Frank Lodato - regular guy, husband, smooth, confident,diverse

regular guy, husband, smooth, confident,diverse

• Frank Lodato is registered with Voice123 since May 04, 2009.
• Frank Lodato started his/her voice over career in 2008.
• Currently Frank Lodato is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 5
• Frank Lodato was last active on Voice123 2 days ago

Voice Description

Deep, rich resonance for narration. Can lower tones to make voice sexier. Can add sarcasm. Smooth and professional for presentations. Able to; infuse sarcarsm, reflect annoyance ala Dennis Leary or sexy undertones like a Don LaFontaine type

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

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

None

My Home Base

Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Italian accent (crime boss, deli owner). New York/CT dialect. Can immitate midwest and iconic southern. Can sound like Sam Elliot, Arnold Shwarzneager, Army Drill Sergeant, Indian

My Voice Experience

Last year I followed the advice of several television producers that worked with me and signed up for voice over training. I recorded my demo last fall and have been auditioning with many talent agents in NYC since then. During these auditions, I consistently receive compliments on my voice resonance and ability to take direction.

My Training

Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communications, University of Hartford. Courses included media production, acting, and journalism. I produced several comical tv productions using my wide variety of voices.

Master of Business Administration - Finance/Systems, Northeastern University.

Product Manager - Unisys (formerly Burroughs Corporation) Extensive sales training including mock client presentations and videotaped demos. Learned to work 8 - 10 hour shifts at trade shows while projecting high energy presentations throughout the day.

I also studied Italian in high school and college and can read Italian comfortably with great inflection and accurate pronounciation.

I owe all my voice over training to the Marla Kirban agency. I continue to audition for talent agents at Marla's and take additional training there as well.

My Studio Equipment

Do not have my own studio.

I record my auditions on an Apple MacBook Pro with Garage Band and a Samson Q1U microphone

Additional Skills

Prior to entering this field, I have had extensive experience in public speaking. I know how to address a large audience with confidence (largest was over 200 at a Board of Ed Meeting) or run a small meeting with 50, 20 or 5 particpants.

Years ago, when I was in marketing, I often presented humerous; yet important marketing presentations to large gatherings of sales reps by utilizing my impersonation skills. Most of my impersonations were of co-workers and clients, although I could add a Rocky or Rodney Dangerfield or even an Andy Rooney impression when necessary.

Over 20 years ago, I created a video presentation, with voice over (on VHS Tape) of my parents wedding for their 40th anniversary. I enjoy making multi-media presentations.

When my children were in elementary school, I participated in a program called "Art in the Classroom". I would present information on a predetermined artist of the month and to the class and encourage discussion on the artist's work. Given my tendency to incorporate multi-media props, I would dress in costumes as the artists or a subject in the artists painting and provide background/history on what was going on in the world at the time the artists created their paintings. I was complimented on my creativity and energy by parents and teachers alike and the students looked forward to my visits.

As a football coach, I learned to use my voice tone and volume to convey support and sometimes inspiration to my players. I also run portions of aerobics classes and have a great understanding of how to communicate to class members during certain exercises so as to make sure the class knows what to do and what is coming next