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j.m. wood
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All rights reserved. Any use of this audio for synthetic voice, AI voice modeling, or LLM training purposes is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate legal action. And may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits.
about j.m.
Hello and welcome! I’m J.M. Wood, a professional male/masc audiobook narrator and voice actor working primarily in mystery/thrillers, fantasy, historical fiction, horror, and Christian nonfiction (he said without a trace of irony). I have facility with accents and comedy, and my pug thinks I’m pretty swell.
Why do I do this? Because it brings me joy to tell good stories & make people smile or at least think. The most pithy description of me that I ever heard was that I’m a happy mashup of Bob Ross and Don Draper.
My facility with comedy and foreign languages such as German, French, and Arabic meshes well with my facility with accents. I am able to perform Boston, Maine, Southern US, W. Texas, British RP, Cockney, Scottish, Irish, Middle-eastern, and S. African.
My academic qualifications in Biblical Studies/Theology make me uniquely suited to Christian/religious nonfiction.
I have relevant experience as a commercial pilot and aviation safety expert, manager, tall ship sailor, US Navy veteran, (serving 6 years as an Arabic linguist), blacksmith, Jim Bridger type mountain man buff, military and US history enthusiast.
Fun Facts: I have served as a volunteer tall ship deckhand, worked (real) cattle drives, and flew single-pilot cargo operations in all weather without one single box (or the FAA) complaining.
I am committed to great communication, conscientious and creative work, and continual improvement. To that end, I am a member of professional organizations such as PANA, APA, and WoVO.
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verified human - why human narration still matters
It’s right in my tagline: Human Authenticity in the Artificial Age. This means that when it comes to the creative arts, I do not use, incorporate or consent to the use of A.I. in any voice product of mine. I am passionate about authenticity. I care about the craft of acting, which is a way for humans to communicate to each other vital truths of the human condition, and therein lies the inherent value in human-crafted art.