Rainer Maria Ehrhardt, voice over artist, producer, Journalist

14.2.1948: Geboren im Zeichen des Wassermann
1967 Abitur an der Kaiserin Friedrich Schule in Bad Homburg
1966 -2006: Discjockey (Weit über 2000 Gigs, davon ca. 620 Festzelt-Discos)
1967 -1969 Studium der Elektrotechnik in Darmstadt
1969 -1971 VWL-Studium an der Uni in Frankfurt
1971 -1972 Kontaktassistent in der Werbeagentur ACHIM ASCHKE in Frankfurt
Seit 1971: GEMA-Mitglied mit bisher über 100 Kompositionen/Texten
1971 -1974 Keyboarder bei der Band "THE CLEFTONS" aus Frankfurt
1971 -1984 Mitglied der Volksbühne Bad Homburg
1972 -1973 Produktionsassistent bei CBS in Frankfurt (Heute SONY)
1973 -1975 Produktionsassistent/ Produktionsleiter bei bellaphon records in Frankfurt
1973 -1976 Bandleader von "FUNKY FAMILY"; 7 Single-Veröffentlichungen
1975 -1976 Zivildienst für Behinderte Jugendliche in Oberursel
1976 -1983 Freier Mitarbeiter bei Frank Farian (Boney M., Eruption etc.)
1983 -1984 Moderator bei Radio Luxemburg ("Guten Morgen Deutschland")
1983 -1994 Moderator beim Hessischen Rundfunk (hr 1-4)
1985 -1994 Ton- und Videostudio im Haus, diverse Veröffentlichungen
Seit 1986: ZDF- OFF-Sprecher. Außerdem Sprecher für 3SAT und ARTE
1994 -1996 Geschäftsführer der MultiMedia-Studio GmbH in Bad Homburg
1995 -2009: Nachrichtensprecher der 3SAT- Sendung "Kulturzeit"
Seit 1996: Aufbau der Firma "MultiMedia-Service" in Friedrichsdorf
Seit 1997: Gründungsmitglied der VDS, der "Vereinigung Deutscher Sprecher"
1999 -2001: Trailersprecher für das RTL-Fernsehprogramm
2000 -2011: Stationvoice bei Antenne Brandenburg (RBB)
2002: Stellvertr. Vorsitzender der "Vereinigung Deutscher Sprecher e.V."
5/2002 bis 11/2002: Moderator im FAZ-Businessradio Frankfurt/Main.
2002 - 2007: Off-Sprecher des SAT1- Automagazins
Seit 7/2002: Übernahme des "MultiMedia-Studios", jetzt als "MultiMedia-Service"
2002 - 2008: Off-Sprecher des SAT1- Magazins "PLANETOPIA"
Seit 2003: Aufbau der Sprechervermittlung www.worldwidevoices.de
8/2003 - 4/2004: Off-Sprecher bei N24 für das "Mediamarkt-Magazin"
Sommer 2004: Offsprecher bei Kabel 1 "Unser Bauernhof" (10 Folgen)
Seit 1/2004: Off-Sprecher des Hessen 3-Magazins "Service:trends"
Seit Januar 2005: Mitglied der Volksbühne Bad Homburg, Übernahme der Online-Redaktion
März 2005: Offsprecher bei Kabel 1 "Helden der Kreisklasse" (52 Folgen)
April 2005: Offsprecher bei Kabel 1: "Auf Dübel komm ´raus..." (12 Folgen)
Juli 2005: Offsprecher bei Kabel 1: "Jäger der verlorenen Schätze" (16 Folgen)
August 2005: Offsprecher bei VOX: "Dogs with Jobs" (18 Folgen)
November 2005: Offsprecher bei VOX: "Die Enkel der Dinosaurier" (3 Folgen)
Oktober 2005 - November 2015: Erster Vorsitzender der "Vereinigung Deutscher Sprecher e.V."
Februar 2006: Gründung des Hörbuchverlags "RME-audiobooks"
2007 - 2015: Sprecher aller PERSIL TV-Spots
2007 - 2017: Sprecher aller Medipharma Cosmetics TV-Spots
April 2011: Wahl zum stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden der "Volksbühne Bad Homburg".
November 2012: Die "Vereinigung Deutscher Sprecher" wird zum "Verband Deutscher Sprecher"
2013 - 2021: Stationvoice des ARD-Senders "MDR 1 Radio Sachsen"
Seit März 2015: 1. Vorsitzender der Volksbühne Bad Homburg
August 2020: Umzug nach Bad Homburg
Juli 2021: "WorldWideVoices" begrüßt den 3000. Profisprecher.

