Jana Jackson

Voice Description

Upbeat and friendly for phone-system messages, enthusiastic and personable for commercials, adaptable and character-sensitive for audiobooks, smooth and professional for business presentations or documentaries, caring and compassionate for projects that require an especially sensitive persona

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• 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

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 have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Southern belle, country/red-neck, Midwestern, New England/New York (Edith Bunker, The Nanny), African-American/ghetto, little-girl/child/toddler, African-American child/teenage girl, cartoon/quirky, smooth/ladylike, teenage girl/carefree, middle-aged woman/mature

My Voice Experience

While I am just beginning my voice-over career, oral communication and character voices are talents that I have possessed since I was a child. In both elementary and high school, I was very involved in drama and was often given starring roles in school productions. An avid reader, I have always enjoyed reading to people, and I have been told on numerous occasions that I have a gift for interpreting the characters in any given story. At the age of 17, I began a career as a Christian recording artist... My communication skills developed considerably as I became more in tune with my various audiences in various parts of the U.S. and other countries. As the host of my own radio show, I currently record promotional spots on a regular basis. I was born blind, and I feel that this "disability has been a blessing in many ways, not the least being that I am able to tune in to any script and become a part of it. Admittedly, I have not had formal training in this area, although I did obtain a Bachelor Of Commercial Music degree from Belmont University... A huge part of my courseload entailed learning to make any concert an enjoyable experience, and of course, oral communication was a big part of that.

My Training

1982-1986: Bachelor Of Commercial Music, Vocal Performance
1981-1982: Drama Club, Beech High School, Hendersonville, TN
1980-1981: Forensics (Prose Reading and Dramatic Interpretation), Tennessee School for the Blind, Nashville, TN

My Studio Equipment

Currently, my office is also my studio. I use a high-quality mic/headset made by Plantronics and the GoldWave sound editor to create my voice tracks. Occasionally, I also use broadcasting software known as Station Playlist Studio for this purpose.

Additional Skills

Currently host a weekly 3-hour show featuring a wide range of contemporary Christian and urban gospel music. Have recorded and performed many styles of music, including gospel, R&B, jazz, pop country, and even classical. Other skills include identifying and interpreting characters in books, movies, and TV productions, communicating clearly in an office environment, and making instructions clear in either a classroom or one-on-one training environment.

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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