Janell Cox

Voice Description

energetic, announcer, relaxed, clean, young, hip, mom, midwest, sexy, deep, sultry, tongue and cheek, sarcastic, humorous, character, professional, wry, dry, spunky, go-getter, Tina Fey

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 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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Midwest, Chicago, Minnesota, Alaskan, Southern, British, French, Italian, Eastern European, German, Old Lady, Old Fashioned/1950's, lisp, Valley Girl, Californian, East Coast, Jersey,

My Voice Experience

I have been working in VO since 2001- first in Chicago, exclusively with CED, then after the strike, with Debby Kotzen at Naked Voices. I have been in Los Angeles since 2006, now rep'd by Mike O'Dell at Bobby Ball, having booked my first job with Kalmenson and Kalmenson.

Here is a short list of some of my best spots recently:

Keurig (single-cup coffee brewers): T.V. national, current
Microsoft Surface Rio: (internet promo, current: www.surface.com)
McDonald's (fruit buzz campaign, fruit and walnut salad): Radio national
VO5 Milks (with Malia Jones surfer in it): T.V. national
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1-9XdGiBg0)
Jeep: Radio National
US Dairy campaign (series of 4 spots over a year): Radio midwest regional
Wisconsin cheese: Radio midwest regional
L&M Cigarettes: International T.V.- run in Russia and Mexico

My Training

Acting and Voice-Over:
Bachelor of Arts at Indiana University in Bloomington, 1998, concentration on Acting.
Acting/Voice training, The Audition Studio, Chicago, IL 2000-2001
Acting training/Meisner: Mary Ann Theibus, Chicago, IL 2002
Vocal Coaching/Demo Production: Sound Advice/Kate McClanahan Chicago, IL 2000
Vocal Coaching: Gina Mazza Chicago, IL 2002
Vocal Coaching/Demo Production: Rick Zieff/Yellow Bird Productions, Los Angeles, 2007

Singing:
I have been singing competitively and professionally since I was 14, including choirs, ensembles, competitions, solo, wedding bands, studio and rock bands.
I have had extensive vocal coaching, stage and session work since was 14,
I sing pop, rock, soul, funk, folk, country, blues, jazz, gospel, jingles, lead and background.

My Studio Equipment

Yeah, not my strong point. I go to a studio, they engineer, I submit and make you sound like a MILLION BUCKS. Win-win. :)

Additional Skills

I perform in a professional, hit sketch comedy group called Dry Hump in Los Angeles and nationally. Based in Chicago from 2001-2006, and now in Los Angeles, I have created a repatoire of over 10 original characters and numerous impersonations (and singer impersonations) ranging from Tina Turner to Britney Spears to Jewel to Chrissy Hynde to Mary Hart/Dana Devon to Diane Sawyer. Some of my best original characters are Cameltoe Cathy, Patty Mountain (Yoga Sub), Connie Trackenberry, (Motivational Speake)r and Dena Butterfield (8th Grade Choir Whore). www.dryhumpcomedy.com.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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