Loren Kling

Character and Animation Specialist. Let's work together to come up with a character for your animated project that's over-the-top and quirky or more subtle and "real world" type of character.

RECENT VOICE OVER BOOKINGS: ---------------------------- * TARGET national radio campaign * Series regular for multiple online animate shorts for Machinima -- OVER 15 MILLION COMBINED VIEWS! * VO (off-camera) LEAD in feature film * Audiobook screenplay (Producer and Director liked my audition so much they rearranged their casting to get me into the role!) ALSO... COMMERCIAL: Hyatt Hotels, Safety Quest/Wesleys Oil, Kangaroo Express NARRATION/eLEARNING: Staples, IBM, EMC/Atmos, IBM, DirecTV ADR: Triad Wars (Chinese-language martial arts feature film) STAGE PERFORMANCE: Improvisational Comedy - Jacquie Lowell - National Comedy Theatre - Secret City Comics Society Sketch: - The Unaffiliated - National Comedy Theatre Stand-Up Comedian Performed and hosted at venues throughout Southern California, including The Improv and The Comedy Store Musician - Piano/keyboards, Clarinet Radio, Television, Film Production - Audio Production, Camera Operator TRAINING: Acting/Voice -Garage Acting Workshop (Mechanics of Believability), Jeff Cohen (The Compelling Voice) Improvisation - iO West (Improv Olympic), Jacquie Lowell, NCT/ComedySportz Voice Over - Animation - Bob Bergen, Dolores Diehl, Pat Fraley, Richard Horvitz, MJ Lallo, Susan Palyo, Mick Wingert - Commercial - Artt Butler, Bill Holmes, Martha Mayakis, Susan Palyo, Mary Lyn Wissner SPECIAL SKILLS Improvisation, Stand-up Comedy, Video Gamer, Camera Operator/Video & Film Production, Web Site Production Loren works a lot with his own Rode NT1A. On the road he grabs his Samson S01U. The latest top-end studio microphones from Neumman, Sennheiser, and Blue are also a phone call (and studio) away! Hiding just below that quirky, adorable shell, Loren is a hard-working and goal-oriented business person. Loren founded The Voice Actors Business Group, a career strategy and networking group of over 60 Los Angeles-based voice actors. Some of the more interesting and unique jobs that Loren has held include: * Video Game Tester * Database manager for the World Book Encyclopedia * Film and TV Camera Operator and assistant * Web site production/coding * Fast food jobs at In-N-Out Burger and Domino's Pizza