AFTRA/SAG/ASCAP

CONTACT DAVE KAPLAN MANAGEMENT: 760-944-8800
(DAVE KAPLAN: MANAGER)

OBJECTIVE:

TO GET VOICE OVER WORK MAINLY IN TELEVISION AND RADIO COMMERCIALS,
MOVIES, CARTOONS, AND SINGING JINGLES.

EXPERIENCE:

2000-PRESENT: BACKGROUND VOCALIST WITH THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA.

1995-1999: LEAD VOCALIST/ VIOLINIST IN LOCAL MINNEAPOLIS BAND THE DUST BUNNIES. WE WON BEST NEW ARTIST IN 1996 AT THE MINNESOTA MUSIC AWARDS AND INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED TWO CD’S.

1993: COMPLETED BA IN THEATRE ARTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. FINISHED MY DEGREE STUDYING THEATRE LITERATURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON VIA THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA GLOBAL CAMPUS PROGRAM.

I CAN READ MUSIC.

I AM A CLASSICALLY TRAINED VIOLINIST.

TELEVISION APPREARANCES:

2007: APPEARED ON THE TODAY SHOW WITH THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA.

2000-2006: APPREARED ON JAY LENO, THE TODAY SHOW, AND CONAN O’BRIEN EACH YEAR WITH THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA.

2006: RACHEL RAY WITH THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA.

2002,’03, AND ‘05: WITH THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA: LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER.

2002: THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA PERFORMED FOR PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH (AND OTHERS) ON THE (TNT) TELEVISION SHOW HOSTED BY KATIE HOLMES “CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON”.

VIDEOS AND DVD’S:

2005: “BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA LIVE: CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA” DVD

2003: “SEXY SEXY” WITH THE BSO. I ALSO RECEIVED A GOLD RECORD IN JAPAN FOR THIS HIT SONG.

2003: “LUCK BE A LADY” WITH THE BSO FOR THE T.V. SHOW “LAS VEGAS”.

2001: “BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA LIVE IN JAPAN” DVD

2000: “GETTING’ IN THE MOOD” WITH THE BSO

SONG PLACEMENTS FROM TELEVISION AND FILM:

2001-PRESENT: THE HOUSE OF MOUSE (DISNEY CHANNEL)- “ROCKIN’ AT THE HOUSE OF MOUSE” (THEME SONG TO THE CARTOON)

2007: ER (NBC TV)- “JINGLE BELL ROCK”

2007: PS, I LOVE YOU (WB PICTURES)- “JINGLE BELL ROCK”

2006: FRED CLAUS (WB PICTURES)- “DIG THAT CRAZY SANTA CLAUS”

2005: MY NAME IS EARL (NBC TV)- “DIG THAT CRAZY SANTA CLAUS”

2005: E RING (NBC TV) - “DIG THAT CRAZY SANTA CLAUS”

RECORDING EXPERIENCE:

I HAVE OVER 13 YEARS OF STUDIO EXPERIENCE. I AM VERY FAMILIAR AND COMFORTABLE WITH THE RECORDING PROCESS.

HOME RECORDING EQUIPMENT:

PRO-TOOLS M-BOX MINI, SHURE KSM27 MICROPHONE, AND SONY DYNAMIC
STEREO HEADPHONES (MDR-V900HD)

VOICES:

MY SPEAKING AND SINGING VOICE IS ALTO AND VERY NICE, LOW STRONG SEXY VOICE, LOW SOFT SEXY VOICE, MINNESOTA / MIDWESTERN ACCENT, YOUNGER/ CALIFORNIA ACCENT (i.e. GIRL IN HER 20’S USING “LIKE” AND “YOU KNOW” WAY TOO MUCH!) HIGH PITCHED AND PERKY OVER-EXCITED SALES LADY TYPE, MOUSEY SOFT VOICE.

I CAN MIMIC MANY VOICES: (A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES:
MARGE SIMPSON, CHRISSY HYNDE FROM THE PRETENDERS)

I HAVE A LIST OF CD’S AND SONGS THAT I HAVE RECORDED LEAD VOCALS,DUETS, AND BACKGROUND VOCALS ON, SEE "RECORDINGS" PAGE.

(*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL SEE MY MAIDEN NAME “JULIE REITEN” ON MANY CREDITS, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA. I AM “JULIE SETZER” WITH ALL OF THE UNIONS.)