What a cool project to work on with Gorilla Pictures. This beautifully shot piece for the Norbertine Order in California’s St. Michael’s Abbey was a true honor to be a part of. I had a chance to channel Brendon Gleeson and incorporate a slight Irish accent. I’ve had a few voice over peers, whom I [...]

Bring radio imaging skills… make that Mad Skillz to the Urban and Hip Hop radio format. The Big Fat Image voice dips his big fat hands in another imaging market. From a huge sound to hot production, this is the full package to make your station sound sweet-wicked-awesome. Fat Urban Beats Baby. Fat Hip Hop. [...]

One of 8 new imaging demos recorded by Dave Pettitt and hosted at Big Fat Image Voice. This demo has a positive uplifting sound to reach a family friendly oriented market. There’s lots of range, humour and great instincts for this radio genre. Christian radio has grown by leaps and bounds over the last number [...]

Authoritative and at the same time trustworthy. That’s the kind of vo we were going for in this Television commercial. A voice that lent credit to this seed product and offered reassurance from a product farmers were already familiar with.
Agriculture is one of most important industries, if not THE most important. Farmers and ranchers provide [...]

A narrated project for the Pacific Salmon Forum. This is a straightforward, unbiased read on a hot topic on the west coast. After extensive consultations with scientists and stakeholders, the Forum adopted a two year research strategy to fill knowledge gaps and provide the scientific underpinning for future research and recommendations for managing the interactions [...]

This :15 TV spot was set to run through the 2008-09 NFL football season. A manly voice telling sports fans where they could pick up quality workboots. This was a great series of spots to emphasize a big, strong read. A deep voice with lots of power behind it.

The Oakland Raiders are tough. But is there anyone tougher than a Raider fan? Timberland reaches that everyday guy. The guy who goes in everyday and puts in a hard day’s work. There’s an adrenaline feel to all these Timberland Pro Workboot spots. Hard hitting, big, tough sound. If you’re looking for a Man’s Man [...]

The toughest boots in the business. Timberland Pro Workboots. This is an action packed read for Timberland during the 2008 NFL Season. Wanting to reach a male audience who look for quality footwear. Footwear that works hard in any condition.
This is a big read. Heavy, hard-sell in your face. Listen to more TIMBERLAND WORKBOOTS COMMERCIALS

A second commercial from the All Weather Window People. This commercial is heart warming in a cold season. The real reason you use a superior window is to protect your family, your children from the cold outside. This is a really nice spot with a warm and tender read.
Dave has a natural instinct for bringing [...]

This spot may have you wearing a parka before the end of the day. A bone chilling male deep voice over to really depict the cold northern winters of Canada. All Weather Windows shot 2 great spot. This television commercial won for Best Commercial at the 2008 Sam Awards. Despite the deep, low toned, serious [...]

Healthcare is an industry of trust. Over the years, Dave has provided the branding voice for a number of healthcare providers. He delivers warmth and compassion in his voice. A reassuring voice for those looking for medical help. Most recently Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare of Northeast Iowa has used Dave’s voice to promote their over 100 [...]

A fun cartoon series featuring many new voiceover talent. Dave did not have a principle role in this series, but fans would recognize his voice as any number of incidentals, bad guys, bullfrogs or … just about anything. Dave’s range allows him to play the lovable characters as well as those villains that may strike [...]

The Gundam saga continues. With his mastery of the “Bad Guy” voice and an ever increasing number of credits under his belt, many of them villains, Dave has provided the English voice for the Gundam character, Master Asia for a number of years now. The most recent was for the PlayStation3 Game, “Dynasty Warriors: Gundam”.
With [...]

This 60 second radio commercial for a financial institution portrays Dave as a news reporter on the street talking to locals about their perception of what it takes to bank with a Credit Union.
In a tough economy, more and more people are turning to smaller credit unions to keep their money safe. Credit Unions truly [...]

This Don Lafontaine style continues. Dave voices these spots in movie trailer format, building anticipation for the upcoming California State Fair. These brooding, textured voice commercials reflect that deep ominous sound that Dave has become known for.
“Chinatown” is one movie reference in a series of four. “The Sound of Music,” “Rush Hour“, and “Vertigo” being [...]

