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BIOGRAPHY
Neil is an operatic baritone and voiceover artist who performs internationally. With an eclectic mix of projects under his belt and online work featuring over 100 million plays, he is a versatile performer. Able to weave interchangeably between styles, he specialises in narration, animation, gaming and explainer videos. Fun Fact: Neil was the original artist (recording all voices) for the viral sensation that was Baby-Shark on the Little Angel Kids Channel. Visit www.neilbalfour.com for more info.
PROFILE GALLERY
DEMO REELS
Captivating (Corporate)
Charismatic (Interactive Video Game)
Comforting (Narration)
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Email: voiceover@neilbalfour.com Business number: Mobile number: +44 (0) 7962 488 380 Website: www.neilbalfour.com |
Gender: Male Location: United Kingdom Description of voice: A captivating, charismatic and comforting baritone. His warm British accent suits many purposes and his continuing successful singing career enables him to adapt seamlessly to character work. Sounding Age(s): Languages: Accents: English (UK, USA, Australia, South Africa) English Regional (Yorkshire, Cockney, Scottish, Welsh, Irish) Indian Spanish Italian French Expertise: |
CREDITS
| Year | Project | Voiceover Category | Company | Details |
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| 2023 | The Volcano | Narration | Now>Press>Play | |
| 2022 | Guy Fawkes | Narration | Now>Press>Play | |
| 2022 | Rivers | Narration | Now>Press>Play | |
| 2021 | Data, Don’t Lie to Meow (8-part audio drama) | Dramatic Work | Audio Content Lab | “Neil is a gifted actor, skilled audio technician, and by far the most professional voice talent I've had the pleasure of working with. His performances brought the script to life in ways I hadn't anticipated, enriching the audio drama while providing an authentic voice to the character. Lightning fast turn around, great communication, can't recommend enough!” - Jake Sanders - Director for AudioContentLab |
| 2021 | Diwali (immersive story experience for children) | Narration | Now>Press>Play | “Neil was an audio director's dream. His range of voices and ability to adapt accents/timbre and energy is incredibly nuanced. This meant that he created several different characters which were discernible and believable within one script. He also showed that he can quickly try something new in order to balance his characters with those of the other actor on the job. Neil also showed his ability to adapt his narration and characters to the different age ranges of our audiences quickly and with a real innate sense of what we were trying to achieve." Anna Wheatley, Director |
| 2021 | Mary Seacole (immersive story experience for children) | Narration | Now>Press>Play | "Neil picked up the distinct style of our narration very quickly and took direction notes well. His accents are strong and he brought the characters to life with a wide range of registers. The sound proofing/isolation on the [home studio] recordings was excellent. We will definitely be working with Neil again!” Tim Bamber - Head of Sound for Now>Press>Play |
| 2020 | Rogue State Revolution (thrilling political strategy game) | Little Red Dog Games | Neil recorded choir parts for the games National Anthem 'Basenji' Click here to view | |
| 2018 | Little Angel YouTube Channel | Little Angel | “Neil has always delivered on every session. He is a responsive and extremely capable performer, who’s range of abilities as a voice-over artist and singer, made him the go-to voice throughout the entirety of the Little Angel 2D series. He brought a great range of charismatic voices and characters to the channel, and breathed life into every project he worked on." Ben Rawles - Lead Composer for Little Angel Click here to view FUN FACT: Neil is the original artist (recording all voices) for the viral sensation that was Baby-Shark. | |
| 2018 | Gear4Music Demonstration Videos | Gear4Music | Neil narrated explainer scripts whilst also demonstrating the keyboard's different functions by improvising on the instruments live. Click here to view |
SKILLS
| Singing | Indian-Scottish Neil Balfour is a professional opera singer and graduate of Leeds College of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music and the National Opera Studio. A former Britten-Pears, Samling, Momentum and Concordia artist, he is the first opera singer to be booked by the Glastonbury Festival in the Astrolabe Tent and the first to beatbox in an opera at Longborough Festival Opera. |
| Performance & Acting | Neil's operatic career has led him to perform internationally in large and prestigious theatres including the Millenium Centre and the Royal Opera House. He is extremely comfortable in front of thousands of people in and out of character. |
| Piano | Neil studied piano to Grade 8 and BMus standard. He is endorsed by NORD (manufacturers of world-leading stage pianos) and has the ability to record, play and compose his own music on a brand new Feurich 123 Vienna - Acoustic Piano. |
| Recording | Equipped with a high-end home studio, Neil uses (and is endorsed by) sE Electronics Rupert Neve Tube microphones, Steinberg Audio Interface, Cubase and Wavelab DAWs, NORD Stage Grand and Feurich 123 Vienna piano in an acoustically treated room by GIK Acoustics. All this enables an audio recording with an ultra-low noise floor, 32-bit converters and a 192 kHz sample rate. |
Professionally Treated Recording Studio
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| Microphones: | sE Electronics Rupert Neve Tube Condenser, sE Electronics 4400a Condenser |
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TRAINING
| Voiceover Training with Gravy for the Brain | All major modules completed in full with certification. |
| Master of Music (Distinction) from the Royal Northern College of Music, UK | Acting classes, music theory, performance practice, performance psychology and language classes. |
| BMus from Leeds College of Music | Performance, Composition, Recording, Electroacoustic, Music History, Opera, Indian and Jazz. |