Frank Yanno

I am able to accurately portray the following accents/ dialects: UNITED STATES New Yorker (from Jewish to Italian) Minnesotan (a la the movie "Fargo") Southern (from a smooth, sultry aristocrat to backwater hick) LA (valley-dude, Latino gang,) FOREIGN Australian (regular demeanor a la Paul Hogan to excited a la Steve Irwin British (Generic, Aristocratic, Cockney) Scottish (thick and beefy like Fat Bastard or Sean Connery) Irish (lilting like a leprechaun) Canadian (a la Bob and Doug McKenzie) German/ Austrian (a la Arnold Schwarzenegger) Russian/ Slavic (Submarine Commander, Russian Immigrant, Borat, Dracula) Mexican (from Bandito to Suave) French (along with mimicking the accent, I also speak a fair amount of French)

My voice has been professionally used in: Meditational Videos Spoken word on professionally recorded and released Music CD's Lead and Background Vocals on professionally recorded and released Music CD's I have written scripts for other voice-over talent demos I am also a professional musician and songwriter. I am proficient at many instruments but am an exceptional guitarist. I currently perform in an original rock band called tHe CoNStAnT (with 90% of the material written by me). You can visit us at: www.theconstantband.com or www.myspace.com/theconstant. I also perform in a working cover band in Los Angeles. I own my own fully functioning recording studio and have recorded and mixed all of my band's CD's there along with several other clients including Chico Rey, Against Empire, A//Political, Gary Lesley, and Maya. I have just finished writing and recording songs for the movie Kerosene Cowboys (currently in production). I have written music for an episode of Clean House (airing in April, 2008 on the Style Network) and am featured on that episode. I am the music supervisor and perform every Thursday night for the Comedians' Showcase at the White Fire Theater in North Hollywood, Ca. I also am an Illustrator and have sold some of my artwork as well as done work for hire. I designed and did the layout for all of the Album Art for tHe CoNStAnT's 3 Albums. Although I have no formal Voice-Over Training, I found I had a knack for it after spending countless hours watching cartoons and practicing emulating the characters' voices in the mirror. I found myself mimicking commercials and doing impressions of famous actors. As far as formal education, I have the following degrees from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY: AS (Associates in Science) for Graphic Design BFA (Bachelors of Fine Arts) in Printmaking Illustration I have 28 + years experience as a professional musician and songwriter, with 20 + years of recording experience. I have played in front of 10,000 people at a festival in Russia, and performed with my band tHe CoNStAnT at all of the major venues in Los Angeles including The House of Blues, The Key Club, The Whisky a Go Go, The Gig, and The Cat Club. FYI- tHe CoNStAnT was in the top 10 out of 700 bands competing in Los Angeles for the Emergenza World Wide Battle of the Bands. I Learned Recording Engineering working first with Dave Warman in Lone Wolf Studios in Woodland Hills. Ca then with Jim Cone at Jim Cone Studios in Santa Monica, Ca. I started Womb Studios (my own recording studio) in 1994 which later became Gossamer Studios in 2003. My studio has: Alesis HD24 24 track hard disk recorder Behringer MX9000 48 channel board With a variety of outboard effects processors, compressors, and microphones I also can export and edit tracks on an iMac and PC and am fluent in using programs such as Melodyne, Cubase, and Sound Forge. I am able to create and record any style of music to accompany any voice-over and can deliver finished tracks with professional sound quality. I have recorded hundreds of songs and logged in thousands of studio hours.