A. J. Shuck
I first saw Singing In The Rain when I was 5 years old and it had a profound effect on me. I remember finding my grandma’s cane and doing the “Make ‘Em Laugh” routine. You might say I’ve been performing ever since.
Though I initially struggled with learning to read, I developed a love for books and stories at a young age (Thank you Harry Potter!) When I discovered that I could perform audiobooks, I knew I’d found my calling. I’ve done 25+ audiobooks and counting!
My wife and I have 4 little girls who have me blissfully wrapped around their little fingers!
Narration Education
Sean Pratt’s Nonfiction Narration and Business Coaching 2023 – Present
“One-on-one coaching that will develop your non-fiction narration skills, find your signature voice and narration genres, spot and overcome problem areas and guide you in your search for breaking into the industry.”
Pat Fraley’s Audiobook Major Home-study Course
2020
5 Audiobook Courses with Pat Fraley and Scott Brick covering all performance aspects of Audiobook Narration Preparation and Performance
The Complete Audiobook Production and Narration Course with Paul Jenkins
2019
All about how to actually produce audiobooks. Punch and Roll recording, editing, leveling and mastering, and batch processing.
Crafting immersive audio experiences matters.
Audio Engineering Training
Don Baarn’s Studio One Jumpstart and Advanced Classes
2020
Two courses to lead to the mastery of Studio One for narration and VO purposes.
Skills taught: Punch and Roll, setting up a template, dialing in your FX chain for a clear and natural sound, editing tips and tricks, productivity hacks, and much more!
Don Baarn’s Izotope RX Jumpstart and Power Users Classes
2021
Two courses to lead to the mastery of Izotope RX for narration and VO purposes. Izotope RX is one of the most advanced audio repair and mastering softwares out there!
Skills taught:
How to “read” audio in a spectrograph, use of de-click, de-hum, de-ess, de-clip, de-reverb, breath control, spectral de-noise, voice de-noise, how to use spectral repair to remove unwanted noises from good takes (i.e. a dog bark or a plane flying overhead), the use of EQ match to make audio recorded in two different environments to sound the same (i.e. multicast or dual narration projects) and so much more!
Hear from Clients
Cardinal Virtues by R. G. Roberts
A.J. was a fantastic narrator to work with. His voice is clear, engaging, and he knocked out all the right notes in tense action scenes. I was worried about finding a narrator who could handle naval action scenes for Cardinal Virtues – naval warfare has a specific cadence to it – but he hit it perfectly on the first try! Even better, working with him was an absolute joy. He was the first narrator I ever worked with, and A.J. was amazingly helpful for a newbie author in addition to being quick and easy to work with on a professional front. I absolutely plan to send A.J. the next book in this series! -Author R. G. Roberts
She Wore Mourning by P. D. Workman
I enjoyed working with AJ Shuck, voice actor, for his production of She Wore Mourning, the first book in the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series. Shuck was approachable, easy to work with, and did a great job with the voices and narration. It was a pleasure to work with him before, during, and after the production. I would happily collaborate with him again and hope to in the future. -Author P. D. Workman
Contact me
Shuck’s Sound Bites – My AudioNewsletter
I send out a once monthly AudioNewsletter to keep in touch and let people know what new books I’m working on. I promise it’s only once a month, and I keep it nice and short. Let’s be honest, we all have too many emails already, right?