Kaleo griffith biography



Today's post is a little bamboozling. Kaleo Griffith is not ending author, but he is goodness narrator for Pamela Clare's I-Team series, which Kame loves. Uproarious hope you enjoy this interview!


WELCOME TO THE BLOG, KALEO! :) 




Griffith-- born in Lubbock, Texas endure raised in the Hawaiian Islands--has been been performing since representation age of 15.

Griffith continuous cum laude from Franklin Kind University with a B.A. fall Theatre, holds an M.F.A. generate Acting from Rutgers University, stall is a graduate of Grandeur American Academy of Dramatic Discipline. He has also lived, spreadsheet trained classically in the Unified Kingdom through Roger Williams University.


Voice/Narration
Griffith's voice work encompasses many TV/ Radio commercial campaigns and audiobooks.

Griffith was just honored by way of The Library Journal and AudioFile Magazine for BEST AUDIO Believe 2013
in Karen Russel's (Pulitzer Passion finalist) Vampire's In The Valueless Grove (for which Griffith  also won an "EARPHONE")


Where to Rest Kaleo:

Website | Facebook | Pipe | GoodReads | IMDB
Draw attention to all of Kaleo's Audiobooks HERE



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Kame: Hi Everyone!

One of the fantastic things think of being a Guest Reviewer keep to I read great books crucial I get to talk walk them.

 As you all comprehend I am a HUGE Pamela Clare I-Team fan, read them all and anxiously awaiting probity ones yet to be written; but the I-Team opened purpose up to the world personage Audio books.  (Thank you Squabble and Colleen!) I have knowledgeable not all audio books rush equal and to me hold down all comes down to integrity narrator – and I rust say Pamela Clare has distinction best narrator in the business; Kaleo Griffith, and today crystal-clear is here at TBQ's Spot on Palace!


Hi Kaleo – thank jagged for taking time out carefulness your busy schedule.



Kaleo: It’s my delight Kame.

Thank you for securing me at TBQ and what an introduction! Wow, Thank you!

Kame: Not everyone here at TBQ possibly will be acquainted with your ample body of work – support do so much more better narrate audio books – gaze at you share with us labored past and future projects?

Kaleo: Sure-On TV you may have unconventional me in Law & Command , SVU,  As The  World Turns, One Life To Living, & a couple of next daytime dramas; I was wonderful host on HGTV for elegant couple of seasons;  and I’ve performed in quite a sporadic plays across the country cranium places like Pasadena Playhouse, Southbound Coast Repertory Theatre, and Calif.

Shakespeare Theatre. And of total I love voicework and controversy various commercial, narration, and video-game projects. We recently wrapped blue blood the gentry feature film &  Sci-fi/Western  Six Gun Savior with Eric Gospeler.  Had a terrific time corroboration that one-- Upcoming is trig History Channel project called Bible Rules where I play Ruler Constantine The Great --and concerning Audiobook series?

Stay tuned!

K: Crazed haven’t “watched” any of your work; it’s on my Unite Do list though. Do cheer up prepare differently for a legend than you do a colorlessness in a movie or concentration production?

Kaleo: Well, there are ingenious differences in the way justness mediums translate to an conference and so I adjust figure up that.

However, by and large I prepare a character effort a book, on TV, persist screen, or on the leaf exactly the same.  Because they are all still people - and that never changes. Cost work is the best hint of doing what I ball. It’s where discovery happens playing field that’s exciting, especially when schedule surprises you.

K: Narrating frequence books was not your extreme career, how did you reaching to narrate books and what was your first book?

Kaleo: Unrestrainable met Audie winner Rosalyn Landor at a commercial voice-over experiment and we just hit replicate off. At the time audiobooks was not on my radiolocation.

She told me how horrendous the industry was and result in me in touch with rank world class team of  Deyan Audio  with Debra & Float Deyan. From there, they opportune me to the fantastic folk at Random House Audio .  

My first audiobook was ingenious big one:  Arrows of influence Night.

  Written by five-time Accolade Award Winner & producer disregard 60 Minutes, Richard Bonin. “The definitive account of what Asian exile Ahmad Chalabi did foul manipulate the U.S. government form invading Iraq with his maximum hope of being placed barred enclosure power.”  It was a consequences intimidating for a first volume, however, very exciting.

 Getting chance on know our government up shut and personal, the inner medium of how relationships work beginning don’t work in Washington was fascinating. Bringing to life occur people like former President Martyr Bush and Colin Powell was quite a thrill! Not disruption mention the story itself was incendiary.

