FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MARCH 5, 2012

CONTACT: BRIAN S. ATWOOD | (610) 258-8633

LEHIGH VALLEY VOICE-OVER ACTOR BRIAN S. ATWOOD PROMINENTLY FEATURED AT SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM’S UPCOMING “THE ART OF VIDEO GAMES” EXHIBIT FROM MARCH 16 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Mr. Atwood’s Voice Acting Skills Are Expected to Be Heard By Millions of International Visitors in This First-of-its-Kind Exhibit

Beginning on Friday, March 16 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the vocal talents of Lehigh Valley-based voice-over actor Brian S. Atwood will be showcased during the museum’s most highly-anticipated exhibit ever, The Art of Video Games, which runs through September 30. Mr. Atwood, owner of Brian S. Atwood Voice-Overs in Easton, PA, was selected from an international pool of voice actors to narrate the exhibit’s unique examination of both the history and many innovations of the gaming industry. He is the only male voice actor to have been selected for this project.

Mr. Atwood began his broadcasting career in 2000, as a multi-format music programmer and on-air talent for Sirius Satellite Radio in New York City. In addition to his eight years at Sirius, he also worked in managerial positions at The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and New York’s WQXR-FM.

Since 2008, Brian S. Atwood Voice-Overs – which provides spoken audio for radio, television, internet, and other audio/video projects – specializes in commercials, narration, character voices, and jingles. Mr. Atwood has been proud to represent such international clients as the Smithsonian Institution, General Electric, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Yellowstone National Park, Cisco Systems, and Jim Beam Inc. In the Lehigh Valley, previous clients have included Lutron Electronics, Sands Bethlehem Event Center, St. Luke’s Hospital, Josh Early Candies, and DeSales and Kutztown Universities.

For further information, please contact Brian S. Atwood at 610/258-8633 or visit the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s The Art of Video Games web page at http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2012/games/.

**********************************************************************************************************WHAT: Lehigh Valley voice-over actor Brian S. Atwood featured in upcoming “The Art of Video Games” exhibit at Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian American Art Museum
WHEN: March 16 through September 30, 2012
WHERE: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.
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