Eric Smith - 20yrs vce/actng, bl Eng/Japa, folk/rock singr drmr

20yrs vce/actng, bl Eng/Japa, folk/rock singr drmr

• Eric Smith is registered with Voice123 since May 29, 2008.
• Eric Smith started his/her voice over career in 1988.
• Currently Eric Smith is a Standard subscriber.
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Voice Description

Rich baritone.Soft and gentle for training; colorful for characters; powerful and commanding for heroic characters,strong and energetic for presentations.

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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• 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

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 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 offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

Tokyo, Japan

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Excellent diction with "flat" Canadian/northwestern American regional pronunciation; deep southern American drawl, faux British.

My Voice Experience

Avex Trax, Otysuka Ai, international million-selling jpop star:
studio voiceover and video acting. On "Greatest Hits" DVD.May, 2007

Canon "talking" Copier voice: phrases such as "Now Copying", "Please insert paper in the tray", etc. October, 2006.

Copywriter, sound editor, assistant producer, "Eigo Tamago" English Learning software, February-October, 2004

Lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, "Fiendish Thingies", classic rock band, six bar performances, May, 2003-October, 2005

Extra, "Lovejoy" television special, July, 1992.

Best supporting actor award, multiple characters,outdoor historical drama "Strike at the Wind", 24 performances included acting and singing.June-September 1992.

Drummer, "New Touch", contemporary gospel band. Six performances, December, 1988-April, 1989.

Drummer/songwriter, "My Three Sons", Canadian alternative/punk band, 1982-1983. Won second place out of 35, Vancouver Shindig "Battle of the Bands".

Runaway teen, Vancouver movie production "Streetwise", July 1978.Two speaking lines.

Drummer, "School Punks", 1977, 1978.

My Training

Founded Polyglot Studios, KK, September, 2005. Work routinely involves sound editing, voice/music talent recruiting, copywriting and design.

Worked as a copy and sound editor and graphics/PC technician for Unicom, a Tokyo game localization company.

Earned Microsoft and COMPTIA PC technician certifications.

Built first home studio and recorded first multi-track song demo, September, 2001

BA, Communicative Arts, UNC, 1992.

As a child, grew up in Canada's Punk-New Wave era working as a roadie/assistant with some of the biggest names in the industry, including DOA, the Subhumans, the Modernettes, the Jazzmanian Devils, the Dishrags and the Pointed Sticks.Childhood spent in the studios.

My Studio Equipment

Homebuilt PC-based multitrack studio.

Alesis R150 Studio Amplifier
Monitor One Mk2 studio monitors
Kawaii GM/Spectra synth/keyboard
AMD 64 Athlon 2800+ CPU
2 GB PC 5400 SDRAM
GigaStudio 3 Orchestra
Cakewalk Sonar 7 Producer
ESI Juli@ 24-bit 192Khz PCI Audio-MIDI interface
Mackie DFX-6 Mixer
Rhode NT2 Condenser Studio Microphone
Ovation 6-string electric/acoustic guitar
Gibson SG classic electric guitar
Generic bass guitar
Fostex T40 headphones
Zoom G2 multi-effects processor

Additional Skills

Founded my own game localization/design company. We have talented artists, musicians and programmers from around the world, expert in their native languages and fields. We are very selective in accepting talent; most of our talents possess masters or doctorate degrees.

Please visit our multilingual flash site at http://www.polyglotstudios.com