Erika Baum

English (Neutral American) Spanish (Neutral Latin American) Panamanian (Latin Spanish) Venezuelan (Latin Spanish) Argentinian (Latin Spanish).

In the past 11 years I have worked in many areas within TV & Commercial Production. I have produced a TV series ("El Abuelo de mi Abuela" in Panamá), two TV shows ("Panorama de las Américas" for Copa Airlines and "Tú Canal al Día" for the Panama Canal Authority), infomercials, and was also Executive Producer of an Animatic Center for Colgate Palmolive Global. I have recorded Voice Overs and supervised projects for important clients in Panama and abroad in both Spanish and English languages simultaneously. I have written articles about live festivals in the EU for a pop culture oriented magazine named Blank. I have also hosted three TV shows ("Tú Canal al Día" for the Panama Canal Authority, "Lobby TV" in Panamá, and "Proyecto 48-Panamá" for TNT Latin America), infomercials, live ceremonies and a radio show. I also do copywriting and translations. Since 1993, I have been performing as a dancer, actress and singer in many live shows, two children’s TV shows, Musical Theater, a Reggae Rock band, and production shows for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. I currently continue to record Voice Overs in English and Spanish for TV & Radio Commercials, Infomercials, Documentaries, Training Videos, Institutional Videos and International Reports for clients such as: Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, VFX Panama, JWT, Cerebro Y&R, Movistar - Telefónica Panamá, HSBC, Mastercard, Heineken, Coca-Cola, Dunkin Donuts & Baskin 31 Robins, Wrigley’s Winter Fresh, Clinique, Blank Magazine, Pure Lounge & Terrace, Venetto Hotel Panama, Crown Casino Sheraton Panama, Playa Blanca Beach Resort, Embassy Club Panama, Aeroperlas Regional, Panamarina Pacífic, IQ Real Estate Development, English Learning Center, High Sierra, Furniture City, Mattel, Johnson & Johnson, USMA, Universidad Interamericana de Panamá, AES, UNICEF, ACP (Panama Canal Authority), Patronato Panamá Viejo, Department of the First Lady of the Republic of Panama International reports, Health Ministry of Panama report for the OAS, John Hopkins/Hospital Punta Pacifica Panama, Colgate-Palmolive LATAM, Unilever LATAM (Sedal, Dove Go Fresh 2008), Nintendo LATAM, Gerber USA Hispanic, “Got Milk” USA Hispanic, among others. I have also recorded Jingles as Lead Singer and Backing Vocals for clients such as McDonald’s, Movistar, Johnson & Johnson, Dunkin Donuts & Baskin 31 Robins, Extreme Planet, Cable Onda, Hotel Barceló, Conway Store, La Onda, Fiesta Casino, Majestic Casino, Cervecería Nacional, Siboney “1 2 3”, Air Panama, TV ID’s for RPC channel 4 of MEDCOM Corp., Verano Telemetro channel 13 of MEDCOM Corp., and the TV Program ID for “Creando Ambientes” on TVN channel 2, among others. Education Coral Antón, Madrid - Spanish Accent for V.O.’s in Madrid January 2011 - Today Aulas de Voz, Madrid - Musical Theater October 2011 - Today Estudio Sampere, Madrid - Script Translation y Subtitling October - December 2011 Aulas de Voz, Madrid - Intro to V.O. Artists September 2011 Universidad Latina, Republic of Panama — Advertisement and Marketing, with a Minor in Digital Production 2005-2008 GPA: 3.9 (of a total of 4.0) Universidad Latina, Republic of Panama — 5th Advertisement and Marketing International Symposium 2002, Designing Persuasive Campaigns Universidad Nacional, Republic of Panama — Capacitating Course for Announcers 2002 Social Communications Faculty & Regulating Entity of Public Services Announcer License: LL-2512-2002 Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia - Video/Film, 2000 GPA: 4.0 Studio Projects B3 Condenser Microphone Features: • Pressure-Gradient Transducer, Dual 1" 3 um mylar capsule • Selectable patterns (omni, cardioid, figure eight) • High Pass Filter • 10db Pad Technical Specs: Type: FET 3 micron 1" large dual diaphragm Polar pattern: Cardioid, Figure of Eight, Omni Frequency response: 20~20000Hz Sensitivity: 14/16/18mV/Pa(Omni./Cardioid/Figure 8) (-37/-36/-35dB @1000Hz) Output impedance: <200 Ohm Load impedance: >1000 Ohm Maximum SPL: 132/142dB SPL for 1% THD @1000Hz(0dB/- 10dB pad, 0dB SPL=0.00002Pa) Noise: 14dB-A (Cardioid) S/N: 80 dB Pad: -10dB Low cut: 6dB/Octave at 150 Hz Power requirement 48 +/- 4V Current consumption: <2.5mA Connector: Gold-plated 3-pin XLR Circuit: Transformerless circuit. (featuring extremely low self noise and large dynamic range) CE MICROPORT PRO PORTABLE MIC PREAMP (BUILT IN 24 BIT/96 KHZ BROADCAST-QLTY. A/D CONVERTER) Desk Porta Booth (sound minimizing box) Accessories: Shockmount Foam Windscreen Pop Filter Boom Mic Stand Table Mic Stand CV: PLAN ONG, Madrid — 2011 English to Spanish translation of documents and yearly updates about projects that have been implemented in the communities of sponsored children. Corespondent for Blank Magazine, EU — 2011 (today) I cover events and festivals that take place in Berlin, Madrid and Barcelona (such as Bread & Butter, Primavera Sound and Sonar) and write articles for the magazine. I am currently beginning to take more of a journalist approach to upcoming articles. TV host, LOBBY TV; Republic of Panama — 2010-2011 Hosted “Lobby TV”, a TV version of the printed magazine oriented towards cultural, artistic, social and public events in Panama City. The program was aired on Mix TV (Channel 33). Host, Festival caribe awards ceremony; Republic of Panama — 2009 & 2011 Lead Singer, Royal Caribbean Productions; USA/Mediterranean — 2009 Shows on board Splendour of the Seas -Mediterranean Season. TV host / producer, Panama Canal Authority (ACP); Republic of Panama — 2008-2009 Produced and Hosted “Tu Canal al Día”, a monthly documentary TV show about the Panama Canal. I also did Voice Overs for documentaries and other in-house material in both Spanish and English. V.O. Artist IVR systems; Republic of panama — 2008-today For companies such as HSBC Panama, IPAT (Panama Tourism Bureau), RASA Law Attorneys, Hotel Venetto, Empresas Vicsons, Digicel, in both English and Spanish. Host, LG Promotion Report; Republic of Panama — 2007 Host in English for LG Panama’s video-report of the “7 Wonders of the World” Promotion. Host / Controller of Proyecto 48 Panama, TNT; Latin america — 2007 & 2008 Host and Controller (on camera) for TNT Latin Americas’s reality show Proyecto 48 - Panamá, where the contestants have 48 hrs to produce, film and edit an original short story. Executive Producer - Animatic Center, VFX; Republic of panama — 2006-2008 Quotation, budgeting, outsourcing, production, art direction, voice overs and account executive of Animatic productions for Colgate-Palmolive Global (North America, LATAM, Europe, Asia, Indonesia). Co-Host of TV Promotion - Movistar, Republic of panama — 2005 Live TV promotion aired once a week during one month on channel 13 “Telemetro”. PRODUCER - EMOTION BROADCAST VIDEO; Republic of panama — 2003-2006 Producer / Creative Junior / Copywriter / Host & Announcer - Cable Onda 2005-2006 Creativity, copy writing, design and production of TV formats that adapt to the needs of every client who wishes to advertise on Cable Onda (Cable TV service company) within Panama. Host - “Why I love Panama” for Latinre.tv 2006 (first editions) Assistant Director - UNICEF Press Awards 2005 Producer / Script Writer / Translator / Voice Overs - Panorama de las Americas 2004-2005 Inflight entertainment video, tailor made for COPA Airlines, Panamanian airline affiliated to Continental Airlines. General Production - El Abuelo de mi Abuela 2003 TV Series commemorating the Centenary of the Republic, broadcasted on channel 13 “Telemetro”, for MEDCOM Corp., Panama’s highest rating channel at the time. Translator - Independent, Republic of panama — 2003-today Translations for TV Programs (stand-ups, titles, interviews & content), Infomercials, Reports, Documentaries, Training Videos, Real Estate Sales Videos and Brochures, and Institutional Videos for clients such as: Panorama de las Américas, 507 Out, Latinre.tv, Cable Onda, Compañías Melo, IQ Real Estate Development, Procasa, VFX Panamá, among others.