Voice recordings

Voice recordings have formed the majority of my work since 1980.
Whether you need voice recordings for adverts, TV, audio plays, educational courses or a voiceover artist for corporate films, websites, cinema advertising, music spots, audio books or telephone answering systems - my aim is to provide the perfect voiceover, whatever your requirements.
My modern sound studio, in which I produce many of the voice recordings, is accessible worldwide via Internet.
Of course, it's not possible for every voiceover artist to record absolutely everything, but the range increases enormously as the years go on. I was a radio presenter (hr3, RTL) for 15 years, have acted with the Volksbühne Bad Homburg theatre amongst others and have also amassed a great deal of experience in live presenting at all kinds of events.
I haven't counted how many hours I have spent doing voice recordings, nor how many thousands of pages of text I have spoken aloud into one microphone or another but I must have done (almost) everything that can be done in terms of voice recordings:
radio presenting (hr1-4), cultural news for 3SAT ('Kulturzeit' programme), off-camera voice artist for ZDF ('Umwelt' programme), SAT1 ('Automagazin', 'Planetopia' programmes) and ARTE, docusoaps for Kabel 1, advertising voiceovers for almost all kinds of products, voiceover for the information panels in Haus der Deutschen Geschichte in Bonn, presenting at numerous trade fairs and events, DJ at over 630 discos, trailer voiceovers for RTL, voice recordings for several telephone banking systems, dubbing artist for films both good and bad, station voice, voice of BMW's speech processing system, actor, audio book recordings, etc.

Voice over agency

It really isn't the case that there is only one good voiceover artist in the world. My customers often ask me if I can recommend an additional voiceover artist for them in order to make particular productions more interesting. This is what led me to the idea of establishing the international voice over agency www.worldwidevoices.de a virtual sound studio in which all (good) voiceover artists from any country can be booked and their voices recorded.
A database of voice over artists was established in 2003 and now contains more than 4500 professional voiceover artists worldwide. And because voice recordings can now be sent easily via the Internet, recordings are often made where the artists live. That often means London or Paris, and sometimes Canada or even Thailand.
For customers, it's simple:
you look for a voice over talent using my voice over agency www.worldwidevoices.de and I do the rest - including translation services.
Give it a try - you'll save yourself a lot of hassle and money.

Video production

In 1992, after I had been involved for several years in producing hundreds of so-called PoS films, I opened the "MultiMedia-Studio". New digital technology enables the post-production process to be done on computers, and modern digital cameras deliver better images than the expensive studio cameras of the 80s.
Thanks to these efficient tools, changes, additions and further language versions can be added quickly.
Whereas you used to have to procure several thousand euros worth of equipment, today you only need a three-chip camera and a fast computer. The 4K-format is used by many television stations. As with voice and music, knowledge of various complicated programmes is also a must here. I have been interested in films and filming ever since I was a child, so I am familiar with the evolution of film, from analogue right through to digital production processes.
I offer the following services:

Exciting video intros for conferences
Localisation of foreign-language corporate videos
Eye-catching trade fair presentations
Original point-of-sale videos
In-house video with motivation incentives
TV ads for local and regional TV broadcasters
Training videos
Video versions of instruction manuals
etc.

