Jonathan W. Wind

US eastern, southern, california, french, english - general european, nobility to peasantry growl to shrill

Raised in Greenwich Village, I have an ear for accents and sharpened my vocal skills performing live international puppetry theatre in NYC, local San Francisco radio theatre, chorale singing, as a volunteer for blind radio stations, recording audiobooks, and as a local MC. I also narrate and cold read technical terminology, keeping it interesting, for extended periods without error. A few examples: • United Nations - Television PSA (2006) • America Online - online ad for AOL radio • Increase the Peace NYC - 8 Radio PSAs (wrote/directed/voiced/marketed) • Shoestring Radio Theatre, San Francisco performer and director (40 plays) 2003-present • Puppeteer - performed multiple character voices for live puppet shows (NYC 1980 through 1994) • Lighthouse for the Blind - Live radio / record audiobooks - 20 years • Music/singing - NYCGMC / SFGMC / Metropolitan Opera NYC • Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre - NYC • BA English - University of Colorado • VoiceWorks - NYC - beginning, intermediate • G.T. Cooper - character voices - NYC • Dan Duckworth - commercial voices - NYC • Voice Factory - San Francisco - master classes with Taylor Korobow standard computer/microphone setup with Audacity and Adobe Audition 2010 - I currently broadcast weekly on Movie Magazine International on KUSF FM 90.3 on Wednesdays at 9:00pm (pacific) in San Francisco and streamed at www.kusf.org. I critique new movies and festivals and interview actors and directors. This year I have interviewed James Franco http://db.tt/mypfmW3 - Joan Rivers http://db.tt/hglLbY - Cheech Marin http://db.tt/i3TDyj - each about 7 minutes, and many more. More information and on-demand content at www.facebook.com/moviemagazineinternational (I am the page administrator). At 9:30pm on the same station I am frequently voice talent for Shoestring Radio Theatre and often I direct radio dramas by established writers. Here is a play I directed "Men on Mars" http://db.tt/5cf3Qb (28 min) and the two part play Dr. Jekyl and Mr Hyde (2 x 28 min) which I directed and also voiced Mr Hyde. More information and on-demand content at www.facebook.com/shoestringradiotheatre (I am the page administrator). • MC at San Francisco Earthquake Anniversary celebrations 2006 • Producer - BVAC - San Francisco Cable Access station (Channel 29) since 2003 • Figure skater/musician/traveler/advocate