Harish Rao - character specialist, offbeat, outsource accent

character specialist, offbeat, outsource accent

• Harish Rao is registered with Voice123 since Jul 19, 2006.
• Harish Rao started his/her voice over career in 2000.
• Currently Harish Rao is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

My normal voice is a non-accent North American (California) English accent.
Since I am of East Indian descent the easiest voice for me to mimic is any of the following:
Indian (India) British Indian, English Accent, Australian.
I have a neutral voice meaning that it is perfect for narrations, I can do funny or humorous skits.
As far as celebrities go, I can do any Indian celebrity, Sean Connery, Chris Tucker for fun, but anyone's accent if I listen to recordings and voice fluctuations.

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 - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• Podcasts

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I have ISDN in my studio
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer voice direction services

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I can do many different characterizations, Indian, Outsource voice-overs, cartoon voices etc.

Previously as a videogame producer i have supervised many voice-over direction shoots for video games and contributed my own voice talents for gaming.

My Voice Experience

I have extensive experience in being a Voice Over Director for a number of Video Games with Fox Interactive. Having directed the cast of The Simpsons, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, etc. I have also provided voices for various games as well.
Currently I can be seen and heard as a host / movie critic /
I am looking to expand my portfolio by getting into comedy and performing skits. I have a short portfolio of comedy audio routine available as an MP3 download.

My Training

I have a BA in Fine Arts

My Studio Equipment

I have access to studio facilities, one of the companies I work with has a dedicated Content Director who does all video and audio postproduction editing for content. The Content Director reports directly to me for our Content editing and finalization.

Additional Skills

As I stated above, I am currently the Creative Director of desiyou and I do hosting, interviews, movie reviews on the website. I have extensive experience working with Entertainment clietele including FOX, Miramax, Sony, Disney, MTV, Sahara, to name just two such clients.