Christine Padovan

Voice Description

Sexy, sensual and fun; witty and charismatic - commercials. Warm and appealing for narration. Smooth, clean and crisp pronunciation for presentations and audiobooks. Crazy, zany with different accents and inflections for characters. Additional language - Italian.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Female
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Female
• Middle Age Male

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
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• 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
• I offer voice direction services

My Home Base

San Francisco, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents - British, Southern, Italian, New York, Slavic, Irish. Language - Italian. Older, European women. Sexy computer voice. Hero/heroine style voice. Sensual Italian accent. Convincing, natural and appealing narrator. Caring announcer of products and services.

My Voice Experience

June 2012: 4 audiobooks on Audible.com - 'Rider: Spirals of Destiny: Book 1' by Jim Bernheimer; 'Prodigal' by Melanie Tem; 'Bootscootin' Blahniks' by D.D. Scott; 'Witch Hunt' by Annie Bellet. Another coming out in June; 6 more under contract.

Since May 2011 - the voice of Flora Milon on 'Rise of the Rebellion' (www.riseoftherebellion.com) (looping/IVR) Also the Show's Announcer on webisode 4.

Auto ads for Lawrence Hall Cadillac (continuing spots), GrapeVine Ford and North Texas Hyundai - all in Texas

Voiced a telephone system for a company with offices in NYC, MA and CT.

Then voiced the roles of Princess Leia and Agent 99 for an animated film short, 'Star Wars Family Feud'.

Was the Show announcer and emergency intercom announcer on 'Dark Frontier' (www.triple-fictionproductions.net)

My Training

B.A., Psychology - New York University
Violinist since age 8.

Coaches - Vanessa Hart (narration)
Ginny Kopf (dialects/inflections)
Marc Cashman (commercials)
Kevin Delaney (promo, boy voices)
Marc Graue (promo, commercial)


Acting classes from Ken Grant/KVG Acting and Cindy Hogan (The ACTing Coach)

My Studio Equipment

Rode NT1-A condenser microphone
Zoom H4N digital recorder
Audacity and Adobe Audition software
HP Pavilion laptop
Portable studio
Phone patch and Skype

Access to ISDN.

WAV and MP3 creation. YouSendit.com, DropBox, email or FTP.

Additional Skills

Backgrounds and former/current careers in:
Psychology
Healthcare/Medical
Financial
Information Technology
Military
Construction
Acting - theatre, film and commercial/industrial

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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