Voice-Over Director / Casting Director / Dialogue Editor / Sound Designer

Profile:

Voice-Over Director with over 10 years of experience as Talent Agency Booth Director recording and directing hundreds of actors, of all skill levels from beginners to celebrities, covering a wide variety of projects ranging from television and radio commercials to animation to CDROM/interactive titles, with an in-depth awareness of the subtlety and nuance required for each medium. Remarkably skilled with Animation and Advertising, with a specialty for voice matching and Sound-a-likes.

Accomplishments:

Played a pivotal role in the bookings of several "A-list" voice talent on dozens of well known projects directing them toward on-target audition performances. // Produced the graphic design on the jewel case and audio production for the mass produced and distributed talent agency voice-over demo house disc. (Sample available on request) // Instrumental in transition from reel to reel to computer technology in recording booths, due to a wide range of computer knowledge // Produced and Directed countless talent demo reels. (Samples available on request)

Experience:

Under The Hood

Puppetown Productions, inc.

Voice Director/Casting Director

Executive Producers: BJ Guyer, Spencer Laudiero

Director: BJ Guyer

Cast and Directed voice talent for puppet sitcom featuring elaborate Crank Yankers style puppets.

Endurance Challenge: Mordred's Isle

Hatchling Animation

Voice Director

Executive Producer: Marc Dole

Animation Director: J. Zachary Pike

Cast and Directed voice talent for online episodic animated cartoon.  Featuring Billy West (Futurama, Ren & Stimpy), April Stewart (South Park, El Tigre), and Michael Gough (Winnie the Pooh, Ben 10). 

Geppetto's Place - Pilot

ShadowMachine Productions/PatrickDenver Productions

Voice Director/Voice Actor/Puppeteer

Executive Producers: Patrick Denver, Megan Denver, Sheila Conlin

Director: Patrick Denver

Cast and Directed voice talent, performed voiceover, and puppeteered several characters for adult puppet show.   

The Very Truly Peculiar World Of Real Estate

Direction, Editing and Sound Design

Recorded, Directed, Edited, and executed Sound Design for radio segments that aired on WXTK, a  50,000 watt radio station out of Boston, MA for the Century 21 Real Estate Show.

Saul of the Mole Men - Pilot

Adult Swim/Cartoon Network

Puppet Fabricator/Puppeteer

Executive Producers: Craig Lewis - Peter Girardi

Director: Tom Stern

Built several main characters (Mole Men, Bird-Bat, Baby Bird-Bats), aided in their performance, and puppeteered "Baby Bird-Bat". 

2006 - Present

VoiceTrax West, Studio City, CA

     Voice Director

Directing, Casting, and Recording VoiceOver talent for all forms of audio media including animated series, radio and television commercials, video games, and audiobooks.

1995 - 2005

Sandie Schnarr Talent, West Hollywood, CA

     Voice Director

Casting, Directing and Recording VoiceOver talent auditions for all forms of audio media including animated series, radio and television commercials, video games, and audiobooks.

Skills:

Plays well with others.

Critical Thinking/Analysis.

Able to anticipate problems and plan solutions to maintain quality, schedule, and budget.

Collaborative mimicry. (Elaboration available on request)

Able to effectively convey to voice talent the needs of creative, with an emphasis on the unique subtleties required for both the humorous and... the dramatic.

Seamless dialogue editing. Often piecing together words and syllables from multiple takes to strengthen or finesse an intended angle and/or subtext.

Ability to painlessly achieve multi-dimensional performances from a wide range of acting talent from seasoned veterans and celebrity talent to the less experienced neophyte in a short amount of time.

Very specific casting choices based on the requirements of the show creator or Creative Director.

Unafraid of "...the drawing board" or "...square one".

Proactive, self-motivated person who can multitask effectively, a champion of quality, enjoys being part of a team and excels in a team dynamic, excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

Innate "sense" of humor with a keen awareness of comic inflection and... timing.

Skilled puppet builder.

Musical as all get out.

Knows that scissors, are to be handed to others handle first.

A 'non-announcer' announcer... is a mime.