Melissa S. O'Connell

Voice Description

Female with mid to high vocal range, within the ages of the late teens to late 20's. My voice is upbeat, perky, friendly, hip and sassy. It's personable and fun to quirky and sarcastic, from sassy college student or fun girlfriend to hip young mom or perky co-worker.

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
• 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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

New York, Manhattan, New York City, New Jersey, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

French

My Voice Experience

I am an NYC based actress and voice talent who is professional, positive, upbeat, great to work with and most importantly, love what I do! I have worked diligently to develop my skills and am committed to delivering excellent and professional voice services.

I am trained in voiceovers (voice-overs) and am interested in voiceover jobs (voice-over jobs) and voiceover work (voice-over work) that includes commercial voice acting, voicemail greetings (voice-mail greetings), voicemail messages, on hold messages, and radio voice work.

I am a voiceover talent who is professionally trained within a studio/booth setting and am familiar with the recording/engineering process utilized for voice over recordings. I currently attend commercial and voice over auditions and meet with on-camera and voice over agents on a regular basis in NYC. I also continue to take acting and voice classes to further build my skill level and service offerings.

My Training

VOICE-OVER/COMMERCIAL/FILM/THEATER:

Voice-over Intensive -
Dan Duckworth,
VoiceOvers Unlimited, NY

Voice-over Copy Reading-
Jennifer Duckworth,
Blabber Mouth Productions, NY

On-Camera Scene Intensive -
Peter Miner, T. Schreiber Studio, NY

Monologue Intensive -
Sally Dunn, T. Schreiber Studio, NY

On-Camera Commercials -
Phil Cassese,
Scott Powers Studios, Inc., NY

Commercial Print Intensive -
Scott Powers,
Scott Powers Studios, Inc.,NY

Scene Study Intensive -
Pamela Scott, T. Schreiber Studio, NY

Beginning Technique -
Pamela Scott, T. Schreiber Studio, NY

Beginning Acting -
Kristin Sampsell, Private Instruction, NY

Beginning Acting -
University of Oregon, OR



DANCE:

Multiple Dance Showcases -
DivaDance Company, NY

Cabaret/Lyrical Dance -
Jami Stigliano, DivaDance Company, NY

Hip-Hop/Video/Club Dance -
Jami Stigliano & Tara Lee,
DivaDance Company, NY

Modern/Lyrical Dance -
University of Oregon, OR

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Melissa S. O'Connell

Additional Skills

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Foos Ball, Pool/Billiards, Weight Lifting, Jogging, Kick Boxing, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Cooking, Wine Tasting, Drawing, Painting, History & Art History Fanatic, Great with Kids & Animals, U.S. Passport, Accents: French


EDUCATION:
B.S. in Communications -
University of Oregon,
Marketing/Advertising/E-Commerce Professional

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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