Ami Kozak - Youthful, Hip, Character Specialist

Youthful, Hip, Character Specialist

• Ami Kozak is registered with Voice123 since Oct 06, 2009.
• Ami Kozak started his/her voice over career in 2009.
• Currently Ami Kozak is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 2
• Ami Kozak has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

My natural voice is youthful and can be both warm and energetic. My speciality is character voices, impersonations and accents. I can create voices to suit a variety of characters, as well as imitate celebrity voices and do regional and international dialects.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male

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

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

New York, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

North American English, New York Italian - mafia, New york jewish, Eastern european, Russian, Southern hillbilly, souther biker, southern proper, british posh and proper, british cockneye, Indian, Irish, feminine male. Impersonations of family guy's stewie, Arnold Shwarznegger, Barack Obama and other politicians. Basically doing impersonations is what got me into voiceover work. The skill if being able to manipulate my voice and mannerisms to match other has always come naturally to me.

My Voice Experience

Growing up, I always had a knack for voices. Whether it was doing an impersonation of a friend or celebrity, to simply making up character, doing voices was something that served as a constant source of entertainment for my friends and family. I knew at an early age that one day, I would do it professionally. In my teen years I began studying music very seriously as well. I took up bass guitar and singing which eventually lead me to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston. There, I built up my instrumental skills, but also began to study composition for TV, advertising, and various types of multi - media. I found that with the different projects I would be working on, I was not only composing the music, but also doing all the voiceover work as well. This gave me a great 360 degree perspective on the creative process. After graduating from Berklee in May 2009, I decided to pursue my childhood ambitions and take my voiceover talents to a professional level. In June 2009, I hooked up with an agency and have since gone on numerous auditions for various companies( liberty travel, vitamin water) and booked several spots. I also recorded a character demo for animation and I have recently been working with a korean animation company doing multiple voices for an "english as a second language" cd and a pilot cartoon for children.

My Training

I received my Bachelors of Music in 2009 from the Berklee College of Music in Boston MA. Their I studied songwriting, film scoring and music for tv/commercials. After graduating I wanted to explore my other natural talents in the voiceover industry. I linked up with an agency and took a voiceover seminar at edge studios in NYC. I eventually began working with a voice coach at edge who helped me to record my voice reel. Since then I have gone on numerous auditions, booked spots for commercials, and recorded for animation and educational projects.

My Studio Equipment

I work on a MacBook Pro and use Logic Studio, Reason, and Digital Performer when working on music and voiceover projects. I use the Apogee ensemble audio interface and record vocals using an NT-1A Rhodes Condenser microphone.

Additional Skills

Being a musician as well as a voiceover artist has helped me be involved in the creative process from many different angles. I done projects where I composed all the music in addition to doing several character voices.