Fiona Hughes - British, sincere, warm, clear, classy, engaging

British, sincere, warm, clear, classy, engaging

• Fiona Hughes is registered with Voice123 since Sep 21, 2010.
• Fiona Hughes started his/her voice over career in 2009.
• Currently Fiona Hughes is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 25
• Fiona Hughes has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

For voice-mail systems and audio tours: engaging, warm and soothing, clear, reassuring and sincere.

For commercials: caring, friendly, classy, smooth. Upbeat and playful – or sexy, strong, emotional, sophisticated, confident, heartfelt, conversational...depending on script.

For documentary narration or e-learning: clear diction, articulate and authoritative, BBC professional, smooth, classy, approachable, warm, deep, convincing.

For video games/TV/movie trailer voice-overs: As character requires, from UK posh to cockney British, or smooth and classy, educated, or light and friendly/humorous voices... my favorites being the British granny... imperious Queens...and villains of any age!

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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

• English - British
• English - Other

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
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, 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 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
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

San Francisco bay area, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Native Brit, with "mid Atlantic" US English overtones. I am flexible, and have a broad ability to perform different characters, and accents (Australian, Welsh, Irish, South African, Scottish, regional English dialects, classy, regal and posh...or cockney.

Also enjoy producing strong, dynamic, commanding, authoritative characters, or upbeat, fun, playful, humorous styles, as well as sultry, sexy or soothing.

My Voice Experience

Commercials for personal-use products as well as car/auto related industry.

Voice-over experience in corporate videos, high-technology narratives, business promos, sales training, instructional how-tos, videogame charactesr, documentary narratives, moderating technology round-tables, and on-hold voice services, etc.

My Training

Studied voice-over from various workshops and during modeling training.

Additional on the job experience gained during my careers in Public Relations and the diplomatic field: in media workshops and corporate training, technology conference moderation, event planning, public speaking and PR/press events.

My Studio Equipment

Home audio studio, and access to local recording studio with following equipment:

Pro Tools 8/Mac Pro recording equipment
Charter Oak, Neumann, Shure, AKG, CAD mics
UA 6176, UA LA-2A, DBX 166,Behringer Pro 8 digital Mic Pre's
CD and DVD burner
HD Camera
High speed cable Internet

Additional Skills

I really enjoy what I'm doing for a living! You'll find I'm very easy to work with, flexible, fun and always professional. Having worked for years with corporate Fortune 500 clients, I use initiative, take direction well, and am a team-player. I appreciate the client’s perspective and RoI, and if required, will happily edit scripts, and write copy. Clients say I help deliver a professional, classy image.

From my career in the diplomatic service, to experience in high tech, oil and gas, and healthcare industries, I have a strong knowledge and fluency of industry terminologies, which is an asset in voice over.

With a home studio as well as access to a professional local recording studio I can provide prompt turnaround. With high speed Internet usually I email MP3 and AIFF files directly to my client, and FTP .wav files. Having owned and run several businesses, I appreciate the dynamics of good business, professionalism and clear 2-way communication -- with speedy turnarounds to ensure clients are given best possible results.

Am well-traveled with broad life experiences, having lived in Europe and the middle east, as well as Texas, Vermont, Hawaii and California.