I have no formal experience. this is just a freakish talent that I have had since childhood. I observe and listen and then began to mimic the person until a point comes when I no longer feel like myself, but have taken on a foreign vibration. sometimes when I am in this zone I can almost read the thoughts of my subjects, like a kind of telempathy. I think it comes from a general love of people in general. This talent developed without my conscious awareness until it became so refined that I could no longer ignore it or the constant insistence of friends and strangers to pursue this as a possible living.
I am a natural. I challenge anyone to find a voice or accent I am incapable of doing in a day or two. I do sing and comefrom a family of artists and musicians. But like I said I just developed a freakish capacity for this below a conscious level. And lately I find It hard to ignore the reactions I produce from observers.
Aple G4 with protools Digi 01, and an m-box. audio technica mic and an AKG c3000. for sampling and production I use an akai mpc2000 and a korg triron work station. I also have various instruments such as guitars, basses a viola and an oud.
I also produce music which I now intend to direct towards scores and sound tracks.