Joyce Griffen

Voice Description

Those who have used my voiceover talent often refer to my sound as warm, rich, seductive, and very pleasing. I also sound highly professional and authoritative in Industrials. Books On Tape producers love my versatility.

Being a native New Yorker, English is my first language, but having worked in France, my French is expert. With minor coaching my Turkish is also good. I do older African American females well, and am especially good with southern and Caribbean dialects. I'm also a good perky teen.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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

• Caribbean
• English - North American
• French - European

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• 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
• 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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

New York City, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

French; Caribbean

My Voice Experience

The Turkish audiences in Istanbul would probably give you my best references; they always stared into my mouth in total amazement at my spot-on pronunciation of the traditional Turkish tunes I sang in the top cabarets and nightclubs during my year-long stint there.

My second-best reference-givers would be the audiences of the play FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA, in which I switched from young to old (and back), from male to female, from black to white, and from educated to country girl -- all within a breath's time, and with no costume changes.

My Training

My voice control, voice qualities, and general voiceover technique come from years of working on the stage. First in professional theatrical productions, and for the past 12 years, also as a headline jazz vocalist.

I've studied with vocal coaches running the gamut - - from classical training to vocal styling, to one coach who had me sing only vowels, keeping my mouth wide open for the entire lesson hour.
My professionalism in the studio is the result of a year-long stint as writer/ producer for THE ACTION WOMAN syndicated radio show, which was produced by Kraft Foods at the time. During that time period I was also recording poetry on records (33 LP's, can you imagine?) for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich's children's division, Guidance Associates.

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

I sometimes work as a NYC Tour Guide, most often for visitors from other countries. Excellent enunciation is a requisite when sharing facts and figures with clients who have a minimal, or nearly non-existent, grasp of the English language.

Natives of the U.S. are accustomed to all sorts of speech aberrations and regional accents. But in most other countries, the slightest change in a vowel sound or even pitch, and you've said something completely different. That can be embarrassing at best, and at the worst, it could be downright dangerous. I stay clear of danger when giving my patter.

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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