Josh Friesen ☆

The Bold Announcer, The Friendly Salesman, The Intense Villain, The Hero, The Nerdy Sidekick, The Powerful Ruler, The Sarcastic Millennial, The Confident Rebel, The Computer Guru, The Gentle Father, The Evil Genius, The Feminine Guy, The Buffoon, The Brilliant Magician, The Powerful Warrior, The Drunk Idiot, The Surfer Dude, The Nervous Teenager, The Guy Next Door, The Fighter, The Loving Husband, The Hapless Henchman, Etc. Etc. Etc.. Singing sounds: Warm Folk Singer, Character Singer, Dynamic Pop Singer, Textured Rock n' Roll Singer, Smooth Adult Contemporary Singer, Bubbly Children's Music Singer, Vintage R&B Singer, Twangy Country Singer, Etc.

EXPERIENCE: For the past 14 years I have recorded narrations and character voices for television, radio and web commercials, animations, music videos, trailers, audio-books, cartoons and corporate videos for clients all over the world. I am a regular voice actor and narrator for WineStudios in Japan and on several Anime cartoon series. I have voiced projects for Sesame Street, EA Games, GrapeSEED English and many advertising agencies, tech companies, government agencies, animation studios, video production studios and non-profits. I have worked extensively in Children's entertainment and education. I am also a singer, musician, songwriter and composer. My trained ear for music has been a powerful asset to my voice projects. I studied audio engineering under Kevin Williams at Hot Sole Music and have taken voice workshops with Michael Daingerfield and On The Mic Training. I am experienced on both sides of the mic - from the actor voicing the session to the person producing and editing it - I take great pride in my work and have fun doing it. I enjoy working with clients to ensure they get exactly what they want, as quickly as possible. EQUIPMENT: Neumann U87, Audio Technica 40/60, 40/40 40/50, 40/30, ElectroVoice RE20, Shure Beta 58 microphones, a professional vocal booth, Avalon, API and Focusrite preamps, RME Fireface convertors, Adam P22A and Tannoy Reveal monitors, Mac Pro, Steinberg Nuendo 6, 7 & 8, ProTools, Phonepatch, Skype, Facetime, Dropbox, ONEdrive, Hightail, Casting Workbook & hundreds of audio plugins and processors. CLIENTS: Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop, Electronic Arts, The Government of Canada, The City of Calgary, Rawlco Radio, Winestudios, GrapeSEED English, Napolean Grills, The Salvation Army, GrapeCity, BlueWater Studios, Ocean Productions, Chinook Animation, Goodwill, Sanford Brown University, PrecisionHawk, Data Mapper, Social Radar, Encounters with Canada, Gateway Church, Sintavia, CTS Engines BARQ Systems, Booster Juice, Umbrella Communications, Social Radar, Trustifi, The Government of Egypt, Fung-Fu Pencil, Protein2o, IdeaRocket, Jason Ryan Creative, Ontario Conseil Des Ecole, Proactiv, etc.