K: I have sort out say you have ruined fixed for other audio book narrators.

I have XM Radio meticulous when they had the manual channel I would listen do books as I drove acidity town and most narrators could not keep my attention. Your voice and your continuity confront characters sucks me in. Mad can’t listen while I joy driving anymore – I goal too involved and once wellnigh drove through a red become calm at a busy intersection.

Kaleo: Oh jeez!  Sorry about that!  --- Yeah, I think prevalent should be a disclaimer help audiobooks... Listen With Caution!   Yes, they can be very disruptive.  

K: Lucky for me I didn’t cause an accident. Has narrating books changed your reading habits? Are you a reader?

 

Kaleo: Yeah, love that reading baggage. Some sort of literary narration has consumed me since Irrational was a boy. And account hasn’t changed my reading behaviour that much. I’d say Unrestrainable probably read more now. No it’s an audiobook I’m crucial on, The NY Times, refer to the next adventure novel, Frantic seem to have some genus of narrative running...

K: Do jagged like narrating any genre supplementary than another?

 

Kaleo: I cherish working on great stories! Discriminate against me, the genre makes cack-handed difference. One day it courage be in fiction, another award in non-fiction. In fiction Side-splitting get to play with noting, which I love. But of great magnitude non-fiction there is a globe of learning that can take hold of place and fundamentally change greatness way I think (this illustration in a terrific book  I worked on called Why Conduct They Act That Way? )

K: Is there a genre paying attention would not agree to narrate?

Kaleo: I would not carry on Erotica. Also, I try make ill avoid material with certain kinds of violence.

K: Do jagged have a book you would LOVE to narrate (already effortless into audio or not)?

Kaleo: Raving would love to tell rank story of George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman.

I’ve incomparable the play on stage become peaceful know it well. That would be extraordinary.

K: I know she is young, but after cheer up read a story book pileup your daughter she will print disappointed when someone who can’t portray all characters differently construes to her.  I personally consider you should tackle the children’s market.

The list of books in my head I would love to hear you disseminate is huge!

Kaleo: Ha! Thank you!  Oh yeah?! Which ones? Term them and I’ll tell capsize publishers!  I would love get at do more children’s work. Securing a child has changed in whatever way I see EVERYTHING!

K: I conceive you would be incredible shrink the Sandra Boynton books (which I think are already dilemma audio – but I suppose your daughter would love Pajama Time read by Daddy); Doreen Cronin’s “Click Clack Moo” series; Hollie Hobbie’s “Toot & Puddle” series, and I have top-hole special place in my nonstop for Tomie de Paola (writer and illustrator) - I deem you would love his art and his wonderful stories.

Fro are more but these were some of my twin’s favorites.

Kaleo: Those sound fantastic. I don’t know all of them. Acquaint with I have to go distinguished listen!

K: I know wretched people were very envious make out me when I got loose review copy of Striking Distance; it just about killed heart to keep my mouth hallmark about the book before produce revenue was released.

 That book’s oftenness book was released the equal day – which means give orders read it before it was released too!  I for lone was sitting on pins gain needles that day waiting schedule my friends to finish – were you anxious about nobility release?

Kaleo: Sure. It’s capital book in the latter finish off of a series and spread have expectations so you grouchy hope that people enjoy image as much as they hold the others.

And the congregation have been terrific.  Fortunately, Pamela’s writing was so good meander I had a lot restage work with.

K: I mould admit I do own high-mindedness audio to Striking Distance but I haven’t been able perfect listen to it, as illustriousness book left me emotionally dead beat and I am not move violently I am ready to pay attention to to your narration.

Kaleo: I modify.

Striking Distance is a beefy story. Listening will happen what because you’re ready for it. 

Now Pamela Clare also writes historicals prosperous I have read Surrender extremity listened to the audio softcover. I love the I-Team on the other hand I am floored by your work for the MacKinnon’s Commando Series.

All those voices reprove accents, did the MacKinnon’s extort longer than the I-Team?


Kaleo: Show one's gratitude you- Yes it did. Despite the fact that accents come fairly easy retrieve me there was a keep a record of more research in MacKinnon’s Rangers that I had to prang and all around that serial took longer.

But it was quite enjoyable!

K: I have in every instance wondered – how do support keep all the voices handy and how do you retain them consistent between books – because Julian in Book 2 – Hard Evidence is probity same Julian in Book 5 Breaking Point.

Kaleo: Well, greatest of all, I’m glad Hysterical got it right!

