The First, Best, Premier and Professional Voice Acting and Dubbing Workshop in the Philippines!
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Voice Acting Instructors
NEIL ERICSON "Papa" TOLENTINO
After more than a decade of professional work in the voice-acting and dubbing industry, it would be an understatement to say that Mr. Neil Ericson M. Tolentino has done it all. As a dubbing supervisor and director, Mr. Tolentino, or Papa Neil as fondly called by his peers, is behind some of the most popular Asianovelas like Lovers in Paris , Princess Lulu and Stained Glass. But even before the phenomenal success of the Korean Wave, Neil has also had a hand in directing Mexican soaps like Dos Amores, Gata Salvaje and animated series such as Streetfighter. Prior to being a dubbing “ supervisor, writer and translator for TV shows, Neil already directed several plays and performed as a stage-actor himself. Such experience made him versatile enough to appear in several TV series as a character “ actor for Marina and become an acting coach and script consultant for "œSana Ikaw na Nga", among other major productions. Even if he already is a full-fledged director, Neil continues to provide the voice for several anime characters for HERO TV, TV and Radio commercials. And to give back to the society, Neil also continuously shares his talents as a teacher and facilitator for scriptwriting and voice “ acting workshops including Creativoices productions" Voiceworx! ¦ inspiring the next generation to break new grounds in the voice “ acting industry.
DANILO "Ama" MANDIA
Probably as a boy born in Boac Marinduque, even Mr. Danilo Ledesma Mandia, himself could've never imagined that he would later on become an institution, a pillar of the voice “
acting industry. Although, Mr. Mandia may not want to be branded as an institusyon¦ all the people he has worked with would certainly agree.
Coming from a diverse educational background - an Economics major in Trinity College; Agriculture Courses in the USA and UP Los Banos; it seemed that Mr. Mandia'S heart is really into the Theater Arts, which he finished as a Master"s degree at UP.
It was indeed in the theater where he perfected his art as an actor, stage manager, artistic director and instructor since the late 70"s until the 90"s. Also, for a couple of years, he served as an instructor for De La Salle College of St. Benilde, Miriam College and Trinity College.
Since 1991, Mr. Mandia has been working as a dubbing director and translator for the biggest Broadcasting Network in the country, ABS-CBN and since 2005, for Hero TV Channel.
Some of the most memorable animated series he handled were Peter Pan, Dog of Flanders, Remi, Julio at Julia, Snowhite, RayEarth, BTX, Little Women 1 and 2, Zenki, Heidi, Digimon 1 and 2, Hana Yori Dango, Kim Possible, Voltes V celebrity edition, Akazukin Cha-cha. He also had a hand in other TV Series such as Bananas in Pajamas, Meteor Garden, Love Scar (Fantasy Fever), ABCDEF-4, and Girls Marching On among others.
Danny Mandia teaching students how to properly breath.
ALFREDO "Supremo" AGCAOILI
Also Known as “The Supremo .” Alexx Agcaoili is a Filipino Voice Actor and ADR Director. Most of his VA and Directing work are Anime but he has also done work on some TeleNovelas which airs on certain TV stations in the Philippines, namely ABS-CBN and GMA. The very talented voice actor and Director for Filipino anime productions like, Fruits Basket, Rave Master, Mobile Suit Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Beast Machines, Supergals, Babel 1 and 2, Green Rose, and many more. Taking the role of Dr. Smith in the original Filipino Voltes V and Sanosuke Kagara in Samurai X (Rorouni Kenshin). His contribution to the workshop will be in direct supervision of the recording process and applications of voice acting.
POCHOLO "VoiceMaster" GONZALES
CEO/Managing Director/Voice Artist/Creative Voice Director
Futurist, Social Entrep, Youth Advocate, Voice Artist, Voice Director/Coach, Motivational Speaker, Broadcaster, Producer, Anime/Events Specialist, and Personal Branding Expert.
Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales is a Filipino Voice Actor whose voice over works appeared in radio and TV commercials, radio dramas, children’s programs, computer games, dubbed foreign telenovelas, films and anime, and original animation. And so far, spoke to more than 100 schools and universities around the world.
Pochology: the psychology of Pocholo Gonzales.
Although still very young, Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales is already considered as a veteran in the art of voice acting for television, radio, and even online. He started his professional career at age 16 and since then has harnessed his talent to become one of the best and most experienced in the field of voice acting.
He is also known as the Father of Philippine Podcasting. He has won the best voice actor title at the ad congress 2003 in Baguio City for the radio commercial wikang Pam bansa where he imitated the voice of Mike Enriquez.
He also organizes shows, seminars and workshops on voice acting. At present, he owns and manages CreatiVoices Productions, CreatiVisions Productions and Speech Communication Center, and also keeps himself busy with the society of young voice artists of the Philippines or SYVAP, a group of voice actors and talents he organized.
Aside from his voice acting credentials, he takes pride at being honored as a youth advocate in Washington DC, New York, Seoul, Sydney, Tokyo, and Hongkong for being the founder of the Youth Organization Voice of the Youth Network.
Finished BA Speech Communication and took his MA for Broadcast Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
He believes that voice acting is an art that needs to be heard, to be recognized, and to be further developed. He used the youngest board member of the Advertising Suppliers Association of the Philippines and Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. Currently, board member of the Philippine Marketing Association, Junior Chamber International (JCI) Makati and Ship for SouthEast Asian Youth Program Alumni Association.
He is a branding expert as well. He gives talks in different places around the country and imparts his knowledge in Communication, Voice Acting, Personal Branding, Guerilla Marketing, and Youth Empowerment and Development. The Pochology 101.
The VoiceMaster has also worked with various CEOs and Government Officials.
He produced Voice of the Youth Radio on DZME, Youth Service Radio on DZSR, Voice of the Youth TV, Creative Business TV, and Tek Tok TV at Global News Network and also worked as a director for Hero TV and Cinema One.
On June 12, 2003, he received the Youth Action Net Award sponsored by the International Youth Foundation in Washington D.C. USA and the Youth in Action Award by the Global Youth Action Network in New York City, USA.
In 2009, He was awarded the GoNegosyo Most inspiring entrepreneur by the former president of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
BRIAN MATHEW "DJ Big Brian" LIGSAY
VoiceWorx Director/Voice Artist/Creative Writer
With over 15 years of Professional Experience in Voice Over and Events Industry in the Philippines, Brian has everything you need in a Talent. Showcasing a wide variety of voices from Corporate/Expert voice, Coliseum barker types, Hard Sell, Drama, and Character or Animation. With a solid background in Broadcasting, Brian is also a Scriptwriter, Host and Director. Plus he"s a Voice Coach and Head Instructor at Univoicesal Productions. He makes the simplest copy and the smallest events into big time, show time! You"ve Never Heard Something This Big!..