Nickie Jurado

Voice Description

Nickie Jurado's signature style is straight forward, high energy with a hefty splash of upscale Latina edge, and crisp, authoritative professional. She excels at authentic, clear diction and accent-free English & Spanish performances that bring to life scripts with a balance of originality & realism.

IDEAL VOICE FOR:
- Commercials, Dramatic Scripts, Business Projects, Live Events (minus the big pageant hair & Vaseline on teeth), & Investor/Business Conferences
- Narration, Promos, On-hold Announcements, Imaging & Audiobooks.

RANGE:
Mid, 1st Alto - 2nd Soprano

VOICE:
= Mid-range to high pitch
= Nuetral American English
= Accent-free Spanish

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American
• English - Other
• Spanish - Latin American Neutral
• Spanish - Puerto Rican
• Spanish - Other

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
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs
• 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

• 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

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

PERFORMANCES:
Urban to sexy, authoritative spokesperson to conversational mom & warm/smooth to high energy

CHARACTERS:
= Urbanites, moms, witches, sexy, professionals, jaded girlfriend, "I told you so!" wife, spokesperson, animation characters & kids

ACCENTS:
Joisy (minus big hair...sorry AquaNet), Nuyorican (sort of) & Southern

My Voice Experience

VOICE OVER - Recorded & Live
3-5 years

TV/RADIO CONTENT DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION
10+ years

PUBLIC RELATIONS & STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
10+ years

WANNA BE FOODIE
Lifetime program

My Training

VOICE OVER TECHNIQUE & PERFORMANCE
CONTINUING EDUCATION
= Nancy Wolfson, BrainTracksAudio - LA

VOCAL PERFORMANCE
= The Juilliard School - NYC

IMPROV
= The Groundlings - LA

ADVANCED COMMERCIAL TECHNIQUE
= The Weist-Barron School - NYC

COMMERCIAL WORKSHOP
= Carolyne Barry - LA

ACTING - FILM/TELEVISION/THEATER
---- Mesiner Technique & Scene Study ----
= Judy Westin - 2 Lights Studio - LA
= HB Studio - NYC
= Mason Gross - Rutgers University - NJ
= Weist-Barron - NYC

My Studio Equipment

--MICROPHONE --
SAMSON CO3U Condenser Mic

-- COMPUTER & SOFTWARE --
PC

-- SPECIAL EQUIPTMENT & SOFTWARE --
Sound Forge

-- DELIVERY METHODS --
MP3, FTP, CD, Email


-- TURN AROUND TIME --
24 hours (sooner if necessary)

Additional Skills

VOICE OVER SOLUTION:
Nickie provides the voice over solution for your production!

TEAM WORK - EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS:
Let's work together to get your project completed on time, on budget and with a sound & style that will distinguish your message and surpass your clients expectiations!

COMPETITIVE PRICING!
PROFESSIONAL & TAILORED PERFORMANCES!
NO COOKIE-CUTTER SERVICE HERE!
(but I could use a few new designs for the next batch I promised my nieces!)

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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