Todd Everett Curtiss

About Todd

Todd Everett Curtiss is a professional voice actor based in San Francisco, California. With a varied background including Silicon Valley tech executive, radio on-air host, prototype sportscar racer, poet, and siberian husky dog rescue advocate, Todd brings a uniquely familiar and warm quality to every project. Whether you need a sincere and confidently optimistic neighbor for a commercial or an authoritative and authentic narrator for technical and e-learning content, Todd delivers broadcast-quality audio with fast turnaround times.

Studio Specs

Microphone: Sennheiser MKH 416, Neumann TLM 103, Electro-Voice RE-20
Interface: Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 Gen4, Focusrite Clarett+ 4pre
Connectivity: Source Connect Standard, Zoom, Google Meet
Booth: Dedicated, acoustically treated studio; setup for solo or guest/interview

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

Where are you from? +

I am based in San Francisco, California, where I've lived for 20+ non-contiguous years. Previously, I've lived in Seattle WA, San Mateo CA, Miami FL, and New York NY.

What do you sound like? +

My voice has been described as warm, comforting, nerdy, and authoritative -- the voice of sincerity and confident optimism. I'm like like a nerdy manager 🤓 or your career mentor who wants to help you succeed, and has knowledge and experience to serve you -- but is also willing to help you 😈 work around the system.
   My voice is earthy and toasty like a hot cup of French roast coffee amidst stand of redwood trees -- grounded, warm, and comforting.
   I like 6 syllable words and random walks through the stochastic forest. Cast me for your technical, financial, or service business, or to bring warmth and a personal touch to your otherwise kinda chilly product.
   I have a neutral / California accent (no upspeak). I was born in Queens NY and I can still speak in a Queens NY accent on demand. I can also pronounce words correctly in German and a little in French.

What is your prior work experience? +

Engineering Executive, Site Reliability Engineering, Privacy/Security Engineering, Robotics: AT&T Labs, eBay, Google, Microsoft.
I've led organizations of 1500+ global technical contributors, and I've been the dude carrying the pager who gets called when the systems are down.
Racing Club principal: Flying Husky Racing LLC. A Washington (state) and California-based car club focused on track days, racing, and community.

You recorded 2 commercial spots for a major radio station while in high school? +

Yes, I did an internship at Y100, a 100,000 watt, Top-40 format radio station serving the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale DMA. I mostly dubbed tapes onto carts, and answered request lines. Once in a while I got to play in the booth, and even recorded a few commercial tags.... Like these:

You were a radio DJ in college? +

Yes, at WVUM-FM 90.5, "The Voice" of the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Now a 5,600 watt behemoth compared to the then-365 watt tiny college radio signal. Overnight shifts, spinning records, making cheesy small talk. Get ready for this TBT 1991, complete with 18-year-old-Todd with New York-inflected Floridian voice... sorta painful to listen to now, but they were good times:

How can I hear more episodes of your podcast, COLD START? +