Matt Dragon

“Voice-acting for as long as I have has opened up a life unimagined. And, it’s not so much about the money. It’s about independence, for me, and knowing I’ve helped the client’s efforts to communicate and achieve their goals.”

Experience

Over 25 years’ experience in voice-over, narration, and on-camera talent services–more than 12,000 separate projects, nation-wide.
Provided voice and recording services for hundreds of clients throughout the U.S., including: Boeing, Hewlitt Packard, Xerox, Dupont, Hanford Nuclear Facility, Army Corp of Engineers, Delta Airlines, the Travel Channel, among others.
Formerly, voice of Hollywood Video’s in-store promotional network, nation-wide.
Currently, commercial voice-over “go-to voice” for NBC-affiliate NewsChannel 8, in Portland.

How did you get started?

I started out in the voice-over business at Disneyland Hotel in 1972. I babysat the videotape playback system in the hotel’s TV facility at night, and did a lot of studying for collage exams. I also did the voice work for commercials and promotional events at the hotel. But, my first paying gig was a narration for a marketing video. As I recall, it was for a vacuum cleaner of some sort…the guy paid me $150 in one-dollar bills all stuffed in an envelope. It took me two and a half decades, but I began freelancing as a full-time voice talent in 1997.

Community Involvement

Meals on Wheels volunteer driver
Baby-sitter for my two grandkids

Education

B.A. – Communications, California State University, Fullerton, 1975. Communications Student of the Year, 1975.

Interests

I enjoy the Oregon Coast, wine tasting, golf (both playing and watching), a good novel and family gatherings. And, two grandkids can keep an old-timer like me pretty active.