It’s a ton of concerts and great entertaiment. It’s a pie-eating-zucchini-growing-prize-pig-showing contest. And of course, it’s the thrill seeking enthusiasts ticket to paradise. Hundreds of rides and amusement park fun as you’ll see in this Television commerical for CalExpo.
Deep, heart pounding voiceover transports you to the exhilarating days of this state fair. Click to catch [...]

Oh the mysteries of a …. state fair? This series of spots is a fun approach to all the exciting times that wait at the California State Fair. The client asked for a Don Lafontaine style read for these TV commercials. Very few can do justice to the late Don of the voiceover world. He’s [...]

One of 4 TV commercials highlighting the upcoming California State Fair. These folks were looking for something movie trailer – esque.  A deeper and more thrilling sound to pump up the big show coming to the show.

From quirky Mad scientist to heroic freedom fighter to loyal ancient robots, Dave took on a few roles in this wildly popular series, Zoids Chaotic Century.  With loads of Character Voices at his disposal, Dave brought a ton of voices to this show. This video firstly features the voice character, Dr. D. A scientist with [...]

After the great battle with Domon Kaashu, Master Asia is released from his mental chains, but also knocks at death’s door. This is an emotional scene where the student comforts his teacher during his last breaths on earth. Dave Pettitt and Mark Gatha (Domon) provide the voiceover over for this clip.
This is a powerful and [...]

Dave is the perfect bad guy. The ultimate villain. In more than one series, he’s played more than one bad guy. You can listen to more of his Animation Samples here. The once great teacher has become Domon Kaashu’s mortal enemy. Dave continues to voice the part of the rogue martial arts master, intent on [...]

Not sure if it’s because Dave is a little crusty at the best of times, but he was asked to voice the Character Role of an old railroad engineer, Ben Murgatroyd in the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre’s “The Edge of Destruction”. This is the story of a town in southern Alberta that was decimated by [...]

A friendly, folksy voice for a bank known for its friendly service. Alberta Treasury Branch’s (ATB Financial) TV commercial gives us all a little hope that not everyone uses a voicemail tree. When you call any branch, a real person answers the phone. No trying to press 0 to get an operator. Operators are staning [...]

Villain voice over actor Dave Pettitt was directed to perform a non-decript russian accent for the villain voice of Megaman’s Avalanche Yeti. I believe the words the director used were “Something perhaps asian, but not too asian. Kind of Russian-y.” TADA!! Here’s the Bossman himself. Listen closely… there’s probably a little Scottish in there as [...]

Mystery and intrigue. The quest for the holy grail has haunted men for centuries. Unlike the movie the DaVinci Code, Legend Hunters take a more traditional approach to this famous quest.
The search for the Holy Grail is the pilot episode of Partners in Motion’s Legend Hunter series.  Sought for millenia by knights and by Nazis, [...]

Easily the most beautiful “product” Dave has ever had the pleasure of providing voice work for. The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is world reknowned for it’s beauty and hospitality.  This is a simple pleasant voiceover for a pristine hotel in the middle of the rocky mountains. A beautiful place to travel.
Located in the heart of [...]

This award-winning project by the Science Alberta Foundation give students a fun, online way of e-learning through animation. Dave brings to life, two characters of wonderville. plays the part of Dr. Faber, and in this sample, the eager beaver Gary Gogedder. Think of Gary as your High School science teacher who could also have been [...]

This award-winning animated e learning project by the Science Alberta Foundation give students a fun, online way of learning. Dave plays the part of Dr. Faber as well as Gary Gogedder. Dr. Faber is an eccentric old scientist with an old school style. He’s your typical mad scientist.
Wonderville is place where learning is a hands-on [...]

This is an upbeat, positive feeling spot about finding the right health coverage and knowing more about your plan. Windsor takes the worry out of Part B and ensures that you can be covered for almost anything.
Medicare has been changing a lot. These days, it doesn’t seem like a very good idea to “make [...]

