Parry Shen

Voice Description

Guy next door, Good energy, conversational, playful, trustworthy, reassuring for narrations/children's books.

Cool, hip , cynical, quirky, goofy or honest, best friend, and warm for commercials.

Honest, clear, intelligent, relatable, natural, genuine for presentations.

15 years performance experience in films, television and video games that brings a believable, conversational voice that has been described as:

Guy next door, boyish, cool, cynical, conversational, eager, mellow/laid back, endearing, fresh, genuine, good energy, hip, naive, intelligent, irreverent, natural , playful , quirky, real, reassuring , thoughtful, intense, trustworthy, honest , vulnerable, nurturing, best friend, gentle, warm and sweet.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Boy
• 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

• Audiobooks

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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 offer voice direction services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Simi Valley, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Asian Accent, Irish Accent, New York Accent. Kermit the Frog Impersonation.

My Voice Experience

WET (Video Game)

The Wild Thornberrys (Animated) - Chinese Puppy

Fruit Roll Ups (Commercial) - Goofy Ninja getting slapped

TRUE CRIME (Activision Video Game): Triad Boss

Peter Rabbit (AudioBook): Self produced audiobook to replace/update version in local elementary schools. Narration and various character voices

Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology (Promo Videos): Created/produced 8 Motion Comics as promotional ads for my own graphic novel anthology, of which can all be viewed here in teh 'Uploaded Videos' section on the right sidebar: http://www.youtube.com/user/SecretIdentAnthology#p/u

My Training

- Kalmenson & Kalmenson (Voice Over)
- Susan Blu (Animation) - Cynthia Songe
- Howard Fine Studio (Scene Study) - Howard Fine/Heidi Davis
- The Groundlings (Improvisation) - Chase Winton
- Playhouse West (Scene Study)- Mark Pellegrino
- Theatre Minor - SUNY Buffalo
- Master Scene Study Workshop - Jason Alexander

My Studio Equipment

Audacity
GarageBand
MXL .009 USB Condenser Microphone 24/96

Additional Skills

I am currently the Co-Producer and Director on an animated TV pilot based upon Keiko Agena's (Gilmore Girls) characters, entitled: THE KIDS TABLE.

From my experience as Managing Editor of the graphic anthology, "SECRET IDENTITIES" coordinating 66 different artists and writers along with having optioned screenplays along with 15 years of performing experience - I have developed a keen strength in being able to make the most 'toughest' material (whether on paper or recorded) sound conversational, believable, relatable and basically sound as if your best pal is telling you about a product or topic.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards

Contact Information

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