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

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

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

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

Non-Fiction - Belle Brezing | historical biography

MARK ROYSE

is a stage-trained audiobook narrator & voice actor with 30+ years of professional creative experience.

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

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

Mark is partial to LGBTQ fiction, thrillers, dark fantasy, and horror.

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.

BY ANY OTHER NAME

Mark has narrated audiobooks under the following names:

AUDIOBOOK TITLES

The Golden Apple, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

The Nordic Spear, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

Dance Among Equals, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

Riding with Daddy, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

The Revolt of the Animals, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — temporarily out-of-print

And the Train Kept Moving, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

The Supremacist Syndrome, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

The Silver Coin, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

Generation Annihilation, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

Illumination, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

Murder at Moonlight Cove, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

Mebet, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

The Night Reporter, Mark Jason Royse, audiobook narrator — now available

CREDITS

Theatre, local ad agency, and public broadcast experience:

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
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
Public Speaking & Presentations: The J. Peterman Company
Public Speaking & Presentations: University of Kentucky College of Design
Public Speaking & Presentations: CJ Advertising
Public Speaking & Presentations: AVOLKY (non-profit)
Host/Emcee: Beaux-Arts Ball, Lexington, KY
Podcast Host: Mad Mister Mark’s Podcast of Mystery
Spokesperson: RADIOLEX (public radio)
Public Radio Host: My Morning Mixtape, RADIOLEX
Public Radio Host: Community Voices, RADIOLEX
Voice Talent: radio PSAs, radio spots, online spots RADIOLEX
Spokesperson: AVOLKY (non-profit)
Voice Talent: radio PSAs, TV spots, online spots AVOLKY (non-profit)
Voice Talent: CJ Advertising, various clients, spec spots, etc.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Lifelong performer and public speaker (from 4-H to high school drama & debate to corporate trainer to non-profit spokesperson)

BA Theatre: University of Kentucky
Audiobook Narration Coaching: Julie Wilson, The Articulate Coach, Ahab Talent
Audiobook Narration Coaching: P.J. Ochlan’s Masterclass
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

AFFILATIONS

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.

LOGO & LORE

My logo is the griffin from the Royse family crest. It’s a reminder that I don’t do anything alone. Generations of men & women, lovers & fighters, saints & sinners, heroes & thieves got me to where I am today. Their lives, lusts, and loves stir my blood, drive my desires, and keep the whole grand show going.