Matt Dratva has been a musician for over 35 yrs. and Lead Vocalist for various Pop/Rock, Cover & Original bands thus imitating and performing different voices is his forte and passion.
The transition into Voice over work was seamless and long overdue. Matt is most comfortable in his Recording Studio, in front of a mic and has a vast array of Commercial, Promo, Radio Imaging, Narrative, E-learning, Explainer Web videos, Singing and Animated demos.
Partial Client List
Adcoin, Ahold Delhaize, AkzoNobel, Anderson Gardens, Armani/Samsung, Arva, Atlas Copco, Autodesk, Bayer, Bell Alliant, Best Buy, Blockchain, Boa, Calypso Waterpark, Capitol One, Chevron, Cisco, College Nevada, CompaRecycle, Conagra, Dockers, DSM, Dyneema, Effen Vodka, Emerson, Eneco, Enercare, Epiroc, Ericsson, Exfo, Fedex, Ford, Future Shop, GMC, Go Daddy, Green GPS, Groupe Gecko Alliance, Heritage University, Hitachi, Honda, Hoover, IBM, ICare, ICE Platinum Rewards, IMAX Cinemas, ING, Inspired eLEarning, Ischool Recruitment, Janssen, Lumen, Luxottica, Phillips, Maersk, Macaw, Marriott Hotels, McCulloch, Mercedes Benz, Montana State University Billings, Movado, Nintendo, Nissan, OLG, Oracle, Ortec Finance, Peel Halton Workforce, Penn Medecine, Pharmasave, Philips, PWC, Qlippie, Reelmetrics, RIM, Royal Brinkman, SABIC, Saint John Energy, SaskPower, Scotia Bank, Sentry Technology, Sony, Stork, Surfly, University Of Waterloo, TD Waterhouse, Texas Tourism, The Music Case, Time Warner Cable Business Class, TMN Online, TOPdesk, trivago, TU Delft, Tygron, University of Northern Iowa, Webex, WorldHotels, Van Uden, Verizon, Vermilion Energy, Zupr
Training
VOICE OVER
- Joyce Castellanos - Promo
- David Lyerly - Promo
- Marice Tobias - Promo and commercial
- Kim Hurdon - Commercial
- Dee Shipley - Animation workshop
- Elaine Overholt - Vocal workshop
- Sunday Muse - Intensive Animation Workshop
- Tracey Hoyt - Pirate's Voiceover workshop
- Voices Of Vision - Workshop covering Animation, Commercial and Cold-reads
ON-CAMERA
- Ron Leach - On-camera audition dynamics
- Lynne Cormack - On-camera audition techniques
- Formerly, lead singer for The Alter Kakers, an original folk, pop, rock roots band
- Sang lead with "Toronto Northern Lights" Men's International Chorus
- Ontario Conservatory Of Music, Classical Voice
- Pop/Rock singer for 25+ yrs
Matt's Professional Recording Studio:
Soundproof studio
Noise reduction baffles
Logic Pro 10.7
UA Apollo Twin
RODE NT1000 & Sennheiser MKH416
Focal CMS65 monitors
Presonus Monitor Station V2
Source Connect 3.9
Testimonials
"Matt is an incredible voice talent and an absolute pleasure to work with. He’s fast, professional and immediately understands how the script should be interpreted. We look forward to working together with him again soon."
- Rejoy Chatterjee
Creative Copywriter
Fourth Dimension Inc.
Toronto, ON
"Matt stepped up last minute and did an awesome job!"
- Alex Whittaker
Spinnaker Sound Productions Ltd.
White Rock, BC
"This guy is all pro! Perfect read, very versitile. Quick on the turnaround which is always critical for us."
- Kirk Arndt
Nintendo
Asst. Mgr., AV Production Nintendo of America Inc.
Seattle, WA
Great voice, great service! Matt is a fantastic resource to us"
- Louis Massicotte
Net Creation
President - Leading the PromoAuto project in partnership
with CTV and TvA in Québec
"He saves the day... at least Matt saved my day and helped create a very happy client. His spot-on voice and delivery matched exactly what we were looking for. What can I say? His quick response and recording flexibility made this project flow smoothly and come together nicely. I'll definitely work with Matt again, and hopefully get to use his music talents as well."
- Casey Strachan, KPS3, Marketing. Communicating. Thinking. Reno, NV
"Matt was a miracle. I did not think we would find the right voice talent for our client on such a tight deadline, but we lucked out in finding Matt. He was super responsive, asked all the right questions upfront and made working virtually a cinch. I would highly recommend working with Matt Dratva and look forward to working with him again."
- Julee Klein
Envision Technology Marketing Group
San Jose, CA
Matt was an absolute pleasure to work with.
Throughout the project he remained professional and courteous and delivered the final product in a very timely fashion.
I highly recommend his services and look forward to doing more business with him in the near future.
- Tina Bester
Marketing Communications
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Matt has been a pleasure to work with. He provided excellent French Canadian voice over work in a timely and extremely professional manner. His attention to detail is excellent.
- Laura Green
Strategic Communications
Reston, Virginia, USA
“Working with Matt was an absolute pleasure. From the minute we were in contact, to the actual day our IVR was implemented, we did not have a single thing to complaint about. He was very professional, courteous and very easy to work with. His turn around time was actually faster than we had anticipated, and believe me, we were under a very tight schedule. I will definitely go back to Matt whenever we need a professional voice talent.”
- Jorge Pena
COO/Co-Founder
Miami, FL, USA
"Matt is a true professional. We had a job that was a voiceover artists nightmare, lots of awkward phrases in a foreign language. He was very flexible to our clients demands with pronunciation to make sure we got it just right. We certainly look forward to doing work with him in the future."
- John M. Williams
Senior Video Editor
Morrisville, NC, USA
“Working with Matt has been a pleasure. He knew what we wanted and produced our projects in a timely manner. He's consistent, professional and enjoyable to work with. We are extremely happy with our finished products and look forward to a long business partnership with Matt.”
- Messier-Dowty, Safran Group,
The Global Landing Gear Company
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
"Matt is an amazing artist and incredibly reliable. His professional attitude and patience with our process was a pleasure to work with and the final outcome was no less than outstanding. I would recommend Matt and his voice talent to other Producers for sure."
- Jordan Monaghan
Film & Television Producer
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
"Thanks for the fast, smooth bilingual service!"
- Chad Anderson
Dawson Creek, BC, Canada