Ann MacPhail

Voice Description

Sophisticated and authoritative narrations.
Knowledgeable, friendly and reassuring tutorials, commercials and IVR.
Sexy, seductive and smooth ads and radio imaging.
Natural, trustworthy, low-pressure sells.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Valley girl, California teenager,
Perky airhead, bimbo, cheerleader, beauty queen,
Seductdress

My Voice Experience

A few of my recent clients include:
33 and 1/3 - Dolly Parton album promo
IBM - Distance-learning tutorial
The Wolf Trap Foundation - Regional network TV commercial
Freedom Radio Iraq - Station ID's and DJ drops
Massage Envy - San Diego, CA
Carpets 101 - Ventura, CA
The Genetics and IVF Institute - Fairfax, VA
BirthdayAlarm (Website) - e-greeting cards, San Francisco
The offices of Cleo Jeans, David Javdan, DDS, Richard Chung, DDS, Community Dental Care, Koval and Koval Dental Associates - voice mail greetings
Salon Rain and Salon Atlantique - Radio commercials
Gary Grobe, programmer - Computer voice for video game
Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino, Texas - Radio commercials

Many years ago, my colleagues begged me to record their dental office telephone greetings so they'd sound more professional. I thought, "Hey, I should be getting paid for this!" Conveniently, my husband and I had a recording studio, so, here I am.

With years of musical theater experience, several trophies in high school speech and debate, and a mother who corrected every grammatical error I made, I had developed a skill I wasn't even aware of...er, of which I wasn't even aware (sorry, Mom).

I may be known as "The Voice Mail Lady" among friends, but as a high school cheerleader in California, I learned to play a darn good bubble-headed blond or a "Valley Girl". Earning a dental degree and teaching at the college level gave me the ability to sound authoritative and trustworthy while correctly pronouncing things like "Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide".

Since I'm used to lecturing for up to two hours at a time, I have no problem keeping long scripts interesting and fresh from start to finish. My students frequently comment that they feel like I'm speaking directly to them.

My Training

Voice coaching and demo production with John Burr in Bethesda, MD.
Voice workshops at Voicetrax SF in Sausalito, CA with Samantha Paris, Thom Pinto, Jeff Howell, Sirenetta Leoni, Frank Coppola, and Chuck Kourouklis.
Good Company Players musical theater, Fresno, CA - worked 2.5 years with Dan and Laurie Pessano
Speech and Debate, Hoover High School, Fresno, CA
Musical theater productions with Contra Costa Civic Theater, Pinole Community Players and Mills College
Directed a cappella groups at Mount Holyoke College and the University of Southern California
Faculty member, USC and UOP Schools of Dentistry
Medical and dental continuing education speaker for the AIDS Education and Training Center (nationwide)
Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science from Mount Holyoke College
Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Southern California

My Studio Equipment

Shure SM7B mic
Mojave Audio MA-2 tube mic
Avalon Design 737SP Vacuum Tube mic pre
Focusrite Liquid Channel mic pre
AEA TRP mic pre
Pro Tools HD system with Digidesign 192 interface

Additional Skills

Familiar with medical, scientific and musical terminology
Able to pronounce French and Spanish words correctly
Undergraduate major in English with summer internships as an editor
Singing ability

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Online Payments Via PayPal

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