The document describes a voice acting workshop called VoiceWorx offered by CreatiVoices Productions. It introduces several experienced instructors for the workshop, including Neil Ericson Tolentino, Danilo Mandia, Alexx Agcaoili, Brian Ligsay, and Pocholo Gonzales. It also provides details about the cost, schedule, and enrollment process for the workshop to help aspiring voice actors realize their dreams of working in the industry.
Speaking of dreams and realizing them: An introduction to CreatiVoices Productions' VoiceWorx workshop
1. January 2, 2012
CREATIVOICES PRODUCTIONS
Speaking of dreams and realizing them
We know you just do not want to listen. Like many
other individuals, we know that you want to take part
and make your voiceheard not just in the country but
all over the world. We are aware that for so long, you
have been listening and imitating the voices you have
been hearing on the television, on the radio, and even on
the computer speakers when you play games and use
other applications. But since you’ve been doing this
for a long, long time already, it is no longer a surprise
for you to wish for a change. Now you dream of
becoming one of them—those people whose faces are
unseen and whose voices resonate all over the world.
You think now that you just don’t want to listen.
Apparently, you want to be a voice artist. You love the
idea of mastering the craft and soon learning more of
how to produce voices that would definitely rock the
house and make people’s world’s stop. You want to
master a kind of talent that could be your asset and
so whenever people would ask you to do “sample,”
things would never be the same again.
The good thing is, we know how you can start realizing this dream. In CreatiVoices Productions, we offer a
Voice Acting and Basic Dubbing Workshop that is designed not just for participants to learn the basics of the
art of voice acting but also to further nourish their passion for voice acting. Our workshop is called
VoiceWorx. It is a workshop that covers eight Saturdays. It is managed and facilitated by the country’s
best voice artists that will teach you the things every aspiring voice artist should know. Now, here are our
instructors:
2. Neil Ericson “Papa” Tolentino
Neil Ericson Tolentino, or “Papa” to his friends and
colleagues, is behind some of the most successful and
most popular Tagalized Asianovelas in the Philippine
Television such as Lovers in Paris, Princess Lulu, Stained
Glass, and Pure Love. But as a duding supervisor, he does
not just excel in working on these Asianovelas. Even before the
Asian wave made it to the Philippine Broadcast, he already
supervised translation and dubbing for Mexican Soap Operas
like Dos Amores and Gata Salvaje. In fact, He also handled
dubbing for animated series like Street Fighter which mark
his flexibility as a dubbing supervisor and writer/translator.
Apart from these, he also continues voicing for some
characters on Hero TV and even does voices for some
television and radio commercials.
Before he became a dubbing supervisor, Papa directed
some plays and even played several roles on stage dramas.
His experience in theater honed him to become versatile
enough to appear on major television productions like Marina where he became a character actor. He
also worked as a script consultant for the production Sana, Ikaw na nga.
Now, he is also a regular teacher and facilitator for scriptwriting and voice in VoiceWorx through which
he also inspires new talents. For him, it is a way of giving back to the society.
3. Danilo “Ama” Mandia
Born and raised in Boac Marinduque, he never imagined that
someday, he would be considered an institution in the field
of voice acting. In fact, he himself does not claim to be one yet
it is the people around him who agree the he is, indeed.
He has a very diverse educational background. He used to
major in Economics in Trinity College and studied agriculture
in USA and in UP Los Banos but it is in theater where his
heart is really, inspiring him to finish MA in Theater Arts in
UP Diliman.
Indeed, it is was in theater where he was able to perfect his
craft an actor, stage manager, artistic director and
instructor from the 70’s up to the 90’s. Also, he served as an
instructor in several schools like De La Salle-College of St.
Benilde, Miriam College, Trinity College, and Far Easthern University. He has been working as a dubbing
director and translator in ABS-CBN since 1991 where he handled memorable projects including 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, and Akazukin Cha-cha. He was also involved
in other TV series such as Bananas in Pajamas, Meteor Garden, Love Scar (Fantasy Fever), ABCDEF-4, and Girls
Marching On among others.
With all his credentials, it can truly be said that he already has the “ear” for potential voice artists which he
uses in discovering more new talents in the industry.
