Elle Spencer-Lewis

Voice Description

Authoritative, kindly and warm for announcements; smooth and imperative for reports, quirky and free-spirited for children's books, smart and sexy for commercials.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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

• French - Canadian
• French - European

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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

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

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

US: Southern
Canadian
Irish (Dublin)
British (BBC, North London)
French
Spanish
French Canadian

My Voice Experience

It started with my first film, a comedy slasher film called "Don't Get Up After You're Dead" in which the murder weapon was a breadstick covered in ketchup. Things got serious after that with the role of Voice in Sam Beckett's "Not I". Since then I've done kids' books and cartoons, earthquake reading reports, emergency proceedures, car commericals and a radio programme on french erotica. As a voice teacher I have learned the mechanism of the voice and how to control and vary it's resonance, pitch timbre and enunciation. As an actress who has played mostly character roles, in the realms of both classical theatre and contemporary film, I have learned how to take direction and to infuse my performance with freshness, depth and credibility.

My Training

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Diploma from Los Angeles Music Academy (affiliated with Musician's Institute) for voice
Artcast - Summer Broadcast arts program
The Guild Theatre -Dublin - Summer theatre program

My Studio Equipment

Protools 7 - MBox
(Reason, Melodyne etc)
Cubase
Garageband
Microphones: Rode, SM57, Shure Beta 87
Tannoy Speakers
Mac g5 tower

Additional Skills

For several years I have been a voice coach and pronunciation coach for ESL students.
I have recorded music and voice-over demos in my home studio for several years.

I have worked in Kids' entertainment for 5 years and have written two children's books and written and recorded songs for animated shorts.

I am a French-speaker from Quebec but my accent is not firmly French Canadian. I've been told by French from France (particularly Paris) that my accent is "charming".

I also speak Spanish.

I sing in Portuguese so although I speak it, I understand and can pronounce it.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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