Ashley Powell - Upbeat, Witty,Character Specialist, Girl Next Door

Upbeat, Witty,Character Specialist, Girl Next Door

• Ashley Powell is registered with Voice123 since Dec 11, 2006.
• Ashley Powell started his/her voice over career in .
• Currently Ashley Powell is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

I am a young adult who from a very early age has always been able to do spot-on accents (Southern, Brooklyn, Chicago, British, Spanish, Latino, Irish, Scotish, Australian, French) and impersonations which give me range and depth. While I am naturally funny and outgoing, I worked on-air for an NPR affiliate for several years which gave rise to the use of my "normal and more serious" voice. This has also added to my range.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult 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
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

Unknown - Click here to ask Ashley Powell

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I have Phone Patch in my studio

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Ashley Powell

My Voice Experience

Before moving to LA in 2004, I was a reporter for 89.3 KCUR-FM, the NPR affiliate in Kansas City. From there I went on to produce a daily talk show which I also hosted on occasion. I was also trained as an on-air announcer. It was here that I also learned how to be an audio editor, which is also crucial for this line of work. Working for KCUR really allowed me to find my "radio voice" which is really not at all NPR-ish--in the way that Saturday Night Live depicts NPR anyway! I added a little more fervor to the often monotone reports and interviews. But my ability to play the straight man, so to speak, got me hired to do the voiceover for a "documentary tribute video" to famed Kansas City ballet choreographer, Todd Bolender. Upon moving to LA I got a gig doing voiceover for a TV commercial for "Wahoo's Fish Tacos" I am in an improv group called "The Mutiny" we recently returned from Las Vegas where we were hired to perform during "The Comedy Festival"

My Training

I took classes at Kalmenson & Kalmenson. I am a veteran improv performer, currently in a group called "The Mutiny," and have trained at Improv Olympic West and am training with The Groundlings. I am an ongoing participant in Marki Costello's host training class at CMEG (Creative Management Entertainment Group) and am looking to train further with Voiceover specialist Leigh Ann Koehnen.

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Ashley Powell

Additional Skills

I think everything of note has been mentioned above, but to reiterate: I have a background on-air in public radio, do a wide range of accents and impersonations, and am a talented improv performer. I also sing, play the guitar and write music.