Mike Laponis - Conversational, Friendly, Believable, Fresh

Conversational, Friendly, Believable, Fresh

• Mike Laponis is registered with Voice123 since Jul 14, 2007.
• Mike Laponis started his/her voice over career in 2000.
• Currently Mike Laponis is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 2
• Mike Laponis was last active on Voice123 5 days ago

Voice Description

New and fresh sound. Warm, friendly and inspirational for narrations, Fun, energetic and believable for commercials, Smooth, professional and confident for web presentations. Upbeat, fresh, funny, real, sincere, and heartfelt for explanation videos and animated explanations.

Recommendations and Testimonials:
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"Mike Laponis delivered a perfectly tailored voiceover for the launch video for our new training tool, Career Power 3.0. His voice had the perfect blend of professionalism and likability that was needed. Mike was also very committed to quality and our satisfaction with the end product."

Dr. Beverly Kaye
Founder/CEO
Career Systems International

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“Mike Laponis' voiceover definitely enhanced the quality of my video! The sound recording was impeccable and he catered his voice to our very specific needs. The client I created the video for was very pleased with Mike's work. I hope to work with Mike again because he is committed to excellence and is also very personable.”

Reinel Campa
Video Producer & Project Manager
NightandRei Video Productions

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"Mike's voice over talent blew me away. He sat and discussed the International Student Orientation script with me in detail, ever-conscious of my expectations as a client and of the audience-- in this case, a non-native English speaking audience. Before he completed the entire project, he sent me a sample to ensure my satisfaction with quality, pace, cadence, and enunciation. The turn-around time on this project was incredible.
My co-workers and I could not be happier with the final output. His work is professional and exceptional; he is one of the most personable people I know; and he is most definitely reliable. I give Mike the highest recommendation possible. Hire him! You will be glad you did.”

Isela Peña-Rager
Website and Social Media Manager
International & Study Abroad Services
University of La Verne

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"Mike, What a great job! It is a professional presentation of information we needed to communicate to students. Your voice interpretation and communication is outstanding. Thank you very much."

Philip Hofer
Director
International and Study Abroad Services
University of La Verne

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"Our event went extremely well, and the voice over you did was first-rate. I really appreciate it."

Raul Alvarez
Executive Director, Foundation & Community Relations, Cypress College

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“I have known Mike for over 15 years, and can give him the highest praise for integrity, original thinking and follow-through. He's a fine person to work with; honest to a fault and unstinting in his support of the project or issue at hand. Mike works well after most have given up, fallen asleep or just moved on; he makes sure the job is done right. And, on top of all this, he's just a swell guy! Consider yourself lucky if you get to work with or hire him.”

Rod Pyle
Executive Producer
Cinema Pacific Entertainment

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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
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

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 have Phone Patch 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 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

Los Angeles, Orange County, San Bernardino County, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

California, Southern Californian

My Voice Experience

Voice Actor for commercials, imaging, promos, narrations, documentaries, eLearning, explanation videos, animated explanations, educational videos, IVR, phone prompts, phone systems, and message on-hold. Clients include: House Research Institute-Los Angeles, Career Systems International, International and Study Abroad Services-Univ of La Verne, Cypress College Americana Awards (Two years running), Ontario Auto Center, Los Angeles County Fair, McKinley Children's Center, Fairplex, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, University of La Verne, LeRoy Haynes Center, Casa Colina Hospital, Media Edge Services. Also experienced in writing and producing radio commercials, and all types and styles of audio projects.

My Training

Mike has extensive experience in voice-over and production. Mike is a voice actor with many years of audio and video production experience. Mike has taken classes from James Alburger and Penny Abshire at the Voice Acting studios in San Diego, California. He has been coached by Debbie Munro, and Kevin Delaney. Mike has also had training from Sylvia Aimerito and Tim Keenan at Creative Media Recording. In addition to his voice work, he also has copy writing and a radio programming background. Mike has received Telly awards for videos he has voiced, written and produced for the Los Angeles County Fair, Parents Anonymous, McKinley Children's Center, and the University of La Verne. Mike has both a B.A. and a M.A. in Communications.

My Studio Equipment

Mics: Sennheiser 416, Neumann TLM 103; Mackie Mixer, ProTools, with phone patch and Skype. ISDN capabilities available. Extensive library of licensed production music, production elements, and sound effects for sound design and full production work.

Additional Skills

Mike's production experience includes sound design, audio production, and writing effective commercials. He takes pride in fast turn-around. Client satisfaction is extremely important to Mike.