4. Alexx “Supremo” Agcaoili
A Filipino voice artist and dubbing director, Supremo is
the man behind many unforgettable tagalized animated
series such as Fruits Basket, Rave Master, Mobile Suit
Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Beast Machines, and
Supergals. Yet although his works are mostly anime, he
has also done some telenovelas in major television
networks in the country like Green Rose. He did the voice
for Dr. Smith in the original Filipino Voltes V and
Sanosuke Kagara in Samurai X (Rorouni Kenshin).
5. Brian “Big Brian” Ligsay
Also known as the “Godpodder,” Big Brian is a Filipino
voice artist whose voice is already used in a couple of
successful television and radio commercials like Selecta
Cornetto’s “Tugs tugs” commercial. He is also the official
voice of the LRT Line 2 (Santolan to Recto).
Big Brian has an experience of more than 12 years in
the industry and has been involved in diverse projects.
He also has a wide variety of voices which cover
Corporate/Expert voice, Coliseum barker types, Hard Sell,
Drama, and Character or Animation. Apart from being
a successful voice artist, he is also a businessman. He
owns and manages his own bar in Montalban, Rizal.
6. Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales
Pocholo Gonzales is the VoiceMaster if the
Philippines. His voice has already been used in
literally thousands of radio commercials,
television commercials, telenovelas, animes, and
even video games.
The VoiceMaster is already considered a veteran in
voice acting only at the age of 32. He began in the
industry at the age of 16. It wasafter besting
thousands of other participants in a competition on
DZMM.
He finished BA Speech communication at the
University of the Philippines Diliman. He also took up
MA in Broadcast Communication in the same
University.
The Voicemaster is also an award-winning voice artist.
He was awarded Best Voice Actor in the Ad Congress
2003 in Baguio City for the Radio Commercial Wikang Pambansa where he imitated the voice of Mike
Enriquez.
He shares his knowledge in voice acting which he considers an art form through the basic voice
acting and dubbing workshops he conducts through his own company—CreatiVoices Productions. He aims
to professionalize the field and produce new voices by discovering new voice artists.
He is already a well renowned speaker and has already spoken in a number of schools around the world and
has already inspired millions of youth. In fact, he is also a youth advocate who was a delegate to Washington
DC, New York, Seoul, Sydney, Tokyo, Beijing and Hongkong.
The VoiceMaster is also known as the father of Philippine Podcasting. He has already worked with various
CEOs and Government Officials. He is also a successful entrepreneur. In 2009, in fact, he was distinguished
7. as the Go Negosyo Most Inspiring Entrepreneur by Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
He is a branding expert as well. He gives talks in different places around the country and imparts his
knowledge in Personal Branding, Guerilla Marketing, and Youth Empowerment.
He is affiliated in various organizations like Junior Chamber International (JCI), Animation Council of the
Philippines, Inc. and Advertising Suppliers Association of the Philippines (ASAP). Currently, he is a board
member of the Philippine Marketing Association (PMA).
We bet you are already excited and probably you have some questions in mind about our workshop so
here’s a list of some Frequently Asked Questions and the answers to them:
How much does it cost?
It costs Php. 8,000.00
How can I join?
Just make a P1000 reservation fee (non-refundable) to guarantee your slot. You can drop by at our
office and pay in partial or full. The P1000 reservation fee will be deducted from your Seminar fee of
P8000.00.
What if I cannot drop by your office?
You can now pay bank to bank. Please make the reservation fee or down payment to the following
account:
Acct Name : CreatiVoices Productions
Bank : Bank of the Philippine Islands ( BPI)
Branch : Buendia-Dian
Acct. No. : 3716-8607-58
After which kindly fax us a bank statement with your contact details (name, address, mo- bile,
email) at 729-7274 depositing the said amount. Also please indicate your choice of class
schedule, R1 or R2. You can also email us a copy of the scanned statement at info@
creativoices.com
8. Can I make 50% down payment?
Yes.
When should I pay the rest of the fees?
You should pay the whole tuition fee 1 week before the first session to secure your slot because there
are always others in the waiting lists.
When will be the next workshop?
Our next batch starts on January 7, 2012. Now, you may want to look at the following list of next
batches:
Schedules for the Next Batches
Batch 20
April 14, 2012 – June 2, 2012
Graduation: June 9, 2012
Batch 21
July 7, 2012 – August 25, 2012
Graduation: September 1, 2012
Batch 22
October 6, 2012 – November 24, 2012
Graduation: December 1, 2012
As of now, we only have limited slots for the next batch (January 7). So if you want to start your New Year right and do
something to realize your dreams, reserve your slot now and be a part of VoiceWorx!