There's some buzz about Bill Kates and soundpup.com....
“What can I say about Bill Kates? Firstly, when I am concocting a new idea that has anything to do with fooling the public’s perception, vis-a-vis some audio shenanigans, I call on Bill to bounce my ideas off of. Secondly, I will, more often than not, convince him to join me in said adventure and thirdly, rely on him to help me make it sound great. He has the imagination and experience it takes to pull it off.”
-Jack Douglas, Producer, Engineer, and Arranger
John Lennon, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Patti Smith
He surprised me and made the project better than I expected. He is very talented and fast too. I am extremely happy with the results.
Ezequiel Q., Animator
Rockstar Games
“Bill is an excellent writer and possesses almost magical production skills as well… I think he’s enchanted.”
-Phil Proctor, Performer and Writer Firesign Theatre
“Bill Kates is pretty fearless. That’s tough to come by these days, no? Guys who are actually willing to take the time to brainstorm, lay it down, give things a try, and actually succeed in the mission? Think about it – not too many folks like that around anymore. Bill, thankfully, is one of them. Bill’s as professional as they come, and his versatility is an absolute strength.”
– Paul Bachman
Senior Director, Programming Promotions/On-Air Talent,
Sirius XM Satellite Radio
“Bill is one of the most versatile and creative voiceover artists working today. His ability to do numerous voices and his sound editing skills are great assets to any production. I’ve worked on several projects with Bill and I’m always pleased and amazed at what he comes up with.”
-Alex Aurichio, Cinematographer
ABC Sports, PeeWee’s Playhouse
“Bill isn’t a good sound engineer. He’s a great sound engineer. Actually, calling him a sound engineer is too limiting. Think of him as the Swiss Army knife of sound – from voiceovers, sourcing talent, managing talent, to recording, to editing, mixing, adding special effects and just about anything you’ll ever need in the world of sound – he can do it, on time, on budget and on spec. ”
-Ziv Navoth, Author and Producer
Futurity Ventures, BMuse Productions
Bill has been an absolute pleasure to work with.He looks at the job in totality and not just as a VO.His responses are very prompt and he puts his 100% into the job. The ability to record professionally and deliver on time really helps in having fast turnaround times. I look forward to working with him in the future.”
-Jeebak Dasgupta, Producer
New Delhi Film & Video
“Bill is a real Pro. A pleasure to work with. Not only is he exceptionally talented voice actor. He is also a one man production studio with abilities that extend far beyond voice talent. Finally i found him to be He an incredibly nice and patient guy.”
-Edo Segal, CEO
Holopad/ BMuse/ Futurity Ventures
“Bill was excellent to work with , very professional & delivered high quality output as promised. Workmanship was excellent.”
-Bob Love, Independent Producer
“Every time I seek help with production work I ask Bill Kates. He is a true professional in all types of radio qualities, especially his skilled production… Just ask Bill, he’ll do it and understand the task such as an interview or voice/production work.”
-Ben Smith, Program Director
XM Satellite Radio