Skinner Mansion
Historic home film
A 1905 Georgian Revival mansion on Seattle’s Capitol Hill and the people who lived in it.
Museums, exhibits, historic sites and attractions
Museum Audio Tour Narration A warm, unhurried voice for audio tours, exhibit videos and places with a story
The short answer
Anthony Pica is an American male narrator who records museum audio tours, exhibit and gallery narration, historic site films, visitor center videos and attraction audio from his own studio in Gloucester, Virginia, near Williamsburg and Yorktown. He has voiced museum narration and step-by-step navigation prompts for clients, a historic home film and the phone line for Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Tour stops come back as separate, numbered files, edited and ready to load. Send your script for a free quote.
Not sure yet? Ask for a short audition of a few lines from your script.
Real human voice, never AIOne file per tour stop
- Send your scriptThe stop list, the script and any names or places that need checking.
- I record every stopOr your team directs the session live over video.
- Files ready to loadOne clean file per stop, numbered to match your tour, with one free revision.
Demos
Hear the narration
A historic home, a brand story told like a documentary, a city film and a theme park’s ticket line. Every one is a finished job.
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Skinner Mansion: historic home film
0:32Warm and unhurried, for a 1905 mansion with a story to tell.
Read the script (excerpt)
Originally built in 1905, the Skinner Mansion is named for the prominent World War I industrialist who lived in it from 1914 until the 1950s, when it passed on to his grandson, one of the first owners of the Space Needle. Located on the crest of Capitol Hill, the Skinner Mansion is positioned at the highest point overlooking the city and Elliott Bay.
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Alaska 1795: outdoor brand story
1:10Quiet and confident, like the opening of a nature documentary.
Read the script (excerpt)
We have dreams about going places. Exploring new hunting grounds. And changing the way hunting gear is made. How it looks and what it costs. We are the next generation of hunters. We don’t fear failing. We fear not trying.
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Joliet, Illinois: city film
1:13Hopeful and close, for a city talking to its own people.
Read the script (excerpt)
The city of Joliet has been through difficult times before. But we never saw anything like this. The quiet streets and closed businesses. But don’t be afraid, despite what you’ve heard. We’ve come back before, and we’ll come back again. All we’ve ever really had in this world is each other.
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg: ticket line
0:18An upbeat menu prompt with an offer in it.
Read the script
Welcome to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Tickets are on sale now for only $44.99. To purchase your ticket now and save 15%, press 1. For all other inquiries, please stay on the line.
Narration on screen
Watch the films
A historic mansion, a brand story told over wild country and a retreat above the rainforest. The voice carries the place and stays out of its way.
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Alaska 1795
Outdoor brand story
A hunting-gear maker tells its story over wild country, read like the opening of a documentary.
Geodesic Dome
Travel and stay film
A calm, commanding read for a dome retreat above the rainforest.
What I record
Museum and tour audio I voice
Audio tours
Stop-by-stop tours for museums, galleries, gardens and historic homes, played on an app, a handset or a QR code on the wall.
Exhibit and gallery narration
Short loops and touch-screen audio for single exhibits, read so a visitor can drop in at any point.
Historic site and battlefield films
Orientation films and history pieces for historic sites, plantations, forts and battlefields.
Visitor center videos
The welcome film people watch before they head out, plus the screens in the lobby.
Walking and driving tours
Self-guided town, trail and driving tours, including turn-by-turn directions between stops.
Attraction and park audio
Ride and queue audio, park announcements and the phone line visitors call before they come.
How I record a tour
Read for the person standing there
A tour listener is looking at something while they hear you. So the read has to be clear the first time, unhurried, and never fight what’s in front of them. I pace each stop so there’s room to look, and I keep the voice the same from stop one to stop forty, even when a tour is recorded across more than one day.
Send the names, dates and places that need checking, and I’ll look up the local pronunciations before I record. Each stop comes back as its own file, numbered to match your stop list, so your developer or tour app can load them straight in.
Quick facts
Museum audio tour narration at a glance
| Voice | Warm, trusted, conversational American male · vocal age 25–54 |
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| Experience | Museum narration, navigation prompts, a historic home film and a theme park phone line |
| Turnaround | Most short scripts within 24 hours. Full tours on an agreed schedule. |
| Files | One edited WAV or MP3 per stop, numbered to match your stop list |
| Revisions | One free revision on every job |
| Studio | Professional booth built in my studio in Gloucester, Virginia, with a Manley tube microphone |
| Live sessions | Source-Connect, a phone patch or a video call |
| Quotes | Free, and I reply personally. Send the script or a word count. |
Questions
Museum audio tour narration FAQ
How do you price an audio tour?
By the finished length or the word count, and where it will be heard. Send the script or a stop list with a rough word count and I’ll send a free quote, usually the same day.
Do you deliver each stop as a separate file?
Yes. Every stop comes back as its own edited file, named and numbered to match your stop list, in the format your app or player needs.
Can you add or change a stop later?
Yes. I keep the session settings, so a new or updated stop months later still matches the rest of the tour.
How do you handle local names and places?
Send me anything you’re unsure of. I check local pronunciations before the session, and your team can direct the read live if you want to hear it as I record.
Are you near Williamsburg and Yorktown?
Yes. My studio is in Gloucester, Virginia, across the river from Yorktown, so I know how the names around here are said. I record for museums and sites anywhere.
Do you also narrate documentaries and brand films?
Yes, that has its own page: narration voice over.
Is this an AI voice?
No. Every word is recorded by me, a real person, in my booth.
Free quote
Send me your tour script
Tell me the site, how many stops and where it will be heard. You’ll get a free quote.