Rashida Clendening

Voice Description

"it's so good to hear your voice." - the sweetest compliment I never tire of hearing. I'm happy to hear it one more time from you, too.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• 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
• Adult content
• 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

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch 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

My Home Base

San Francisco, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

black grandmother, valley girl, rural southern, mom, snooty southern, new zealand/ aussie, jamaican/carribean, urban/ethnic, soft japanese, african-american, street, hip hop, new yorker, hispanic, midwestern, urban & upscale british ... characters

My Voice Experience

Companies I've Worked For At-A-Glance:

AKQA • Jay Stokes • Gravity Mobile • CoverGirl • Robert Half Int'l. • VNLI • Henry Ford Museum • Konami • Scientific Learning • Yahoo! Inc. • Vitesse Learning • Generation Five • Boost Mobile • Mc Donalds • Mondo Media • Broadway Productions • Kirkwood Ski Resort • The United Way • Union Bank of California • Groundscore, Inc • Ninth House Networks • Cobaltcard • Levi Strauss & Co. • Molecular Media • Sega • Krystal Hamburgers

Most Recent Voice Work:

Visa
• Narrator •
AKQA Marketing
- narrated multiple videos showcasing their VisaSignature campaign.

Bay Alarm - radio
• "Operator" •
Jay Stokes & Assoc.
- played the nutty operator who doesn't want to take your call.

F.E.W.E.R
• Narrator •
Underground Ads
- see video here :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzAbEmiMRbA

CoverGirl Makeup Industrial
• Lead Voice •
LinkTechnologies, LLC
- gave a brief and bouncy history of the groundbreaking make up company.

Legal Industrial
•Lead Voice •
Robert Half International
- narrated courses on the Sarbanes-Oxley Bill

Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX for X-Box
• Lead Voice •
Konami, Inc.
- cheered on dancers to shake their groovethangs and get higher scores!

Customer Service Line for VNLI
• Voicemail System •
VNLI Inc. [Los Angeles]
- Voice mail greeting maintenance for Los Angeles based International Translation Company and Production House

Medical Industrials
• Narrator •
Vitesse Learning
- companies included Johnson & Johnson and more...

Promo Video
• Narrator •
Generation 5
- On Camera Narration as well as VO for a San Francisco non-profit promotional video

Museum Tour
• Daisy the Animatronic Mom •
Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
- voice of the Daisy the Animatronic Mom seated next to her animatronic son inside a real stadium setting as part of the lifelike display at the "Heroes of The Sky" interactive event.

FastForWord Promotional Video
• Narrator •
Scientific Learning
- Informed teachers and school admins about the need for an accelerated learning and reading program for students, aligned with "No Child Left Behind"

Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX for PC - Video Game
• Lead Voice •
Konami, Inc.
- cheered on dancers to shake their groovethangs and get higher scores!

Yahoo Personals Tour
• Narrator/Guide •
Yahoo! Inc.
- guided thirtysomethings to possible courtship and less lonely lives :)

Commercial - Radio
• Black Teen# 1 •
Mc Donald's
- Christmas promo: making a list for Santa

Commercial - Radio
• Young Mom •
Union Bank of California
- Mom, needing to do banking, but no time, thank goodness for UBOC online

Crazy Taxi Driver 3 - Video Game
• Various Black Women •
Sega
- 95% the Black Female Voices getting all around the town in this wacky game.

Various Cartoons
• Celebrity Impersonations •
MondoMedia
- "God & Devil Show", "Absolute Zero" and others : played Janet Jackson, Beyonce Knowles, Missy Elliot, Venus & Serena Williams & more

Film & Television

Bedfellows, "Amy", Nic Kaelin Productions, SF
Firefox: Users Against Boredom, "Audio Angel", AKQA, SF
clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU4S2efc_B0
The Pursuit of Happyness, "Bus Driver", Riding the Bus Films, SF
Ever Since The World Ended, "Music Teacher", Epidemic Films, SF
Nash Bridges, "Sharon", Nash Bridges Prod.
King of The Bingo Game "Woman eating peanuts", Empathy Films, SF/PBS

My Training

Voice Over • Taylor Korobow & The Voice Factory, SF
Scene Study •Felicia Faulkner
V.O. Improv • Denny Delk
Singing • Sharon Pucci
Voice Development • Arthur Samuel Joseph

My Studio Equipment

I have access to many fantastic studios in the area and have a simple set up at home.

Additional Skills

singer • dancing • modeling • tai chi • pilates • computer & web knowledge • read music • writing • clarinetist & some piano • drum & bass - house- hip hop mc / vocalist • nightclub dancer & promoter • sign language (alphabet) • infectious & crazy laughs • pop culture diva • graphic designer

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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