Jill Melancon - Quirky, Snarky, Characters, Sexy, Friendly

Quirky, Snarky, Characters, Sexy, Friendly

• Jill Melancon is registered with Voice123 since May 14, 2011.
• Jill Melancon started his/her voice over career in 1985.
• Currently Jill Melancon is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 141
• Jill Melancon has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Warm, sexy, sarcastic, quirky, funny, snark, snarky, friendly, happy, real, welcoming, inviting, youthful, fresh, smart, intelligent, wry.

Jill Melancon offers a down-to-earth voice that is completely natural, as well as a combination of smart and sexy. She has been a voice in the industry for over 20 years for clients like Coca-Cola, the Atlanta Opera, AT&T, Comcast, Publix, Kaplan, Subway, Blockbuster and Kroger.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Teenage Boy
• 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
• Adult content
• 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

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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 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 offer radio ad production 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

Neutral, British and Southern English are specialties, but can pick up most accents pretty easily. Can play everything from a 10 year old boy to middle aged woman.

My Voice Experience

Jill has worked as an on-air talent in radio for the past 20 years, doing hundreds of :30 and :60 commercials, tag, and promos. She has also done jingles, industrial narration, and voicemail recordings. In high school she was involved with drama, choir, and debate.

My Training

B.S. in Commercial Music and M.A. in Theatre as well as voice-over training with Bob Carter and September Day in addition to over 20 years in radio. She has both acted and directed for the stage, and has been a classroom English teacher for the past 10 years--lots of language analysis there, in addition to "performing" in front of an audience every day! As part of her teaching duties, she is also an advisor for the school newspaper, and has done newscasting and traffic as part of her radio gig.

My Studio Equipment

AKG C2000B mic, M Audio Fast Track Pro mixer, Sony headphones, custom built computer, phone patch, access to ISDN.

Additional Skills

As an English teacher, she is adept at reading out loud from difficult texts and making it sound natural. She is also a reader for state Academic Bowl tournaments and does an awesome Ethel Merman impression :-)

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