Melissa Cruz - Informative, natural, upbeat, smooth & pleasant

Informative, natural, upbeat, smooth & pleasant

• Melissa Cruz is registered with Voice123 since Jun 11, 2009.
• Melissa Cruz started his/her voice over career in 2000.
• Currently Melissa Cruz is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

A smart, professional voice talent with a very inviting tone and a unique sound. Friendly and credible for narrations... strong and upbeat for commercials... confident and pleasant for corporate presentations or websites.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Girl
• 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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

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 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 have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

North American English (neutral accent)

My Voice Experience

Telemedia Broadcasting 95.9 FM WGRQ / 104.5 FM WGRX

Anchor / Board-op
I served as a fill-in anchor for news, traffic, and DJ positions. I operated two radio boards from the studio while DJs were broadcasting live from remote locations. I set up and took down broadcast equipment. I used Media Touch and Cool Edit Pro software. Screened callers.

My Training

B. S. in Broadcast Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University

WTVH-5 (CBS TV Affiliate) Syracuse, NY
Newsroom Intern
I was an intern assistant to David Muir (who is now on World News with Charles Gibson), which involved writing scripts for the “New Technologies” series that aired on the 11 o’clock newscast in Syracuse. Other duties involved accompanying reporters on fieldwork, scanning the wires, collecting press releases from various organizations and making beat calls to the local authorities.

My Studio Equipment

I have a home recording studio.
Super-Cardioid Vocal Microphone
Cool Edit Pro 2.0 editing capability
mp3 or wav format voice files
email, FTP, or standard mail delivery
background music can be added

Additional Skills

Life skills - honesty, integrity, responsibility, and doing my best. Plus lots of common sense. Efficient and conscientious about every detail from start to finish.

Some things that interest me are rare books, reading classical literature as well as current events, learning new things, photography, sewing, quilting, spending time with my family, real estate, and achieving perfection in all that I do.