publications - Historical Mystery

ABOUT MARK

Born and bred in the Bluegrass, Mark’s Kentucky bourbon baritone is warm and clear with a kick. He has a stocked stable of characters & dialects champing at the bit to race.

His trippy 70s childhood filled with Sleestacks, Hammer Horror, Star Wars, Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings, Groo comics, and red box D&D instilled a passion for all things weird and wonderful.

Affable, approachable, but unafraid to go dark places, Mark delivers nuanced, emotional performances.

Mark loves fearless fiction, especially horror, fantasy, and sci-fi by LGBTQ+ and indie authors.

OUTSIDE THE BOOTH

Mark is an award-winning creative director, copywriter, and graphic designer with advertising agency experience. He’s also a seasoned non-profit exec skilled in philanthropy and community engagement. Plus, as a published poet, essayist, and short story author, Mark understands storytelling from the inside out. A longtime meditator, Mark has practiced with celebrity Buddhist teachers and anonymous alcoholics.

STUDIO STUFF

Professional home studio featuring Vocal Booth VO1 with additional customized acoustical treatment. AKG Pro Audio C414 XLII (primary), Sennheiser MKH 416 (secondary) with Focusrite Clarett 2Pre. Macbook Pro + Adobe Audition. SourceConnect available.

I also have easy access to a full-service, Audible-certified, commercial recording studio.

CREDITS

Acting, commercial, and public broadcast experience:

Audiobook Narration: Penguin Random House
Audiobook Narration: Spotify Audiobooks
Audiobook Narration: Tantor/Gildan/RB Media
Audiobook Narration: Glagoslav Publications
Audiobook Narration: Lantern Publishing & Media
Audiobook Narration: Running Wild, LLC
Audiobook Narration: Riptide Publishing
Audiobook Narration: BHC Press
Audiobook Narration: Wordwooze
E-Learning: REEL2e, Silicon Valley
Commercial VO: Sole Dynamics
Video Game VO: Dislyte, Brewster Intro
Theatre: Circle Rep Theatre, NYC
Theatre: Busch Gardens, The Old Country, VA
Theatre: Lexington Musical Theatre
Theatre: Actor’s Guild of Lexington
Host/Emcee: Beaux-Arts Ball, Lexington, KY
Podcast Host: Mad Mister Mark’s Podcast of Mystery
Public Radio Host: My Morning Mixtape, RADIOLEX
Public Radio Host: The Deep End, RADIOLEX
Public Radio Host: Community Voices, RADIOLEX
Voice Talent: radio PSAs, radio spots, online spots RADIOLEX
Voice Talent: radio PSAs, TV spots, online spots AVOLKY (non-profit)
Voice Talent: CJ Advertising, various clients, spec spots, etc.

EDUCATION/ TRAINING

BA Theatre: University of Kentucky
Audiobook Narration Coaching: P.J. Ochlan’s Masterclass
Audiobook Narration Coaching: Julie Wilson, The Articulate Coach, Ahab Talent
Voice Acting Coaching: Paul Alan Ruben, Tribeca Audio
Voiceover Coaching: J. Michael Collins, JMC Voiceover
Voiceover/Acting Coaching: Lau Laupides, agent, owner Lau Laupides Company
ACX Master Class: David H. Lawrence XVII & Dan O’Day
Voiceover Coaching: Mike Cosh, MCVO
Improv Acting Coaching: Joanne Yarrow, Dir. of Community Engagement & Education, Syracuse Stage in New York; Executive Director of Live Animation Studios; owner, Distinctive Voices LLC
Voice Performance/Vocal Production: Russell Henderson, University of Kentucky
Voice Performance/Vocal Production: Lynn Estes, Belmont University

PRESS

Rolling Stone:
Spotify to add over 50 audiobooks about albums, from Kendrick Lamar to Britney Spears and more