Rich DeSimone

Spanish Accent, British/English Accent, Yiddish Accent, New York Accent,

I produce and perform in my "One Man Show" called: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD..A SALUTE TO THE MUSIC OF FRANK SINATRA. I have been producing this show for eleven years now and currently perform over 120 of Sinatra's biggest hit songs. I have over ten years of Community Theatre Experience in New York. I have appeared in various productions such as; Fiddler On The Roof, Little Mary Sunshine, My Fair Lady, Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinnafore, and The Music Man portraying con-man Harold Hill. For four summer seasons I portrayed the "Villain" in several outdoor MELODRAMAS utilizing a variety of odd voices, expressions and emotion! I posess an excellent ear for music and mimicry! I have a B.A. degree in Communications from Iona College, New Rochelle New York 1986 COMMUNITY THEATRE Multiple productions including Musicals, Drama and Comedy Guitarist and Vocalist in a FOLK GROUP 1982-2003 New York City Urban Park Ranger 1987-1993 THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD SHOW (Producing , Marketing and Performing) 1997-Present IMAC Desktop with various programs for Music and Audio editing and production. SUPERSCOPE PSD300 Portable Sound Studio featuring variable pitch and tempo adjustment and sound mixing CD production PEAVEY 1500 watt 4 output Sound System I have extensive experience relating to public speaking and performing. As a musical talent portraying Frank Sinatra in my show, I am utilizing my voice talent by performing the song material in the stylings and vocal quality that Sinatra was famous for. My past work as a Park Ranger trained me in presenting all sorts of material to a variety of New York City audiences covering many topics of expertise. My field of Study was in Communication/Film. I am familiar with the styles and techniques of many of the great film directors and have studied how to convey information and ideas utilizing the many techniques of communication. Call (717) 413-0554 for more info.