Legendary sports voiceover for WAC football. There’s an ridiculous amount of hard work that goes into NCAA football players training. And it doesn’t all come at practice time. Those that truly want to win put in their own time. Committing to a winning tradition.
The WAC has experienced tremendous success.  Over the past six years, it [...]

Sports voice talent delivering a solid performance just the teams he speaks about. More from the schools that make up the Western Athletic Conference.
In 2001, the WAC partnered with ESPN for coverage of football and basketball giving the conference national exposure from one of the most respected broadcast entities in the country.  The WAC officially [...]

A general attitude towards the sports program at the schools of the Western Athletic Conference. An ominous and thoughtful voiceover gives color to the dedication of their athletes.
The WAC has experienced tremendous success.  Over the past six years, it has won 54.5 percent of its bowl games, the third best winning percentage of any [...]

Deep and inspiring.  Dave has provided the vo for WAC sports for 2 years now. His ominous sound portrays the solid athletic core of these 9 schools. Schools dedicated to their students sports opportunities and academics.
The Western Athletic Conference is home to 9 of America’s best colleges. In its 47th year, the Western Athletic Conference [...]

More from the master of the Villain Voiceover, Dave Pettitt. Megaman (aka X) and his crew battle it out with Leader of the Replioids, Epsilon

In 22XX AD, a new substance known as Force Metal was extracted from the debris of a small meteorite. Technology based on the metal revolutionized the field of Reploid Engineering.
Giga City, [...]

One of the many Gundam games for various consoles. Journey to Jaburo runs on the PS2 platform and features some classic Gundam gameplay.
Read IGN’s review of the game here
The Gamespot review can be read here

This is a completely different read style for Dave. His character and animation background come into play in this fun, British – y styled voiceover. So does his background in just making weird sounds and voices. It’s meant to sound educated. Not a role Dave is often asked to perform.
Students heading back to SIU (Southern [...]

An e-learning module based series of great investment value. This instructional series of videos is aimed at teaching users to trade currency in the foreign exchange market. This web-based series of training videos teaches you to use the Forex Mentor software.
A positive voice that teaches with an educational tone makes the material easy to understand [...]

This is one of the stranger animated series you’ll ever see. More than 50 short animated pieces and 1 highly spooky video game. This wicked old rat is the caretaker of Gregory House. He loves toying with troubled hearts and [...]

Dave’s animation voiceover rolls in the Zeta Gundam series were a little more limited after playing principle role of Master Asia in the G Gundam series and games. Dave voiced the parts of the Narrator and Henken Bekkener in this series.
Henken forms part of the AEUG’s initial core leadership on the battleship Argama. This series [...]

A serious run-on sentence. There’s a lot of information to spot. A lot. About 3 minutes worth of commercial was jammed into 60 seconds. It makes for an amusing listen and funny enough, you’re able to follow along pretty well. Fast and speedy is the key to this commercial

Dave’s reassuring voice is depicted in this new series of hospital and health care voice overs. Dave voices the part of a patient who relied on the services of Saint John Heart Institute. This 60 second version of another spot brings out a subtle emotion of thankfulness and appreciation.

St. John has been a leader in [...]

Dave voices the part of a patient who relied on the services of Saint John Heart Institute. This is a tender, emotional spot where a man realizes just how serious his complications were and just how thankful he is the doctors and facilities were some of the best in the country.
St. John has been a [...]

A movie trailer style voiceover to hail the launch of a new, adventurous television program. This show featured a family who picked up life’s anchor and dropped it in various ports around the ocean. Ocean Wanderer, produced by Grasslands Entertainment (also produced The Thirsty Traveler), takes footage from the Knight family’s trip around the globe [...]

Sports broadcaster interview. How much NFL football can one man watch. It’s a rhetorical questions. Real fans can watch at least 13 games every Sunday. Sometimes 14. And that doesn’t take into account Monday Nights. Weekend after weekend of watching 60yard touchdown runs and tackling plates of chicken wings.
These guys are why you can still [...]

