Gayanne Potter

Voice Description

Hi and thanks for listening.
My voice is very versatile and I specialise in characters voices and accents for commercials. In its natural form is warm, friendly, clear and assuring with a soft Scottish accent which can easily be changed to neutral. I also voice many e-learning and IVR systems with a natural sounding North American accent. This is great for Documentary, Corporate or Narractive style.
I work for the BBC UK voicing Trailers, Promotions and Public Broadcast. I am the Station Image Voice of Real Radio Scotland. I also voice several childrens characters for flagship shows on CBBC and STV.

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 - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• English - North American

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

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

• British Equity

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN 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 offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I'm very open to any style or accent, so please just ask!
I offer a large selection of accents.
Neutral English or British, Neutral North American, Standard Scottish, Glasgwegian, Aberdeen, Highland, Northern Irish, Southern Irish, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Wales, London, Cockney, Standard American, Southern American States, Californian, New York, South African, Australian, French, Italian, Russian.

I voice characters for Childrens TV and animation characters and love the challenge of creating a new voice to complement an image.

My Voice Experience

I have 15 years of Professional Voice Over Experience and my body of work has been incredibly varied. Recently I voiced a sexy Mazda Ad campaign, then a Corporate RBS presentation but by the afternoon I'd been a Geordie mannequin and a Highland Christmas Turkey!

I voice programme trailers for BBC Television.
Here are just a few previous clients:
Royal Bank of Scotland, Ultralase, The Scotsman, The Herald, Scottish Power, National Debtline, NHS 24, Mazda, Spar, Black and Lizars.

I have vast experience of corporate business reads for websites, conferences and in-store.

My Training

I have a B.A. Dramatic Studies from the RSAMD (Glasgow University) and have worked as professional actress since graduating in Film,Television and Theatre.
I have recorded many plays for Radio 4 and Radio 7 where I learned about voice technique and the rest, as they say, is history.

My Studio Equipment

I have my own ISDN Studio with a CDQ Prima. Im am able to record, edit and send files im mp3 or wav.
I have my own Sound Engineer that works with me and access to a fully equipped 'state of the art' Professional Recording Studio if a job requires a certain technical skill.

Additional Skills

I am very easy going, flexible and fun to work with. I guarantee you a professional result on any type of voice work, no matter the budget.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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