intelligent, warm, real, sincere, professional
• Patricia Shanks is registered with Voice123 since Feb 26, 2004.
• Patricia Shanks started his/her voice over career in 1995.
• Currently Patricia Shanks is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Patricia Shanks was last active on Voice123 70 days ago
Voice Description
A mid-range, resonant voice that stimulates, soothes and sells.
Genuine and heartfelt delivery of your message. The warm, fuzzy and nurturing mother or school teacher. The businesslike and in-charge corporate executive. The classy consumer.
Excellent audio assist / audio description voice.
Quick turnaround. All formats, all modes of delivery.
Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior 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
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)
My Recording and Delivery Capabilities
• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I have Source Connect in my studio
• 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 offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• 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, Orange County, San Diego, Las Vegas, California, United States
Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects
Southern, Texas, Texan, Italo-American, NY Puerto Rican, German-American, gypsy, very old woman
My Voice Experience
For more than 15 years Patricia has provided the voice for corporate programs and broadcast media. Commercials, documentaries, audio description, IVR, ADR, audio books, games, trailers, and more. She is an experienced TV news segment host and producer and NPR affiliate radio host.
Patricia works from her professional studio in Newport Beach, California. Her clients include Acura, American Honda, Yamaha Music, Ramada Resorts, Mitsubishi Corporation and small to large financial and educational institutions, among others. Clients frequently call on her to voice medical, scientific, arts and humanitarian projects.
Patricia is also a freelance voice acting and voice technique instructor. Most recently, she presented workshops for the Orange County Chapter of the International Coach Federation and for Women In Animation, Los Angeles.
My Training
Acting Training -
Charles Conrad Studio, Burbank, CA
Steve Eastin Studio, Toluca Lake, CA
South Coast Repertory, Orange County, CA
Voice-over Training -
Richard Tatum
Numerous Los Angeles area voice acting workshops
Singing (performing)-
Los Angeles Music Center Opera Association
Opera Pacific
Studies and Coaching -
Naomi Farr, Natalie Limonick, Nina Hinson, Lila Stuart, Marion Cooper, Dietrich Erbelding, Suzetta Glenn, Gabrielle Robbins, Esther Andreas, Charles Ross-Perlee, others, Dick Grove School.
My Studio Equipment
Neumann TLM 103, Audio Technica AT897, Electro Voice RE-27
Apple MAC, PCs, Windows 7, Vista, XP
Sony Vegas, Adobe Audition, Adobe/Macromedia Flash, Apple Mac, Final Cut Pro, Apple Soundtrack Pro
DBX Limiters, Behringer, Nady, Dbx Processors, 24 Channel Yamaha Console, M-Audio Analog/Digital interfaces
Additional Skills
Teleprompter, singing teacher & voice trainer, professional singer (AGMA - American Guild of Musical Artists)
Copywriting (countless radio and TV commercials, industrial scripts), former Los Angeles Daily News writer/columnist.
Ability to sing in Italian, German, French, Spanish and phonetic Hebrew, Russian
Payment Methods Accepted
• PayPal
• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
Online Payments Via PayPal
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