Betsy Beard

British Isles and mid-European accents, Jewish mother accents. I am a native Oklahoman, with various southern accents on tap.

My most unique job was as the voice of satisfaction for Tropicana. All I said was "Ah-h-h-h." The job took ten minutes. In my early career, I learned that the client is always right, and I developed the ability to 'give them what they want,' a quality I have to this day. I was an early female voice talent, with an agent and relationships in all the NY ad agencies. I was the voice on many national commercials, in addition to doing stage work on Broadway and elsewhere. Life has a way of taking you on journeys, and also of bringing you back to where you started. In this new world of voice work, I intend to build on my skills and, using a new home studio, create a new body of work in voiceover. I have two Bachelor's degrees, in Psychology and Vocal Performance. I am a member of the Wild Ride Marketing Team Participation in a number of SAG and AFTRA workshops, such as "Finding the Voices in Your Head," and commercial workshops with Paul Napier and others. I am a regular on the Wednesday Workout Sessions with Larry Hudson. I began my career with an understudy part on Broadway in 'Shenandoah' and appeared on Broadway in "Equus" and "Dracula.' I performed for many years with the Tulsa Opera Chorus and in community theatre roles at Tulsa Little Theatre. I was part of choruses at Tulsa University and the University of Arizona. I have worked for a decade in the healing arts -- reiki, cranio-sacral, reflexology and shiatsu. I teach Yoga for the Rest of Us, which you'll understand if you've attended many yoga classes. Home studio consists of a Samson CO3U microphone and Audacity recording program. At Porter Sound, I have access to: Pro Tools 10 HD Pro Tools HD2 Accel Recording System Microphones: AT4055, Sennheiser K6/ME67, Shure SM81, Alesis AM11 Toshiba/Sony Video Monitors JK Audio Inline Phone Patch ISDN I currently work as a yoga teacher and an energy therapist. In these careers, I have honed my ability to tune into a person to a high degree; thus, my ability to understand and fulfill a vo client's needs is increased. Although I am involved in areas that might be considered esoteric, I am down-to-earth and capable of a wide range of vocal sounds, emotions and points-of view.