Voice Description

Narration: Smooth, familiar, and engaging. Tone is natural, clear, conversational.

Commercials: Honest, passionate

Characters (animation, puppets): Very diverse with wide range from wacky, fun and goofy to dark and evil to snobby and mocking to nice and sweet. Great for representing animals, off-beat-personalities, etc.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age 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
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs

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
• 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 have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

San Francisco, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Various English accents such as New York, Southern, British (London), Irish

My Voice Experience

**Current Narrator / Voice Over Talent for nationally syndicated PBS documentary series "Land of the Dragon" and "Inside China" - about 75 episodes to date (includes Chinese names/places)

**Producer-Composer-Performer for vocal-based music project "The Sparkiovoggel" - currently playing on college & Internet radio stations

**Baritone singer for men's choir "Conspiracy of Beards" -perform at SF MOMA, City Hall, Great American Music Hall, Highline Ballroom, etc

**Radio personality for a Los Angeles radio station on own program "Psychobabble" featuring extended interludes of in-studio sketches

**Puppet shows as a youth, including improvisational acting and sing-songs.

My Training

Personal and group voice training for choir 2004-2008
B.A. in Mass Communications Studies, UCLA 1996
KLA Radio DJ Training Program 1992; staff trainer 1995-6

My Studio Equipment

Pro Tools, Reason, Adobe Audition
In addition to voice work, I am an accomplished composer and can add music / sound effects to any job. Advanced experience in sound editing.

Additional Skills

Creative writer (published cartoonist, poet)
Composer / Sound Design / engineer / editor
Speak conversational Spanish (Mexican accent)
Beat-box, experimental vocal techniques, body percussion
Multi-instrumentalist (upright bass, saxophone, drums, beat producer, etc.)

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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