Gale Van Cott

Voice Description

Gale Van Cott is the voice you want!
20 years of major market voiceover experience in N.Y. and L.A. Put my expertise to work for you!
Warm & friendly, upscale & classy, professional & knowledgeable, or conversational & real, my voice will make your script come alive, and give you just the feel you want.
Versatile, directable, easy to work with. Great Quality, Fast turnaround.
Lots of characters, accents, ages, all with emotional truth.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

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

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

• English - British
• English - North American
• 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

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• 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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents: None, Neutral, American, Mid-Atlantic, Southern, New York, New England, British, English, Asian, Japanese, Chinese, Hispanic, Latina, Spanish, African-American, Russian, French, German, Irish, Italian, Canadian, limited Spanish and French Language for Biligual IVR

Characters: Mom, teacher, doctor, lawyer, scientist, witch, sorceress, warrior, heroine, princess, queen, valley girl, girl-next-door, GenX, GenY, young teen, baby, kid, boy, girl, child, bimbo, mafia wife, wacky, deadpan, crone, middle-age, senior, old lady, grandma, grande dame. Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Kim Cattrall

Warm, knowledgeable, real, believable, professional, friendly, genuine, upbeat, upscale, smooth, fun, classy, authoritative, silky, sultry, energetic, dynamic, dramatic, playful, educated, conversational, sarcastic, humorous, sexy, smart, sassy, easy, hot, cool, tough, gentle, urban, bubbly, classic! Great Storyteller!

My Voice Experience

1000's of bookings for 100's of clients, including the Getty Museum, Lexus, AT&T, American Express, the American Stock Exchange, Revlon, HBO, Merrill Lynch, New York Life, Corning, Merck, the Prudential, Six Flags, IBM, MetLife, BMW, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Starwood Resorts, Citibank, Bioslim, Power 90, Honda, Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays, TriVita, Microsoft, Hilton, UPS, Visa and many many more!

My Training

Also a consummate actress, with scores of credits from film and TV in both L.A. and N.Y., Gale has the ability to embody the character you want like nobody else.

Experienced in TV Commercials (national, regional, local), Radio voiceovers, Corporate Narrations, Educational & E-Learning, Website voice overs, Messages on Hold, IVR, Voicemail greetings, Phone prompts, Direct response & infomercials, Retail, Soft-sell, Hard-sell, Medium-sell, Medical, Political, Podcasting, Real Estate, Auto and Car spots, Animation and character work, Audiobooks, Children's books, Station Imaging, Documentaries, Film & Television Promos and Trailers

My Studio Equipment

M-Audio Nova Mic, M-Audio Mobile Pre-amp USB, Live delta recording software, Soundforge sound editing

Additional Skills

Host of tv and radio shows, infomercials for both tv and radio, Interviewer, improv, Radio News Anchor, Radio DJ (AC, oldies, afternoon drive, morning talk), spot-on accuracy, flawless medical and legal pronunciation (student of Latin)
Expert in yoga, pilates, fitness, meditation

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• 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

Online Payments Via PayPal

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