By day, John works on audiobooks as a narrator, director, and audio engineer. After an unofficial internship for two years at the SAG Foundation Voice Over lab in New York, John fell in love with audiobooks; They were just another medium to tell interesting stories in dynamic and entertaining ways.
As a narrator, John is open to all genres but particularly enjoys comedies, romance/romcoms, nonfiction, and superhero stories. He is a baritone with what reviews have called a “stout voice" and has experience in solo, dual, duet, and multicast narration. John has been coached by Marni Penning, Andi Arndt, Jennifer Jill Araya, Scott Brick, Erick Black, Jonathan Pennock, Khai Dattoli, Deepti Gupta, Steven Jay Cohen, and Gail Shalan.
Holiday Romcom
LitRPG
Dry Comedy
Hockey Romcom
Duet Romance
Rancher Romance
Historical Nonfiction
Memoir
Character Voices
Commercial
Narrates for:
And many more!
The Home Studio
Booth: WhisperRoom MDL 4848 S
Mic: SE 2200a II C
Interface: Audient iD4
DAW: Ocenaudio
Post Production: iZotope RX 10
Booth Name: Perry the Soundbooth
As an audio engineer and director…
John has worked on hundreds audiobooks, including audio engineering the 2024 Audie and SOVAS Nominated audiobook “Johanna Porter is Not Sorry” by Sara Read. He has worked with some of the best narrators in the industry, including Marni Penning, Andi Arndt, Kelli Tager, Amanda Stribling, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, Dustin Dorough, Eve Passeltiner, Siiri Scott, Kit Swann, Austin Stone, Megan Tusing, and many others.
For bookings and all audio engineering, coaching, or directing services, please email ActorJohnDetty@gmail.com or reach out via the Contact Us page.
"I am so much more productive when John is working with me. He keeps me focused and takes care of all the technical portions of my recording so I can concentrate on my performance, which has led to multiple award nominations for our work together. Now he's doing outstanding video editing for me, as well. We've worked remotely pretty much daily since 2022 and I don't know what I would do without him. He's a true professional, and a gem to work with."
Marni Penning, Award-winning audiobook narrator and actress; Audie Award, Earphones, SOVAS, CEA, & IAA Award Winner
“John is a delight to work with. He keeps me focused on my performance so I don't have to wear 'all the hats' I usually have to wear in the booth. John is easy to work with and gives all the 'emotional support' one needs to do this job along with whatever level of direction you require. I was slammed for the past six weeks and the only way I stayed on schedule was because of John!”
Kelli Tager, Award-winning audiobook narrator