Armand Ciabattari - Warm, Friendly, Believable, Guy Next Door.

Warm, Friendly, Believable, Guy Next Door.

• Armand Ciabattari is registered with Voice123 since Jun 29, 2009.
• Armand Ciabattari started his/her voice over career in 1979.
• Currently Armand Ciabattari is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Everyman voice. Friendly believable reads. I can project the tone and emotion for what your copy needs to convey: warm smooth professionalism for narrations; bright, up and fun for commercials and dramatic renderings when called for.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - North American

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
• Documentaries
• Podcasts

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 have Phone Patch in my studio
• 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 copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Irish Leprechaun, Irish Bartender, Menacing German, English Aristocrat, Boston Accent

My Voice Experience

It all began in radio in 1968. My background includes doing nearly everything in radio from D.J. to Program Director, Production Director to General Manager. My voice over experience has ranged from industrial narration for General Motors training videos for vehicle air conditioning maintenance to narration for educational program learning courses, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and St. Jude Children's Hospital as well as religious education programs. I have produced and voiced many commercials for a variety of clients over the years including America's Best Optical, Festival Foods, Calumet College of St. Joseph, Purdue-Calumet University, Myrrh Records, and BBK Motorsport to name several. I have produced imaging and promos for WJKL-FM "the Fox, Elgin-Chicago; Y-95 Rockford, WAIT-Chicago, WAUR-Aurora and WWCA-Gary to name a few.
Producer of Light of the East radio program airing on EWTN, Ave Maria Radio and the Guadalupe Radio Network.
Taught oral interpretation at the Ron Bailie School of Broadcasting in Seattle and Midwest School of Broadcasting in Chicago.

My Training

AFTRA-SAG workshops. College of Lake County oral workshops. University of Illinois at Chicago Circle radio workshops. RCL Studio/Hot Spots Producer-Writer for Harvest Productions' the Amy Grant nationwide "Choose Life" Tour, Producer-Writer for Great America's "Joyfest" promo series. Producer/writer for RCL/Hot Spots Holiday Star Theater Summer Series Concerts which ran on every major music station in Chicago.

My Studio Equipment

Shure SM7B, AKG 2000B microphones, dbx 286A Mic Preamp/Processor, Adobe Audition 1.5 and 3.0 software with various VST effects plugins.

Additional Skills

I have a diverse media background which includes print management (Product Manager for Trader Publishing's Cycle Boat and RV Trader), internet and commercial production plus station consultation. My unique background in these media gives me the perspective to understand the synergy the client requires of the voice over project to reinforce other media for an effective, comprehensive campaign.