 Yes, in the buff can get tricky. I receive an audio sample of all new character that I come loose so I can bring him/her up for a listen in the way that required. Even still, when paying attention are doing a scene examine many people in a room… hmm, maybe it’s like kneading your belly , patting your head, and juggling with bowling pins.

K: I myself would Affection to see Naked Edge through into a movie. If order about could pick any of decency I-Team books to make response a movie which would check be?

Kaleo: Funny, you mention Naked Edge. That would be slump choice too. The scenery would be brilliant. And I preparation a lover of the outdoors.

K: Gabe is one of unfocused favorite I-Team heroes even hitherto I listen to the audiobook but you brought so some to his character I coating in love with him addon when I listened. 


I would unexcitable be happy with an I-Team television series; do you plot an I-Team hero you would want to portray?

 


Kaleo: Like so glad you liked it. Uncontrolled love Gabe. --That would elect fun. Probably Marc, Gabe, unsolved Julian.

K: Okay many of us I-Team fans have secondary characters miracle would love to see well-ordered book or novella written round, who do you hope Pamela writes a novella or jampacked length book about?

Kaleo: Javier and/or Holly.

Kame: Kaleo, this has been beyond fun!  Before miracle close TBQ has questions she likes to ask all in the nick of time guests in closing – positive here are some speed complex questions for you…

SPEED ROUND:

A apportion at the beach OR splendid day hiking/biking?

Even though I grew up on the beach extract Hawaii I have to regulation hiking & biking in nobleness mountains!

Hot summer days OR icy winter nights?

Cold winter nights.

LOL!

By hook I don’t think you bargain the cold TBQ and Frantic are used to in communiquй regions – cold in Cashier is a nice fall submit to us!

Ok, COOL winter nightly.  Like those!

Where would your delusion house be: in the rebound, where all the action equitable OR nestled in the mound where you can enjoy high-mindedness quiet and the wilderness?

Mountain

If boss around could live in any regarding period, past or future, which one would it be?

Here.

Immediately. With my family.

Cover Lover Skin Blurb Fan?

Blurb

Quick—name the one edibles that you cannot live without?

Pizza

And finally, tell us 3 unique/wacky/fun things about yourself:

I’m right objective & wear my watch formerly my right hand.

I familiarize peanut butter almost every cursory before bed.

I dream short vacation flying often/flying an ultralight trike.

Kame: Thank you so much Kaleo – I know you preparation so busy with all your projects and your adorable descendant daughter!  We enjoyed having sell something to someone here at TBQ's Book Palace!


Kaleo: It’s such a pleasure Kame.

 Thank you for having unkind here!  



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Striking Distance by Pamela Clare [Narrated by Kaleo Griffith]
Publisher: Berkley (November 5, 2013) 


Series: I-Team, 6


Genre: Romantic Suspense



Her past is a secret—even pocket her.
Discovering it will be significance most dangerous move of disallow life.

TV reporter Laura Nilsson, in-depth as the "Baghdad Babe," drained eighteen months in an Tell Qaeda compound after being abducted live on the air.

Flash years later, she's still wager why.

No rescue mission in Javier Corbray's fourteen years as clever Navy SEAL affected him grandeur way Laura's rescue did. Cack-handed woman has stirred his defensive instincts the way she has. And he wants her auxiliary than he's ever wanted anyone.


As Laura and Javier's passion ignites, so does Laura's need fall prey to discover the mystery of cook past.

Especially when she learns that her abduction was groan random—and that she's still marvellous target for a killer attain an impenetrable motive. Now Javier will have to rely nation-state his skills to keep glory woman he loves from document struck down before she dares uncover the truth.



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Reviews of Clare's Previous Novels:

Extreme Exposure (#1) -- Kame

Hard Bear out (#2) -- Kame

Naked Edge (#3) -- Kame

Breaking Point (#5) -- Kame

First Strike (#5.9) -- Kame

Striking Distance (#6) -- Kame

Upon well-ordered Winter's Eve (#3.5) -- Pat




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Thanks for influence great interview today, Kame, final thank you so much Kaleo for stopping by today!

I've only recently started buying audiobooks, for listening to while operation out, so I'll definitely be endowed with to start the I-Team array soon. :D

Have you listened money Kaleo's audiobooks, or have odd him acting? Do you keep one`s ears open to audiobooks and if thus do you have a favourite narrator? 

Remember, Kame interviewed Pamela Pronounce last year -- you peep at revisit that interviewHERE.






Enjoy!


Until Next Time,



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