Kelvin Barnes, voice over artist

Kelvin Barnes

Kelvin Barnes

  • Australian English flagAustralian English
  • German flagGerman
Young AdultMiddle AgeBassBaritoneJapan

About Kelvin Barnes

Kelvin Barnes records from a fully equipped home studio in Tokyo and also has access to a professional facility. His work spans radio and TV commercials, promos, narration, animation, anime and video‑game titles. In Japan he has narrated for NHK World and provided English and Japanese voice work for brands such as Toyota, Nikon, Mitsubishi and Fuji Xerox. He appeared in the remake of the series *Shinya! Tensai Bakabon* on Japanese TV and Netflix Japan, where he was the only non‑native Japanese cast member. In Australia Kelvin was a national promo voice for SBS TV and a national voice for Nova FM, and he has contributed to projects for Warner Music and other clients. His voice covers young adult to middle‑age characters in bass and baritone ranges, and he records commercial, corporate‑video, documentary, cartoon, jingle and video‑game productions from his studio. His most recent voice‑over work includes a narration for NHK World.

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Works on

  • Audiobook
  • Audioguide
  • Cartoon
  • Commercial
  • Corporate-Video
  • Documentary
  • Dubbing
  • Elearning
  • Explainer-Video
  • Jingle
  • Moderation
  • Museum Guide
  • Other
  • Singing
  • Telephone / IVR
  • Trickvoice
  • Video-Game
  • Voice-Over

Studio

Records from their own professional home studio.

Microphones: Other sennheisher shotgun 416

Additional studio access: twisted wave

Training

Kelvin Barnes is a Voice Over Actor that began at a young age and has paved the way for an ever growing skills base in the Voice Over industry. He has extensive experience across Radio, TV Commercials, Promos, Narrations, Animation, Anime and Video Games. Kelvin has a fully equipped studio and resides in Tokyo. Within Tokyo, he has been a narrator for NHK World and has also worked with the likes of Toyota, Nikon, Mitsubishi and Fuji Xerox amongst others in both English and Japanese. Notably, he played a part in the remake of the popular series Shinya! Tensai Bakabon on Japanese TV and Netflix Japan. He was the only non native Japanese cast member, working alongside the voice of Pikachu (Pokémon). Within Australia, he was one of the national Promo voices for SBS TV, as well as one of the national voices for Nova FM. He has also worked with clients such as Warner Music, Playstation, Roadshow Entertainment, Cartoon Network, Comedy Channel, Coca Cola, KFC, Hyundai, Universal Pictures, Xbox and more. Kelvin also played the main evil character (Snidely) in a 52 part animation series, Dumbotz, that aired in Australia and Internationally. Clients continue to trust Kelvin to be pitch perfect for their brands because they know he brings so much skill to every session with "on the money" delivery that make his audio projects for any media a stand out. Kelvin has his own studio and is available for work via Source Connect.

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