Voice Description

Deep, unique, resonant voice that can be tweaked and tailored according to a project's specifications. Young, hip, and edgy; older, authoritative, and steady; gruff, low, and menacing; high, ebullient, and energetic; scholarly, wry, and witty. Many possibilities...

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American
• Italian
• Spanish - Argentinean
• Spanish - Castilian (from Spain)
• Spanish - Latin American Neutral

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer translation services

My Home Base

New York, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Character accents: mobster, nerd, rocker, surfer dude, old man, teenage skateboarder, inner city street kid; Languages: Spanish and Italian; Regional New York accents (Manhattan, Brooklyn); regional U.S. accents (southern, Midwest, West Coast); other accents: Spanish, Italian, Mexican, Irish, Cockney, German, Polish

My Voice Experience

Voiceover for theater festivals, student films, and commercial projects.

My Training

Vocal Aerobics (Progressive Studios); Acting for Film and TV (Weist Barron, awarded scholarship); Improv (Grownups' Playground Theater Co.); Acting Shakespeare (Columbia University); B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, GPA 3.9 (Columbia University, May 2007)

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask ZAK KOSTRO

Additional Skills

Museum tour guide at The Hispanic Society of America (Spanish Art museum in Manhattan); PR and Marketing Associate for 2007 Hispanic New York Film Festival at Columbia University; skilled public speaker

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency

Contact Information

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