Melissa Lawson - Smart Best Friend, Intelligent, Funny, Warm, Kind

Smart Best Friend, Intelligent, Funny, Warm, Kind

• Melissa Lawson is registered with Voice123 since Oct 22, 2010.
• Melissa Lawson started his/her voice over career in 1995.
• Currently Melissa Lawson is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 62
• Melissa Lawson has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Melissa Lawson's voice has been described as "your best friend who KNOWS". Conversational, bright, playful, warm, engaging, sophisticated, natural; she plays the Mom, the Mistress, the Beauty Queen and the Girl Next Door. Just don't ask her to sing....unless you're looking for off key.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• 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

• SAG (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
• 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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Eureka, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I am trained in Standard American English but can also voice in an East Texas/Southeastern US accent and a Midwestern accent.
I have a great ear for accents and regionalisms and pick them up quickly.

My Voice Experience

I have voiced theatre and media installations, museum installations, radio plays, television and radio commercials, industrials, telephone systems and psychological testing systems.

My Training

BFA Theatre - New World School of the Arts/University of Florida

Extensive VO training with Shelly Carlson, Chicago
Voice & Speech training with Catherine Fitzmaurice

I also teach and coach vocal production for theatre