Kate Bonner

Northern English, Welsh, Cockney, West Country, German, French, Italian, Spanish, North American. French, German (fluent in both), Italian, Spanish, Czech (can do the accents).

As an expat in Germany, did many corporate voice-overs. Wrote and recorded English for the Japanese adult language-learning market (in London, UK). Worked in the medical, pharmaceutical, medical and legal sectors . Over the last few years, have developed talent (nurtured by extensive voice and acting training - Poor School, London Academy, Actors' Temple) for audio books with many characters, male and female, old and young. Have recorded several books for Calibre Audio Library since August 2013, including a book of short stories by Alison Moore (The Pre-War House and Other Stories), Aren't We Sisters? by Patricia Ferguson, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, and children's books (including The Elephant's Child by Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Moomintroll Midwinter by Tove Jansson), for which I have been highly praised. Record regularly for the RNIB (Talking Newspapers and Magazines) including Mojo (rock music), Classical Music Magazine, Investors Chronicle, The London Review of Books, The Literary Review, The Spectator, and many others. With Chris Watson and Jez Riley-French, field recording courses ( in Norfolk, and in Iceland) in 2011 and 2013. Voice training with Brian Deacon (2011), Ann Luckay (2012), Rachel Hanky 2013), Karina Fernandez (2014), and several others. Graduate in Modern Languages - German and French (MA from Cambridge university). Studied Radio Production at Working Men's College, Camden (2014) and am currently studying Podcasting and Online Broadcasting at the same college. Rode Podcaster, Editor's Keys booth. SoundForge editing software. I have done many other things including university lecturing, management training. I am mature and reliable.