About Me

My name is David Morales. I’m a Spanish (Castilian) and Catalan Voice Over Artist

From a transistor to Netflix, with plenty of sound and a few cannelloni along the way

Hey there! I’m David Morales Martín, a professional voice-over artist and radio enthusiast since I was a kid. I was born on April 11, 1979, in Barcelona. It was a Wednesday. There’s an old saying: “No Wednesday without sun, no widow without pain, no maiden without love”… I don’t know if the sun was shining that day, but what’s clear is that my Wednesdays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and every day of the week are always tied to a microphone. My story isn’t one of those linear, boring ones: it starts with an orange transistor radio, swings through a failed dream of being a vet, and lands in projects with Netflix, RedBull TV, Caixabank’s phone system, or national ad campaigns for Ariel. All that with an unconditional love for dogs, Italy, and cannelloni —though cooking them is a whole other story. Want to know how I got here? Keep reading.

My childhood was a glorious sonic chaos. Among my earliest memories are my granddad, always toting his orange battery-powered transistor radio, and those weekend mornings when I’d sneak into my parents’ room, twiddling the dial on their bedside radio, blown away by voices that whisked me to unknown places. The ads hooked me —Fidelcolor, La Casa de las Mantas, La Mallorquina…— and while my mum got me ready for school, I’d mimic the announcers like a pint-sized star. Years later, voicing several radio spots for La Mallorquina felt like closing a cosmic loop. Fate has a way of winking at you sometimes.

In school, by 4th and 5th grade, I knew I wanted to be a journalist. I loved writing, and talking even more. Before that, though, I went through a “vet phase” because I’m crazy about animals. But when I learned you sometimes had to put them down, I was like, “No way!”. So I dove into journalism, and radio became my North Star.

My first time in front of a mic was at 13, on a school trip to Radio Tele-Taxi, led by our teacher, Núria Torrent. Justo Molinero, a legend in the biz, asked who wanted to talk on air. Guess what? My classmates pointed at me: “Him, he wants to be a journalist!” Off I went, practically shaking, no headphones, and the volume so low I could barely hear a thing. No clue what I said, but I survived. And I knew that mic and I were destined to get along.

At 16, at my high school, we set up Radio Institut Puigvert. It blasted during break time, and it was gloriously chaotic. My pride and joy was Trivial-RIP, a quiz show where classmates battled like their lives depended on it. There were eliminations, a winner, and even a prize. Me? Thrilled, hosting and playing showman.

Then came my early gigs at local stations like Ràdio Trinitat and Ràdio Nou Barris. Not all glory: once, live on air, I blurted, “We’re still on Ràdio Nou Barris!” while at Ràdio Trinitat. The director’s glare was epic, and I just wanted to vanish. But you learn from slip-ups, and laughing helps.

I studied Journalism at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, always the go-to voice for radio practice. During that time, I worked at Ràdio Salut Catalunya and did my university internship at Catalunya Ràdio.

But my real radio school was Santa Coloma Ràdio, under the wing of its director, Paco López, even before and during my university years. After graduating, I joined a consultancy, handling communications, but always moonlighting with my mic passion, doing shows at RKB. I set up my first home recording studio to prep segments for radio. And that’s when my friend Gemma Puig, then working at Abacus stores, asked me to record some ads for their in-store announcements. Then came radio spots, recordings for an NGO, Sonrisas de Bombay, which I still collaborate with today… and before I knew it, things took off. My early recordings were a mess —20 seconds took hours—, but I slowly got the hang of it.

Then I decided to train in dubbing, commercial voice-over, and audiobook narration at the Catalan Dubbing School (ECAD), learning as much as I could.

In 2012, I got a shot at one of Spain’s big radio stations: I started working at Onda Cero. Five years later, in 2017, I took the plunge to go full-time freelance in voice-over and radio. It was a massive turning point. I quit my 15-year consultancy job to bet it all on voice-over: no safety net, not enough clients to cover a full salary! But two months later, on my birthday, I landed the Caixabank phone system project. It was a rush and a scare in equal parts, but I’ve been with them ever since. Other projects followed, like voice-overs for Teledeporte via a casting, RedBull TV through a German pal from a conference, and Netflix thanks to a French contact who hooked me up with an international dubbing producer. Voicing Say I Do or Magic for Humans was the kind of thing you don’t believe even while it’s happening.

