Joy Riley

Voice Description

warm and sexy for radio, smooth and professional for office phone systems, young and hip

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
• English - Other
• Spanish - Other

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
• 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 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 can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services

My Home Base

Severn, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

English-Southern, English-neutral, English-NY, caribbean, singer

My Voice Experience

I have been singing since I was 5years old. In 1995 I participated in a live recording singing lead and back up on a cd. I even had the opportunity to sing on a jingle called "It's Union Time" for a Washington, DC healthcare workers union in 2001. I've always been told by my spanish teachers and native speakers that I have a great spanish accent. I have lots of friends that are west indian and have been told how authentic my Jamaican or Trinidadian accent sounds. But I never understood the power of my voice until I entered corporate america. I was always complimented on my professional voice as a customer serivce agent/assistant. In 2007 my voice was recorded multiple times by Education Station, LLC and heard all over the country as part of a voice broadcasting program to parents whose children qualified for SES services.

My Training

University of Maryland at College Park
September 1993 to December 1998
Bachelors of Science, Marketing
Bachelors of Science, General Business & Management focus: International Business
Minor: Spanish, Languages, and Cultures
Citation: Business Spanish

My Studio Equipment

Sound recorder commonly used with Windows XP software

Additional Skills

I have experience in customer service (in person and telephone), event planning, tradeshow logistics, managing creation of promotional items, inventory management, sales support and business development research.

I have background knowledge in the education, food and printing industries.

Former associate member of the Grammy Association, Washington, DC Chapter

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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