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Humor is great for pitching ideas and products, or for weaving stories. John’s broad character range can help with dialing into a projects needs.
John’s naturally clear speaking style is well suited for projects where sincerity, gravity, or straightforwardness is required.
Challenges accepted. Not sure what you are looking for? Not sure what category it falls under? Want to try different stylizations? Thats ok. John also writes copy for both narration and commercial.
A comforting and soothing voice.
What happens when the backgrounds of an artist and teacher are combined? A storyteller.
John Laakso. A versatile voice actor based out of Tokyo, Japan.
Montreal, Canada… a good starting point for a journey with its rich arts and culture… and lets be honest epic pizza. While studying classical animation during his time at university, John had picked up the craft of storyboarding. It would become a useful skill for writing copy, and for putting ideas in motion.
Later, during his time in Vancouver, John had discovered his passion for teaching while he was working with students of CG. Explaining things so that people can understand is a worthwhile effort. He then decided to go further west to the point where it would become east again, actually even more so.
Then, synergy took hold. While in Japan, John was teaching English to a wide array of clients, when he realized that along the way he had inadvertently developed a clear and impactful speaking style that is well suited to both driving narratives and marketing goods. He began to assist others by lending his voice to their educational projects, playing the role of characters, or reading narratives.
Ha! This is good fun he thought. The wheels turned.
So now he knew how to both make a story. To draw it, to write it, and to say it. Slabs of sound insulation, glue, nails, sweat, audio gears, and tears later, a studio was built. With it, John launched a series of podcasts called the “Mindset Sagas”. At this point, John’s mind moved towards branching out and using his voice beyond just his own podcasts. ESL recording bookings started to appear in his schedule.
Having a career where one’s passions combine to make something special is a great destination. John is an easy-going, creative, and professional fellow who is available to do voice over for narration, commercials, E-learning, characters, podcasts, audiobooks, and more. He also writes copy and is known to even do art.