Montano Sokolow

Voice Description

Warm and deep narrations, professional announcer, low character voices, regular guy-next door, wacky cartoon characters, Bass singing, Baritone singing, fast-talking, clearly enunciated, distinctive, authoritative, mellow, soothing, clear, announcer, friendly, hard sell, soft sell, the non-sell sell,

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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

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

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

German, High British, Cockney, Australian, Southern Gentleman, slushy-mouthed kid, heroic tenor, Tom Waits gravelly, old-timey newsreel announcer, vampire, deep urban, fast-talking salesman, old prospector, young hero, scary monster, deep-voiced bad-guy, stand-up comic, announcer, game-show host

My Voice Experience

Professionally I many credits, including full narration for an hour-long pilot episode of a military history docudrama for Marker Entertainment called "Air Force Elite," which will hopefully be sold to television. I also recorded the narration for a behind-the-scenes documentary about the Sullivan Brothers' independent film, "I'll Believe You," which won an award at the Toronto Film Festival. I've done several voices, both character and narration, for industrials, including Farmer's Insurance and DotNetNuke.

My Training

Before and after attaining a Bachelor's Degree in Theater from UC Santa Cruz I have years and years of experience in all kinds of Theater, from the dramatic and the comic to the Shakespearean, from professional to extremely amateur. I have performed most recently with L.A.'s underground comedy troupe The Ministers of Unknown Science, and can be seen in many of their video sketches. Usually I'm in the background or doing the voiceover.

I have completed classes with MJ Lallo in both Commercial and Character voiceover.

I worked for 5 years at an audio post-production house for film and TV, where I learned the basics of editing and recording in ProTools from professionals.

I have taken singing lessons in pop and operatic at Oberlin College. I have sung and played bass in a band, Man and the Motorcar, and I play guitar.

My Studio Equipment

I have at all times:

Apple MacBook Pro laptop with ProTools installed (using an MBox2)
A high-end Rode microphone.

With this equipment I can produce a quality audition for your project, and email you an mp3. I do not have a home studio at this time, but I am building one.

I can set up a session with any of several local studios where I have contacts, but that involves studio rental, usually around $100 an hour.

Additional Skills

I have professional copy-editing experience, as well as a background in creative writing, both my own and with a group. My English skills are very strong, and I have a great sense of good flow in written copy. I also read and speak German at an intermediate to advanced level of proficiency.

I have a strong knowledge of literary and dramatic history, including Shakespeare as well as opera, and a working knowledge of contemporary popular culture.

Almost every day someone tells me I have a great, soothing voice or that I should be on the radio. Let me help you make your project shine.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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