Matt Ritts

ACCENTS: Cockney, Scottish, Irish, Russian, Mexican, Cuban, IMPERSONATIONS: Joe Pesci, John Travolta (Grease), Jeff Foxworthy, Stallone-Rocky, Frank Sinatra CHARACTERIZATIONS: Barney-Simpsons, SpongeBob, Jewish Rabbi, Italian-American, Italian-Regional, Redneck Southerner, Science Geek (Professor Frink-esque), Movie Telephone Operator, Valley Girl-Guy, Surfer Cool, Military Drill Sgt.

I've been writing, producing and acting from the very moment I learned how to put pencil to paper and push the play and record buttons on my old Panasonic portable tape recorder. PAST CLIENTS: Starbucks Discovery Channel LeapFrog Paramount Home Video A&E Geico eBay Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival American General Life and Accident Insurance Geppeddo Productions PhotoDoctor Graphics ... VOICEOVER: Radio, Radio, Radio! This is where I cut my teeth and continued to properly maintain my gums. * KFRC/KYCY AM/FM in San Francisco. Worked as On Air Producer and developed show ideas, produced, voiced, executed bits, parodies, spoofs and satires. Had on-going appearance on the show as Dr. Evil from the A.P. films. * KIOI FM - San Francisco - On-Air Producer for the "Don Bleu in the Morning" show. On-going characters: Anatoly the Men's Apparel Clerk, Lionel the Energetic Effeminate, etc. * Gott Game website -- Worked as Lead Producer and Imaging Voice for a syndicated gaming feature (serving 150+ radio stations, nationally). Reviewed latest releases for all gaming platforms. Provided recaps to clients such as EA, Disney Interactive, Nintendo, Rockstar Games, Sega, Capcom, etc. THE GUY BEHIND THE GUY: 1) Started creating goofy video skits and analog recordings in grammar school. 2) Graduated college with a degree in bull---- and an emphasis in television, radio, film and creative writing. 3) Attended broadcast school, acting seminars and voiceover workshops to up my street cred. 4) Immersed myself in San Francisco radio (on-air, producing and writing with some of the Bay Area's finest radio legends) and began working solo, as well as, agency-facilitated voice projects. 5) Still creating silly skits and zesty audio recordings - DIGITALLY and commercially! Bliss. Microphone: AKG C 1000 S - Condenser Mic Computers: IMac Intel Core 2 Duo eMachines T3120 PC Special Equipment: M-Audio MobilePre Pop Filter Sound Dampening Walls Software: ProTools Adobe Audition 1.5 Having worked in radio for 10+ years, and been involved with every aspect of a concept's process - from inception, script development, pre-production, production and post - I have an intuitive sense of how to market an idea properly by looking through the consumer and client's eyes. I am a writer of all things creative. Whether it is straight-forward copy or whimsical poetry, children's stories or edgy parodies and put-ons. Happy to spice up a script, or sit-back, enjoy and interpret those provided unto me.