Shawn Crosby

Humorous, over-the-top or serious and convincing accents in American (unlimited East Coast, Central and West Coast geographical variations) British (unlimited geographical variations), Canadian, Scottish, Irish, New Zealand, Australian, German, French, Slavic, Welsh, and more. Can work up any accent or characterization on spec. Singing in any style - Classical, Big Band, Pop, Musical Theater, Rock, Folk, Historical and more - in my voice or someone else's. I have thousands of my own characters bouncing around in my head, and can call up many others from popular properties - like Star Wars, Star Trek, Muppets, Sesame Street, Warner Brothers, Jay Ward, Hanna-Barbera, Disney, and hundreds of personalities past and present- in both speech and song.

I have experience working on almost every project type known to recorded sound; Singing on Vinyl and CD, Business interview shows for airline listening, characters and narration for podcast, toys, audio drama, book on tape, computer/console/iPhone games, animation, film, radio, and television. Everything from phone-tree prompts to fully-realized lead characters in long-running audio series. American Airlines, Blizzard, Vivendi-Universal Games, Activision, Virgin Games, Sierra Online and various Radio stations around the Los Angeles market are a small slice of companies I've provided service for. I've done a lot of characterizations for the NBA, NFL, NCAA, Cartoon Network, Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Warner Brothers, Disney, Hasbro, Mattel, Playmates Toys, Monster Jam, Warner Bros., NASCAR, American Red Cross, NASA, US Armed Forces and so many more. 30 years of real-world, voice-on experience behind the mic. Radio/Television/Film Graduate - Moorpark College Former AP Radio reporter/journalist - LA Area Stations Improvisation/Sketch Comedy - Enigma Players Live Classic Radio theater - Lux Theater, LA Animation, Commercial, Book-on-Tape - Voiceover Connection Dance (Various) - Dancer’s Studio (Horizon Players/Swayze) Living History Characterization - RPFI/LHC Spanning 27 Years MasterClass Ahmanson Theater Katharine Hepburn MasterClass UCLA George Carlin MasterClass UCLA Alan Alda Skills in Stage Combat, Live Steel, Archery, Whip, Firearms (Historic and Modern), Social Dance (Historic and Modern), Equestrian, Motorcycle/Sportscar Driving (On/Off Road), Dee-Jay/On-Air Broadcasting (FCC Licensed), Sketch/Computer Artist, Computer Hardware/ Software operation, Propmaking/Costuming, Makeup, Puppeteering, Lecture/Dramatic Interpretation, Practiced Clergyman. Specialized knowledge in Geek Culture (Sci-Fi, Gaming, Cosplay, Comics, Steampunk, more) State-of-the-art custom PC rig with software suite including Adobe CS4, Sound Forge, Pro Tools and more. Mic stable includes Blu "Blubird", Shure s55, Sennheiser ew300 G2, Audio-Technica AT2020 USB among others. In addition to voice work for toys, films, radio and games, I have worked in varying creative capacities for each of these industries and have a good grasp of project requirements, and current trends in the entertainment and advertising industries. Live theater, improv and appearances keep my characterization skills sharp, and help support charity causes to boot- I do up to 160 events a year in addition to paid endeavors.