Delano Pinckney

Dialects offered are American Southern (cowboy country), British and American English formal for narrations or documentary projects. Language diction/speech production/singing experience in French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Most voice over work has been in the form of public speaking, intercom announcements, voice mail messaging, events hosting and classroom instruction Master of Music, Vocal Performance Northwestern University, Evanston IL Bachelor of Arts, Religion Charleston Southern University, Charleston SC I present over twenty years of work experience in music as composer,performer, and academic instructor. My professional history also carries years of employment in areas of entertainment corporate training,customer service, advertising / marketing, arts promotions and language arts communications. Skills in academic leadership include active student recruitment,colleague collaborations, committee services, parent and community outreach. As vocal music instructor I have several years experience teaching applied voice and serving as choral director for ensembles of varied learning levels. I have taught courses in general music (Orff methodology),music appreciation, music history/literature (early to contemporary periods), beginning & intermediate level piano classes, voice class,language diction, music theory, and general humanities. In using the Linklater method toward 'Freeing the Natural Voice' the core of my approach with every student singer is founded in exploration of breath-grounded sound production. Tascam US-122L USB 20 Audio/Midi Interface for direct internal computer recording. Awards and honors include The Northwestern University Eckstein Fellowship in Vocal Performance Graduate Studies, CSU Choral Scholarships, a CSU Academic Achievement Award in Religion Studies, The Charleston (SC)Scientific and Cultural Educational Fund Fellowship Award, The Catfish Row Company Porgy and Bess Music Scholarship, The Mayne Educational Grant Award, The SC Arts Commission Expansion Arts Foundation Award for Voice, The SC Arts Commission Multicultural Artist Grant Award, Artist Feature in April 2007 issue of IJAMR Magazine, received recent recognitionlistingwith2006-2007 Who's Who in American Teachers and Educators and recent appointment as Examiner with IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization). Last summer marks recent signing with Hitt Music Group (Hollywood CA) and release of my second instrumental album 'Soft More Jazz Project', retailed at CDbaby, Amazon(website), iTunes, Dimple Records, Amoeba Records, and other online sites. A few tracks are posted for your listening and review.