Janina Edwards

Voice Description

warm, sincere, real, genuine, authentic, flexible, friendly, upbeat, welcoming, sexy, inviting, sultry, alluring, restful, soothing, suspenseful, captivating

Janina has a flexible voice suitable to a range of styles and characters. She is highly skilled at making characters come alive. Whether they are male or female, old or young she keeps characters alive through her vocal technique. Janina has easy access to a recording studio. A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Acting Program, Janina is based in Atlanta, Georgia. She easily voices drama, comedy, romance, nonfiction, mystery and children's books. Janina has recorded 15 books professionally for a variety of publishers and authors through ACX, and the American Foundation for the Blind, and regularly volunteers her services for the Georgia Radio Reading Service. Her voice has been heard at Theatrical Outfit, a professional theatre in the heart of downtown Atlanta.


Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, energetic, funny, romantic, sexy, different, black, African American, sassy, down home, southern, Jamaican

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Podcasts
• Adult content

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

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I have Source Connect 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
• I offer voice direction services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

north american neutral accent, african american, black, southern, Jamaican, funky, down home, Austrian

My Voice Experience

Experience:
Reader/Narrator:
Current: Freelance audiobook narrator and producer through ACX.com

Georgia Radio Reading Service (Atlanta, GA)
Narrator for periodicals and audiobooks

1989 – 1993 The Lighthouse and CRIS Radio (Chicago Illinois)
Reader for periodicals and books for patrons

1985 – 1989 In-Touch Networks (New York City)
Reader for periodicals and books for patrons

1985-1989 American Foundation for the Blind (New York City)
Professional narrator of audiobooks

Audiobooks: Dates in Parentheses are year of recording

Through ACX:
Candace Bowen Early, Wicked Embers (upcoming for 2013)
Candace Bowen Early, Spur of the Moment (upcoming for 2013)
Elaine Racco Chase, One Way or Another (2012)
Vicki Hinze, Mindreader (2012)
Shirrin Dubbin, Keeper of the Way (2012)

For the Georgia Radio Reading Service (GaRRS)
Karen White, Seascape (upcoming for 2013)
Dick & Debbie Church, Don't Ever Look Down (2012)
Luanne Rice, The Silver Boat (2012)
Zora Neale Hurston, Dust Tracks on a Road (2012)
Clyde Edgerton, The Night Train: a Novel (2011)
Dean Koontz, A Big Little Life: a Memoir of a Joyful Dog Named Trixie (2011)
Tina Fey, Bossypants (2011)
Stacy Schiff, Cleopatra: A Life (2010)
Sue Miller, The Lakeshore Limited (2010)
Cathleen Schine, The Three Weismanns of Westport (2010)
Danielle Steele, Big Girl (2010)
Carson McCullers, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (2009)
Sarah Dunn, Secrets to Happiness (2009)
Tiffany Baker, The Little Giant of Aberdeen County (2009)
Gwen Ifill, The Breakthrough (2009)

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Lucille Clifton, Good Woman (1987)
Rosa Guy, And I Heard a Bird Sing (1987)
Rosa Guy, The Disappearance (1987)
Rosa Guy, New Guys Around the Block (1987)
Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place (1988)
Walter Dean Myers, Motown and Didi (1987)
Mildred D. Taylor, The Gold Cadillac (1987)

Other:
Volunteer Host, Listener Spotlight, GARRS 2011
Theatrical Outfit – Pre-show curtain speech, voicemail greetings 2008-2010
Live audio description for The Eyes of Me, The 2010 Atlanta Film Festival

My Training

Luke Truan, Audio Editing, 2012
Eileen Kimble, Audio Book Coaching, 2012
September Day Carter, Voice123 Workshop, 2012
Diane Cardeaux, Voice-Over Coaching, 2009/10

Paul Armbruster Voice-Over Seminar/Workshops 2007 and 2008
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Theatre Technology, M.F.A
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Acting Program, B.F.A.

My Studio Equipment

directional mics, Audio equipment, speakers and headphones, phone patch

ISDN studios: Magick Lantern, Doppler Studios, White Dog Studios

Additional Skills

In addition to voice work, Janina is an experienced copy writer and has provided that service through her company JustWrite! Communications & Proposals, Inc. since 2003. A large part of her writing centers around grant proposals for non-profits in the arts. So she 'gets' that creative side. She is a trained theatre technician and can handle power tools and is excellent at project management.

Janina has performance experience as an actor and dancer and has sung on stage as well.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• 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

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