Dina Monaco-Boland

Voice Description

Eclectic talent befitting a voice actor. Youthful natural voice that can easily sound bubbly, energetic, and excited. Flexible to also sound warm, soothing, and relaxing. Ability to stretch from straight forward and professional to silly and playful.

Quirky energetic personality allows for creating an expansive variety of characters. That, coupled with experience in improvisation, translates into an ability to create a unique voice to match a character outline or illustration superb for animation.

A welcoming voice perfectly suited to voicemail greetings.

Experience gained as a Producer/Director in industrials allows her voice talent to breathe life into technical scripts without making them unbelievable or stilted.

Beautiful flow and keen script interpretation for character and narration work.

Can speak unaccented Spanish from script.

Well versed in child through senior aged voice over work.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• SaVoa

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 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

The entire Chicagoland area, Milwaukee WI, Illinois, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Repertoire of accents include:

US Accents: Native Midwesterner, California (includes Valley Girl), Chicagoan (City and Southsider), Minnesota, New Jersey, New Yorker, Southern American (just about any), and Wisconsin.

International: Asian, Australian, British (Cockney, London, Wales, Cardiff), German, Irish (Northern-Derry, Dublin), Italian, Pakistani/Indian, Polish, Russian, and Scottish.

Impressions: Hilary Clinton, Fran Drescher, Ethel Merman, Jimmy from Southpark, Joan Rivers, and more!

My Voice Experience

Represented by Karen Stavins Enterprises, Chicago

Listed with Voice Hunter

Listed with VoiceCasting

Listed with Voices on Call

Listed with Creativoices

Accredited SaVoa #007015
SaVoa website

Commercials (television and radio), webcasts, podcasts, narration, and animation.

Some recent clients include:
Dolphin Films
Grant Thornton
Toyota
Honda
ADSS
Tauganock Aviation
EV Roberts
Concept One Media
Institute for Financial Marketing
Ameritech Media
Blackwatch Studios
Andy Garcia Productions
Thaler Films
Oxeye Game Studio
Codeminion
The Buddy Group
Miami Aerospace
Rip Records
Don Cosa Images
Destiny Radio
InXpo
MPower Media
AIM Properties
The Language Key
The University of Louisiana
The Schaumburg Park District
Oh Holy Light

Was a member of several improvisation and theatre troupes.

My Training

BA from Northern Illinois University. Major: Communications- emphasis Radio, Television, and Film. Advanced Radio and Advanced Television student. Earned Outstanding Merit Award at NIU.

Bob Bergen's Animation Voice Over Workshop
Nancy Wolfson Voice Coach
Jeff Lupetin Voice Coach

My Studio Equipment

Dell Computer
High Speed Internet Access
AKG Perception 200 Microphone
Tascam US- 144 USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interface
Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 8.0
Audacity
Cubase
Pinnacle Systems
ISDN access with 24 hour notice
SKYPE
Personal FTP

Additional Skills

Producer/Director for Advanced Systems Incorporated (ASI); a producer of educational and interactive videos.

Video editor for (ASI) and as an assistant video editor for Post Effects, Editel Chicago, and Center City Studios. Worked on spots as well as longer format shows such as "Siskel and Ebert", "The Oprah Winfrey Show", Kurtis Productions for A & E, and "The Jenny Jones Show".


Own studio where a quick turnaround for all voice over work is achieved.

Active volunteer and contributor to the DuPage Ulster project; a peace project.

Active volunteer, contributor, and foster mom for the Almost Home Foundation; a non-breed specific animal rescue group.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

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