Ellen Michaels

Upbeat conversational, Diane Sawyer, valley girl, very old lady character voice, Bart Simpson.

I started out singing jingles while attending University of Miami as a Jazz Vocal Major. This lead to doing voice-overs here in Miami, including Jaguar, Taco John's, Westland Mall, and various car dealerships in the area. I was going strong until the birth of my third child, and it became too difficult to get around to studios. Now I am back, with a recording booth in my home with ISDN. My previous background in recording has helped me tremendously with my understanding of editing and the marketing mindset- and I am enjoying working from my home. I am working with several production companies in the Miami/Orlando area, and have already recorded for Boston Market, Canon, Lexus, Cosi, CATO, the Virginia Lottery, and Walmart since I've been back up these past 6 months. I would love to work for You, and would appreciate the opportunity. University of Miami School of Music 1981-1984 Voice coaching by Gina Maretta 1983-1989 American Idol finalist 1989 Will To Power (lead singer)1991 "On Hold" a phone voiceover company (voice talent)1992 In house VO talent and sales for Island Productions 1994 Voice Talent/jingles Zimmerman & Partners 1997-2001 Voice/jingles Tom Hartman Productions Love94,jaguar,k59Hawaii 1994-2000 Independent Contractor JINGLES/VO'S 1981-2009 Sunspots Productions 2012-present In Cue,LLC VO talent, Jingles, production manager, 2012-the present ISDN DIAL UP RECORDING CAPABILITIES WITH ZEPHER XSTREAM BOX. RECORDING/SOUND ROOM BUILT FOR RECORDING WITH AKG220 MIC, AND AN AUDACITY EDITING SYSTEM I started out as a singer/recording artist, so I have a lot of experience with recording. I was the lead Singer with Will To Power, a Billboard #1 dance band in the early 90's. I was a top jingle singer in Miami, which lead to my doing Voice-overs, for clients like Love94, and Jaguar, and Westland Mall, and Taco John's just because people liked my speaking voice and I was there... But I ended up loving it! If you need anything sung--I'm your girl-- but I also have a lot of personality and presence in my speaking voice, along with years of experience in just doing commercials... I am confident that I can give you exactly what you need for your project. So give me a try!