African American Voiceover with a Fresh, Youthful, Millennial Sound
ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT: DJ is the male narrator for season 5 of the NBA’s ‘NBA On Fire‘ weekly recap series.
DJ Dykes' Recent Work
About Black American Voice Actor DJ Dykes
DJ is a Fresh and Unique Millennial Black American Voice Actor
Youthful, fresh, unique Black & Filipino American voiceover! DJ Dykes is an in-demand, Source Connect-ready, millennial Black & Filipino American voiceover actor that clients have trusted for commercial, promo, narration, interactive, and trailer.
He has voiced for many major clients including the NBA, Verizon, Heinz, Jimmy John’s, Doritos, LEGO, Kellogg’s, and MANSCAPED
He regularly books in the 25-40 age range.
DJ has a diverse demographic background that makes him an outstanding choice for your Black American voiceover casting. He is an experienced voiceover actor whose youthful and authoritative voice leans towards Millennial and Generation Z. He regularly books in the “young adult” and “adult” range, especially for Black American voiceovers that require a conversational, authentic, youthful performance.
DJ is also highly trained and experienced as a voice actor. He understands the importance of honing his craft with top VO coaches:
- Commercial – Tina Morasco, Mary Lynn Wissner
- Promo – Donovan Corneetz, Jodi Gotlieb, David Alden, Joyce Castellanos
- Trailer – Richard Redfield, David Alden
- Narration – Thom Pinto
- Improv – Scott Parkin, Tim Powers
DJ is a disabled US Air Force veteran.
Voiceover Genre Specializations
DJ is a natural storyteller. Whether it's a commercial, a corporate narration, a tech explainer, in-show narration, promo, political, or e-learning, he is the go-to voiceover artist.
Backed by a stout portfolio of Fortune 500 brands such as McDonald’s, Kellogg’s, and Walmart, and coached & vetted by some of the industry's most prolific, DJ continues to make his presence known. Choose DJ for your next project!
He is available for live sessions via Source Connect Standard, Zoom, phone patch, and MS Teams.
Vocal Styles
Contemporary Contemporary Realness, Uplifting Warmth, Millennial with Gen Z Vibes, authentic, authoritative, confident, textured, and masculine with raspiness and gravitas.
Looking for a Black American or AAPI with an engaging and authoritative sound? DJ is reliable, professional, and down-to-earth, with a diverse educational background and expertise in various fields.
Need a Black American male voiceover to deliver your message with energy and vibrancy? DJ is youthful, animated, and enthusiastic, with a bright personality.
Whether you're looking for a Black American voice over with a trendy and urban flair, a professional and corporate sound, or a luxurious and stylish touch, DJ's got you covered!
With his unique point-of-view, strong improv ability and acting chops, and contemporary sound, he is the perfect Black American voiceover actor for your project!
Voiceover Celebrity/Public Figure Reference
DJ is a Black American voice actor who sounds like Barack Obama, Kenan Thompson, Keegan-Michael Key, Wayne Brady, John Legend, Will Smith, Michael B. Jordan, Deven Terrell, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Omari Hardwick, Anthony Mackie, Eric Andre.
Need a Black American/AAPI/BIPOC Political Ad Campaign Voiceover? If you're looking for a dynamic and versatile voiceover for your political ad campaign, choose DJ Dykes. He is a genuine stakeholder in a large number of social demographics—this means he tells your story from his real point-of-view.
With his youthful and optimistic tone, DJ can effectively communicate your PSA to a wide range of audiences, including millennials, Gen Zers, and even Gen Xers. As a Black American/AAPI/BIPOC voice talent, DJ's voice resonates across generational gaps and can speak to your target audience, regardless of their political affiliations.
Although primarily sought after for left-leaning spots, DJ's voiceovers are non-partisan
DJ can tell campaign stories produced for both Republicans and Democrats, and Progressives and Conservatives.
In addition, whether you're producing ads for Black American, AAPI, military, veteran-centric, or mission-driven advocacy groups, DJ can perform a compelling and impactful voiceover that will help elevate your campaign above the political noise.
