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Brotherly, Empathetic, Sincere… like Captain America

You know you’re narrating a character right when you’re children grab your arm and say “Daddy… read the bad guy normal, you’re scaring us with the voice”.

I probably shouldn’t take pride in scaring my kids, but hey, you should know what you’re getting into when you want daddy, who’s a voice-actor, to read to you before bed. If I’m playing the characters… I’m playing the characters.

Aside from reading villains in storybooks really well, I’ve also done corporate, eLearning, and commercial voiceover, been a Graphic/Web Designer, an Inventory Market Mentor, sang Bass to Baritone in choirs, and play the guitar, electric violin and Clare Whistle.


In addition to audiobooks, I've had the pleasure of voicing numerous eLearning modules, radio commercials, corporate narration, and even played a genie in the educational video game Meister Cody: Talasia.

Derek Shoales is becoming one of the great indie book narrators out there…

"Derek Shoales is becoming one of the great indie book narrators out there, with skills that are on par with some of the best names in the business. His tone of voice, inflection, and characterization skills really bring this story to life."

Chelsea Andersen

InD'Tale Magazine

Audiobook Narration Reviews
5
2019-08-20T02:12:25-04:00

Chelsea Andersen

InD'Tale Magazine

"Derek Shoales is becoming one of the great indie book narrators out there, with skills that are on par with some of the best names in the business. His tone of voice, inflection, and characterization skills really bring this story to life."

It’s like he is living it when he narrates…

"Derek Shoales is the perfect narrator for this series. He has easily become the world of Enigma! He projects the fear, love and everything in between with the smooth flow of his voice. He never stumbles, it’s like he is living it when he narrates."

Charla White, WordsAPlenty

Audible.com

Audiobook Narration Reviews
5
2019-08-20T02:23:49-04:00

Charla White, WordsAPlenty

Audible.com

"Derek Shoales is the perfect narrator for this series. He has easily become the world of Enigma! He projects the fear, love and everything in between with the smooth flow of his voice. He never stumbles, it’s like he is living it when he narrates."

I cannot imagine anyone else performing this series…

"Derek Shoales is amazing as well. He helps bring the book to life with his talented voice giving each person a unique sound. He helps guide the listener through the book in a non-hurried manner, keeping them intrigued with his voice and pauses. Magnificently done! I cannot imagine anyone else performing this series in the same manner as Shoales!"

AudiobookReviewer.com

Audiobook Narration Reviews
5
2019-08-20T02:27:22-04:00

AudiobookReviewer.com

"Derek Shoales is amazing as well. He helps bring the book to life with his talented voice giving each person a unique sound. He helps guide the listener through the book in a non-hurried manner, keeping them intrigued with his voice and pauses. Magnificently done! I cannot imagine anyone else performing this series in the same manner as Shoales!"

Derek Shoales as the narrator of this series is awesome!

“Derek Shoales as the narrator of this series is awesome! I love listening to him, he moves the story along with his interpretation of what he thinks each character sounds like as well as injecting the appropriate emotions into the story.”

AudiobookReviewer.com

Audiobook Narration Reviews
5
2019-09-13T13:19:34-04:00

AudiobookReviewer.com

“Derek Shoales as the narrator of this series is awesome! I love listening to him, he moves the story along with his interpretation of what he thinks each character sounds like as well as injecting the appropriate emotions into the story.”

His voice is soothing yet exudes appropriate emotions

“Derek Shoales, the narrator for the Enigma series is excellent. He has distinct voices for each character and moves the story further through his energy. He has become the Enigma series to me. He’s perfect. His voice is soothing yet exudes appropriate emotions.”

AudiobookReviewer.com

Audiobook Narration Reviews
5
2019-09-13T13:22:57-04:00

AudiobookReviewer.com

“Derek Shoales, the narrator for the Enigma series is excellent. He has distinct voices for each character and moves the story further through his energy. He has become the Enigma series to me. He’s perfect. His voice is soothing yet exudes appropriate emotions.”

