Frank Yanno - Character, Sincere, calming, Fun, and authentic

Character, Sincere, calming, Fun, and authentic

• Frank Yanno is registered with Voice123 since Feb 26, 2007.
• Frank Yanno started his/her voice over career in 2004.
• Currently Frank Yanno is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

My vocal abilities offer a wide variety of styles from popular cartoon characters (such as Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, Roger Rabbit, Scooby Doo, etc.) to calming, soothing tones for inspirational/ meditational products to professional, informative speaking for instructional products to quirky commercial characters.

I can express the full range of emotions from angry, agitated, stressed, etc. to happy, silly, fun loving to a reserved, professional, corporate demeanor to a forceful, energetic attitude, to a sexy, swagger.

I can change the pitch of my voice to be low and warm, smooth mid-range, to excited and high.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Boy
• 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
• 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

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• 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

None

My Home Base

Van Nuys, CA, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I am able to accurately portray the following accents/ dialects:

UNITED STATES
New Yorker (from Jewish to Italian)
Minnesotan (a la the movie "Fargo")
Southern (from a smooth, sultry aristocrat to backwater hick)
LA (valley-dude, Latino gang,)

FOREIGN
Australian (regular demeanor a la Paul Hogan to excited a la Steve Irwin
British (Generic, Aristocratic, Cockney)
Scottish (thick and beefy like Fat Bastard or Sean Connery)
Irish (lilting like a leprechaun)
Canadian (a la Bob and Doug McKenzie)
German/ Austrian (a la Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Russian/ Slavic (Submarine Commander, Russian Immigrant, Borat, Dracula)
Mexican (from Bandito to Suave)
French (along with mimicking the accent, I also speak a fair amount of French)

My Voice Experience

My voice has been professionally used in:

Meditational Videos
Spoken word on professionally recorded and released Music CD's
Lead and Background Vocals on professionally recorded and released Music CD's

I have written scripts for other voice-over talent demos

I am also a professional musician and songwriter. I am proficient at many instruments but am an exceptional guitarist. I currently perform in an original rock band called tHe CoNStAnT (with 90% of the material written by me). You can visit us at: www.theconstantband.com or www.myspace.com/theconstant. I also perform in a working cover band in Los Angeles.

I own my own fully functioning recording studio and have recorded and mixed all of my band's CD's there along with several other clients including Chico Rey, Against Empire, A//Political, Gary Lesley, and Maya.

I have just finished writing and recording songs for the movie Kerosene Cowboys (currently in production).

I have written music for an episode of Clean House (airing in April, 2008 on the Style Network) and am featured on that episode.

I am the music supervisor and perform every Thursday night for the Comedians' Showcase at the White Fire Theater in North Hollywood, Ca.

I also am an Illustrator and have sold some of my artwork as well as done work for hire. I designed and did the layout for all of the Album Art for tHe CoNStAnT's 3 Albums.

My Training

Although I have no formal Voice-Over Training, I found I had a knack for it after spending countless hours watching cartoons and practicing emulating the characters' voices in the mirror. I found myself mimicking commercials and doing impressions of famous actors.

As far as formal education, I have the following degrees from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY:

AS (Associates in Science) for Graphic Design
BFA (Bachelors of Fine Arts) in Printmaking Illustration

I have 28 + years experience as a professional musician and songwriter, with 20 + years of recording experience. I have played in front of 10,000 people at a festival in Russia, and performed with my band tHe CoNStAnT at all of the major venues in Los Angeles including The House of Blues, The Key Club, The Whisky a Go Go, The Gig, and The Cat Club. FYI- tHe CoNStAnT was in the top 10 out of 700 bands competing in Los Angeles for the Emergenza World Wide Battle of the Bands.

I Learned Recording Engineering working first with Dave Warman in Lone Wolf Studios in Woodland Hills. Ca then with Jim Cone at Jim Cone Studios in Santa Monica, Ca.

I started Womb Studios (my own recording studio) in 1994 which later became Gossamer Studios in 2003.

My Studio Equipment

My studio has:
Alesis HD24 24 track hard disk recorder
Behringer MX9000 48 channel board
With a variety of outboard effects processors, compressors, and microphones
I also can export and edit tracks on an iMac and PC and am fluent in using programs such as Melodyne, Cubase, and Sound Forge.

I am able to create and record any style of music to accompany any voice-over and can deliver finished tracks with professional sound quality.

I have recorded hundreds of songs and logged in thousands of studio hours.