Dutch voice nerd
You want to create productions that matter. That blow away your clients. And that make you shine with pride. You need a voice for that. To make a complicated message sound easy to digest, to put a smile on someone’s face or to gain trust. As your Dutch voice nerd, I am here to help. In fluent English that is hard to pinpoint to one country or gezellig in my native tongue.
Demo Commercials Dutch
Radio, TV, or online. A spot for Spotify or a pre-roll for YouTube. You name it.
Demo Explainers
Keep their attention! With an animation or with speaking footage.
Demo Corporate Dutch
The essence of a company, captured in sounds and visuals.
Demo voicemail / IVR Dutch
Your customer is the next caller! I will welcome them with a smile.
Demo English
Fluent, Europen. No heavy accent, unless upon request.
Demo character voices
From a nerdy shopkeeper to a villainous maniac. Several English accents.
This is what others say
Always a pleasure to work with Bart. This man is always cheerful and delivers high quality only. Highly recommended!
Ferry van der Heijden
Lekker Hip - Audio & Video
Bart is passionate, versatile and supportive, both as a person and as a voice-over artist. He is a good match for pretty much any project I can think of. Every collaboration is a joy. So now it’s my time to speak out.. for Bart!
Robin Lommerde
YourStory Video
Bart understands exactly what I mean, comes up with suggestions and as a voice-over he is a true chameleon. Choose Bart. But please not all of you, because then he won’t have time for us anymore 😉
Milan Lagerwerf
Channel Orange
Bart is not only professional and experienced, he is also a great person to work with and that’s what you will hear in his voice. Our clients and relations respond very positively. We highly recommend Bart for any audio recording you may need!
Felicia Lin
LIN Video Marketing
Bart knows after only a few directions which tone of voice you are looking for. Plus, he gives his own creative freedom to a project, to really adopt the script. It’s always fun to work with Bart!
Jim Friederich
CommercialDeal
Bart is very easy to brief. His voice sounds clear and strong, but pleasant at the same time. Collaborating with Bart is truly a joy: he responds immediately, thinks along with you and delivers fast. My clients always respond enthusiastically.
Monika Knottnerus
PRezz Video Production House
Bart knows how to adapt his very own sound to the tone-of-voice required. He also delivers quickly, is able to adjust when necessary and is simply very friendly in general: a top guy!
Rose Hagenauw
The Brandwagon
Bart's voice can be employed in many different ways, from corporate and more serious content to fun acting jobs. He knows how to handle these and you can hear that he enjoys the work. We hope to collaborate with Bart many more times in the future.
Studio Make
Creative Sound
How to
Every new project starts with a briefing. The script could be a good starting point. The more you can tell me about what you need, the better I can finetune the voice-over to your wishes.
My voice is yours. What’s next?
I’d love to help you get on track. My network is full of people that could be an asset to your work. From filmmakers to sound studios, to end-to-end creators for your production.
Free retake
Do you not feel completely happy with the voice-over audio I sent you? No problem! A free retake of an agreed script is always part of the deal.
Take your time
Make sure your production has a nice balance between spoken text, music and silence. Too many words crammed together will sound hasty and hurt your message. A speaking pace that is easy on the ears is 120 to 150 words per minute.
Post-processing
I'll deliver high quality, unprocessed audio plus an edited take (EQ, compression et cetera) for you to choose from. Cut clean of annoying mouth noises or useless breaths. Free of mispronunciations of course. Full service post-processing is something to leave to a pro audio engineer.
Pronunciation
Does your script contain words with more than one pronunciation? If I have any doubts, I will send you a voice sample with those particular words. Just to make sure we’re on the same page.
Music
"C’est le ton qui fait la musique" – it’s the tone that makes the music. But it’s also the other way around! Please provide me with any music you have considered for your production, for a spot on speaking pace and tone of voice.
Tone of voice
What would you like to hear or even better: feel when you hear the voice-over? Friendliness, authority, joy? Together we will find the right tone of voice.
Target audience
Corporate client, young or old people or medical students? If you can tell me who your production is meant for, it helps me to choose a fitting tone of voice.
About me
Hi! I’m Bart Kooiman, born and raised in Amsterdam, living in the heart of the Netherlands. I worked for Animation studios, brands like Head & Shoulders and Heineken, a bunch of Museums and the Red Cross.
I’ve had an ear for acting, singing and language since I was a boy. At 13, I did my first voice over for Dutch national television, voicing a group of 16 Moldovian foster children. Just look at little me with those headphones and that teleprompter! I continued acting on stage through college in both classical and contemporary plays with an independent Amsterdam theatre group.
After graduating with a Master’s degree in public health, I developed my skills as a project manager and advisor and found I enjoyed transforming complex information into easily digestible stories. I began my voice acting business in 2019 and discovered it’s the best career in the world.
I dive headfirst into every project, perfecting the audio in my home studio. I can read serious content in an accessible tone of voice. Giving scripts a conversational feel is something I thoroughly enjoy. I’ve been referred to as an adept speech chameleon, changing my tone of voice easily to my client’s request. Feel free to call me a voice nerd.
Voice acting brings me great joy when I collaborate with production companies, making sure their message reaches the hearts of their target audience.
Outside the studio, I hang out with my wife and three children, sip a nice porter or stout with friends and hit the piano keys or a volleyball from time to time. I look forward to bringing your next project to life with my voice.
It’s all yours.
Videos
Have a look at some of my work
All categories
Voicemail / IVR
E-learning
Animation and Games
Commercials
Corporate film
Explainer video
Radiocommercial
Fees
For every project I calculate a fee, based on factors like the number of words, the purpose of your production and the broadcast medium you wish to use. Please be in touch to discuss your needs. Below you will find some starting fees.
Commercials
Radio: €50 (local) TV: €75 (local)
Web video
€175 (0 – 250 words)
E-learning
€250 (0 – 250 words)
Billboards
Radio: €50 (local), TV: €75 (local)
Voicemail
€ 100
Translate your script
€ 100
Contact
Considering booking my voice? Please leave your contact details and I will be in touch shortly to discuss the possibilities. If you have any attachments, please email me at info@bartkooiman.nl.
Bart Kooiman
Dutch voice nerd
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