João Barão

Hi, I'm João Barão, an Audio Engineer in Vancouver, Canada. I specialize in voice recording for cinema & TV, in English, Spanish & Portuguese – and audio mixing for TV shows & recorded music.

Originally from Portugal, I spent 5 years in Madrid, Spain and now live in Vancouver, Canada. I have extensive professional experience in the Broadcast Media industry, including:

Artistic and technical quality controls for cinema, TV series and cartoons for The Walt Disney Company, Fox, ABC, NBC – and many others – in both Spanish and Portuguese.
Voice recording for cinema, TV, cartoons and documentaries – in Spanish – for companies such as Walt Disney, Fox, National Geographic Channel & Spanish TV broadcasters.
Expert with audiovisual post-production software such as Pro Tools, Nuendo, Cubase; excellent knowledge of VST and RTAS audio plug-ins.
Excellent working knowledge in the setup of audio equipment: Audio consoles, amplifiers, microphones, loudspeakers and related technology.
Foley FX recording for cinema.
Voice/Dub synchronization.
Sound mixes for TV series, cartoons and documentaries, in both Spanish and Portuguese versions.

My Work

Hannah Montana & Jonas Brothers

Hannah Montana Logo Voice recording, synchronization & audio mixing for the Spanish and Portuguese language versions of Hannah Montana, seasons two and three, and Jonas Brothers, for Disney.

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives Logo Technical Quality Control, Voice recording & synchronization for the Spanish language version of Desperate Housewives, for ABC.

Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb Logo Technical Quality Control, Voice recording, synchronization & audio mixing for the Spanish and Portuguese language versions of Phineas and Ferb, for Disney.

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl title card Technical Quality Control, Voice recording & synchronization for the Spanish language version of My Name Is Earl, for 20th Century Fox/ NBC.

House MD

House MD Logo Voice recording for the Spanish language version of House MD, for Fox.

Other projects

I also did technical work on the Spanish and Portuguese language versions of Alice in Wonderland (2010), Toy Story 3, Futurama, Family Guy, Greek, Ghost Whisperer, Brothers & Sisters, as well as many other projects.

Hi, I'm João Barão, an Audio Engineer in Vancouver, Canada. I specialize in voice recording for cinema & TV, in English, Spanish & Portuguese – and audio mixing for TV shows & recorded music.