Audiobook Demo
Featured Projects
Samples
Language, Dialect, and Accents
Languages
Native: United States English
Basic: Mexican Spanish
Narration Dialect:
Non-regional United States
~Comfortable with light pronunciation in Spanish
Accents:
U.S. American Midwest
Texas English
Tejano (Texas Mexican or Tex-Mex)
Mexican or Latino or Hispanic
British RP
Estuary
New York (non-borough specific)
American Southern Rhotic and Non-Rhotic
Personal Professional Studio
Studiobricks One Plus
Stellar X3 Large Capsule Condenser Microphone
dbx 286s Mic Preamp
Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd gen interface
REAPER
Audacity
Izotope RX 11
Connect via Zoom - Google Meet - FaceTime - Source-Connect - Cleanfeed - ConnectionOpen - Audio.com
Areas of Knowledge or Interest
LGBTQ+ concerns
Latinx/Multicultural identity
Adoption and foster care
Personal finance and investing
Organizational Learning & Development strategy
Personal learning and development
Self-Help
Cooking techniques (BBQ, grilling, sous vide, etc.)
Baking (bread, cakes, cookies, pies, etc.)
Comic books and graphic novels*
Manga and anime*
Star Trek*
Star Wars*
Horror*
Mystery*
Thriller*
*I enjoy everything related to these topics including movies, games, books, conventions, etc.
Photo: joe mazza –brave lux inc.
A little about Marcus...
Marcus Zarco is a Texas-born, Chicago-based voice actor. Marcus is a lifelong learner with degrees in accounting and educating adults and values the importance of storytelling in creating connections mentally, emotionally, and culturally. Marcus is an LGBTQ+ Latino narrator who enjoys stories that mix his native tongue and American English - they remind him of conversations with his Mexican grandmother (one side in English and one side in Spanish with complete understanding).
A born Trekkie and converted Start Wars fan he enjoys all things science fiction. Middle grade and YA fantasy offer him the fun opportunity to see how many character voices he can come up with. Marcus also enjoys the opportunity to add his voice to non-fiction material as he does with his elearning and corporate clients.
When he's not deciding how to cook meals (BBQ is a current favorite), he is usually reading audiobooks, watching movies, or people watching hoping to pick up a new "voice" to use in his next endeavor. Learn more
I'm proud to be a Voice Talent member of the Audio Publishers Association, a volunteer narrator for Learning Ally, and associated with these organizations and publishers.
Author Feedback
I engaged Marcus to narrate the first few chapters of my novel, The Family of Valletta, for promotional purposes.
Throughout the entire process, his communication was excellent, making it easy to work across different time zones (Australia to the USA). Any question I sent during my workday was met with a detailed and thoughtful response by the following morning. This means Marcus consistently replied to all emails within 24 hours, often much sooner.
As the work began, Marcus explained his process and gave me numerous opportunities to provide input on various aspects, including character voices, pacing, and specific pronunciations. When I had no preference, he was happy to take the lead and make decisions himself.
The final product was fantastic. Listening to his narration, I feel the story has come to life, I can see the events unfolding before my eyes. I hope to one day have Marcus narrate the entire audiobook, and I highly recommend him to others.
- Anthony C. M. Gauci