I started my voice over career in 2005 with an audition for Walmart and the release of "The Lion King" DVD. They were looking for an African accent and I was able to perform a Kenyan accent which is part of my repertoire. Ultimately they decided to go in a different direction but I was paid for my audition which was well received.
In 2007 my voice was used on the Corporate voice mail system of the Landscape Design Company 5 Elements Design in Berkeley, California. More recently I was invited to audition for the the Illuminata Pictures animated 3D film sequel to "Around The World". I auditioned for the role of a Jamaican Fisherman, A French Thug Grouper, A Seahorse from New Orleans, An East Indian Fish, A Mexican Clownfish and an African-American sea turtle.
May 1997
Bachelor of Economics
UC Berkeley
December 2009:
Voice Trax Sausalito
Sausalito, CA
Instructor: Al Bedrosian
Beginning Voice Over Workshop
February - April 2010
DOT's C.O.R.E Vocal Training
Sherman Oaks, CA
Vocal training for singers and actors
May - July 2010
Gray Studios
Studio City, CA
Instructor: David Gray
Working in Voice Over
Blue Bluebird Microphone
Golden Age Pre-73 Microphone Pre-Amplifier (This is a clone of the Rupert Neve 1073)
Chameleon Labs 7802 Stereo Opto-Tube Compressor
Open Labs Miko LXD Synthesizer/Workstation
Pro Tools 8 LE
Digidesign Digi 002 Rackmount
JBL LSR Studio Reference Monitors and subwoofer
I am a professional recording artist. I run an independent record label specializing in hip-hop and electronic music. My group Mavrik is signed to the label and I have been writing, producing and performing live with Mavrik for the past nine years. I am extremely comfortable behind the microphone and understand how to work with my voice to achieve certain tones and energies.
I have a degree in economics and have run my own businesses for the past decade so I am comfortable reading financials and talking the language of money. Growing up I had the opportunity to live overseas in India, Bangladesh, Mexico, Ethiopia and Kenya. This unique background has given me the opportunity to interact with and learn about different cultures which lends itself well to doing character or accent work in voice over.