Warm, Upbeat, Funny, Character, Urban, Hip, Mom
• LaRita Shelby is registered with Voice123 since Jun 03, 2011.
• LaRita Shelby started his/her voice over career in 1986.
• Currently LaRita Shelby is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• LaRita Shelby was last active on Voice123 288 days ago
Voice Description
Smooth, classy, friendly and professional for presentations; Warm, caring, upbeat, direct for commercials; Authoritative, direct, conversational, warm for narration; Hip and energetic for liners and movie promos and trailers;Character voices for anything funny- drab, Southern, cartoonish, country, high energy, teen, quirky, old lady; Sexy and inviting for intimate commercials
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:
• 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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)
My Recording and Delivery Capabilities
• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• 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 offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
My Home Base
Los Angeles, California, United States
Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects
Jamaican, Southern, Weezy, Quirky
My Voice Experience
20 year voice over veteran announcer and former broadcaster for Armed Forces TV and Radio Services.
Specialties include:
Warm voice of authority
A friend you can trust
Mother, Teacher, Friend
Smile in the voice
Straight copy announcer
Dramatic reads
Comedic
Characters
Urban professional
Urban teen (serious or funny)
General market woman
Educational copy
Training video
On camera host
My Training
BA in Theater Arts w/ minor in Communications
Loyola Marymount University
Subsequent courses in radio production, e-commerce and internet marketing
My Studio Equipment
Shure 606 microphone connected to a sound card in my hard drive. I record direct to an audio editing program called Fast Eddie. I can do single track wave length editing for raw voice. I outsource post production but am excellent in conceptual and creative direction of the total presentation.
I have 15 years experience as a syndicated long and short form radio writer/producer/host.
Additional Skills
Clients have included:
Union Bank of California, Wing Stop, Glendale Nissan, Angel City Classic, McDonalds, The Department of Defense and more!
Feel the warmth, hear the smile of LaRita Shelby!
Payment Methods Accepted
• PayPal
Contact Information
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