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Hamburg. In the category "Educational Films" at the World Media Festival, the production "Active Skin Protection" was a clear front-runner. The Intermedia Globe in Gold went to Hans-Henning Lorenz and Martin Schneider-Hillen of AVM Media in Hamburg, a top producer who has won countless awards for his works. Voice-over narrator for the international version was Jay Tuck. "His voice has been crucial to the quality of several of our productions", reports Schneider-Hillen.

The medical educational video was directed at nurses and health specialists learning about skin treatments. Produced for the Paul Hartmann AG, the film covered the delicate issue of skin care for the elderly. The tasteful excellence of the production was crucial for the prize.

Berlin. For their 10th annual designer and fashion trade show, "Bread & Butter" produced a high-end promotion trailer. Purpose: marketing for this signature fashion event, which is known around the world for its side-by-side mix of streetwear fashion with major brand designer trends. This year, it was held in eight old hangers of Berlin's historical Tempelhof Airport. Producer of the trailer, Daumenkino in Berlin, chose the voice of Jay Tuck for the narration.

Hamburg. In a large international crisis drill, police, fire department and other emergency services of Hamburg simulated a large scale urban hazmat emergency. They were testing a crisis software designed to analyze dispersion of poison gases and assist with emergency matters. In a documentation for international distribution, the police chose Jay Tuck as an authoritative voice for the video.

Hamburg. When Nivea, number one skin care brand worldwide, decided to celebrate its 100th birthday, its PR people came up with the stunning idea: They chartered a TUI cruise ship and invited 300 international journalists on a two-day press conference at sea. In the end, more than 200 PR people internationally were involved in the event. The agency counted over 5 billion digital contacts in media worldwide. For the video trailer of the event, Jay Tuck was cast for the narration.

The Rasen Agency has worked with Jay Tuck in the past for Montblanc and other prestigious clients.

Hamburg. When creatives from all across Germany gathered in the media city of Hamburg for the Hamburg Animation Award ceremonies, the town's Chamber of Commerce produced a cinema-style trailer to commermorize the event. The trailer was produced by award-winning cinematographer Martin Schneider-Hillen. The voice-over is by Jay Tuck.

Hamburg. Germany's prestigious Studio Funk has cast Jay Tuck for a new series of VW Touareg television commercials. The campaign, scheduled for launch among others on Eurosports Channel, was timed to the global television coverage of the Dakar Rallye. VW approved the commercial and booked global buyout of Jay's voice.

United Arab Emirates. After a remote recording session, which Jay recorded at the BKP Studios in the Business Central Towers on Sheikh Zayed Road, BKP inquired if they could represent him as a voice talent for their productions. Within a week, a contract was signed.

BKP also covers computer animation, music licensing and many other aspects of post-producktion.

Hamburg. Jay Tuck's voice-over on the first promotional video for Loopkicks DVD led the Youtube production to a viewership of viral proportions. The awesome sport of Loopkicking combines elements of martial arts, wushu, capoeira, gymnastics, breakdance and parkour. The loopkick professionals appearing on the video have compiled an impressive collection of tutorials and tricks. Remember: all moves are executed on regular dojo mats. No jumping gymnastic floor ! No wires !

Berlin. When Reebok produced a motivational video for its new product collection, they wanted a motivational voice.

Studio Funk Berlin chose Jay Tuck for the youthful excitement needed to inspire the hip Reebok team. Jay's voice-over, recorded remotely in Hamburg at Tonhaus Studios, was added to an avantgarde animation.

Dubai. Jay Tuck travels frequently throughout the Middle East. Normally, this would mean he is not available for voice-over productions. But when a production company wants his voice - and his voice only - they make arrangements.

In this case, ProFMedia in Augsburg, Germany wanted Jay for a difficult medical video for Roche Diagnostics. They hired a slave studio from BVP in Dubai and the recording, in the end, was no more expensive than it would have been in Germany.

Cologne. "When Jay speaks, the earth shakes," says Jan Werkmeister, General Manager of Periscope Studios in Hamburg. His studio originally casted Jay to deliver the excitement, thrill and thundering bass needed to capture excitement among teenage computer gamers. Jay has since become The Voice of Roccat, most recently at the Gamer Convention in Cologne, Germany.

Today the Roccat commercials can be heard throughout Europe in the Electronic Department Store Chain Saturn, where Roccat is running an international marketing campaign for its gaming hardware.

Berlin. As the Voice of Desperados Beer (see below), Jay Tuck was the natural choice for MTV when it came to promoting the Desperados Australien contest on MTV. For the American announcer, it was one of the first television commercials with a long announcing text in German. The spot was recorded in Berlin at A-Medialynx GmbH and is now airing on the German-language MTV Channel. Details of the promotional contest can be found at www.desperados.tv.

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Frankfurt When it came time to pick a voice that represented security and reliability, the German media production company Stampfwerk chose Jay Tuck. The authority of the voice was very important for their project. In times of financial crisis, Stampfwerk was producing an image film for Deutsche Börse, the German stock market. The video will be playing at financial exhibitions, trade fairs and conventions around the world.

Cannes. In recent years, Jay Tuck has been a regular visitor to the various Cannes Festivals MipCom (television program series sales), MipTVLions Cannes Festival (television commercials), his voice chosen for several dozen sales trailers representing sales of hundreds of Euro millions. This year, he is not attending personally. But his voice continues to appear on hundreds of sales trailers at all three festivals. At the Lions Cannes this year, he announced the Smart commercial produced by Proximity Germany GmbH for BBDO Worldwide. He is also prime speaker for SevenOne Media, agent for Germany's private television networks SAT1 and PRO-7 (television & internet).

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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" presenting the various live events. At the annual Auto 1 Gala "Reader's Choice" prizes for the best automobiles in 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.

Saarbrücken "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)

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Berlin. Chosen by German star talkshow host Sabine Christiansen, Jay Tuck announces the promotional video she uses in negotiations with networks and commercial sponsors.to promote her popular political talkshow “Global Players”. Broadcast worldwide in English on the US network CNBC, “Global Players” has already included some of the world’s most important politicians and businessmen.

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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. Jay's voice can be heard in the original English version.

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.

Frankfurt. Chosen as narrator for 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 Anthony 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.

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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. The General Motors Public Relations specialists based in Amsterdam were so impressed then they heard it, they quickly cast Jay again as the voice for their new Corvette campaign.

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