Lou Giansante

Voice Description

When is a narrator not just a voice?
When that voice represents you.

You want professionalism, warmth, sincerity.
A real person talking to your audience, not at them.
I don't have a commercial sound, I admit that.
Fine with me. And I could be the right sound as the voice of your project. Give a listen.

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 - 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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• 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

My Home Base

New York, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Check out my Character voices demo. I can do accents, American dialects, and cartoon voices too.

Recently in audio tours i did a Southern accent for General Robert E. Lee, a Connecticut accent for abolitionist John Brown, and a fast-talking K-Tel tv announcer.

My Voice Experience

Broadcast and Internet radio, voice-overs, books-on-tape, audio tours, internet audio and video...

I've done them all and continue to do most of them.

--My voice work began as a reporter for National Public Radio, voicing my own news stories, features, and documentaries.

--I've also narrated books-on-tape for Simon & Schuster and Prentice-Hall. And I've done voiceovers for documentaries, PSAs, corporate and educational video.

--While a producer of the live radio program, New York Kids on WNYC in New York, I played a variety of fun and offbeat characters in dramatic scenes, from an oxygen molecule to a Mel Brooks-like old man reincarnated as a cat!

--In my best sincere, warm, and friendly voice I voice audio tours for art and history museums, including current tours at the New York Historical Society.

--I can also write audio tours and specialize in language that's free of jargon and is friendly to the listening ear.

For a more complete look at clients and projects, check out my web site noted below.

My Training

I have taught media production and voice work to students from grade school to graduate school, especially as a senior adjunct professor in the Media Studies Program at the New School University in New York.

My Studio Equipment

I have a production studio in my building and can record, edit, and mix audio and video production.
For audio, I use a Shure SM7 mic and Pro Tools software on a Mac.

I can also do field recording for interviews or sound effects and ambience if called on.

Additional Skills

I'm flexible and can fit many formats, both commercial and non-commercial. I enjoy working for non-profits and on educational projects. My goals in life are simple: do good, avoid evil, and use media creatively to help others when I can.
Getting paid is nice too.

I have radio experience as a reporter for NPR, a host of an internet radio program for teachers on Scholastic.com, and the producer of kids radio for broadcast and internet.

I've also taught and worked with teachers for years so I have a understand the needs of educators and educational projects.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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