Beth Clayton - Assertive, Directable, Rich, Character Mimic

Assertive, Directable, Rich, Character Mimic

• Beth Clayton is registered with Voice123 since Mar 14, 2009.
• Beth Clayton started his/her voice over career in 2002.
• Currently Beth Clayton is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

My voice naturally has a rich timbre, as I am a professional opera singer in the mezzo soprano/contralto range. Above all, I can morph my sound to encompass a range of colors from warm and creamy to assertive and powerful to zany and fun-loving. I believe that range is everything-- both literally in reference to pitch/color spectrum as well as in terms of acting flexibility, and I am able to cover a wide gamut of these aspects that allows me to portray either gender in my voice as well as a wide variety of ages of people.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Female
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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

• English - British
• 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

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

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 deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

New York, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British,French, German, Italian, Eastern-European, Indian, Spanish,Colloquial Southern US ranging from Hillbilly to Georgia Peach, New Yorker from Manhattan to Brooklyn to Queens to the Bronx

My Voice Experience

Professionally, I have about fifteen years of voice experience. I have a great awareness of my voice and what it can do, which is a huge part of the job. Primarily, I find it fun to fit the puzzle of how the human voice can communicate/convince/convey/inspire-- all of it. My resume is long in the musical world, which I will describe below.

My Training

My background and current occupation is in the world of classical music. I have been performing professionally on the opera stage for well over fifteen years, including operetta and projects involving dialogue in a variety of languages. Officially I hold two degrees from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. (Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance and Bachelor of Music in Music Education) I earned my Master of Music in Vocal Performance at The Manhattan School of Music in New York City. I have steadily worked as a solo artist since 1995. Along the way, I have studied acting in college as well as completed not only extensive language courses but also diction courses-- pronunciation of multiple languages is one of my specialties.

I sought Voice Over instruction with William Williams at Aliso Creek Productions while I was singing with Los Angeles Opera. We hit it off, did a consultation and my demo was produced shortly thereafter. Not only was it a lot of fun, but I feel that I have a place in this industry.

My Studio Equipment

Currently I am equipped with my MacBook, but I do have access to recording studios in both NYC and L.A. (as well as other cities since I travel extensively for my singing)On my own,however, I am comfortable recording via Audacity and Audio Recorder in WAV/MP3 format via a USB microphone.

Additional Skills

My profession as a singer requires that I become the interpreter of not only words but music-- or vice versa, as the argument may often be! The power of making choices on subtle shadings of words or emphasis on word order is vital in conveying any communication. I am a student of language and find that that understanding of not only my native English but also the syntax of other languages gives me an edge in reading print and delivering a finished product with confidence, precision, accuracy, and character to boot.

Simply put, I am creative yet efficient and willing to bend my voice to the needs of the situation-- on the spot.