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Geneva. For ten years running, Jay Tuck has been selected as the "Voice of Auto 1", the annual gala event of the international automobile magazine AutoBild in Geneva. His voice commentary appears on all event films in automobile prize catagories, as well as "auditorium voice" announcing the various live events. At the annual Auto 1 Gala "Reader's Choice" prizes for the best automobiles and a variety of classes are announced. Prize money valued at over € 250,000 is awarded at this star-studded annual event held at the Geneva Auto Salon. It is regarded as one of the most important events in the EU automobile industry.
Cannes.
In recent
years, Jay Tuck has been a regular visitor to the Cannes Festivals MipCom
(television program sales) and the Lions Cannes Festival (television
commercials), his voice chosen for several dozen sales trailers, including
Tornado.
Frankfurt "Desperados, Tequila-Flavored Beer, is trendy and somehow not typically German. That's why Basso & Küster (on contract for the HDW advertising agency) chose an announcer whose voice symbolizes a worldwide feeling. Jay Tuck, former News Executive at the ARD Television Network, as the American voice talent for such Hollywood films as "Alone in the Dark" and "Mute Witness". He also appears in television commercials for major brand names in the US and German media." (Source: Advertising Text of B&K on their website)
Berlin.
Chosen by
German star talkshow host Sabine Christiansen, Jay Tuck announces the
promotional video she used in negotiations with networks and commercial sponsors
to promote her new international political talkshow “Global Players”. Now
broadcasting worldwide on CNBC, “Global Players” has already included some of
the world’s most important politicians and businessmen among its guests.
Frankfurt. Casted in this $30 million US-Canadian-German cinema production for the off-camera introductory narration, this is Jay Tuck’s first direct role in a major international cinema production. The film, directed by Uwe Boll (“House of the Dead”) and starring Christian Slater and Tara Reid, was shot on location in Vancouver. “Alone in the Dark” is a game-to-film thriller which was released in the USA and Canada by Artisan on 29 January 2005.
Qatar. Reached by telephone during a business trip on the Persian Gulf, Jay Tuck was asked to participate in an international casting for Subaru. The voice samples were recorded at a local Arab studio in Doha, Qatar. Several other top American announcers also competed for the voice talent roll at other locations around the world. In the end, Jay was not only selected for the roll, the Japanese auto manufacturer also casted him as the Voice of Subaru in a global buyout.
Dubai. After early retirement from his position as Executive News Director at the ARD German Television network, Jay Tuck has been devoting his time to his new position as CEO of Airtime Dubai Ltd. This international media company is based on the Persian Gulf (see also Airtime.ae) and serves Arabic satellite broadcasters throughout the MENA Region (Middle East and North Africa). Core business of the corporation is the sale of the air time of Arabic broadcasters to EU and US advertisers, as well as sponsorship acquisition, sale of broadcasting content, primarily current affairs and documentaries, as well as sports licenses.(www.Airtime.ae)
Frankfurt. Chosen as narrator this 90-minute documentary which journeys through 40 years of American counter-cultures. Produced by Neuzeitfilm in Frankfurt for the French-German Cultural Channel Arte, “Breaking the Rules” will initially run in international cinemas. The sections of the film on Miles Davis, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg were moving moments for Jay, who spent his teenage years as a jazz drummer in New York’s Greenwich Village.
Martha's Vineyard. Casted by X-Cell Records for the American Newscaster on Sarah's song "Wait til U hear from me", this was Jay's first appearance on a music CD. He first learned of the production while vacationing with his family on Martha's Vineyard. Production schedules were tight and he arranged to record the segment at Paar Sound Studios on the New England vacation island. From there, it was forwarded via email to Berlin, where it was quickly mixed into the final CD track.
Berlin.
Generally an anonymous voice from an unseen off-studio, Jay Tuck was casted this
time for a role in front of the camera. The 60-second 35mm spot covers the
evolution of sound systems from the creation of life („In the beginning, there
was silence“) to the Super Audio CD. This cinema commercial for Sony, Philips &
Universal Music ran in 466 cinema theaters all across Europe. Jay plays a
BBC-style narrator wandering between dinosaur bones and Neanderthalers in
Berlin’s Museum of Natural History. The spot was selected „Campaign of the Week“
by the leading German advertising trade journal Werben & Verkaufen.
Hamburg.
Casted by
Director Anthoy Waller as narration voice for the cinema trailer promoting this
exciting thriller filmed on location in Moscow, "Mute Witness" became the first
major cinema film for which Jay Tuck was ever casted. The award-winning
Hollywood production was released on DVD on August 23, 2003.
Amsterdam. First chosen by Bühler & Partner for the Cadillac CTS television campaign, Jay Tuck recorded this commercial for European broadcast at Fundamental Studios in Frankfurt. General Motors ad men in Amsterdam were so impressed then they heard it, they quickly casted Jay again as the voice for their new Corvette campaign. ( click here for Cadillac and Corvette video)
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10
Years at Auto Salon Geneva
Back
in Cannes: Jay Tuck
"A
Voice that Symbolizes Worldwide Feeling"
Promotion
for Sabine Christiansen
Hollywood
Film „Alone in the Dark“ 
Global
voice of Subaru
Jay
Tuck, CEO of Airtime Dubai
Cinema
Documentary: „Breaking the Rules“
Sarah
Connor CD
On-Camera:
Cinema Spot for Sony & Universal 
Cinema
Trailer: “Mute Witness”
Commercials:
Voice of Cadillac & Corvette