Matt Dratva
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Highlights
GEN-X, DUDE'S DUDE WITH A CLEAN READ, EXPRESSIVE, SMOOTH, PLEASANT, CONVERSATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL, ENTHUSIASTIC, BELIEVABLE, FRIENDLY, AND AS ANIMATED AS REQUIRED! *English is native, French Canadian secondary
Languages
English, French, French (Canadian), English (North American)
Accents
French Canadian, Italian, Spanish, East Indian, French Parisian, East European, Caribbean, Southern US and many more.....
Ages
Teen, Young Adult, Middle Aged, Senior
Special Skills
Cartoons, Movie Trailers, Documentaries, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Videogames, Jingles, Podcasting, Television, Internet, Music
Experience
Over 6 yrs. experience specifically in voice overs, but over 20 yrs. as a vocalist for various Pop, Rock, cover and original bands thus imitating and performing different voices is Matt's forte.
Credentials
Education
• Open mic Animation workshop with Dee Shipley
• Currently lead singer for The Alter Kakers, an original folk, pop, rock roots band
• Sunday Muse's Intensive Animation Workshop
• Pirate's Voiceover workshop with Tracey Hoyt
• Mass Communication
• Audition Dynamics Workshop with Ron Leach
• Elaine Overholt's Vocal workshop
• Sang lead with "Toronto Northern Lights" Men's International Chorus
• Pop/Rock singer for 25 yrs
• Ontario Conservatory Of Music, Classical Voice
• ongoing vocal training
Studio
Microphone
RODE NT1000 large diaphragm condenser microphone
Computer & Software
iMAc, Logic Pro 9.1.6 M-Audio Delta 44 sound card, Adobe Audition 3.0, Waves Native Gold effects bundle, L2 Ultramaximzer
Special Equipment
Apogee Duet, dbx 286A Mic Preamp/Processor, Source Connect 3.6, JK Audio phone patch, Samson headphone AMP, Behringer Eurorack UB1204-Pro mixer, Yorkville Active monitors
Delivery Methods
Email or ftp mp3, aiff, wav and many other formats or CD overnight as well as retrieve from iDisk
Turnaround Time
Professional, broadcast quality Recording Studio - 24 hrs
Service Description
Service Breakdown
If selected for your project, I would appreciate discussing the details by telephone or via email.
Once that is done, send me the final script and I can begin recording for you right away. Turnover is normally 24 hours. I look forward to working for you and giving your business a voice.
Testimonials
Tina Bester, Marketing Communications, Markham, Ontario, Canada
"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."
Laura Green, Strategic Communications, Reston, Virginia, USA
"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."
Jorge Pena, COO/Co-Founder, Miami, FL, 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.”
John M. Williams, Senior Video Editor, Morrisville, NC, 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."
Messier-Dowty, The Global Landing Gear Company, Ajax, Ontario, Canada
“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.”
Jordan Monaghan, Film & Television Producer, Mississauga, 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."
Chad Anderson, Dawson Creek, BC, Canada
"Thanks for the fast, smooth bilingual service!"
Julee Klein, Envision Technology Marketing Group San Jose, CA
"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."
Casey Strachan, KPS3, Marketing. Communicating. Thinking. Reno, NV
"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."
Julee Klein, Envision Technology Marketing Group San Jose, CA
"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."
Louis Massicotte, President Net Creation
Great voice, great service! Matt is a fantastic resource to us"
Leading the PromoAuto project in partnership with CTV and TvA in Québec
Client List
EnglishICare
McCulloch
RIM
Autodesk
Lumen
Go Daddy
Time Warner Cable Business Class
Nintendo
Spinelli Car Dealerships
American Forces Network
Vertdure
Dreamlight 3D Software
Best Buy
Calypso Waterpark
Pharmasave
TMN Online
Groupe Gecko Alliance
IBM
Dockers
Effen Vodka
IMAX Cinemas
Heritage University
University Of Waterloo
OLG
ICE Platinum Rewards
Anderson Gardens
Peel Halton Workforce Development Group
Luxottica
Sentry Technology
Armani/Samsung
University of Northern Iowa
Montana State University Billings
Bell Alliant
Coeur de Bretagne
Green GPS
Ischool Recruitment
The Music Case
Champion Forest Baptist Church
Push Pedal Pull
Shuffle Master Inc.
E-TelMEd
IOMAI
RIM Technology
Fiat Group
Sonics
BASF
Messier-Dowty Inc.
Get Goal
Diamondback Plumbing
Officelist.com
French Canadian
HP
Porter Cable
Scouts Of Canada
Caisse Desjardins de Hull
Groupe Financier Honora
Information Experts
Keating Technologies
Golftown
Best Buy
Future Shop
Bell
Panasonic
Logitech
Payment Terms
Hire Matt for voice over work. Payment is made through Voices.com SurePay, an escrow service that guarantees your work is done to your satisfaction. Send payment securely by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal through Voices.com then download your files from the website.
