Phoebe Zimmermann

Voice Description

I have a wide range from wry and comical, to bright and homey; from strong and sympathetic, to warm and sexy. I also have a seamless stream of accents and dialects from around the world, and across the country. As a trained actress, I'll infuse your scripts with a genuine honesty that speaks directly to your clients, and the personas I create are characters, not charicatures.

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 - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• 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

• 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 offer voice direction services

My Home Base

Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Burbank, Hollywood, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British (several variations from around that nation i.e., Upper Class London, "Cockney", Liverpool, Sommerset "country", etc.)

Irish, Scottish, Australian, South African;

North American: South, Midwestern, Midwestern South (i.e., Oklahoma, Texas, etc.), New Yorker, Bostonian, Midwestern North (i.e., Minnesota, Wisconsin, Chicago, etc.);

Spanish (both Castillian and Mexican), French, Italian, Turkish, "Eastern European" (i.e. Polish, Russian/Ukrainian, etc.), German, "Nordic" (i.e. Sweden/Denmark/Holland).

My Voice Experience

I've been doing voice-overs for more than half of my life with mostly commercial work, but also including corporate videos, narrations, IVR systems, dubbing for animation, id work for several regional, national and even international radio networks, and being "The Voice" for the The Voice of America Broadcasting, for both their radio and television divisions. My most recent work has included:

Advance America national campaign for radio and television.

Shriner's Hospital national campaign for radio and television.

Children's Hospital national campaign for radio and television.

Spokesvoice for KCRW Radio both on-air and for www.kcrw.com

Doctor's Hospitals east coast radio campaign.

"Harrah's Casino Atlantic City" East Coast Campaign

Mercedes Benz GL-Class "Walkthrough" Narration for both Ipod and DVD

Mercedes Benz M-Class 57S "Introduction" Narration for DVD

"World Water Forum" PSA Campaign for BBC International & CNN International 1999-2008

"Guidance Voice", NASA's Computerized Therapy Program aboard the Space Station

NASA's Ethical Simulation Training Program

"Girls Gone Wild" Commercial Package

"The Hair Cuttery" Corporate Narration Package

White Flint Mall All Campaigns 2001-08

Worldnet Television Promotional Campaign

Radio 74, France Promotional Campaign '00-04

Many, many, many voicemail greeting systems.

My Training

I studied Theatre at the University of Kansas, with extensive phonetic and dialect work. I studied Broadcasting at the Columbia School of Broadcasting, in Washington D.C. In Los Angeles I've had commercial voice-over training for the last two years with Bill Holmes, and am currently in Bob Bergen's voice-over animation workshop.

My Studio Equipment

I have my own setup at home for recording auditions and smaller projects, and for that I work on Protools and have an MBOX with a Studio Projects C1 condenser mic. However, I have access to a full studio with broadcast quality mics as well as Protools and Dalet. At the studio we can also do ISDN & Phone Patch (though the client must call in) and the cost for the studio with an engineer is only $150 per hour (as opposed to many surrounding studios at upwards of $400 per hour). If a phone patch isn't necessary, I can record and edit my own tracks and send them as mp3s or .wavs via email or ftp.

Additional Skills

Because of my extensive training and background both in commercial voice over and in radio production, I am able to turn projects around very quickly. I take directions very well and can manipulate my voice on demand with ease, thus saving the client valuable time and money. Also, because of my acting background, I can breathe life and energy into a project, allowing me to connect with your audience in a personal and meaningful way that will keep them listening.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal

Contact Information

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