Heather Dragun

Voice Description

Commercials/promos: fun, exciting, trustworthy, youthful

Phone systems/voicemail/hold messages: soothing, professional, trustworthy

Narrations/audiobooks: soothing, expressive, milky, smooth, rich

Videogames: intense, fun, serious, expressive, authoritative

Documentaries: professional, expressive, soothing, engaging

TV/movies/trailers: expressive, engaging, fun, smooth

Songs: alto/soprano, indie, smooth, fun

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female

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

• 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
• 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 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

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents/dialects:

American Southern, British (high), British (cockney), Dutch, French, German, Indian (northern and southern), Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Russian, Texan

Characterizations/impersonations:

surfer/stoner/hippie, teenager/sorority/ditsy, old lady, child/little girl, animals, Blue (Blue's Clues), Cheese (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends),

My Voice Experience

Storytelling! I am the great storyteller among my friends. I tell campfire stories, narrate novels, and read bedtime stories on every opportunity.

Public speaking: I am quite the microphone jockey. Fearless of a crowd, I have a knack for engaging the public.

Singing: I have done some musical recording work, as well as performance in coffee houses and public gatherings. Vocal range - alto/soprano

My Training

Bachelor's degree in Linguistics


ACTING:
John Robert Powers International - Modeling I
Oakland University - The Alexander Technique
Oakland University - Acting: Realism
Oakland University - Fundamentals of Acting
Mark Davenport - Viola Spolin’s Method Acting
Marquis Theater - Improvisation
Scott Wojcik (instructor of NYU graduate theatre program) - Commercial Acting, I & II
Gloria Tarkington - Drama Courses

COMMUNICATION:
Oakland University - Cross-Cultural Communication
Oakland University - Phonology and Phonetics
Oakland University - Teaching English as a Second Language
Oakland University - Studies in Structure of Language
Oakland University - Fiction Literature

My Studio Equipment

Laptop PC, Audacity 1.3 Beta

File formats: .MP3, .AIFF, .WAV, .WMA, .BAK, .AUP

Additional Skills

Accents/dialects, Linguistics, Public Speaking, Foreign Languages (some German, some French, some Japanese)

Singing (Alto/Soprano), Drums (djembe, some congas, some set drums), Guitar, some Piano, Didgeridoo, some Banjo

Reading IPA/APA

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

Contact Information

To contact Heather Dragun by email or phone, please click here.

Additional Information