Heather Dugan - Inviting, easy-on-the-ears, genuine

Inviting, easy-on-the-ears, genuine

• Heather Dugan is registered with Voice123 since Jul 21, 2007.
• Heather Dugan started his/her voice over career in 1988.
• Currently Heather Dugan is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

For radio and tv ads, I'm usually asked to do an energetic, friendly read.

I'm able to express a wide range of emotions and specialize in "real" or "genuine" which is helpful for both commercial and narration work such as podcasting or industrial flims.

For phone messages and narration, clients often ask me to use more of a contained modulation, an"announcer" voice.

I have a fairly fluid voice and can easily vary the peak tones within a read if a client wants to get away from an "announcer" read.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

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 offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Columbus, Ohio, Ohio, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Heather Dugan

My Voice Experience

My first job was in radio sales, but I soon found myself spending a significant time in the sound booth, recording spots for clients who had requested my voice. This led, by word-of-mouth, to a busy free-lance career doing regional Radio/TV ads, modeling, industrial videos, phone messages. I can "announce", and I can sound like the "neighbor next door". I've been the spokesperson for several long-term clients, do pod-casting and am voicing an audio book for a well-known Canadian author/scientist.

My Training

I have a degree in communications from Indiana University (Bloomington).

Drama and music have been a huge part of my background, performing, writing and directing. I've done community theater, created and led children's music/drama groups, and written and directed plays for churches and schools (some of my drama scripts sell on-line).

I've written everything from copy, to scripts, to press releases, articles, and promotional pieces and am always working on a manuscript (or my website).

I didn't find voice-over work so much as it found me.

My Studio Equipment

I use ProTools LE 7.3 with an M-box and Sterling Studio microphone. I recently switched to an iMac from PC which has streamlined and simplified recording in a significant way.
I have easy access to a brand new state-of-the-art studio (five miles from my home) which uses the studio version of ProTools for radio/TV and more.

Additional Skills

I'm a writer/photographer with an appreciation for detail. I am especially good at taking direction (I've been a director) and am dedicated to producing a quality project whether it be in my writing or in voice-over work. I am a great creative problem solver and have often helped my clients fine-tune or even rewrite copy.