Patrick Quance

Impressions of multiple T.V. and radio personalities, such as: Hogan's Heroes characters (including Col. Klink, Gen. Burkhalter, and Sgt. Schultz); Peter Falk (as Columbo); Sylvester Stallone (as Rocky); Charles Kuralt (CBS News); Several gangster types, from Edward G. Robinson to James Cagney to Sheldon Leonard; Western movie voices, like Walter Brennan, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Gary Cooper...and yes, John Wayne, of course; Many popular cartoon characters (from Yogi to Goofy); Horror film voices, such Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi classic version, as well as a more popular exaggerated version); ...and many others, too numerous to list! Accents and local dialects such as: French, Spanish, German, Russian, British (highbrow and cockney), Southern U.S. (Appalachia, Texas), New England, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Northern Minnesota / Norwegian / Swedish / "Yooper" / Canadian colloquial...

Over 9 years of local and national radio advertisement voice over experience, including: Narration of award-winning audiobook, DAWN OF DESTINY, by Lee Stephen; Voiced radio commercials and sang online jingles for Toyota Corporation, Norwest Banks, Northwest Airlines, and Moody Broadcasting, Chicago, IL, among others. Local and National awards received, many with National Silver Microphone Award-winning producer Marty Yde ("Wide"), Stonehedge Studio and Productions, Brainerd, MN. Various live and recorded narrations such as: Spoken portion on title track of the CD album "You're Not Home Yet", by the Dennis Davenport Trio, Forest Lake (Minneapolis area), MN, Toured 24 states as a member of that group, including doing voice-over comedy routines as a part of our concerts. Story narration for "The Singing Christmas Tree" in Minot, North Dakota. B.A., Vocal Music Education, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN Graduate work in Vocal Music Education, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. Included student directing of Saint Cloud State University Chamber Choir. Two-year degree in Electronics technology, MN State Community and Technical College (formerly "Wadena Area Vocational-Technical Institute), Wadena, MN. Received "A" grade in INTRODUCTION TO DATA PROCESSING course at Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park (Minneapolis), MN. Various classes and workshops in music composition. Played "Tevye" in three productions of "Fiddler on The Roof", Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady", Barnaby Tucker in "Hello, Dolly, Paul Berthalet in "Carnival".. Production Director for a commercial radio station, writing, voicing, and editing audio material every day, using Smartcaster Audio on the Spot and Audio transfer programs, plus AUDITION DAW. 10 years experience in radio broadcast, including writing and producing hundreds of ads and PSAs. Also served as sports coverage production engineer and Smartcaster / MacRadio System operator. Familiar with numerous P.A. system, recording, and broadcast sound boards. Familiar with multiple DAW computer programs, including REAPER and AUDITION Built own web site, including links to audio samples of voiceover excerpts and original musical compositions. Familiar with DREAMWEAVER web design software and some coding. Considerable experience in MIDI music arranging, orchestration, and notation. Wrote, produced, recorded and distributed original music CD, including both instrumental and vocal. Former public school band and choir director. Father of two respected adult sons.