Katy Townsend

Voice Description

YOUNG, CLEAR, SMOOTH, WELL SPOKEN
*Soft, smooth, warm and engaging for commercials
*Fun and quirky- great for characters/animation
*Professional/neutral for presentation and documentary
*Strong, powerful, seductive for video games

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female

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

• English - British
• French - European

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
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• SAG (US)

• British Equity

• AFTRA (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 deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Los Angeles (and surrounding areas), California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

*SCOTTISH (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife, Anything)
*FLAWLESS British dialects (RP, Cockney, Irish Southern, Irish Northern, Welsh etc)
*Brilliant European (French, Italian)
*Open to experimenting with fun characters/dialects!
*Excellent range: Adventurous kid, Seductive young lady, Regal warrior, Super-nerd, Local Peasant, Neutral, computer voice/presenter.
A GREAT EAR FOR ALL ACCENTS.
CHALLENGE ME!

My Voice Experience

Katy (22) is a fun, dynamic, Scottish-born theatre Actress from Glasgow. Katy began her voice over career as a teenager, winning a local radio competition for which she submitted a two minute self-composed mock radio presentation aimed at teenagers in Glasgow: Katy was selected from thousands scoring a 6 month, part time contract working as a radio presenter for popular Scottish station 'Radio Clyde', hosting her own 'Teen Speak' show at weekends. This lead to a spot as the 'Xfm' (London) weather girl and extensive work predominantly in the areas of commercial, documentary and radio plays UK-wide including contracts with prestigious companies such as 'The Discovery Channel', 'BBC', 'Radio 1', 'Cadbury', 'Coca-Cola', 'F.R.A.N.K', 'Top Shop' and 'NHS UK/Scotland'.
Katy very recently moved to LA to further pursue her career.

My Training

*Drama, Theatre Arts and Contemporary Performance (BA DEGREE) Queen Margaret University
*Voice Acting Intensive (2yr) Bernard Shaw
*Study of phonetics/Practice of Voice with Rick Lipton School of Voice
*Presenting for Radio and Television (NC) Radio Clyde, Scotland

My Studio Equipment

Studio access/connections at great LA recording studios;
*Top Agency, 'Innovative Artists' studios in Santa Monica
*Technicolor, Burbank
(Both have the works)

Additional Skills

*Extensive background in voice training/theatre.
*Athletic, fit, high stamina for action-recording.
*SCREAMER!!!
*Likes experimenting with strange and wonderful animal noises (Grew up on a farm)
*A consummate professional: Experienced, punctual, dynamic and great fun to work with.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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