Yabo Obien

1) Street "VATO" 2) Upper-class America/English 3) Heavy British upper class 4) Cockney 5) Filipino native 6) Punjabi India 7) Little Child 8) Black street singer 9) Norwegian 10) French lover 11) Southern hick 12) Yiddish / New York Jewish 13) South sea/Hawaiian native 14) Possessive Filipino mother 15) Italian joie de vivre

The History Channel Narrator Documentary on Hitler Corning Gorilla Glass OutsideTV Features Bank of America Travelers Checks HULU promos Dupont Corporation Spokesman Glock Firearms Spokesman BBC Worldwide Discovery Channel Corning Gorilla Glass promo US Armed Services Military Museums Gateway Church, Grapevine TX CNN en Espanol Avianca Airline Promo Toyota USA "No Matter What" & "Straight To The Top" campaign University of British Columbia promotion Johns Hopkins University Azusa University NBC Affiliate Meade Express Morning Show - Atlanta, GA "Rooster" OK Voices - Beijing China Lifelock Identity Theft Protection promos SpokenLayer.com narrator for Time Audio Magazine Zondervan Publishers The Bible Experience II: Job, Matthew, Narrator Hollande America Cruise Lines live production, "Droom" - Opening atmosphere VO Walt Disney Imagineering; Walt Disney Entertainment; Theme Park Productions Various Political campaign Spokesman promos My core money voices are as a seasoned 1) narrator and interpretive actor and 2) dialect/accent specialist. My 15 years at Walt Disney Imagineering as an Imagineer computing guru supporting the creative groups: music, voiceovers, production, special effects and my concurrent career as an actor, musician, and in-demand I.T. analyst have all come together in this arena of voiceovers where vocal talent meets technology. The traditional is mixed with the cutting edge where vocal skill and acting prowess still remains the major talent, yet production and technical expertise is mandatory to deliver the product on time, every time. I have been trained by the best in the field of music, voiceovers, and future technologies and computing in the creative arts. I have learned under the likes of the voices that surround visitors at the worlds largest entertainment company, Walt Disney Co. As a trained singer and professional touring and studio musician, I come to the industry with the vocal, interpretive, acting, and writing experience that covers a wide range of character and dialects as well as narrative forms with great facility, flexibility, and meaning. Speech Communications/Performance major, Cal State University, Northridge Child working actor and voiceover artist The Charles Stern Agency. Toured and performed as a studio keyboardist for Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, America, The Limelighters. and various CCM artists on EMI/Sparrow records. Featured television roles:The Kraft Music Hour (backup singer), Standup and Cheer (singer), The Young Doctors CBS (actor), NBC's The Man From Atlantis (actor) On-Camera commercials for Apple computer campaign "Whats On Your Powerbook" (actor) Voiceover campaigns for Bank of America Traveler's Checks (VO artist) Voiceovers for audiobook "The Bible Experience II" (VO artist)see iMac 2017 4.2 27" Mojave 10.14.2 Slate Virtual Mic System Lynx Reference A/D D/A Converter Yamaha HS8 monitors and woofer system Adobe Audition CC 2018 10.1 WAVES Plugins Izotope RX, Ozone, Neutron SPL & Maga EQ Plugins Abbey Road Plugins Fab Filters Isolation Booth "Creative is what I am. Voice acting is what I love. A man of integrity is what I strive to be. Everything else is what I do." Yabo Obien There are two things that I have always excelled at since I came into this world. Music and Speech. They go together. The rhythm, tonality, and immediacy of both are inseparable. The heart, soul, and ears it takes to create music are the same characteristics it takes to create a voiceover performance that moves peoples emotions. The task involved in the many genres that makeup the field of voiceovers is painting for the listener from a pallet of words on a page. The tools are my voice and my imagination; alone or in collaboration with others. I love it. I was born for this and here you will find a sample of my passion for the art. I look forward to meeting you and being a part of your next project and endeavor. Thanks for listening.