I called Anthony Giraldi at Sweetwater.com out here in the States where I get all my gear and he said "You've got to check out this mic. ELO), Jason Mraz, Jars of Clay, Brandon Heath… I’m even really digging the soundtrack to 'The Greatest Showman' - such a big sound on some of those tracks, I love Classic R&B like Donny Hathaway, Nina Simone, or Jazz like Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck… But we’re big 80’s fans here at the Taylor house too, so lots of Tears for Fears, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Journey, Oingo Boingo, Phil Collins, Billy Joel… Like I said it’s a big mix of lots of stuff, I think from being a DJ in the 80’s and growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, you really got exposed to some great variations of music. James Arnold Taylor (born July 22, 1969) is an American actor and voice actor, known for … Fans know him best as the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Plo … It really opens up doors, I think in ways that people are accepting of now, where they weren't so much in the past, since studios can be pretty much anywhere now, from someones garage, to their walk in closet, to just their living room. "My first voice work was for Disney, they were building 'California Adventure' the theme park, and they hired me to do voices in it. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Buy on Amazon Blue He also provided the voice of Tidus in Final Fantasy X, X-2 (in which he also voiced Shuyin), Dissidia: Final Fantasy and its prequel, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. His voice is heard all of the world daily, and you would never know it's one person. I’ve got quite a few but honestly, the one I’m talking into right now and is set up at my mixing desk for my weekly podcast - called 'Talking to Myself' like my stage show - is the Aston Origin. I finally had an agent and began auditioning for major TV, radio and film projects in Hollywood. (Source) James Arnold Taylor is an American voice actor of Tippy Doorman on Lego City Adventures. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Video Game, Atlantis: The Lost Empire: The Video Game, Disney's Activity Center: Atlantis the Lost Empire, I Don't Have A Reason / I'll Add One Later. James Arnold Taylor entered into the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise by voicing Captain Jack Sparrow (originally portrayed by Johnny Depp) in Kingdom Hearts II. I’ve had many home studios through the years. I was so excited when I got them and used them on the show. He also lent his voice in the 2012 attraction The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow as the Talking Skull. Taylor had the opportunity to work with Johnny Depp, who once again reprised his role as Captain Jack Sparrow.[1][1]. Club; ... James Arnold Taylor. "I’ve been told by engineers in sessions that it can be a little tricky to find the right mic to capture all of my voice's range properly, I think mainly because, again, people don’t expect me to have a big low end, and they also want to get the highs… The Origin has been great because it really captures all the highs, mids and lows. This is an unofficial site. The man of many voices, James Arnold Taylor has been heard in millions of households around the globe. I got a lot out of LucasArts' Clone Wars junket, but the best treat was meeting the man behind the voices of Tidus, Ratchet and of course Obi-Wan Kenobi. Looking for something to watch? I’ve got Neumanns, I've got Sennheisers, Audio Technicas, and one of my other favorites, a Gefell, and the Origin fits right in with all these high end (and high priced) mics. You’d never know it because they're voice actors and they don’t get a lot of credit but you know their voices and the sounds they create. Credits On BTVA: 490 Roles from 210 Titles He can be heard on countless TV programmes and films, and over the last 20+ years has played iconic characters such as Fred Flintstone, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Flash, and many more. You have to make everyone believe it’s actually the actor and not someone 'doing' their voice. Jack SparrowCotton's ParrotMartyTalking Skull James Arnold Taylor's versatile vocal range has given him success in every facet of the voice-over industry. The Jedi Knight also allowed me to introduce the world to my one man stage show, 'Talking to Myself' which takes you behind the scenes of my life as a voice-actor in Hollywood and tells the story of how I lost my voice to toxic-mold poisoning back in 2005 which almost devastated my career - long story, but the short version is after a lot of hard work and rehabilitation I have my voice back stronger than ever. So it was like this other world I got to live in and it kept me from getting bullied. If you weren't working in voice acting or that industry, what do you think you would be doing?A. Most of my work really took off back then.". Fox, for things like “Stuart Little” and “Atlantis the Lost Empire”. James Arnold Taylor’s Podcast, Talking to Myself is a one man show, with many voices! View 490 images and 93 sounds of James Arnold Taylor's characters from his voice acting career. Have you heard of Aston microphones?” I looked it up and right off the bat, I thought that it was the most awesome looking microphone I've ever seen. Listen to other actors who have also voiced the following, James Arnold Taylor is a voice actor known for voicing. The way I found it was that I was about to start recording a show on my YouTube