In 2024, I was nominated for three One Voice Awards in Spanish. Didn’t win, but being among the best was a prize in itself. At conferences like VO Atlanta or One Voice Conference in London, I’ve met industry giants like Nicky Mondellini, the queen of telenovela villains, among many others. All learning and good vibes, no epic debauchery.

Off the mic, I’m mad about Italy —got a chaotic trip story for another day—, cannelloni are my weakness —though my version’s more like weird soup than fine dining—, and my dog Chispa rules the house. My love for animals hasn’t faded. One thing I’d love? Getting Chispa to step into the studio… but she flat-out refuses! Still, when I’m editing audio on my laptop in bed, she’s right there, playing boss.

Being a voice-over artist is intimate, just you and the mic. But when a spot I recorded popped up in TV3’s Alguna pregunta més for a comedy bit, my mind was blown. Knowing my voice reaches and connects is what drives me. From an orange transistor to Netflix, with some botched cannelloni and a stubborn dog, this is my journey. If you’re looking for a voice with a story for your project, I’m your guy.

Brief Professional & Personal Bio

1995

I start my first radio show at my high school radio station

1997

I start studying Journalism at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and start working for Santa Coloma Radio

2001

While I’m at university, I work for Santa Coloma Radio and Radio Salut

2002

I do an internship at Catalunya Radio and graduate at university

2003

Santa Coloma Radio becomes RKB and I start hosting a morning show. I record my first commercial as a Spanish Castilian Voice Artist

2008

I build my own first recording home studio

2010

I start studying a bianual training for professional dubbing actors

2012

I start working for Onda Cero Radio

…until now

I have directed and co-directed different radio shows at Onda Cero; I have created several podcasts, and I have worked for hundreds of clients as a Catalan and Spanish Castilian Voice Artist.

Studies & Training

Journalism & Dubbing Actor

I am a freelancer Voice Artist. I studied journalism and I majored in radio. After my first recordings as a Voice Artist, I enrolled in the “Dubbing Actor” course, in the “Commercial Voice Over” course and in the “Audiobooks Narrator” course at Escola Catalana de Doblatge (ECAD). You can imagine the rest: castings, demos, training, etc…

My start

Radio & Voice Artist

Back in 1995 (just 16 years old), I started working in an amateur radio. I’ve been through local, regional and national broadcasters. I was asked to record a Voice of God for a chain of stores… And this is how it all began as a Voice Artist. Then one of my colleagues at the radio asked me to record a commercial, afterwards for the switchboard of an NGO, for corporate videos…

My recording studio

I just use broadcast quality material in a completely controlled environment inside my DEMVOX ECO 100 sound booth.

Microphone

Neumann TLM 103 & Sennheiser MK 416 P48

Mic Preamp

Focusrite ISA One

Audio interface

Apogee Duet 2 & Centrance Mixerface R4

Compressor

DBX 166 XS

Remote sessions

Source-Connect Standard & SessionLinkPRO

DAW

Pro Tools & Adobe Audition

Testimonials

  • “David is an excellent voice over professional: he can change his voice to adapt it to the project, and can find the rythm and tone that the client demands. It’s great to work with him, because he offers his talent to make easy the creation of the final work.”

    Rosa Domingo, Corporative Communication Dept. at Broadcaster

  • “David is a great professional, versatile and with an incredible capacity to engage with each of the projects we undertake together. He always gets adapted to our needs and offers the best service; that is why he is a strategic partner for the development of our activity.”

    Gonzalo López, Project Manager at Inxpirius

  • “David is a very good professional who delivers all the works with high quality standard and really fast. He’s always been able to respond to our needs in very short times. David’s voice is perfect if you are looking for a versatile voice over professional who can suit different projects.”

    Sara Prat, Marketing Department at Abacus

  • “David is one of the best professionals I know. Very talented and very responsible, I highly recommend him!”

    Adrià Guxens, Cinema Director

  • “David is a true professional. From the first moment of contact he has been very easy to work with and incredibly fast. Highly recommended if you need to find a speaker for any type of video. 😊”

    Alejandra Rubio, GOA Organics

  • “Great to work with. He’s an exceptional talent and would highly recommend him for any project. A+”

    Todd Grant, Producer

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