Máia Whitaker

Voice Description

I bring a warm, versatile contralto voice - bright, reserved, playful, studious, professional or sensual as the script requires. I have recent experience completing solo audiobook narration as well as cast readings over the last few years.

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 - British
• English - North American
• Spanish - Latin American Neutral

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, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

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 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 voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Boulder/Denver Metro, Colorado, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I enjoy working with a number of accents and dialects including: American (southern, country, New Yorker, Jersey, Boston, valley girl), Mexican, British, Cockney, Irish, Scottish, French, Spanish, German, Russian, African, Indian and Australian.

I have performed diverse original characters as well as spoken and musical impersonations of diverse pop culture figures for broadcast.

My Voice Experience

I have worked in small to major market radio as a DJ, show host, news anchor, in-field reporter, voice over talent and independent podcaster. I've conducted live and pre-recorded interviews with personalities varying from political candidates to professional football players; authors to entertainers.

In the course of my career I have created vocal tracks for Audiobooks, Business, Documentaries, Educational, Internet, Jingles, Music, Podcasting, Radio, IVR/Telephone, Television end-use. I've worked as a live on-air personality and remain interested in working the voice work areas listed above as well as spokesperson, cartoons, films, on-camera, infomercials movie trailers and videogames.

I produced a literary science fiction podcast - KnitWitch's Scifi/Fantasy Zone - which accumulated over 48,000 downloads while available. I have performed short story narrations for subscription audio fiction magazines including Escape Pod, Podcastle and Variant Frequencies.

My Training

I am a vocalist classically trained in musical and spoken performance. I studied performing arts and communications at Berea College (Berea, KY) as a theatre major/ BA candidate.

My Studio Equipment

Samson Studio Condenser mic
Misc. Unidirectional mics
Behringer Eurorack MX 1602

Additional Skills

I have been singing since I was a small child and thoroughly enjoy shaping sound - vocally, instrumentally and electronically. I have gained invaluable experience working with a number of audio production software packages. I am a tech geek comfortable with software applications for both Windows and Macintosh computer systems.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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Additional Information