Bob Loza

British - stuffy English, working class, Asian Indian - English educated, Pakistani, German, Irish, Latino (Mexican), regional American characters, Russian spies, French waiters, Transylvanian Vampires

I began doing voiceovers 10 years ago, sending out 'tapes' and auditioning for ANYTHING just so I could get in front of a microphone. My first real jobs were for the local cable TV channel, where I would do a variety of spots, recording in a converted broom-closet (no joking) and got 75.00 a session. I then began auditioning for local casting directors (here in Burbank we have some of the most successful in the country) and did commercials in the LA market for McDonalds, Old Spice, AT & T, etc. I have never had a high-profile agent, but have still managed to book a lot of work, including 3 audiobooks, post-production voiceover, narrations and corporate promotional videos. My last broadcast spot was a Bohemia Beer ad that ran on PBS. In December of 2008, I auditioned for and booked a voice role in a 20th Century Fox Documentary about the old Fox Movie Studio. It has been released in a DVD Box Set. I have been a regular narrator for a company that produces corporate training programs called Indegene (formerly Medsn Inc) for several years. I do about a session a week for them. Lots of training: Voiceover classes in LA with Kalmenson & Kalmenson, Sandy Holt, Dolores Diehl, Roger Scott, The Voicecaster, Dick Orkin's Radio Ranch, and a few others I can't recall. I was a musician (rock) for a while back in the day, and became quite accustomed to live and studio performance, which served me well when it came to microphone awareness and recording techniques. I still play and write music, and am also a Graphic Designer. G4 Mac Powerbook with MBox ProTools, Audio-Technica Mic, Yamaha stereo amp with JBL mini-monitor speakers, and Sennheiser headphones for monitoring and playback. TEAC CD/Cassette player for sourcing and copying. Lots of blank CD's and a big flashdrive for transferring files. I sing, I play electric bass and guitar, I write songs. I write copy and short stories.