Joe Passion

Voice Description

Natural speaking voice is young sounding, 25 - 40
fun, creative, friendly.

good timing with a professional singers pitch,

Male aged 5 - 95, many accents.

Female 13 - 70 as a toon or character voice, many accents.

Corporate Voice-overs (personable)

Audio book reads - think Danny Kay.

Very large pitch range with many animated personalities.

I'm a DAD of a ten year old.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Female
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Female
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Female
• 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
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• ACTRA (Canada)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• 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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

ACCENTS:
Canadian;
east coast, central, Quebec, northern Ontario, west coast.

American;
New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey good guy, South Carolina beach bum, Louisiana cajun, mid-west cowboy, Tennessee red-neck, L.A. skate boarder dude.

European;
German (can speak some German),
French, Dutch, Italian, Eastern European, Slavic/Russian, Greek, Scandinavian.

The British Isles;
Liverpool, London proper, Cockney, Manchester, Glasgo, Dublin.

Caribbean;
Jamaica, St. Martin.

SINGING IMPERSONATIONS (single act performer)
Jerry Lee Lewis, John Lennon, Barry Manilow, Dion Demucci, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Billy Joel, Elton John, Bono, Levon Helm, Jimmy Hendrix and many more.

Classic Movie Star impersonations include;

Horror; Peter Lori, Bella Lagosi, Boris Karloff

Gangsters; Edward G. Robinson, Bogart, Brando, Di Nero.

Comedians; Ed Wynn, Red Skelton, Three Stooges, Phil
Silvers, Buddy Hacket, Robin Williams, Jonathon Winters,
Terry Thomas, Jim Backus...

Spacemen; Captain James Kirk, Spock, Yoda, Data, Picard.

Toons; Silvester, Tweety and Daffy Duck and many more.

My Voice Experience

I have been a professional singer/songwriter, and musician for over 30 years. Recording and Performing live on concert and theater stages in Canada and Europe.
Opening act for; The Who, Procal Harem, The Band, Johnny Winter, Sha Na Na, Hot Chocolate, Bonnie Tyler. Singles Albums, and CD's released on A&M, K-Tel, Smile Records Casino Records and Arctic Eagle.

For the past 12 years I have been a successful Tribute artist performing as the following characters;
Jerry Lee Lewis,
John Lennon,
Barry Manilow,
and
Dion Demucci(of the Belmonts)-
playing theaters and concert tours in Canada, USA, Caribbean, Europe and Australia for the following companies; Legends In Concert, Stars In Concert, Memories Theater, Legends Alive, and Rock and Roll Heaven.

Voice overs for:
ABC Around Me (a Korean book series for ESL learning), "S.F.A."(Society of Financial Analysists,
"Sinbad" the series,
"Country Style Donuts" and assorted radio jingles,
"Raggedy Joe" Chudleigh's Theme Park

Acting credits:
Shell training video,
Madonna The Early Years MOW
Vanities Mirror, "Friday the Thirteenth" Series
"Fast Track" series
+ Assorted extra work

My Training

Conservatory of Music,
Private Lessons
Vocal Studio Method - Seth Riggs

Voice training with
Tooned In - Stevie Vallance
Cartoons 101 - Ellen Ray Hennessey

My Studio Equipment

I have a home based song writer's studio.
I'm running a PC with Cubase 4 with Melodyne and BFD drums.
Mic - audio technique 4050, plus many more.
ART tube mic preamp, compressor limiter.

I also have a friend with an ISDN connection in his studio with pro tools. He has specialized in voice for many years. To facilitate ISDN an additional $100.00 per hour would have to be added to the budget, if you set up the original link.

I play keys, guitar, bass, play a variety of percussion instruments.
I also collect and make strange instruments.

I compose and program original music.

I have access to larger studios with ISDN, phone patch and source connect, but additional cost may apply.

Additional Skills

I am also a screenplay and TV writer.
I have several projects I am shopping now and have been a past semi-finalist in several script contests.

SHORT FILM; “Charlie” - shot in Barcelona in film festivals this year.

THEATER PRODUCTION; “Thankyou For the Music - ABBA a biography in Concert.” 2003 - 2008 - running in Germany.

MEMBER OF;
ACTRA TORONTO - T04 16959
MUSICIANS UNION LOCAL 149

PUBLIC AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PRESENTER/REPRESENTATIVE FOR: METALWORKS INSTITUTE for Recording Sciences, Mississuaga ON. 2005-06
VOCATIONAL PRESENTER for "Legends In Concert" Branson, Missouri 2001

MASTER OF CEREMONIES; Toronto Beatles Bash 1998

CHILDREN'S PUPPETEER; Chudleigh's Theme Park 1996-97
character Raggedy Joe The Scary Crow and crackers. (Performed as a scarecrow with a crow puppet for a pet. walk-about and featured act - songs, comedy and interactive stories.)

MUSICAL DIRECTOR;
"Spring Thaw" Bayview Playhouse theater, Toronto.
"Rock and Roll Heaven" A Legends Dinner Theater 1995-97

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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