Melissa Ruggieri - Strong, warm, dry, thoughtful, newsy, upbeat

Strong, warm, dry, thoughtful, newsy, upbeat

• Melissa Ruggieri is registered with Voice123 since Feb 12, 2009.
• Melissa Ruggieri started his/her voice over career in 1995.
• Currently Melissa Ruggieri is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 91
• Melissa Ruggieri has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Friendly, upbeat and fun for commercials; thoughtful and distinctive for audiobooks; smooth, confident and professional for educational or business-oriented projects.

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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

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

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
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

New York/New Jersey, Italian

My Voice Experience

I have more than 15 years of experience in the professional voice over industry with audiobooks, E-learning courses (some for ESL students), commercials, Web and video narration, Power Point presentations and testimonials. I’ve recorded projects for national and international companies, schools, radio and TV, including Knowbase Networks and HP and am part of the voice team at The McDaniel Group (www.tmgcentral.com) ad agency and studio. I am also a monthly contributor to www.radiogogirl.com, a female-focused podcast for which I provide entertainment news.

My Training

I'm an entertainment journalist and a musician, so I know how to have fun and sound fun, but can also be serious and thoughtful when necessary.

I have a bachelor's degree in mass communication -- where I took several broadcasting and speech classes -- and a master's degree in English, so I am also quite comfortable with academic-related projects.

I've learned media production and the finer points of voice work recording production from a team of radio and recording studio professionals and am adept in the latest version of Audition.

My Studio Equipment

Adobe Audition Version 3.0; Samson mic, pop screen and shockmount.

Additional Skills

As a professional writer, my life revolves around deadlines. I can assure you the utmost professionalism and timeliness with your projects. I'm also very flexible and willing to do whatever a customer requires for a project.