channel called 'Clone Wars Conversations'. That's where I honed my craft, learned how to work a microphone, and how to use the recording equipment. After the work for Disney I still needed an agent so I would produce my friends voiceover demos out of my home studio that I'd built for all my radio work; and instead of charging them I would have them take my demos to their agents with the hope that one would eventually listen to my tapes and like what I was doing… Eventually one did. I’ve literally been hundreds of characters in my career and I truly consider myself the luckiest actor in the world to have such a wide range of characters. Interviewing some of his most well known characters (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Johnny Test, Fred Flintstone, Ratchet from Ratchet & Clank, and more) from his work in animation, video games, film and television, as well as introducing you to a whole new group of original characters made just for the show. - Share your reason with the rest of the community. And when I did, I also had to change my my diet to cleanse my body of the mold. Latest appearance The song was, and still is one that brings me to tears… Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. I think I would probably be a chef. They'd be Saturday Night Live-type sketches, and fake commercials and interactions with the DJ. Or, if there were toys and video games based on movies, it was cheaper for the studio to hire a voice-actor than to pay the actual celebrity. I still listen to it often and it still stirs me the same way, that’s the beauty of music. I double regularly for people like Johnny Depp, Ewan McGregor, Jay Baruchel, David Spade, Christopher Walken, Christopher Lloyd, Andrew Garfield, James McAvoy, Ian McKellen and more…", "I see myself and other voice-actors as simply character actors, I try not to over emphasis the 'voice' part because for some reason most people in Hollywood think then you’re not a 'real' actor, you’re just a guy that does funny voices for kids' stuff, which couldn’t be farther from the truth. The proof is in the fact that though many people want to do it, there’s still only a very small group in Hollywood that does most of it. Microphones were always my friend, because they helped me create the environment my voice could escape to. Who are your favourite voiceover and music artists?A. Listen to the entire interview via the audio player. Operation H.O.T.S.T.U.F.F./Operation M.I.S.S.I.O.N. Voice-doubling is different than impersonating someone, you have to really study not just their voice, but their acting beats and mannerisms. 13: James Arnold Taylor "Jedi JAT Talk" Part 1. Operation L.I.C.O.R.I.C.E./Operation H.O.M.E. JAT 365: 365 inspirations for the pursuit of your dreams. I actually started sweeping up at a local radio station. Prior to working on this attraction, James Arnold Taylor had previously made appearances in Star Wars Weekends, a festival generally held annually at the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park, as either a guest or host. Obi-Wan is an amazing honor to get to voice, and I pinch myself daily that I have been so blessed to provide his voice, and it afforded me the chance to host the biggest Star Wars Events on the planet, Disney’s Star Wars Weekends and Star Wars Celebration. Even as a little kid, I had tape recorders, and I was recording things. "I use the Origin for recording sound effects on my podcast as well. I got incredibly sick and I couldn't speak at all. Some of my first big work was doing promos for ABC Television for shows like Spin-City, The Drew Carey Show, Whose Line is it Anyway and more… I had also put a demo together called “60 Voices in 60 Seconds” and it got me a lot of attention as a voice-double, which is basically like a stunt person for famous people's voices, if sound was bad on a filming or they needed to change a line or take out the cussing for TV and airplane versions. All logos, images, video and audio clips pertaining to actors, characters and related indicia belong to their respective © and ™ owners. I always loved cooking, I do all the cooking in my house. James Arnold Taylor lent his voice in several Pirates of the Caribbean media, including video games like Kingdom Hearts II as Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow, including Cotton's Parrot and Marty. He also voiced several characters in the 2006 video game Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow, including Cotton's Parrot and Marty. As I mentioned earlier, I lost my voice to black toxic mold which was discovered in our house. Voice-acting is a true skill and there is an art to doing it right. He was born in California on July 22, 1969. Listen and compare James Arnold Taylor's voices against other voice actors playing the same character. So much of my work is done from my home studio so people are hearing my Astons on more than just my podcast, and that’s exciting because it shows how it is on par with microphones that have been around for decades. From there I got into writing and producing radio comedy for a national syndicator. A. At the end of each episode, I was doing a feature where we would be 'in the studio' recording a scene from a famous film or show in our characters' voices. Born You can change your cookie settings in your brower, or you can. I wrote, voiced and produced comedy 'bits' for  everybody from Howard Stern to Rick Deez for just over 12 years. I’m really excited to try out the new Stealth mic! Who is James Arnold Taylor?