Linda Ristig - Refined, Genuine, Warm, Classy, Tender, Believable

Refined, Genuine, Warm, Classy, Tender, Believable

• Linda Ristig is registered with Voice123 since Jan 20, 2009.
• Linda Ristig started his/her voice over career in 2007.
• Currently Linda Ristig is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

•Warm and deep for video and audio narrations
•Sexy and fun for commercials
•Smooth and professional for training presentations
•Honest and sincere for public service announcements
•Elegant and compassionate for elearning
•Sensitive and smile quality for web site audios
•Expressive and energetic for radio and television promos and imaging
•Serious, yet upbeat for financial industry commercials/documentaries
•Compelling, wishful, or authoritative for travel industry commercials or promotions

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age 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
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• 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

Washington, D.C, Virginia, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

No accents, compassionate mom, from encouraging to exasperated teacher, neighbor next door, sports fan, instructional professor, documentary narrator, to upbeat commercials

My Voice Experience

Just imagine working in a little trailer shared with twenty-two students, about the size of my rec room at home. Great fifth graders, no running water, and the restrooms housed about a football field away in the main building, due to reconstruction. As I'm escorting the long line of children into the building for the fourth time of the day, I wondered how long I would continue to be an educator. So many responsibilities, and never enough time. I spotted an advertisement for a voice over awareness class in the teacher's lounge after school that very same day. Do you believe in fate? I went, I auditioned, I was contacted, and I was hooked! I hope you take the time to listen to my demos, as I now work in a studio space even smaller than the one I shared with my fifth graders! Ironic, isn't it?

My Training

•1977 Earned Bachelor of Science Degree from Slippery Rock State College, began teaching career

•2004 Acquired a Master's Degree in Education from George Mason University

•2007 Auditioned and accepted into Master Class Training from Dan Levine's Such a Voice Productions, owner and Tony Award nominee

Professional commercial and narration demo made

Marketing technique/teleconferences seminars
hosted by Heather Costa and James Benedetti,
continuing bi-monthly

•2008 Trained with Such-A-Voice mentor/voice coach Trish Basanyi of VoiceoversbyTrish.com

•2009 Developed website, voicebylinda.com, began to market professional voiceovers

My Studio Equipment

On-site studio includes:

Digidesign MBox 2 Mini
Pro Tools 7.3.1. LE software
Apple G4 Titanium Laptop Computer
Mac OS X Version 10.4.11
NT 1-A Rode Condenser Microphone
Raxxess 6 steel Pop Mesh Filter
Samson Fixed Ultra-Light Boom Stand
Blueberry Premium Microphone Cable

Additional Skills

My many years spent teaching in the classroom taught me some simple truths from my students: It is better to treat others kindly, so they in turn will treat you the same way. Give yourself time to learn new things. Each day is special, make it count. Live in the moment; if you take care of the little things, the future will take care of itself. People are our greatest resource. Believe in yourself first, so others will, too! Your word is your bond. Tell the truth.