Alberto Saldamando

Voice Description

Voices:
Spanish(South American, neutral): Native; warm and deep for narrations and poetry, smooth and professional; cartoon & video game characters.
French (European/Canadian): Conversational; short or long talks, long readings.
English (American): Fluent; deep for narrations and poetry; smooth and professional; cartoon & videogame characters.

Languages:
•Native Spanish & Advanced-level French speaker.
•Thorough knowledge of English and Spanish punctuation, spelling, grammar, and proofreading. Bilingual knowledge of General Education courses, Business, Computing, and Law terms.
•Learning Chinese and Japanese. Reading English version of Chinese stories.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American
• Spanish - Peruvian

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer translation services

My Home Base

Orlando, Florida, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents: Spanglish, Japanese, South American/Peruvian, US-English/Asian, French, French/English,

My Voice Experience

*The Anime Alliance
Producer, acting, recording, voice editing, video editing, special effects.

My Training

Education: Spanish BA @ University of Central Florida (2001).

Work Experience: Teacher (Spanish/Web Design); Newspaper Columnist; Tech/Game Blogger.

My Studio Equipment

*Sony Vegas 9.0 (Windows XP 32-bit / Windows 7 RC 64-bit).
*Adobe After Effects CS4 (Windows XP 32-bit)
*Audacity, Avidemux.

Additional Skills

•Written essays and poems in 3 languages.
•Gathered knowledge of Business, Game-related skills at 2002 Game Developers Conference.
•Studied classroom management, communication skills, diversity/learning styles, lesson planning, and other pedagogical skills at Orlando Vocational Tech.
•Attended the 2005 Education Arcade – Games in Education Conference in Los Ángeles, CA to learn about ways of using electronic entertainment as educational tools (i.e. game concepts and supporting pedagogy for how advanced math and science content could be merged with game play in unique ways, as well as models for supporting education of English and foreign languages, humanities, and the arts).

Computer:
•Proficient in Microsoft-based PC systems (i.e. MS-DOS, Windows 3.x/9x/NT4/2000/XP/Vista/7).
•Proficient in Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2003/2007 (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Excel).
•Working knowledge of Web Design, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, CSS, TCP/IP, DNS configurations, PC cabling and installation, Windows utilities, Internet applications.
•Working knowledge of a grand variety of Windows-based programs (i.e. Adobe PhotoShop CS4).
•Semi-proficient in Linux-based computers (i.e. Apple iMac, Ubuntu, Sun Workstations).

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Contact Information

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