More from the NFL Sunday Ticket lineup. Dave is a sportscaster who tries to get to some family root issues for some NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers. Once again, football fans will go to great lengths to justify their addicti… ummm… love of the Great American Sport.

For 2 Seasons, Dave was the voice of the Green and Gold. Sports voice for the Edmonton Eskimos CFL football club.
This commercial has been the reason for many jobs.
It’s intense
It’s motivating
It’s inspiring
It give the fans the feeling that they really are a part of something bigger.
Having grown up in Edmonton and always being a [...]

Another installment in the Megaman series. Dave plays more than one villain in this high-octane action game. In this video, X and his teammates must defeat the Maverick “Sigma”. His tone is threatening and menacing. A true intergalactic nemesis. With a few skills picked up along the way, our heroes will hopefully overcome his treachory.
Some [...]

It’s hearbreaking the things we forget, and even more hearbreaking, the things we remember when it comes to sports. The ever-talented Edmonton Oilers understand that common bond between men and the love the Canadian national sport. Hockey.

Dave performs travel based industry voiceover for this quaint guesthouse in Nanaimo BC, Canada. Angie and Bruce of the Painted Turtle, turned what was once a derelict hotel into a world-class hostel/guesthouse. This up-and-coming town on Vancouver Island is seeing great growth in its downtown core, due to the hard work and positive attitude of [...]

This now-defunct website provided Sports and Fantasy Team Fanatics with Instant Access via Real Time Scoreboard(TM) and SMS Score Alerts(TM). All statistics were 100% compatible with all cell phones and mobile devices. Please enjoy the commercial but don’t go to their website. It’s a little spooky.

Not only a beautiful community based on French architecture, Sauvignon Estates commercial offers a romantic french accent. Please don’t run away with our announcer.

One of several narration projects for broadcast performed by Dave Petitt. This television program was featured on the movie channel and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how some special effects animal training makes Hollywood shine. This episode focuses on pets and the handlers who make them into stars.

This upscale Salon and Day Spa engaged their clientelle through humour and relatability. Salon owner, Petra brings enthusiam and spirit to her studio everyday and this commercial reflects her vibrant personality and the atmosphere through these doors. Enjoy a good laugh.

A christian based television narration for the documentary, The story of Fanny Crosby, the most prolific hymn writer of all time. Testimony is a biopic of great men and women of faith. Episode 1 tells the story of a young girl, blinded in infancy who went on to not only pen many hymns of inspiration, [...]

Megaman is one of the longest running, most loved video game series of all time. Capcom’s franchise has developed over the years from the 2D Nintendo version to today’s hi-def playstation adventures.
Megaman, now know simply as X, is joined by a group of Maverick Hunters to thwart evil world domination. The game features many of [...]

An accounting firm with a sense of pride in their community. Meyers Norris Penny, based out of Calgary, Alberta, took a creative approach to their campaign tied to their sponsorship of the WHL. These spots are relatable and show the lighter side of the accounting business.

These 2 minute vignettes got spookier and spookier. Dave voices the animation role of lead role of Gregory, a mouse who runs a hotel in an alternate dimension. Guests come to examine the meaning of their lives. Not everyone leaves.
This is all done in a block style animation which made it even creepier. This was [...]

Country music concert voiceover. Rockin’ honky tonk. I’ve got more twang in me than I know.
That’s what she said. (Couldn’t resist… sorry)
For more hot country vo imaging, listen to the sample at Big Fat Image Voice
Country artist – Trick Pony live at some casino. Casino’s seem to be pulling in all the good concerts these [...]

An amusing mix of all the Movie Trailer genres. At least as many as we could get into 30 seconds. A second version of the Shaw On Demand movie service commercial.
Can’t decide which movie you want to watch. How about all of them? The little roller-coaster ride of movie trailer styles will warm your heart [...]

Movie Trailers… the condensed version.  All kinds of film genres in this radio commercial mix of styles. Shaw Digital Cable offers hundreds of movies every month, in every genre. This voice project tries to tackle all of those genres in 30 seconds or less. Mission accomplished.

