Nathan DiDonato

Rolled R's and other Spanish phonemes, Japanese, Thai, Southern US. My heritage is half Asian and half Italian, and have adapted to their dialects and accents.

I've worked in a comedy band for about 15 years, and we constantly record skits, sketches, spoken word passages, etc. and are comfortable working with pitch adjustment to create everything from small children voices, females, or elderly persons. Whispers, singing, screaming, and everything in between! In the last several years I've acted in a few short independent films, one of which involved half the cast (including myself) re-dubbing lines over some of the shots. It's called "Let's Kill The ZDTs!" and can be found online. I voiced several small roles in "Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and The Voyage Home", an independently created adventure video game for PC. I also coached and directed the narrator, whom was reprising Gary Owens's role (and he did a mighty fine job, I might add). Over a decade and a half of experience as an independent ASCAP musician, including live performance, extensive studio recording and engineering, writing, and arranging. B.A. in Communications, minor in Web Technology from West Chester University of PA. Studies included voice training, public speaking, argument and debate, and acting. I have been in bands and recording projects for over 15 years (vocals, guitar, drums, etc.), and have experience doing everything from whispers to extreme screams. I enjoy animation/anime and video games, and have some experience with dubs/lip flap syncing. 15'x18' studio with acoustic treatment (insulated walls, insulated dropped ceiling, 24 2"x2'x4' Owens Corning 703 panels, 12 1"x2'x4' cork panels, padded carpeting) 2 Firepod units at 96k 32 bit (16-input XLR and 1/4" mixer with phantom power) 2 12AX7 preamps with a variety of tubes (Ruby, Tung Sol, Electro Harmonix) Variety of dynamic, ribbon, and condenser microphones (Shure SM57s and 58s, Audio-Technica AT2035, MXL 900, 991, and V63M, Sennheiser E609s, AKG D112, etc.) PC: Intel i7 2600k CPU (water-cooled, overclocked to 4.2GHz), 8GB RAM, M-Audio Audiophile 192 sound card, Nvidia GeForce 560 Ti graphics card, Sony Blu-Ray burner Adobe Audition (CS6, 5, 3.01, 1.5), Studio One Professional, Reason 4, and several other tracking/recording programs KRK RP6 monitors 4 channel headphone amp with variety of open and isolation headsets (DirectSound, Sony, etc.) Yamaha Stage Custom 6 piece drum set with Ziljian cymbals and Iron Cobra double bass Variety of percussion instruments (Djembe, roto-toms, tambourines, shakers) Over a dozen guitars and bass guitars (acoustic and electric) Several keyboards up to full-size. Other miscellaneous instruments (harmonicas, banjos, clarinet, violins, viola) All of my life, my friends and I have loved doing impersonations. We've constantly studied and critiqued each others' ability to do our teachers, family, friends (and enemies), movie stars, cartoons, and video game characters. Over the years as a musician, I became adept to pitch, timbre, and tempo. All of which are vitally important to voice acting. I work at a small recording studio with other studio musicians. I also sing and scream in a variety of styles. I've been a member of Taxi (the world's leading independent A&R company) for years and do submission work for them often, typically to music libraries. Please feel free to contact me if you need any kind of music to back your project. I will be happy to search my catalog or create something new within a very reasonable amount of time. I've watched quite a lot of anime, and am fascinated by American dubs. I follow my favorite voice actors and love to watch footage of them behind the scenes doing their work. I really love character acting, and want to continue doing video game roles as well as trying my hand... er, voice, at animation dubbing. I am extremely comfortable working within my favorite programs and with my equipment, and am capable of returning your product quickly and efficiently.