Jonathan Smallwood

English(aristocrat ), Irish, Australian Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, Michael Cane, Ian Mckellen, Anthony Hopkins, James Earl Jones (Mufasa, Darth Vader) William Shatner, Jeremy Clarkson, Optimus Prime

I was originally sponsored by a voice teacher to move to Los Angeles for singing and from there, quite randomly, got VO work from people who had heard my natural speaking voice. From there, more and more, people suggested I put together demos and submit for auditions. I discovered that I truly love, enjoy and have the passion and the natural ability to do well. When i was 13-17, I worked part time as a host/anchor for a radio-net in the Bahamas. Along with that, I would read aloud, speak at functions and record scripts/narratives for fun long before I acknowledged it as a possible career path. Mentee of Ben Patrick Johnson- one of the industries top Voiceover Artists. Mentee of David Sobolov - a top VO artist in the Voiceover animation world. Well trained in voice for both Opera and Jazz/R&B/Crooning Sponsored by Seth Riggs - Founder of Speech Level singing. Sponsored by John Wustman- Top ranked US accompanist (Song Coaching) Student of Nathan Gunn - Principal Baritone at the MET Student of Richard Fredricks- Former Principal Baritone at MET/NYC opera 27in IMac, upgraded memory, ram and graphics. Logic Pro 9 AKG condenser mic AKG C214 Mic stands/pop filters Pair of M-Audio BX5a Monitor speakers Ultimate Ears Custom In-Ear Monitors Sennheiser 416