Deletta Gillespie - Bubbly, warm, formal, silly, authoritative,

Bubbly, warm, formal, silly, authoritative,

• Deletta Gillespie is registered with Voice123 since Mar 19, 2009.
• Deletta Gillespie started his/her voice over career in 1989.
• Currently Deletta Gillespie is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

For commercials, I can deliver authoritative, formal, as well as zany, fun, and dry.

For presentations, training, and documentaries, I can deliver a professional, commanding, yet warm performance.

For narrations, my voice characterizations include warm, sexy, and lively.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age 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
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

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 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 offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents I perform easily are southern and midwestern ones such as Oklahoma, Texas, and Georgia. Can also perform African-American accents from both north and south United States. Can deliver a James Brown scream. Can do 'lite' Jamaican and Bermudian accents.

My Voice Experience

I began my voice over career as a radio/tv/film major at the University of Oklahoma, where I got the opportunity to write and record public service announcements and commercials for the student affairs division. I continued honing my skills through public relations work for other colleges and small to mid-level companies throughout the US. I later transitioned out of public relations into the performing arts. Because I am able to sing nearly all styles of music really well (except for rap, classical, and heavy metal), I jumped at the opportunity to sing jingles. After many years, I got the opportunity to work in radio AND as a performing artist at night. In an overseas market, I worked in radio, holding down an am drive time shift, which gave me the opportunity to not only dee jay and present, but to write copy for commercials, & work as talent to sing and voice over those commercials. Some of my past clients include the Bermuda Ministry of Tourism (the Bermuda Jazz Festival 1999 and 2001), AT&T, The Yellow Pages, The Marketplace and Crisson's Jewelry (an exclusive) in Bermuda.

My Training

Training

Entertainer - Self-employed since 1989.
Performed in bands of various sizes, including a 10 piece wedding/party band, and a jazz orchestra.

The LoVetri Method – Somatic VoiceWorkTM
Towson University - Theatre, Towson, MD
Bermuda School of Music - Voice- Janet Budden; Wales, UK
The Hollywood Actors Studio, Los Angeles - Acting w/Jill Donnellan
Singing for a Living Studios, Los Angeles - Marta Woodhull
Highline College - Musical Theatre/Jazz Seattle, WA
Paul Robeson Theatre School - Music Theatre - Seattle WA
University of Oklahoma - Radio/Television/Film Major

Radio, Television, & Film

Deejay/On-air personality, Mix 106 DeFontes Broadcasting, Bermuda
Baby Wait - Boss, Moving Target Productions
Bermuda Grace - Extra, NBC/Paramount Pictures
A Shock to the System - Extra, Universal Casting, New Jersey
Cadillac Man - Extra, Universal Casting, New Jersey
Norman Cable News - Field reporter, Norman, OK
Tulsa Public Schools - student reporter, Tulsa, OK

My Studio Equipment

Audacity program
Yamaha YPG 625 Keyboard
2 Shure SM 58 mics; 1 EV Co9 mic
Tascam DP-004 recorder
extensive sound library

Additional Skills

Teaching

KoFestival of Theatre – at Amherst College – July 2008
Created and taught a weeklong workshop on cabaret performance

Towson University - Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009 semesters
• Acting for non-majors
• Musical Theatre Performance I
• Community Outreach in Theatre with the Enoch Pratt Library and The Baltimore City Public Schools

Community College of Baltimore County, MD – Adjunct Faculty, Continuing Education Division, 2007 –
• Introduction to Musical Theatre for children and adults.
• Private Voice Lessons for teens and adults based on the SomaticVoicework(sm) method.

The Greenmount School, Baltimore, MD – Spring and Fall 2007
• Graduate assistantship - Team taught arts integration/theatre for elementary school students.

Victor Scott Primary School, Bermuda - Performing Arts Coordinator & Teacher, September 2004 - June 2006.
• Developed performing arts curriculum.
• Arranged scheduling and delivery of Theatre Education for students at a K-5 school.
• Produced and directed two major shows each school year.
• Coordinated additional 'informances' throughout the academic year.
• Taught five creative drama and six music classes weekly.
• Directed, rehearsed, and selected repertoire for school choir.
• Supervised Performing Arts Academy staff and instructors.
• Faculty sponsor for spirit corps.