Shoales is a perfect narrator for the series…

“Shoales continues his amazing narration work with this next book in the series. I enjoy his voice as it helps me get into the story easier knowing which character is speaking based on the little distinctions he does for each of them. I really love his accents as well! No production errors from what I can tell. Shoales is a perfect narrator for the series and I’m glad he has continued with the series if only for consistency smile I give it a 5/5 stars.”

Audible.com- BookAddict'sReviews

Audiobook Narration Reviews
5
2019-09-13T13:24:45-04:00

Audible.com- BookAddict'sReviews

“Shoales continues his amazing narration work with this next book in the series. I enjoy his voice as it helps me get into the story easier knowing which character is speaking based on the little distinctions he does for each of them. I really love his accents as well! No production errors from what I can tell. Shoales is a perfect narrator for the series and I’m glad he has continued with the series if only for consistency smile I give it a 5/5 stars.”

He gets into the head of each character and brings out there personalities with skill

Having listened to a few books narrated by Derek Shoales I realize his performances are very skillful. He brings it every book.

The accents, personalities were spot on throughout the book. Irish, varous American accents, Scottish were impressive.

I gave Shoales a higher mark here after listening to him for a while. He gets into the head of each character and brings out there personalities with skill. Very consistent throughout the book and good narrative voice.

BENJAMIN THOMAS
Audiospy.org

Audiobook Narration Reviews
2020-01-21T11:22:24-05:00

BENJAMIN THOMAS
Audiospy.org

Having listened to a few books narrated by Derek Shoales I realize his performances are very skillful. He brings it every book. The accents, personalities were spot on throughout the book. Irish, varous American accents, Scottish were impressive. I gave Shoales a higher mark here after listening to him for a while. He gets into the head of each character and brings out there personalities with skill. Very consistent throughout the book and good narrative voice.

Listening to Derek Shoales as he tells the story is therapeutic

The narrator is smooth with his narration skills and sweet to the ear. Listening to Derek Shoales as he tells the story is therapeutic, as the narrator plays with words and changes his tone throughout the book. The narrator spoke well, inserting laughs, pausing at the right places, and raising his voice where the characters seemed to speak in a high pitched voice. He was also brilliant as he took used different vocal variations and accents when speaking on different characters. His reading tempo is perfect too; not too fast for one to miss on some words and not too slow to cause boredom. Derek Shoales is an excellent narrator.


Anonymous

BarnesAndNoble.com

Audiobook Narration Reviews
2020-01-21T18:44:13-05:00

Anonymous

BarnesAndNoble.com

The narrator is smooth with his narration skills and sweet to the ear. Listening to Derek Shoales as he tells the story is therapeutic, as the narrator plays with words and changes his tone throughout the book. The narrator spoke well, inserting laughs, pausing at the right places, and raising his voice where the characters seemed to speak in a high pitched voice. He was also brilliant as he took used different vocal variations and accents when speaking on different characters. His reading tempo is perfect too; not too fast for one to miss on some words and not too slow to cause boredom. Derek Shoales is an excellent narrator.

Luckily for us, Shoales is clearly a professional in his field

The version for this review was an audio book which was narrated by Derek Shoales. It’s almost always a bit nerve racking to listen to an audio book of a series you enjoy. For the Enigma Series it’s even more so. The cast of characters is extremely culturally diverse and trying to capture an accent in a way that is natural can be extremely difficult. Couple that with the fact that you have a very masculine voice attempting to read lines that are historically very feminine and you have a potential recipe for disaster. Luckily for us, Shoales is clearly a professional in his field. He does an excellent job capturing the nuances of this characters and working hard to portray the differences eloquently.

S. Nantais

BarnesAndNoble.com

Audiobook Narration Reviews
5
2020-01-21T18:48:47-05:00

S. Nantais

BarnesAndNoble.com

The version for this review was an audio book which was narrated by Derek Shoales. It’s almost always a bit nerve racking to listen to an audio book of a series you enjoy. For the Enigma Series it’s even more so. The cast of characters is extremely culturally diverse and trying to capture an accent in a way that is natural can be extremely difficult. Couple that with the fact that you have a very masculine voice attempting to read lines that are historically very feminine and you have a potential recipe for disaster. Luckily for us, Shoales is clearly a professional in his field. He does an excellent job capturing the nuances of this characters and working hard to portray the differences eloquently.
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