Sal Ragusa

Voice Description

* a very broad range, especially in pitch
* whacky & offbeat for character voices
* funny & childlike, especially for animation
* guy-next-door & friendly for narration (medium pitch)
* professional & articulate for eductional/presentations
* raspy & seductive for commercials

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
• French - Canadian
• Italian
• Spanish - Latin American Neutral

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
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I offer translation services

My Home Base

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British, American Yankee, American Hilbilly, New York, New Jersey, Italian, Sicilian, French-Canadian, Parisian, Spanish, Mexican, Brazilian, Russian, Jewish, Pakistani, Indian, various ages, singer impersonations, muppets, animated characters

My Voice Experience

* several PC video games (LV Studios, Montreal QC)
* Mockumentary short film: "Quebec's Dark Secret" (You-And-Media, Toronto ON)
* written translation and narration

My Training

* Intro to Voiceover Workshop (by Mike Kirby: Voiceworx Studios, Toronto ON)
* Cartoons 101 (by Susan Hart: Voiceworx Studios, Toronto ON)
* Drama 1 & 2 (Marianopolis College, Montreal QC)
* The Second City, Improv Levels A - D

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Sal Ragusa

Additional Skills

* Excellent overall communicator, with extensive business training & presentation skills
* Sales & Marketing background (University educated)
* Creative Writing skills
* Some singing ability
* Trained in Comedy; has a flair for the Dramatic
* Eats through scripts, cold, very quickly
* Takes direction well
* Very easy to work with

Payment Methods Accepted

• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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