Music produktion

What applies to language applies all the more to music. In this field, it is necessary to be proficient in dozens of software tools, as well as being musical. In my music studio, I only have "virtual" musical instruments, which means that every note and every sound is recorded using a master keyboard. Whether symphony orchestra, techno synthesiser or pop piano, there is almost nothing that I don't have here.
I usually produce background music for corporate films, or musical signature tunes for Internet animations; the sound and music inserts for the Volksbühne theatre are also created here.
Meanwhile my son Julian, who had some chart success with dancefloor music, is going to take over the music production studio more and more...

GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

The following shall apply: upon payment of the voice recording, the usage rights are transferred to the client; but only within the agreed framework and for the agreed purpose. Compensation for the voice recording does not constitute exclusion of competition. Total exclusivity (e.g. no other voice artist advertising for a certain period of time) or product exclusivity (e.g. no other coffee advertising for a certain period of time) may, however, be agreed subject to an additional fee negotiated for individual cases. Exclusivity agreements require the written form.
In detail:

CORPORATE
The term "Corporate" includes image films, product presentations, teaching and instructional films, technical films, training videos, etc. These and speech components from these must, without the permission of the voice artist, not be used for a purpose other than that agreed, and may only be presented by the client to a defined and limited audience and not released in any mass media or used there for advertising purposes.

TELEVISION AND RADIO CONTRIBUTIONS
Television and radio station GTCs do not apply automatically; the individual agreement between the parties is authoritative. If no individual contractual regulation has been made, the following conditions shall apply analogously.

ADVERTISING LAYOUTS (RADIO, TV AND CINEMA LAYOUTS)
Upon payment of the layout, the client obtains the right to use the voice recording for presentations and market tests. In the layout stage, the client is also permitted to create any number of motifs from the speech material.
The layouts must not however be broadcast without permission nor otherwise be made accessible to the general public, e.g. for advertising, information or sales purposes. If anything is broadcast, a usage fee is due in addition to the layout fee. The same shall apply to each case where parts of a layout are used.

SOLE ADVERTISING SPOTS (RADIO, TV AND CINEMA RECORDINGS)
Upon payment of an individual spot, the client obtains the right to broadcast the respective spot within the agreed broadcasting area, using agreed media, limited to the Federal Republic of Germany for the duration of one year, determined from the date of production of the broadcasting media (e.g. distribution copies) or from the first use at the latest (use/release).
As well as broadcasting rights for the Federal Republic of Germany, the client also obtains the right to broadcast in stations received across Europe that are based in Germany.
For broadcasts in stations that are not based in the Federal Republic of Germany (e.g. MTV, etc.), or for any other country (e.g. Austria, Switzerland, etc.), another usage fee is due for the respective media. If the client uses a spot or (speech) part of a spot to create another or a new radio, TV or cinema spot, then another usage fee is due; the same applies to a change of media (e.g. if a radio spot or parts thereof become a cinema spot) and/or the use of a new media such as the internet, multimedia applications, etc.
The same shall apply to producing and broadcasting sales videos, industry films, in-store radio production, public events, etc., if these are broadcast or released via another media or a new media.
For the production and processing of videos, CD-ROMs and other multimedia applications that are offered for sale or are used for advertising purposes, additional separate usage fees, dependent on circulation numbers, are due. Only the radio spots for local or regional stations regularly have a special position in the pricing structure: here, the publication fee is cheaper because the broadcasting area is strictly limited. A local radio spot covers broadcasting in any number of stations in a single town or city; here, a very limited area within a district is meant. It is considered to be a regional radio spot if broadcasting takes place in more than one individual local area and applies up to broadcasting in any number of stations within a single state. It is considered to be a national radio spot if the spot is broadcast in more than one single federal state. For any other country outside of the Federal Republic of Germany, another national usage right is needed.

FEES
If a separate fee agreement has not been made, the respective current voice artist price list applies when determining the amount of individual fees, which can be requested at any time and which is available for inspection at the production studios.
In the case that a production deadline cannot met by the client, a cancellation fee of 40% of the individual fee index is due for the payment to the voice artist,
unless the client cancels production in good time, i.e. at least 18 hours before the agreed deadline on working days. If the voice artist cannot meet an agreed production deadline due to reasons out of his control, e.g. illness or force majeure, of which he must present evidence on request, then he is not liable for client costs associated with this.