If you’ve never been to the rodeo, you haven’t seen a dangerous sport. Dave voices a gritty, tough, cowboy style spot. You can almost smell the horse s*&t and bull sweat in this little western.
This was a radio commercial for the Calgary Stampede – The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. Nothing like painting the picture [...]

Rock radio imaging – television promo for rock radio in Calgary.
Listen to the hottest Rock Radio Imaging Demo at Big Fat Image Voice – Rock
Deep Tracks and Classic Rock – Q107
This commercial was entered into the Q107 listener contest, “Create Us a Commercial”. Friend and videographer, Darren Findling produced this fantastic spot and asked me [...]

A Great voice for sports . Some groups are little more exciting than others. A night of NHL hockey… is more exciting than any of them. The Oilers Group Party was designed to get fans and friends together to catch some of the league’s most adrenaline-driven games. The playoff-bound Oilers are and have always been [...]

Sports-caster asks the views of the average football fans, to justify their insatiable appetite for NFL.
Women everywhere will resound with this commercial. “Is it wrong for a family man to watch up to 14 games of football every Sunday?” Ladies, don’t be surprised by your man’s answer.
This commercial was #1 in a 3 part series.

A newscaster style of vo. Alberta is a winter playground and Lake Louise is World-Class skiing.
This ad was created as a news-type bulletin advising great winter ski conditions.

What would you do if you won a trip to Canada’s artic north? Exciting EH?
Dave portrays a classic radio DJ excited to give away a vacation… no matter where it’s to. Only to find out that most people, not even True Canadians like the cold.
The “contest winner” was played by Shannon Gaye who is also [...]

Warm, folksy voiceover for a smalltown community.
Coleman’s Food Centre – Mount Pearl in Newfoundland needed a nice warm voice to communicate it’s friendly atmosphere and fresh product. This commercial is indeed… friendly

Medical industry voiceover
Dave has provided voiceover work for health providers across the country. He takes extra care to make sure he doesn’t conflict with any other healthcare work he’s voiced in any of the markets.
Every year, more than 42,000 patients receive quality and affordable health care services through HealthNet’s five community health centers and an [...]

Travel voiceover for agency based in eastern Canada.
Pronounced “Vahgon-lee”… I know. I had a number retakes.
This was a fun little spot. Not necessarily because of me, but the very talented Michelle Armeneau did a great job as the Travelling-Wife. We’re all becoming a little more accustomed to purchasing over the web, but when it comes [...]

I’m rapidly trying to do everything at once. This whole launching of a new site is a lot of work.
Produce radio commercials into video and FLV format.
Write new posts
Enter content
and …. handle a needy dog.
Every once in a while, during this mayhem of adding content to the new Dave Pettitt Voiceover site, I get a [...]

More from ATB Financial
ATB had a terrific group of writers at Ogilvy and Mather who directed this campaign with a fun approach. Take a light-hearted attitude towards banking. Dispell customer myths banking. Customers would not be sent to voicemail, IVR hell with ATB. A real person answers the phone. It can be a little off-putting.

An enthusiastic corporate type of narration for this amusing Ford radio commercial.
Win your Car!!
Car buyers were eligable to win up to $10,000 towards the purchase of their vehicle through Alberta Ford Dealers.
This spot also features some terrifc voice talent in Jonathan Love and Marriette Sluyter. Dave has been so fortunate to work with these two [...]

Funny commercial for radio. Performing both voices in this spot.
Dave tries his best “Troy MacClure” voiceover. You may remember him from such radio commercials as, “Honey, I exploited the Kids!” and “Why do monkies taste like that?”
Dave’s animation backgrounds and humourous instincts come out in this radio commercial for an industry with high safety standards. [...]

This radio commercials was recorded a few years ago. It features a broadcaster standing out in field proclaiming the quality of Invigor Canola seed. A farm tractor is coming ever-closer and he needs to escalate his broadcast.

Hard sell car radio commercial. This is fast paced with high energy voiceover. A naturally deep voice brings that edge to this style of spot. Hard sell radio. It’s still a proven delivery for car sales.