Voice Description

My voice has warm undertones for a soothing, authoritative yet sweet sound. It can also be sexy.

I come across friendly and wise.
My sound can also be perky of no particular region.

And I can most definitely be the sassy, black urban woman.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• 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
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• 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

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
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Standard Non-Regional
West Indian
Black Urban,
Brooklyn-ese

My Voice Experience

I cut my teeth in Las Vegas and California through Itsaknack and Mammoth studio's. Most of my work was commercial, with ads running with 8 0'Clock Whole Bean Coffee to Revlon.

Returning to the east coast, I picked back up with newscasting for WPFW Radio. Commercial Ads include Health South, HECHT CO, Wachovia and Kraft. Narratives include Discovery Health and Intel.

My Training

Speech and Theatre Major Clark Atlanta University

Musical Theatre

(Trainers)
Alice Whitfield-VoiceOver
Liz Noone-VoiceOver
Brenna McDonough- Telepromter
Darryl Winston-classical Voice

(Workshops)
Digital Essentials for VoiceOver Professionals
Audio Book Narration
Political Advertising
Radio Production
Character Training
Telepromter

My Studio Equipment

AKG Perception 100 Microphone
Interface US-122L
Audition, WaveLab, CakeWalk, Cubase SX, Reason,and Protools
DELL XPS

Additional Skills

I study classical voice and improvisational theatre.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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