Margaret Durante

Voice Description

The voice tells the story ~

Commercials (warm, sexy, deep, caring).

Narration (warmly feminine and dramatic mid-range tones for audiobooks -- inspirational, romance, fiction).

Clear, friendly narrator for online instructional, web welcome messages.

Professional (credible, sophisticated for non-fiction, self-help, humor; Website/Corporate industrials (podcasts, e-learning, web instructionals, trade show kiosks, real estate).

Instructional (clear for medical, nursing, diagnostic, technology equipment, textbooks).

Tech messaging (Friendly, professional IVR/on-hold messages for airlines, hotels, corporations, financial services, real estate).

Voice actress w/soothing low to mid-range tones; honey spice sound with fun, warm, sensual sense of humor! Sexy, sensuous, sensitive lady.
Characters: teacher, mother, mid-age lady, mid-age man, urban snob, corporate, banker, supervisor.

Sexy, warm, caring commercials for health, medical, nursing pharmaceutical, pets commercials.

Announcer: airlines, instructionals,webcasts, podcasts, documentaries, voice recognition recording. Online lecture narrations.

Audition-ready 24/7, ProTools home studio w/mp3/aiff/wav, internet, FTP, hard copy CD. Studios available. Metro NYC

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• 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
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

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

None

My Home Base

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Dialects include British/UK, Australian, Irish, Italian, Slavic...read French.

My Voice Experience

Award-winning Reader's Theatre actor, voiceover actress: Kim Catrall-esque!

Voiceovers: Cablevision, Addio Health and Life Centers; Complete Idiot's Guides DVD; Macmillan USA; Women's Radio Network promo; Bermuda, Barbados Nat'l Tourism Board Radio Ads; New Jersey Municipal Golf Ads/PSAs. Medical narrations, DVD voiceover, museum exhibit audio tour narration. Spa commercials

Newhouse Broadcasting, NPR, In-touch Network, Newhouse Broadcasting

My Training

B.A. Communications (speech, journalist)and English. National Drama & Speech team champion (5 awards)oral interpretation fiction,prose, poetry, dramatic pairs, after dinner speaking, debate).
M.A. Communications Leadership. Career communicator, 10+years on air radio, cable TV, award-winning news anchor, reporter, sportstalk show & Readers Theatre performer. Actor's Workshop. Musical comedy; QVC guest host. Great Voice Company. PBS/NPR experience.

Newhouse B'dcasting; NPR/WSPR/Syracuse NPR affiliate (The Old Professor & Me); NYC's The Listening Radio Network; Listed: Voicehunter,com; Religious, church lector.

My Studio Equipment

ProTools in-house studio with mp3/wav/aiff and hard copy CD; FTP/internet. In-house engineer and professional off-site studios near by.

Additional Skills

Life-time media,PR,speech,presentation specialist w/global Ad/PR agency experience. Listed: Great Voice Company; Stage, voiceacting, theatre; corporate communications experience: publishing, consumer products, utilites, banking, finance, healthcare, sports, entertainment; Asia, Europe corporate. Viacom, CBS, Young & Rubicam; Excellent client skills. Preferred talent for studios in LV, Dubai, Denmark, USA. Religious lector.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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