Philip Lortie

Frenglish, French-Canadian, English, British, high-class and cockney, working class, blue collar, tough guy, cop, policeman, southern, country, western, hillbilly, Spanish, Shakespearean, thespian, homosexual, flamboyant, gay, Chicagoan, midwestern, sports announcer, film noir, 1930s movie, Jimmy Stewart, Garrison Keillor, Rod Serling, Harry Caray, Captain Kirk, Homer Simpson, Chief Wiggum, Krusty the Clown, Sideshow Bob.

The job I get the most recognition from is the national ads for Moore's Clothing for Men in Canada ("Well made, well priced, well dressed. Moore's") which I have been doing for a couple years. Over the years some of the clients I have recorded ads for include: Nikon, Coca-Cola, TD Bank, YMCA, Canada's Credit Unions, Medieval Times, North Dakota tourism, and The Globe & Mail. My voice has been broadcast across all media you can name. My focus and drive is on providing powerful, professional voice overs quickly and easily. Great customer service and customer satisfaction are very important to me, and I have a blast working in this field, having made many personal connections with my colleagues. I have recently built a home studio. I received a B.A. in English Literature & Language from the University of Chicago. I completed teacher certification in History and Drama at the Ontario Institute for Education (OISE)/University of Toronto, and later received a Masters of Arts in Education from there as well. I have been an actor, both full- and part-time, since I graduated university in 1986. My improvisational theatre group in Chicago, Cardiff Giant, created and performed many popular shows in its 9 year history. I have appeared in over 3 dozen plays and several films, and completed an intensive course in clowning here in Toronto. I use Adobe Audition software on a PC custom made for digital audio editing. It features an Intel i5 2400 quad core processor, and a Seagate barracuda 6Gbps, 64 MB internal hard drive with 1 TB of memory. Mic: Rode NT 1000, Mic preamp/processor, dbz 286 Mixer: Mackie 1202-VLZ3 Monitors: M-Audio BX5 Headphone amp: Samson C que 8 Sound card: M-Audio Delta Series As an educator and a performer, I have well-developed people skills. I care a great deal about making a project successful for everyone involved, and will definitely go that extra mile to make that happen. I'm a life-long learner who is always open to new experiences, meeting new people, and making this "work" fun. My performance ability, especially my improvisational skills, have been an asset for me as a voice talent, and have enabled me to deliver performances that producers and clients have said were beyond their greatest expectations.