Carolyn Durkalski

West Coast MidWest North American I can do a Chicago accent - that's my hometown!

I've been working in advertising for 22 years as a copywriter and creative director. So I have an understanding of ad copy and what the ad agency & client are looking to convey about a product or service. Having produced several radio spots and commercials throughout my career, I also know my way around the recording studio. I began studying voice over in 2000 in San Francisco and am now living in Venice Beach (LA). Along with improv & acting training in LA, I worked with Bill Holmes - The Voice Over Doctor in LA. Bill produced my excellent demo! VO CLIENT REVIEWS Hi Carolyn, I love your voice! From listening to tons of demos, what especially stands out in a great way for our project is that your voice it's a bit wry, with a sense of humor, and warmth. Thank you! Catherine Carolyn was able to take direction well, and understood the style of read and pace we were going for immediately. A true professional. She was also very responsive, and quick with revisions. Highly recommend. Fantastic to work with. Highly recommend. Thanks Carolyn! Very easy to work with, excellent job, and very patient! Would definitely work with again. Carolyn is the best! We use her all the time! She is fast and professional. I would recommend working with her to anyone. "Carolyn was fantastic to work with. Great response time, fast work, and an amazing voiceover." Thank you for all of your hard work over the passed 3 seasons. It's been a pleasure working with you. I can't believe that we are gearing up to start on season 4 already. AWESOME. Excellent as always! Great work and fast turn-around time. We recorded the bulk of our job at a studio we had picked out, and when we needed a couple of pickups, Carolyn was able to record them at her home studio - quality was identical! She has a great grasp of not only what we were looking for, but also presented a few different options and takes that helped us really hone in on the final outcome. Thank you Carolyn! Journalism and English degrees from The Univ of Kansas Advertising Copywriter since 1991 VO TRAINING Los Angeles, CA • Bill Holmes The Voice Over Doctor Hollywood, CA • Bill Applebaum, Second City Alum, Improv for Commercials Training and Weekly Group Work Hollywood, CA • Buddy Powell • Commercial Acting Class San Francisco, CA • Taylor Korobow & Mary DeLorenzo Classes Have a great home recording studio up for sessions along with access to 8+ professional recording studios in the Los Angeles area. I can turn around jobs within an hour - which makes clients very happy! Professional, successful advertising copywriter for 20 years. I've lived around the world working for top ad agencies from Goodby, McCann and Razorfish in SF, CA, to Y&R and Tribal DDB in NYC, to Saatchi Sydney Australia. I now live in Venice Beach, Los Angeles CA and do voice overs for national, local and international clients.