Matt Forrest VoiceWorks economical solutions for audio production
Radio Stations I have worked with/for:
WJYY 105.5 FM (CHR) / WNHI 93.3 FM (Classic Rock), later WNHW (Country) Concord, NH WOTX 102.3 (Hot Country), later WWHK (Classic Rock) Concord, NH WNNH 99.1 (Oldies), WHOB 106.3 (AC), later WFNQ (Classic Hits) Hooksett, NH WLFE 102.3 (Country) / WWSR 1420 AM (News-Talk) St. Albans, VT (Burlington Market) WNKV 105.5 (Country) / WSTJ 1340 AM (Oldies) St. Johnsbury, VT WKXL AM/FM (Full-Service) Concord, NH WEQX 102.7 (AAA) Manchester, VT (my college internship...and yet I somehow remember it) WATD, WBYY, WGSP, WMEX, WKDY, WQXB, WXIS and others (through SpotsToGo.Com)
Radio Stations I have never worked for:
Ruia Mai (Maori) Tamaki Makau Rau, New Zealand
Agencies/Companies I have worked with/for:
Venables Bell & Partners, San Francisco, CA (HBO Comedy) Tango/Pix, Providence, RI (EMC, Symantec) The Ready Group, Pembroke, MA Blue Moon Communications, Stratham, NH Bedford Granite Group, Manchester, NH South End Media, Concord, NH Stu Richter Productions, Bedford, NH Millennium Advertising, Concord, NH SpotsToGo.Com Muzak, Inc. Paychex, Inc. (radio production) Hopkinton (NH) State Fair (TV & radio voiceover) Rivier College (TV & radio voiceover) Pine Desine, Reedley, CA ("Plane Madness Podcast" imaging) (voiceover & production) Muscleworx, Carolina Beach, NC (podcast imaging) (voiceover & production) Theatre on a Shoestring (radio copy writing and production) Greenroom Productions (voiceover) (UNO interactive game) ArcadeBomb.Com (voiceover) NH Higher Education Assistance Foundation, Concord, NH (IVR system)
Other miscellaneous work I've found myself doing:
- Voiceover work for Muzak, Inc., giving tourists travelling and sightseeing tips at Vermont State Rest Areas (that voice coming from the bathroom speaker? That was me. And all this time you thought it was the guy in the other stall) - Played the lead role of Jackson for the screenplay reading of "Box Score", the first of a series of public events sponsored by the NH Film & Television Office to attempt to re- invigorate the state's film industry - Provided voice work and production for the St. Albans Historical Society's historical diorama of Lake Champlain, inside the St. Albans Historical Museum - Provided narration for slideshow presentation of the Franklin/Grand Isle County United Way’s campaign conclusion - Stage acting roles include: Delmar Boone in “Curse of the Mummy” and the Radio Announcer in "War of the Worlds" (New Hampshire Radio Theatre); Mr. Kirby in “You Can’t Take It With You”); The Mayor & Ed Sullivan in “Bye Bye Birdie”); and others - I have emceed/moderated events for everything from television and radio charity auctions to rock concerts and political debates. No swingers nights yet, though, but I'm working on it.
Computer Skills:
- Adobe Audition / Cool Edit, Sound Forge, ACID, SAW and SAW32 - Selector, MusicMaster, PowerGold - TM Century's UDS/DCS, AudioVault, Scott Studios, AXS, Arrakis’ Digilink II - CBSl's Classic System and Deltaflex - PageMaker, Print Shop, Minesweeper, and a million other programs you couldn't care less about
Education:
Bachelor of Science Degree (with Highest Distinction) Castleton State College, Castleton, VT Major: Mass Media Communications Minor: Studio Art
Miscellaneous:
- I love food! I make a mean cheesecake, an even meaner lasagna, and killer chili. Well actually, the chili hasn't taken any lives yet, but it's bound to happen. Seriously - if I wasn't doing this, I'd be a chef. Or a bum. It's pretty much a coin toss. - I also enjoy music, movies, reading, writing, the Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics, and the Revolution (Boston's soccer team) - I'm a published poet and am currently developing a screenplay based on a famous English tale that most people have never heard of. (Sounds like a real winner, huh?)