DJ outside of Voice Acting DJ founded the YouTube channel, Keratin Brotherhood, a men's hair loss channel uniquely targeted toward black and ethnic men. It was one of the most viewed men’s hair loss channels globally from 2018-2020. He is a competitive soft-tipped darts player, a talent he discovered while moonlighting at bar in Jeju-do, South Korea.
DJ holds an MBA with a focus in Marketing. He completed the masters-level Korean Linguistics program at The Graduate School of Korean Studies in South Korea.
He served in the US Air Force for 8 years as a medic and Korean Linguist before being medically retired in 2012.
DJ has been living and working in South Korea since 2013.
DJ SPECIALIZES IN:
- Announcements
- Brand Videos
- Commercial
- Corporate
- Documentary
- E-Learning
- Tech Explainers
- Government
- Internet & Web
- Narration
- Political
- Promo
- Promotional
- PSAs
- Testimonials
- Whiteboard Videos
Delivery Methods
Source Connect, Zoom, & Phone Patch Live Directed Sessions Available. MP3, WAV delivery via Email, WeTransfer, Dropbox & Google Drive
Studio Equipment
Mic: Sennheiser MKH 416
Interface: Focusrite Scarlett Solo
Headphones: Sennheiser 280 HD PRO
Software: Adobe Audition, RX8 Plugins
Computer: 2019 Macbook Pro 2.6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7
Vocal Style
Contemporary Realness, Uplifting Warmth, Millennial with Gen Z Vibes, Authentic, Authoritative, Confident, Textured, and Masculine with Rasp and Gravitas.
Sounds like: Barack Obama, Keegan-Michael Key, Wayne Brady, John Legend, Will Smith, Michael B. Jordan, Dwayne Johnson, Gabe Kunda, Anthony Mackie, Eric Andre.
CLIENTS
Satisfied Clients on DJ's Black American Voiceovers
"One of the best voice over artists I’ve ever worked with. The audio is superb in quality and DJ’s ability to read notes on tone and cadence are unmatched. He has excellent intuition about script flow and hung with me through a number of script changes with an awesome attitude and consistently prompt deliveries. You just don’t get service like this from other folks. DJ is amazing and I highly recommend."
DJ's voice is smooth as buttah. He oozes confidence and warmth. Great to work with, takes direction and hits the timing with ease. I look forward to working with him again.
"Working with DJ was a fantastic experience! His excellent communication skills ensured a smooth collaboration, and the quality of the delivered voice-over for our video exceeded all expectations."
"Perfect read for the project we were working on, DJ Dykes provided more than one take which helped tremendously as we did not have to go back and forth on inflection or pronunciation of some words. It was a fantastic and quick process working with him."
"DJ is absolutely amazing!! He is very professional in terms of script revision and of course voice recording. And his response is super fast. His expression is very clear so that there is no misunderstanding during the communication process. I’ll absolutely continue working with DJ and recommend him to my colleagues!"
"We had a pretty tricky foreign name in the script that took a few takes to get the pronunciation right. DJ was super accommodating and provided several different recordings till he nailed it! Great communication and a friendly guy. I think this is our 3rd or 4th time working together and will def hire him again!"
"DJ is by far and away the most professional and talented voice actor we’ve ever worked with at our company. We are a large company and have used a ton of people and DJ is head and shoulders above the rest. During our projects he’s communicated incredibly well on top delivering top notch quality content. And get this, every time we’ve done a project, he’s gotten our project on the first take. What that translates to is saved time, saves money, and the efficient use of resources. His personal touch and warm personality makes him so easy to work with. If it was kosher, I’d put my number here so you could chat with me and I could rave about our projects! Long story short, you won’t regret using DJ for your projects!"
"Really great. DJ is so friendly, responsive and professional. He nailed all the tones and all the emphases first time without any direction. You really get the impression that he took the time to understand what he was reading so the audience would too! Plus his voice is fabulous! Thanks again DJ."
"Fast and professional. Very recommended, thank you!"
DJ was excellent to work with. Excellent and fast communication, quick turn around on the voice recording of our script, and nailed it on one take. Highly recommend him for your next voice over project.
Thank you DJ. Super fast response with high quality work
Great to work with!!!