Dorian Barth - Wry, warm and clear. Lots of characters.

Wry, warm and clear. Lots of characters.

• Dorian Barth is registered with Voice123 since Jul 19, 2005.
• Dorian Barth started his/her voice over career in 2000.
• Currently Dorian Barth is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 8

Voice Description

My natural voice is clear, warm and intelligent sounding.
I have an excellent ear for accents and the characters behind them.
Some of my most successful characters so far are:
Warm, sweet mom or grandma
Snarky wife
Crabby old woman
Midwestern lady
Comic Slavic accent
New York woman
Yiddish grandma
Irish lady
you name it, I'll find the character.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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

• English - North American

Recording Categories I Offer

• 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, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

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 have ISDN in my studio

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services

My Home Base

New York, New York, United States

Accents & Dialects

United States - midwest, southern, New York, Baltimore
Other countries - British,(all sorts),Irish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, various slavic accents, Japanese.

My Voice Experience

I am a professional actress with a BFA from Stephens College. I have performed Off Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway and in regional theatre in both musicals and straight plays. I have done several radio commercials: I was the long-suffering wife in a cable spot, A perky parade announcer in a Loan commercial, a Fussy mom for a carpet ad, the wife in a sweet older couple in a Volunteers of America PSA, and a grandmother teaching her grandaughter to make a bomb in her kitchen for PLAYSTATION. To name a few.
I was the voice for The Wellness Community in a spot featured on ESPN and the narrator for a point-of-purchase video for a supplemental product called OLIVENOL.
Because of the warmth and clarity of my voice, I have done many phone hold messages.
I am currently being sent out on professional voiceover auditions by several New York voice over agents: Suzy Friedman, Ginger Dicce, Eileen Haves, Naomi Kolstein, Phil Cassese and Sue Winik, plus several managers: Ingrid French, Suzanne Schachter and Michael Katz.

My Training

I studied Voice-overs first with Ruth Franklin and then joined David Zema's Voice of Success program where I continue meeting new contacts and polishing my skills.
I have also studied acting, singing and dance.

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Dorian Barth

Additional Skills

I think acting training is always valuable for a voice talent because trained actors are taught to take direction and use the words on the page, to find the character in the words.
Because I am a trained singer and recording artist, I can readily find the phrasing in long copy, I have good breath control and am at home in any recording facility.
I have performed on-camera in commercials and film and of course, on stage.
Oh, and I also have a lot of sound effects in my repertoire, like growls, gurgles, animals etc.