Scott Shirai

I can do Japanese and Filipino accents and a variety of impersonations like Kermit the Frog, Howard Cosell, etc. I am a trained opera singer who has sung prefessionally in community theatre and clubs.

In addition to having been a radio and television newscaster, reporter and disc jockey, I have done voiceovers for clients ranging from Panasonic (which involved looping in English as the original version was in Japanese) to the Fresh Milk Industry of Hawaii to numerous documentaries and instructional programs. I have also appeared in several TV spots and other productions with speaking roles. I hosted a corporate news magazine on-camera for one of Hawaii's largest corporations, have performed and sung on stage professionally,and have been a spokesperson locally, nationally and internationally for various organizations. As a writer, former video producer and director, I understand both sides of the camera and microphone and am adaptable to most situations and scripts. I have a Bachelor of Music degree and also trained in musical theatre. I have four years experience in radio broadcasting and seven in television. In addition, I wrote, directed and produced several TV spots and documentaries for clients for which I also did the voiceovers and narration. I have a small home studio with several microphones - Sony F-V33, Pioneer DM-V210, Sony ECM-260F, AudioTechnica Pro2X, and Sony ECM 150 and record and edit on AVS Software. Because of my deep background in many facets of production, I have a good understanding of what it takes to deliver a successful product.