Kymberly Dakin - Character Specialist, Spokeswoman, Energetic, Warm

Character Specialist, Spokeswoman, Energetic, Warm

• Kymberly Dakin is registered with Voice123 since Dec 30, 2008.
• Kymberly Dakin started his/her voice over career in 1995.
• Currently Kymberly Dakin is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 14
• Kymberly Dakin has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

My voice has been described as Intimate, sexy and conversational, naturally warm and energetic for commercials I have a wide vocal range and many varieties of textures and timbres for audiobooks. I've also sounded authoritative, smooth and professional for promos and presentations. I've gotten excellent responses with humorous material! Adjectives used to describe my voice: Sultry, Hip, Energetic, Feisty, Playful, Soothing, Refreshing, Charming, and my favorite - Scintillating! (defined as: sparkling, twinkling, wry, witty and brilliant!)

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior 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
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Podcasts

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

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
• 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 offer voice direction services

My Home Base

Portland, Portsmouth, Boston area, Maine, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

OK - Here are some accents I can do: Standard British, Cockney, Irish, American Southern belles, Carolinian blue collar housewives, Texan trailer trash Barbies,New York cab drivers, New Jersey debutants, Classic "Mainers". Good range of male voices as well. In fact, I once had to record an audiobook ("High on a Hill" BBC, 2002) where I had to come up with 23 distinct southern male voices - I think Slim Pickens may have been one of them! I've also done breathy starlets and elderly sea captains, sexy flirtatious barmaids, brittle bossy socialites, smooth and salty villians. Lately I've been having lots of fun with dotty old ladies and grumpy old men - voices that is!

My Voice Experience

I have done National voiceovers selling Kraft cheese to Fresh Start Detergent. I had an ongoing 10 year voiceover regional exclusive doing car ads car ads GMC truck ads! (But I really liked that sexy VW copy I got to do the best!) Oh and a variety of Subway ads...I have their sandwich offerings memorized now!

Audiobooks: I won the 2006 "Audie Award" (Kind of like the Oscars for Audiobooks!) for BBC's "Runaway" by Alice Munro
Other BBC/Chivers recordings I've done: "Grand Avenue", "Life's a Beach",
"High on a Hill", "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage"

Brilliance Audio recordings:(available in early 2009) "Seeking Peace, and "Still Life"

And...for a knitting group near you...
Knitting Out Loud - Producers of "Knitting Memories" and "No Idle Hands - The Social History of Knitting in America"

Additional recordings:
E-Learning Web Trainings for Kelsey+Co; CIEE International Student Exchange, Maine Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Home Buyers Partnership

Lead ongoing character of "Split" in Educational Cartoon series: Math Monsters Produced by Slim Goodbody Corp.
Sang the evil Iglora the Ice Witch's songs in both Wompkees videos
Produced by Sony Wonder/Deos Inc.

Promotional infomercials: Maine Center for Creativity

My Training

BA in Theatre from University of Denver
12 years acting experience in a variety of venues in New York City
Intensive voice artist instruction with William Dufris of Mind's Eye productions
(the voice of Bob the Builder)
10 years running a training company Short Fuse Interactive Inc. using theatre performance as a training tool in a variety of business applications: Human Resources, Sales, Customer Service

Founding member: Portland Playback Theatre Co. using improvisational storytelling as a community building tool

20 years teaching experience: Bowdoin College, Acorn School, University of Southern Maine Continuing Education
Master's degree in Adult Education

My Studio Equipment

Rode Podcaster Microphone- Dynamic, USB
Apple Macbook, Software: Garageband Audacity Logic Express
For projects requiring ISDN, SourceConnect or a Phone Patch, I use 3 area studios all within 10 miles

Additional Skills

Related Skills:

12 years as NYC actress: TV, radio, Broadway, Off-Broadway & Regional credits
3 Years as Radio Deejay
Singing, play piano and djembe drums

Directing, Project Management, Writing
Highly organized, efficient, and thorough
Highly creative, good with people, excellent collaborator

2006 National award winner: Audie for "Runaway" BBC 2006
Climbed Mt Katahdin (including Knife's Edge!) in 2006 (it was a VERY good year!)
Master Gardener (gardening is a passion!)