OBLIGATION TO INFORM
Before the first broadcast, the client is obliged to inform the voice artist when a voice recording, layout and/or spot, whether in the original or altered format, is sent out via the original agreed media or another media or one of the new media, within the new area (e.g. local, regional, national, international), within a certain time period. If, in justified and exceptional cases, the client cannot provide this information on time, then he must give it to the voice artist at the latest within 10 days after the first broadcast. If the client does not meet this obligation to inform on time, then the voice artist can demand 10% interest p.a. from the invoice amount for the period of time that has elapsed between the date the information was due (at the latest within 10 working days from broadcast) and the day on which the voice artist learned of the broadcast. The right to demand default interest in cases of delayed payment after invoicing is unaffected by this.

BREACH OF CONTRACT
If there is a breach of the obligation to inform or in the event of use or distribution of a voice recording, layout or spot in violation of the agreement, e.g. beyond the agreed period, area, or with other than the agreed media, then the client is obliged - notwithstanding the obligation to pay to respective usage fee - to pay the voice artist a contractual penalty in the amount of 4 times the usage fee in the case of noncompliance, precluding acceptance of continuation of offense.
The client is equally liable for breaches that are caused by third parties involved in production at his instigation.

LIABILITY
The voice artist is not liable for the content of productions.

APPLICABILITY OF THE GTC
Upon award of contract to the voice artist, these GTCs shall be considered as being agreed and the client's GTCs shall also not apply automatically.

APPLICABLE LAW/PLACE OF JURISDICTION
For these GTCs and for all legal relationships between the contracting parties, the law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply. The place of jurisdiction is the voice artist's place of residence.

FINAL PROVISION
Should a clause of the GTCs or a clause as part of other agreements be or become ineffective, then the effectiveness of the remaining clauses or agreements shall not be affected by this.

info@rme.de

Rainer Maria Ehrhardt
Obere Brendelstraße 44
61350 Bad Homburg/Germany
Phone: +49 6172-777555
Fax: +49 6172-777556
E-Mail: info@rme.de

VAT-ID: DE111186202

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1. An overview of data protection
General

The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the website's required legal notice.

How do we collect your data?
Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on a contact form.

Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also, of course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. Analytics and third-party tools

When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Details can be found in our privacy policy under the heading "Third-party modules and analytics."

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this regard.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible. Notice concerning the party responsible for this website

The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
Rainer Maria Ehrhardt
Obere Brendelstraße 44
61350 Bad Homburg
Germany

Telephone: +49 6172 777555
Email: info@rme.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).

Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities
If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, blocking, deletion
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data. Opposition to promotional emails

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.

3. Data collection on our website

Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:

· Browser type and browser version
· Operating system used
· Referrer URL
· Host name of the accessing computer
· Time of the server request
· IP address

These data will not be combined with data from other sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

Contact form
Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission.
We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.

4. Social media

Share content via plugins (Facebook, Google+1, Twitter, etc.)
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This tool does not automatically transfer user data to the operators of these platforms. If users are logged into one or more of the social networks, the Like, +1, and Share buttons for Facebook, Google+1, Twitter, etc. will display an information window in which the user can edit the text before it is sent.

Our users can share the content of this page on social networks without their providers creating profiles of users' surfing behavior.

Facebook plugins (Like & Share buttons)
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5. Analytics and advertising

Google Analytics
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Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.

Browser plugin
You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objecting to the collection of data
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics.

For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Outsourced data processing
We have entered into an agreement with Google for the outsourcing of our data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Demographic data collection by Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics' demographic features. This allows reports to be generated containing statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and third-party visitor data. This collected data cannot be attributed to any specific individual person. You can disable this feature at any time by adjusting the ads settings in your Google account or you can forbid the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section "Refusal of data collection".

6. Plugins and tools

Google Maps
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To use Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of making our website appealing and to facilitate the location of places specified by us on the website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.

Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of Google at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

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