DJ Nicke

Accents (in English): Australian (Queensland, Sydney, Wog, Derro), British (Irish, Welsh, Cockney), North American (Canadian, LA, New York, Bostonian, Mexican), German, Austrian, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian. Characters include: Ren & Stimpy, Beavis & Butthead, Krusty the Clown, Apoo (Simpsons), Auto (Bus driver on the Simpsons), Droopy Dog, Woody Woodpecker, Bobby (from Bobby's world), Animal (from the Muppets and Muppet Babies), Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Newborn Baby, Arnold Schwarzenegger, The movie Previews Voice over guy, and many more. If given time I can usually learn to imitate.

I was always getting into trouble for imitating my teachers at school. Finally I decided to make a career out of it. I started off recording the voices for characters I was animating. I've filled in for "Snap, Crackle & Pop" of Rice Crispies, Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck while at Walt Disney, and even invented my own new voices for a few tv series I was pitching. I got into a lot of trouble when I used my Disney voices for a stand up routine I wrote, involving a love triangle between Minnie, Donald and Goofy in a "Jerry Springer" type of setting. I also have a very professional and authoritative voice, perfect for voice over or instructional videos. I am usually asked to read aloud publicly and can 'sight read' with personality and character. I enjoy talking and entertaining and look forward to working with interesting people on fun projects. I have been involved in public speaking courses since I was 7 years old. My father worked for IBM and taught me much of their communication skills. I was in the drama class in High School, starring in many productions, and went on to become both a professional character animator and a professional comedian (which is an oxy-moron). I play the trumpet and sing in many bands and groups. I also have a degree in live sound recording techniques and have taught myself many software programs for editing and modifying audio. In 1999 I started my own radio show with a friend. Although we were never publicly broadcast, our show was a favorite mp3 among friends. This was before podcasting though, and we lost interest in sending our shows out manually before the end of the year. I own many microphones and use Pro Tools and Sound Forge for editing. However currently only have my laptop for recording and there is considerable noise in the signal. I would not want to use my laptop to record a professional job. I am a professional Animator, having worked at Walt Disney and on films such as Happy Feet. I am also a stand up comedian, having produced my own 2 hour show for the 2006 Sydney Fringe Comedy Festival. I was a regular at the Sydney Comedy Store before its recent closure. I am also a professional singer, having performed for many childrens tv series including "A Bit of Stick" and a few others that have yet to be released.