Garland Thompson

British, Russian, Australian, Spanish, Jamaican

I have been creating, mixing, recording, and producing audio since I was about 9 or 10. At around 7 years old I was given a small phonograph that played 33 1/3 & 45's. I remember getting ahold of the single, "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis & the Playboys ("This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it meant before..."). I used to play it over and over, and sing with it in my little Southern California bedroom. I also somehow got ahold of the original Broadway cast recording of "The Man of La Mancha" with Richard Kiley. I played that over and over as well. I remeber particulary liking Don Quixote's ode to his love, the song "Dulcinea". Around my 10th birthday I got my first tape recorder, and haven't stopped yet. Since these beginnings I have gone on to do Radio, Theatre, Musical Theatre, Film, Television, Spoken Word, live performance of all kinds, and now Podcasting. VO work has been a constant for me, and continues to be a great love of mine. Doing cartoon characters especially! Delaine Fraser of The Production Block, Austin, TX Bill Sutherland, Acting Coach, Austin, TX The Frank Silvera Writers Workshop, Inc, Harlem, NY I have been doing Spoken Word/Poetry since 1990, running my own series, and Poetry Slams invarious cities around the USA. All the Theatre's I have worked for have continued to inform my work, and abilities, such as The NY Shakespeare Festival/Public Theatre, NYC, The Manhattan Theatre Club, NYC, The American Place Theatre, NYC, The New Federal Theatre, NYC, The Los Angeles Theatre Center, LA, & The Inner City Cultural Center, LA. I have done Public Radio as an Operations Manager for KAZU 90.3 FM in Monterey, CA and as guest on KCRW FM (LA), KUT FM (Austin), KUSP FM (Santa Cruz), KPIG-FM (Freedom, CA), and other radio stations. Mackie Mixer, G4 Powerbook, C1000S Mic I have been a theatrical sound designer, and engineer for 25 years. As well as radio DJ, announcer, engineer and operations manager